{"id":35290,"date":"2018-07-24T08:24:55","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T22:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=35290"},"modified":"2018-07-24T08:27:16","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T22:27:16","slug":"moonshine-saints-reverbnation-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2018\/07\/moonshine-saints-reverbnation-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Moonshine Saints"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\u201c\u2026<\/strong>Moonshine Saints don\u2019t stop\u2014we\u2019ll continue creating new music, not just because we love doing it, but because our fans deserve our best effort all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

From Bio: The Moonshine Saints are collectively singer-songwriter Sean Ward, guitarists Matt York and Steve “Doc” Morris, with rhythm section bassists Bob Lynn, and Justin Barber on drums. The Moonshine Saints bring a heavy Southern Rock sensibility to any audience. The dueling expertise of guitarists Matt and Doc adds layers of excitement to the award winning music that is The Moonshine Saints. Justin and Bob form a full throttle sound that really brings the thunder. Leader of the Saints Sean Ward’s highly identifiable vocals add flavor to the mix and the rest is magic. The authenticity of the band’s sound comes from their shared Oklahoma roots, a sound that is unique and genuine. The Moonshine Saints offer enough musical diversity to please any listening audience and enough chemistry and charisma to keep you coming back for more.<\/p>\n

We teamed up with ReverbNation to share some talent with the world, check out Moonshine Saints from Tulsa, OK, we dug their sound and found them very worthy of being one of our Best Things You’ve Never Heard!<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s start with the basics; for those that aren\u2019t aware of you, can you please give us the abridged version of your story, and how you would best describe your music?<\/strong>
\nThe band was formed just a few years ago.\u00a0 I was working as a solo performer and I was never really comfortable with that.\u00a0 When I was a kid, my big dream was to be the lead singer of a band not the entire band.\u00a0 So the first person that I contacted was Matt York, a guitarist, who I\u2019d met years ago at a warehouse job.\u00a0 Luckily, he was interested and was already playing in a band with Justin Barber, drummer.\u00a0\u00a0 The three of us went into the studio to record what became the Moonshine Saints\u2019 first single, \u201cSugar & Thunder\u201d.\u00a0 That seemed to go well, so we knew we needed to bring on two members permanently, another guitarist and a bass player.\u00a0 Matt and Justin suggested Doc Morris, the guitarist, and Bob Lynn, the bassist.\u00a0 Both were pretty busy at the time but we showed them a couple of the tunes we wanted to do and they were interested enough to throw in with us.\u00a0 We set about recording the rest of Six Ways to Sunday, Volumes 1 & 2.<\/p>\n

My solo album had gotten enough attention that I had been honoured with Country Artist of the Year at the 2012 Los Angeles Music Awards.\u00a0 The producers at the award show had struggled a bit with classifying my music as Outlaw Country or Southern Rock.\u00a0 So when the new guys came on, we asked the same questions.\u00a0 How do we define what we\u2019re doing here?\u00a0 All of us share a common background in rock music and so our style has its roots in rock. In the end, we just let the songs be what they are and allow the listener to classify it as they will. If pressed, I would define it as Southern Rock with a healthy dose of Outlaw Country and Blues.<\/p>\n

Can you now please introduce each band member including yourself, and give us a rock \u2018n\u2019 roll fact or myth about each of you?<\/strong>
\nMatt York (Guitarist) Matt kicked so much ass as a guitarist that he was forced to move to a neighbouring community as there was no more ass left to kick.<\/p>\n

Justin Barber (Drummer) Justin\u2019s technique is so refined and precise it was recently added to the course work in all medical schools regarding the removal of spinal tumours.<\/p>\n

Steve \u201cDoc\u201d Morris (Guitarist) Strictly speaking, Doc is not a trained doctor. The unexplained full sized stethoscope neckless he wears does cause some confusion but, the guitar in his hands should clarify things a bit.<\/p>\n

Bob Lynn (Bassist) Bob is an amazing bassist\u2026 and guitarist\u2026and pianist. Come to think of it, how did we get him to join this band?<\/p>\n

Sean Ward (Vocalist) Sean Is the singer. His first love was guitar and after a year of guitar lessons and hours and hours of practice, Sean is the singer.<\/p>\n

In terms of your music and any releases, instead of giving us a standard review, let\u2019s say if you had to give us your best door to door sales pitch to try and convince someone to listen to it before they slam the door in your face, what do you say to them?<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Good afternoon, madam!\u00a0 My name is Sean, and I\u2019m representing the Moonshine Saints.\u00a0 I can see \u00a0that you\u2019re in need of Hummability!\u00a0 What is Hummability, you ask? Excellent question, ma\u2019am! I can tell you\u2019re very intelligent.\u00a0 Hummability is the type of music that you hear just the one time, and it immediately imbeds itself in your mind, most likely in the pleasure center, giving you the ability to instantaneously recall the melody and be immediately able to\u2014and have the desire to\u2014hum the song as you go about your day.\u00a0 Doesn\u2019t that sound terrific?\u00a0 Wait, don\u2019t answer yet!\u00a0 Hummability has a direct correlation to productivity!\u00a0 When you need something to get you moving, nothing beats Hummability and nothing delivers it like the Moonshine Saints.\u00a0 Thank you for your time\u2014and how much can I put you down for?<\/p>\n

With your song writing, what do you consider to be the most important ingredients that make up one of your songs?
\n<\/strong>I would say \u201cengagement\u201d.\u00a0 The proper amount of rhythm and groove, combined with melody that connects with your musical sense, along with lyric content that is interesting, poignant and hopefully, clever.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are there current plans for any future releases you can give us the scoop on?
\n<\/strong>We did actually just complete a recording of a new song that we are in the ending plans of shooting a video, and we\u2019re making demos for the songs for our next album.\u00a0 Six Ways to Sunday, Vols. 1 & 2 is still new and freshly released so hopefully the fans will be spending the next few months working their way through that.\u00a0 While that\u2019s happening, Moonshine Saints don\u2019t stop\u2014we\u2019ll continue creating new music, not just because we love doing it, but because our fans deserve our best effort all the time.<\/p>\n

So what bands did you grow up listening to and how did they help create the style of music that can now be heard throughout your music?<\/strong>
\nGrowing up in Oklahoma, you have no shortage of really good country music to listen to.\u00a0 Growing up in America in general, you have no shortage of incredible rock music that\u2019s easily accessed.\u00a0 So both genres certainly play a part in my musical background.\u00a0 So to give you an idea of that, two of my favourite albums were Willie Nelson\u2019s \u201cRedheaded Stranger\u201d and Judas Priest\u2019s \u201cScreaming for Vengeance\u201d.\u00a0 Listening to that level of diversity really taught me that it wasn\u2019t necessarily genre that I loved, it was great songs, regardless of genre.\u00a0 I will admit that the heavily distorted guitar on \u201c10\u201d appeals to me a bit more than an acoustic guitar does.\u00a0 The bands I listened to the most were Kiss, Priest, Cheap Trick, Motley Crue, ZZ Top, and AC\/DC.\u00a0 All of those performers share a powerful sense of melody within the thunder of the guitars and to me, melody is everything in music.<\/p>\n

In terms of touring, here\u2019s your chance to plug any upcoming shows, and for those that haven\u2019t seen you, how would you describe a typical live show of yours?<\/strong>
\nWith the release of the new album, we\u2019re currently booking events and festivals for fall, and we\u2019re doing quite a bit of radio promotion in the meantime.\u00a0 What you\u2019ll see when you see Moonshine Saints is very skilled musicians who are laying it down loud, clear, and with an abundance of swagger.<\/p>\n

For a bit of fun, say you get the chance to open for any artist or band in the world, who would they be and why?<\/strong>
\nLeonardo DaVinci, because it would be fascinating to watch a group of 14th<\/sup> century Italians wondering, \u2018What in the hell am I looking at?\u201d\u00a0 Or Kid Rock, cause I think that\u2019d be a really cool bill.<\/p>\n

If you were to cover one song that no one would expect that you\u2019d cover what would it be and why?<\/strong>
\nEasy.\u00a0 Kool & the Gang\u2019s \u201cMisled\u201d, because whoever wrote that song\u2014I\u2019m not sure if it was Kool, or the Gang\u2014unknowingly wrote what would be a super-bangin\u2019 rock or metal tune, stripped down to big guitars and thumpin\u2019 drum and bass.<\/p>\n

Lastly, here\u2019s a chance to grab a magic lamp and from it you are granted three wishes.\u00a0 They are:<\/strong>
\n1.\u00a0 Let\u2019s just get world peace out of the way, \u2018cause if I don\u2019t say that, I\u2019m the biggest jerk that ever lived.
\n2. \u00a0Moonshine Saint Music cures all diseases and cancers.
\n3. \u00a0Everyone reading this article would see Wish #2 as a very real possibility and therefore listens to all the Moonshine Saints music, and shares it with their friends and family.<\/p>\n

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Essential Information<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong>\u00a0 Tulsa, OK, USA<\/p>\n

Band members:\u00a0<\/strong> Sean Ward, Matt York, Doc Morris, Bob Lynn and Justin Barber<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong>\u00a0 www.moonshinesaints.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Forthcoming \/ Current Release:\u00a0 <\/strong>Six Ways to Sunday Vols. 1 &2<\/p>\n

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