Orange in the Light Interview

Band Orange in the Light Interview

 

By C.W. Ross

 

Short Band Bio:

 

Orange in the Light formed when groupleader Daniel Moir left the band he was with at the time to go solo. He decided he would need some sort of band to play his songs, so he invited drummer Corin Roddick to join. Corin accepted and with him he brought guitarist Matt McKeen. An add was placed for a bassist and Frank Pirker was quickly chosen to join. They were called the Daniel Moir Band.

 

As time went on the four musicians gained more experience with playing with eachother and became a solid four-piece. All members of the band were contributing to the songs and it was decided that the Daniel Moir Band was no longer an fitting name, so after a long period of brainstorming and name natural selection they decided to call themselves "Orange in the Light".

 

MySpace- http://www.myspace.com/danielmoir

 

Orange in the Light Interview:

 

1. With your band's members ranging in age from 16-18 years old how does that affect the band either positively or negatively?

 

Well, we've never had any trouble with playing bars so I can't really think of anything it's stopped us from doing. We've always have somebody to buy the booze cause' Frank is 18 and it's easier to impress a crowd with the younger members, so I guess we kind of get best of both worlds.

 

2. How do you describe your band's music style?

 

On our five song EP the style is generally heavily folk influenced indie-rock. I think it's pretty comparable to Wilco, Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens and bands along those lines. Our newer music however has alot more electric-guitar driven dream-pop but still has influences recognizable with our older music.

 

3. What music do you have out now and where can people buy it?

 

Right now our only release is our five song EP which you can buy on itunes, cd baby or scattered around various other online distributors (Verison, Napster etc.). You can find the links on our myspace (http://www.myspace.com/danielmoir). If you live in Edmonton, Alberta though you can buy at most Whyte ave music stores.

 

4. Has the band had any memorable experiences while playing a show?

 

Every one is a craazy adventure!

 

5. What are some of the goals for the band over the next couple of years?

 

Get a new EP released and go on a Canadian tour hopefully. Acquire more fans, all the usual band goals.

 

6. Anything we missed that you would like to tell our readers?

 

Just thanks for reading!