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| Provision Interview Industrial Lyrics.com November 3rd 2004 |
Industrial Lyrics : How did Provision get its name and is there a meaning behind it?
Breye: The name is taken from a Scritti Politti album. Their keyboardist Fred Maher is someone I’d
love to work with, and the definition seemed fitting. Provision – An agreement or promise, a
solemn declaration. Or as in Love we feel, when it comes to certain Provision songs.
Industrial Lyrics : How would you yourselves describe your music?
Breye: Electronic Dance, with an Edge. We’re not pop enough to be Synthpop. Not hard enough
to be Industrial. Not Dark enough to be Darkwave. And not Techno enough to be EBM. We are
what we are I guess.
Industrial Lyrics : Is there or has there been a specific person or thing you feel has influenced
you?
Breye: We are influenced by many musicians and artists individually. Too many and too varied to
list. The bios on our website speak the best for those influences.
Jen: Personally, Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran has inspired me to become a keyboardist and to
write music.
Industrial Lyrics : Can you tell us a little about your new album "Visualize"?
Breye: Visualize expands on our signature sound by combing classic progressive dance, industrial
dance, & synthpop textures with top of the line production and programming. Visualize picks up
where our first album Evaporate left off. Pushing the boundaries of emotion and longing, even
further. Filled with songs that tug harder at the heart, than on any previous efforts released.
Industrial Lyrics : Do you feel your musical and/or lyrical style has changed since your self
released debut album "Evaporate"?
Breye: The overall speed of Visualize is faster, and shows a natural progression towards a darker
side of us at times like with the tracks – Could’ve had it All & Intruder. But the new album also
shows our more groove oriented side, on the 2 slower tracks – Illusion & Destiny. Beyond those
things I think we retain our original sound and the album shows a natural progression.
Jen: “Evaporate” was the introduction to the heartbreak and tragedy, and “Visualize” is the
climatic misadventures leading to finding new love and your destiny. I agree with Breye that
“Visualize” is harder and faster, but wielded some of the best slower tracks I’ve heard.
Industrial Lyrics : How do you come up with a song? Do you come up with a beat first and
incorporate lyrics into it, or vice versa?
Breye: We write both ways. We are constantly writing music and lyrics both. Sometimes one
inspires the other, and we spend a lot of time in the studio adding parts to the songs we’ve
already written. I have a three year old son, and I’d compare it to raising a child. All our songs
are our children so to speak. The lyrics and the music both go through a months of mixing and
changing as they come into their own.
Industrial Lyrics : You are currently planning to tour at the end of this month, why did you
choose to tour in Winter? What will you be doing for the up coming holidays?
Breye: We didn’t truly choose to tour in the winter so much as our album was released in
September, so this was our calling. It’s hard and rough and will test the limits of a band, your
friendship, and your love for it. But in the end, whatever happens, you come out stronger and it’s
worth it for the fans.
Industrial Lyrics : What to you is the best part of performing live? What’s the worst?
Breye: For me it’s when you hit the stage and the crowd is feeling it from the beginning. It’s that
connection with the fans. The energy I feel with my band mates makes it complete for me. The
worst part is waiting around during sound check, and having to tear down quickly after you
perform before another act when the show is running on a tight schedule.
Jen: Performing live is a new experience for me as I only started with Provision last year, and I
have to say the best part is everything about playing live. It’s a natural high where you get to
express yourself and connect with fans. The worst part about playing a show on the other hand
is waiting around to set up, sound check, etc, but that can also be fun if you’re with the right
people.
Industrial Lyrics : I understand you've been working on a DVD that will be released in the early
part of 2005. What can we expect to find on it?
Breye: The Provision DVD will contain Music Videos, Live Concert Footage, Backstage Footage,
Tour Footage, Our Fans, and some extra stuff we’ll be compiling. I am going to be working on it
for a few months, and it’s the biggest endeavor we have undertaken so far. I know the fans will
truly cherish it when it’s done. It will showcase a visual side of Provision that many people haven’
t seen yet. A look into our world and a view of what it’s like to be with us on our journeys.
Jen: We started making videos last year, and we didn’t realize how fun it would be. We’re
starting to brainstorm with all these new ideas and buy more cameras and gear. The DVD will
make fans very happy.
Industrial Lyrics : In 2002 you were awarded " Best new US Artist" at the American Synthpop
Awards. Were you surprised? How did it make you feel?
Breye: We truly were astonished. I fell off my stool at the awards and couldn’t believe it. I was
sure that Brand New Idol were going to win that year, and they deserved to. It made us feel that
we truly were doing something good, and that there were fans behind it. It has been something
that pushes us constantly when we are down and reminds us that we have achieved what we set
out to do. To touch fans with our music and become a credible and Synth act known the world
over.
Industrial Lyrics : As an unsigned band you were very successful, why did you decide to sign to A
Different Drum?
Breye: We didn’t actually sign to A Different Drum as in the form of signing to a Major Record
Label. Not a single band on A Different Drum, Metropolis, or Insert Independent Label Name Here
_________ actually signs to any of those labels. They simply get a Licensing Deal for one album.
And that is it. I think a lot of bands just like to say “Oh I am signed to this label or whatever”. It’
s a façade. On any independent label there is little promotion unless you are very well known and
no Tour Support at all in the way of booking, product such as T-Shirts and Stickers, Postcards,
Buttons, Posters, Print Ads, or anything else needed to really push a release to make it known.
When we released Evaporate, we had actually shopped to many Indy labels, and no one was
interested. So we self released and to date have sold more than 2,500 copies of Evaporate. I
think we probably would not have done as well as we have if we’d licensed our first album out to
an independent label. We went with A Different Drum on our 2nd album, because they offered us
the best deal for where we were in our career at the time. But we also lost a lot of control, and
didn’t agree with a lot of the decisions that were made regarding our product. Our 3rd album due
out this year, will not be on A Different Drum. At this point in Provision’s growth, A Different
Drum cannot push us the way that we need to be. I am sorry I can’t say whether it will be on a
new label or self released at this point, everyone will just have to stay tuned.
Industrial Lyrics : What would you say has been the most rewarding part of self promoting?
Breye: Getting our music out there to the fans, and having complete control over it. Watching
your hard work pay off and the feedback we get from the fans is what makes it all worth it.
Jen: Definitely getting the music out in the world to as many people as possible. So many bands
in this business are about the money, even in the beginning of their careers, and it’s not about
that.
Industrial Lyrics : Any last words?
Breye: Thank You for giving us this interview and your support, we hope you enjoy our new
album. And someday when we make it out to your area, hopefully we can meet.
Jen: Indeed, thanks for all of your support! Cheers!
Breye: The name is taken from a Scritti Politti album. Their keyboardist Fred Maher is someone I’d
love to work with, and the definition seemed fitting. Provision – An agreement or promise, a
solemn declaration. Or as in Love we feel, when it comes to certain Provision songs.
Industrial Lyrics : How would you yourselves describe your music?
Breye: Electronic Dance, with an Edge. We’re not pop enough to be Synthpop. Not hard enough
to be Industrial. Not Dark enough to be Darkwave. And not Techno enough to be EBM. We are
what we are I guess.
Industrial Lyrics : Is there or has there been a specific person or thing you feel has influenced
you?
Breye: We are influenced by many musicians and artists individually. Too many and too varied to
list. The bios on our website speak the best for those influences.
Jen: Personally, Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran has inspired me to become a keyboardist and to
write music.
Industrial Lyrics : Can you tell us a little about your new album "Visualize"?
Breye: Visualize expands on our signature sound by combing classic progressive dance, industrial
dance, & synthpop textures with top of the line production and programming. Visualize picks up
where our first album Evaporate left off. Pushing the boundaries of emotion and longing, even
further. Filled with songs that tug harder at the heart, than on any previous efforts released.
Industrial Lyrics : Do you feel your musical and/or lyrical style has changed since your self
released debut album "Evaporate"?
Breye: The overall speed of Visualize is faster, and shows a natural progression towards a darker
side of us at times like with the tracks – Could’ve had it All & Intruder. But the new album also
shows our more groove oriented side, on the 2 slower tracks – Illusion & Destiny. Beyond those
things I think we retain our original sound and the album shows a natural progression.
Jen: “Evaporate” was the introduction to the heartbreak and tragedy, and “Visualize” is the
climatic misadventures leading to finding new love and your destiny. I agree with Breye that
“Visualize” is harder and faster, but wielded some of the best slower tracks I’ve heard.
Industrial Lyrics : How do you come up with a song? Do you come up with a beat first and
incorporate lyrics into it, or vice versa?
Breye: We write both ways. We are constantly writing music and lyrics both. Sometimes one
inspires the other, and we spend a lot of time in the studio adding parts to the songs we’ve
already written. I have a three year old son, and I’d compare it to raising a child. All our songs
are our children so to speak. The lyrics and the music both go through a months of mixing and
changing as they come into their own.
Industrial Lyrics : You are currently planning to tour at the end of this month, why did you
choose to tour in Winter? What will you be doing for the up coming holidays?
Breye: We didn’t truly choose to tour in the winter so much as our album was released in
September, so this was our calling. It’s hard and rough and will test the limits of a band, your
friendship, and your love for it. But in the end, whatever happens, you come out stronger and it’s
worth it for the fans.
Industrial Lyrics : What to you is the best part of performing live? What’s the worst?
Breye: For me it’s when you hit the stage and the crowd is feeling it from the beginning. It’s that
connection with the fans. The energy I feel with my band mates makes it complete for me. The
worst part is waiting around during sound check, and having to tear down quickly after you
perform before another act when the show is running on a tight schedule.
Jen: Performing live is a new experience for me as I only started with Provision last year, and I
have to say the best part is everything about playing live. It’s a natural high where you get to
express yourself and connect with fans. The worst part about playing a show on the other hand
is waiting around to set up, sound check, etc, but that can also be fun if you’re with the right
people.
Industrial Lyrics : I understand you've been working on a DVD that will be released in the early
part of 2005. What can we expect to find on it?
Breye: The Provision DVD will contain Music Videos, Live Concert Footage, Backstage Footage,
Tour Footage, Our Fans, and some extra stuff we’ll be compiling. I am going to be working on it
for a few months, and it’s the biggest endeavor we have undertaken so far. I know the fans will
truly cherish it when it’s done. It will showcase a visual side of Provision that many people haven’
t seen yet. A look into our world and a view of what it’s like to be with us on our journeys.
Jen: We started making videos last year, and we didn’t realize how fun it would be. We’re
starting to brainstorm with all these new ideas and buy more cameras and gear. The DVD will
make fans very happy.
Industrial Lyrics : In 2002 you were awarded " Best new US Artist" at the American Synthpop
Awards. Were you surprised? How did it make you feel?
Breye: We truly were astonished. I fell off my stool at the awards and couldn’t believe it. I was
sure that Brand New Idol were going to win that year, and they deserved to. It made us feel that
we truly were doing something good, and that there were fans behind it. It has been something
that pushes us constantly when we are down and reminds us that we have achieved what we set
out to do. To touch fans with our music and become a credible and Synth act known the world
over.
Industrial Lyrics : As an unsigned band you were very successful, why did you decide to sign to A
Different Drum?
Breye: We didn’t actually sign to A Different Drum as in the form of signing to a Major Record
Label. Not a single band on A Different Drum, Metropolis, or Insert Independent Label Name Here
_________ actually signs to any of those labels. They simply get a Licensing Deal for one album.
And that is it. I think a lot of bands just like to say “Oh I am signed to this label or whatever”. It’
s a façade. On any independent label there is little promotion unless you are very well known and
no Tour Support at all in the way of booking, product such as T-Shirts and Stickers, Postcards,
Buttons, Posters, Print Ads, or anything else needed to really push a release to make it known.
When we released Evaporate, we had actually shopped to many Indy labels, and no one was
interested. So we self released and to date have sold more than 2,500 copies of Evaporate. I
think we probably would not have done as well as we have if we’d licensed our first album out to
an independent label. We went with A Different Drum on our 2nd album, because they offered us
the best deal for where we were in our career at the time. But we also lost a lot of control, and
didn’t agree with a lot of the decisions that were made regarding our product. Our 3rd album due
out this year, will not be on A Different Drum. At this point in Provision’s growth, A Different
Drum cannot push us the way that we need to be. I am sorry I can’t say whether it will be on a
new label or self released at this point, everyone will just have to stay tuned.
Industrial Lyrics : What would you say has been the most rewarding part of self promoting?
Breye: Getting our music out there to the fans, and having complete control over it. Watching
your hard work pay off and the feedback we get from the fans is what makes it all worth it.
Jen: Definitely getting the music out in the world to as many people as possible. So many bands
in this business are about the money, even in the beginning of their careers, and it’s not about
that.
Industrial Lyrics : Any last words?
Breye: Thank You for giving us this interview and your support, we hope you enjoy our new
album. And someday when we make it out to your area, hopefully we can meet.
Jen: Indeed, thanks for all of your support! Cheers!