This Week:
Ben Mettey - Lead Synthesist of the Bynars, very good instrument cable wrapper
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Who's your favorite Boston band?
This is a double answer. As far as old bands go, I think my favorite Boston band would be The Cars. I guess that comes through in our music a bit, but I also like them more than Aerosmith or Boston. I listen to Greg Hawkes' keyboard parts and they make me sweat a little. For new bands, I think I'd have to go with Mittens. Even though they broke up, they were one of my favorite bands to see live! So much fun and such great energy. And the songwriting was great too! I mean, I could go off and name more...Karate, Jonathan Richman...ehhh. I'm done with this question.
Do you like super glue?
No. Not even a little. I go straight for the gorilla glue.
What song are you most excited about on the next Bynars record?
Definitely "Timezone", because of the ending parts...I've got so many ideas for it, non-synthesized ideas and synthesized. I just want it to sound as interesting as possible! I think "Party All Night" is a close second, just because it will be awesome to hear a full band version of the song with everything on it. (Including Matt's newly obtained vocoder)
You are on top of a mountain, what do you say?
"Daaaaaaad, when can we go hooooooome?"
Elvis Costello, friend or foe?
Elvis Costello from 1977-1982 = good friend.
Elvis Costello from 1982-present = foe. Except for the things that he's done with Burt Bacharach and Alan Toussaint. I like those. albums.
How low can you go?
Not very. Look at me!
Do you think Dole is a good name for a food company?
Yeah, man! They dole out the fruits that go into my mouth! What else do they make besides bananas? I feel like I haven't had much else. Wait...do they make canned fruit? I think I might have had their canned pineapple rings...
It is the year 1999. What do you do to stop George Lucas from releasing episodes 1-3?
Crack him in the head with a rusty shovel, as he's saying, "Don't you wanna see Darth Vader as a kid?"
Are you pumped for Bynars tour?
Absolutely. I'm excited to tour the world...and elsewhere. I'm trying to predict which tour stop I'm going to totally flip out and break something. It's not something I do often, but sometimes I just get this feeling... I hope I don't get egged. When we were on tour with Lights, I got egged while waiting for AAA to come get Matt's keys out of his car in Philly, I just sorta laughed. The ride home sucked though! It was a very sticky journey.
Why should we give you this job?
This is the hardest question in a job interview. One time I told them, ' i don't really want to work here, I just need money very badly'. I got the job, and then quit a few months later. The hotel industry is a cruel bitch!
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