Thanks for the feedback. I knew Ash and Classic's music was good but in this business it takes more than good music to standout.
The interview, especially the way the questions are asked, were delivered in a way to provoke thoughtful answers, which in turn, gives the viewer an insight into how the artist actually operates both in their approach to music and outside the booth or studio.
I changed up my whole approach to doing interviews and stopped taking interview assignments and decided to only interview artists whose music I really loved or hated.
Dealing with those extremes makes for better discussion and makes them more insightful, introspective to give the audience a glimpse into 'why' the music or the particular project sounds like it does based on the artists' state of mind at the time.
Apparently, artists, publicists, and the sponsors of my various projects are liking the outcome, 5pretty established artists have told me that working with me was the best interview they've ever done, which is positive and lets me know that you don't have to do the same thing as everyone else in the industry to stand-out.
The typical on-camera interview is anywhere from 2-5 minutes. The videos are edited,
but I allow them to run longer 10-15 minutes to give the viewer or listener more.
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It's a good interview, however if you want to use it as part of your press kit, I would edit it down to two or three minutes and make Shadeed's voice louder so you can hear the questions. Also, put instrumentals of songs from the album in the background.
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I see your point. But a press kit is 'a kit containing press' - so it should be presented as
"Here's an exclusive interview of The Smash Brothers on Indie Planet TV".
If they were doing radio, they wouldn't change the instrumentals, they'd leave it as is - because its them on the radio, which adds to their credibility etc.
If they're recording their own video to 'introduce their press kit', then by all means add your own instrumentals, etc. but for press, a good rule of thumb is to just add the link and leave as is.
