Fading Dream Of A Motel

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Hey, I'm Dan from London. I've been writing songs and playing in bands since the late '90s. Lately I've been mostly recording at home, and I try to collaborate with other musicians online as much as I can. Fading Dream Of A Motel is my current project... it's a collaboration with my friend (and great singer) Mella. We started this 3 years ago but never fully finished that many of the songs, but I've finally started to roll them out the door. And we're still recording as much as time/money allows, so some of these will be new songs, some older. It's a kinda fuzzed-out dream pop/shoegaze sound. I like telling stories in the songs, combined with washes of noisy guitar, warm but weird synths and soaring harmonies. Hope you dig.

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What is music to you? What does it give you?

Music is everything... well, most things. Family, friends and movies are the other things.

What is your music dream?

To still be playing music and going to shows when I'm 105.

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

The environment. What else?

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Eye of the Tiger

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Talking Heads, Dinosaur Jr, Yo La Tengo, Bruce Springsteen, Sharon Van Etten, Pavement, Laura Marling, Slayer, Slowdive, Neil Young, Sonic Youth

What inspires you to make music?

The next song

What is the message you want to send with your music?

Life is way to short

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

Glad and amazed that anyone has come to watch me/us

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

It's never been easier to make music that sounds great. it's never been harder to get anyone to listen. But I prefer this to the other way round.

What do you think of Drooble?

It's awesome. Cool people, cool music.

What frustrates you most as a musician?

Getting my mixes to sound as good as I want them to.

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

I try to see as many local shows as I can.

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

Time to network. Playing music is only half the job these days, maybe less.

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