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We are very proud to have Tommy Hanson play at Modulate this week. He’s headlining downstairs at White Line, Silom 8 from about 9.30pm.
What are you doing over in Bangkok? --> I actually came to Bangkok from the country sides of Isan, in search of a better job and, of course, live music. I was living there for a bit over a year before making it here. Now that I am here, I’m usually busy just juggling a full time high school teaching position, the musician lifestyle, and a never ending masters degree in sonic arts. Not much time for anything else.
How did you get into music? --> I technically started with a “uninspiring” guitar purchase at the age of 14. It didn’t take me long to realize I couldn’t play, and it sat there for a couple years until I bought a guitar pedal. I think it was the orange colored boss distortion and one of their white digital delay pedals. That’s when things took off with me. I found a cheap mic and ran everything through it, even plugged it into itself. The second phase was probably a couple years later, my parents gifted me the old family computer and I discovered DAWs and home recording. I don’t think I left my room for a couple years after that. If I did it was with a ska band I formed with my high school friends at the time. Still, It was mostly about recording for me. Eventually I scored a deal on some beautiful unused equipment from my high school music department and began my life long “home studio” journey. Today I hardly record and try to stay away from the computer as much as I can, but haven’t stopped collecting equipment.
Did you have any early mentors that helped you out? Anyone teach you or lend you kit to get going? --> I bought that very first guitar with a friends dad, who had a little practice room in his garage, I guess I got my start there but it wasn’t much. In fact I haven’t had much guidance at all when it comes to music pretty much just rehearse and make decisions on my own about everything. Although, I do remember a reggae cd my father bought during his later years. He used to play in the car all the time and it had some great tunes on it like the bluebells “come along” which I think ultimately brought me to where I am today. Though… later in university I had two truly great mentors. The first a sculpture artist and musicians named Stephen Hendee who helped me through my undergraduate in the states. Pushed me to pursue my interest in surround sound and really develop my vision. The second is Jean-David Caillout, my current professor and one of my best friends since I first came to Bangkok. I don’t have to say much about him other than he is legendary in his talent and his influence on the studying musicians of Thailand is immeasurable.
What do you think the most important part of your art is? --> Openness and Attentiveness. I think it’s easy to get stuck in a hole in music. I try to keep my head out of all of that. Whether it’s a genre, or a piece of gear, or the entire industry. In the end, I don’t really care. I love vibration and playing with it. Whether it’s called music, or its marketable, or I can explain it to any of you comes second. I do think there is a responsibility attached to all of this though. When I perform there is so much intent, and I try be aware of everything at play. I always think about what I am playing, how it’s coming out of the speakers, how the other musicians I am playing with feel about it, and most importantly put myself in the audience’s shoes. I think musicians have often forgotten about the effect of their sounds, the potential to tell stories and make connections. So much music today is a feedback loop between the artist and their instrument or some stylized image in their head. As things become more and more “specialized” it will only get worse. Keep yourself applicable, the world needs all kinds of people, not just musicians. Use music to build a community not segregate it, that’s my motto.
Any favorite bits of kit? --> Yeah. Anyone who knows me knows I’m crazy about this cheap multi effects unit from Zoom called the G3. In fact I know a dozen people who have bought it just because they’ve seen me use it. I don’t mind, no one will have spent as much time with it as I have. After all its not about what you use but how you use it, right? Anyways it’s an incredible device. So many effects, so much routing, great size, and price. There are of course a few other devices I’ve fallen in love with over the years, the yamaha cs-10, all of the early Ibanez delay units, the sure 7b microphone, and all of the Wurlitzer pianos I’ve ever had the privilege of owning. I try not to get attached to materials stuff in that way anymore but I’ve definitely fallen in love a few times.
What can people expect on Saturday night? --> Something unique. I’m not following in anyone’s footsteps here. I grab things I like that sound good together, I mix them up in my mixer and serve them up to you fresh and free of computers and all that pre-recorded pre-sequenced nonsense. My band mate ‘Champ’ will be joining me as well on various Thai instruments, so expect to hear some very local sounds in a way you’ve never heard before.
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This Saturday we have Ben Kaczor over from Switzerland. He'll be playing late in the SAFE ROOM. We thought we'd ask him a few questions.
What are you doing over in Bangkok? --> I’m starting my Asia Tour there and meeting some old friends ;)
How did you get into music? --> It was always around me, my Father played a lot of guitar and I remember that moment when we drove on a family holiday and listened for the first time to the "License to Ill" album by the Beastie Boys. That was the moment where I couldn't get enough.
Did you have any early mentors that helped you out? Anyone teach you or lend you kit to get going? --> Yes, around 15 I learned how to scratch hip-hop vinyl from a older DJ. Around 20 I took my first steps into producing. It was a short session with friends that helped me a lot to get in to that. The good thing is I'm still learning and i hope it will never stop. :)
What do you think the most important part of your art is? --> To stay individual and go with my heart.
Any favourite bits of kit? --> I prefer to produce with reduced equipment..the zoom recorder is really good to take me back to places I went and my favourite drum machine might be the volca beats.
What can people expect on Saturday night? --> Big surprise ;)
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