PEACH STREET REVIVAL A Blend of Classic Rock & Blues
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When did each of you get into music? Gonzales: My family was musical. My Uncles had bands, my mom was a bass player, one of my grandmothers played harmonica, the other grandmother played tambourine. At age 5 I attended my great grandmother’s funeral, where a gospel choir “sang” her home. I knew, right then, I wanted to DO THAT! Cooper: I first picked up the acoustic guitar around age 12 while living in Costa Rica, Central America. The first two things I learned was the pentatonic scale, and the opening riff to “Stairway to Heaven.” Jordan: I started taking piano lessons at the age of 5, courtesy of my parents. I’m so grateful for that foundation because I joined every band I could in middle and high school -- wind ensembles, jazz bands, marching bands -- and I tried out for (and made) every honor band that was available. I’ve always admired women of rock like Joan Jett, Stevie Nicks, and Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart (thanks to my parents’ rockin’ taste in music), but it wasn’t until I heard Amy Lee of Evanescence letting it rip on their first signed record, Fallen, that I decided at the ripe age of 9 that “I want to be a rockstar.” I started learning guitar to a handful of my parents’ CDs, including the Fallen record, and I got my first bass when I was 15. One week later, I was playing it on stage at our church, where I also played drums and keys. When I got to college and spent the first several years as a percussion major, bass had been on the backburner for a while, until a friend asked if I was interested in joining his band. In January of 2015, I was
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in my first official band outside of school called Bicycle Annie, playing several shows a month and getting my feet wet in the world I had dreamed of since I was 9. I met Gonzales in that band and we eventually went on to form Peach Street Revival in 2018. I also had an amazing run with a punk band called Deep Purple Rain. Sofia: I started getting interested in music when I was seven or eight. At the time, I was homeschooled and would go with my dad to his band rehearsals. Being exposed to live music really fueled my curiosity, and I always enjoyed a challenge. After getting frustrated I couldn’t play like the drummers I saw, I was determined to learn myself. Who or What inspired you to pursue a career in music? Please explain. Gonzales: For me it was all the gamma stars! Madonna, Janet Jackson, Grace Slick, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Mary J Blige, Alicia Keys. All these ladies sung from such a brilliant place. That has always inspired me. Cooper: I’d have to say Led Zeppelin has been my biggest musical influence since I started playing guitar. I grew up listening to classic rock and have always wanted to follow in the same footsteps as the greats! Jordan: (per above) Sofia: My family definitely inspired me to pursue a career. Both my parents and my grandparents would play together often, and I always wanted to join in.
