therockette issue 11

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Quick Questions…

-Favourite song ever: Martha by Tom Waits. -Last song you had stuck in your head: Paradise by Coldplay (sickeningly catchy) -Highlight so far: Playing packed gigs in New York -Guilty pleasure: No-one should feel guilty about pleasure unless it causes others pain...Justin Beiber must be the guiltiest thing on the planet. -Favourite food: Seriously? Tai Green Curry. -Favourite TV programs: Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos, Battlestar Galactica (modern one), Curb your enthusiasm, Game of Thrones

What do you do to relax? Do I need to repeat myself? I DO NOT RELAX! Any pets, if yes what you got? Who are you people? I have a wee cat, I love her more than most people. Do you have a video, if so what’s it called? Tiny Little Sparks. Was this your first video? We’ve done little compilation videos but this was our first production Who directed the video? We collaborated with Josh Porter. What was the story behind the video? Being stuck in a nightmare loop and feeling alone, then finding out that there is hope.

What message was it trying to send to the public/fans? That even though you sometimes feel powerless, that is a con, we are all bright lights in the darkness and that makes us mighty. Did you have a choice of how you wanted the video to be done? (i.e. of band, special effects included or animated, ect) Yup, it came right out of my wee brain place.

more time. How long did it take to film? Two quick days. How many people where involved in the production? About fifteen of us in the end, give or take. Are you excited about making the next video? Quivering. Where can people see your video? www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgmYoFtieRM

or look for Sonny Marvello Tiny little sparks on any good search engine folks! What album/EP is this track on? Tiny Little Sparks EP.

Was that your first choice of how to make it? We pretty much achieved, what we set out to do, there were some cosmetic changes but it was about the emotion of it and we got there. How many “take’s” was it before you got it right? It was point and go, no need for multiple takes, I know what I’m doing damnit! Are you happy with the end result? Anything you would change? Madness lies in dwelling on what could have been... there was to be a scene with sparklers at the end, the whole video was built around it, the sparklers didn’t work...I took a wee minute to think about it and realised that it really didn’t matter, the whole thing was changed on the spot because we were in danger of being drowned if we took

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