Mit "Without you" lieferten sie einen wirklich guten Track ab, die neue Single "American Money" überzeugte uns wieder und so baten wir YOUR MACHINE zum Interview, was nicht so ganz einfach war bzw. ist da sie aus allen Teilen der Welt kommen, schlussendlich hat es doch geklappt und so können wir sagen "Here they are YOUR Machine". Thanks for your Time!
Who inspired you to make music?
Mark: My family. Hoping that someday I could make it as a musician. :)
Jessica: The universe inspired me to make music since before I can remember. No single person, including myself, had much to do with it.
David: From age 12 when I first learned to play drums everyone around me was inspiring me to make music. From my grandfather that played blue grass to my mother and father with no musical talent at all, they all kept me inspired. But I do remember the first time I heard Danny Carey’s drumming on Tool’s Undertow album. The drummers of the 90s alt/grunge rock bands picked up where my family left off in terms of inspiration.
What is your creative process like?
Mark: I always tend to arrange simple progressions. Then I gradually add some voicing to the chords. But mostly it depends on what I’m feeling during the process and how the weather outside affects my mood!
Jessica: Listening closely, getting into a meditative state if possible, and translating an emotion into something comprehensive. I have plenty of negative emotions that I want to comprehend, so it's therapeutic and traumatic at the same time. Art is a beautiful result of that.
David: It’s very personal. I’m an introvert. And then when covid hit, it was like everything came together. I was completely isolated in a recording studio with nothing to do except figure out how to produce music with people from around the world.
Daily, I just make sure that it’s fun. I’ll take breaks to listen to things that inspire me or I will write down things that have inspired me recently in life or maybe in a dream I had. And then I try to bring my truth to life when we recreate these songs.
Who would you most like to collaborate with?
Mark: Any great singers that want to do a cover with us!
Jessica: Eminem, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Christina Aguilera Sara Brightman.
David: The premise of the band is partnering with musicians from around the world so I’m open to collaborating with anyone who wants to produce good music! Bring it on!
What is the most useful talent you have?
Mark: Playing guitar.
Jessica: Uhhhh..
David: Motivating people.
...and of course your most useless talent is?
Mark: I can imitate a lot of accents, but in German only :)
Jessica: Hmmm that’s a good one.
David: Umm I’m confused.
If you could change anything in the past, what would it be?
Mark: I wish I had started learning music theory much earlier in life.
Jessica: The past doesn’t technically exist.
David: If I changed the past I wouldn’t be where I am today. And I’m the happiest I’ve ever been so I do not want to consider it.
How do you feel the Internet (especially Social Media platforms) has impacted the music business?
Mark: It helps the music business a lot in terms of exposure.
Jessica: Everybody can access their favorite music at any moment, for free. It's what every artist and listener has ever wanted, I think.
David: Well… it’s a gift and a curse like all other tools humans create. Gift in that you can easily reach so many people; curse in that it’s so oversaturated with ads and music alike that it’s just like you’re lost at sea sometimes.
Your Machine is....?
David: Your Machine consists of Mark from Austria, Dorah from Brazil, Jessic from the U.S. and David from the U.S. Interestingly, none of use have ever met face-to-face. David has briefly video chatted with Dorah and Jessica once. However, we are scheduling a live stream soon where we will all meet and greet for the first time!
Is there a story behind the name?
As far as where the band name came from - the name Your Machine comes from people calling me a “machine” my whole life. In all the projects I’ve worked on in my life, people would always say “Dave! You’re a machine!” So I thought that it was just real. But I created the name before we all officially became a remote band, so we’re stuck with it now - sorry guys!
What’s next for you?
Mark: More music!
Jessica: La la lah lah laaaaah!
David: We still have some covers in production but this fall we will start producing some originals.
