Being in a band is hard work and the way I describe it to people is like a marriage with four other people. Managing multiple schedules, expectations and opinions, spending a tremendous amount of time with each other, everyone always has a creative view that they believe in, and it is often watered down and chopped up within moments of entering it into the rehearsal- it’s brutal. There is a reason why so many bands fall apart or never get past the practice room. But there is one defining motive of why to pursue the creation of art in this manner- when the combination of the different personalities leads to an output that is far greater then could have been possible individually. When 2+2=5. Something happens. It’s where a person feels like they have created something truly above and beyond their ability, and this song and short film, is one of those moments.

Originally I wrote the bass guitar line over two years ago. I had spent the weekend listening to Death Cab for Cutie, went to a gig and saw Deftones, came home, and recorded away. Showing it to my brother, he then crafted the guitar ambience. We then handed the demo over to my good friend Jol, and with very little guidance for the drums, he came up with an awesome rhythmic foundation. A young film maker contacted me, saying how much he enjoyed the music, and wanted to put together a short film from footage that he would get from Vietnam. That was a year ago. I forget about it completely, until recently he showed me the finished film, and I was blown away. So here it is, Of Southern Skies, the short music film, four young men all creating art at a higher level possible then individually. This is why we create music. -joshua