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Q1. Where are you from?
Champagne Animal get around, we have a mancunian on keys, a californian/galway girl on backing vocals and the rest of us are different corners of Ireland. Resulting in a collective that is interesting to say the least. Most of us met through The Dublin Gospel Choir.
Q2. Musical influences?
The influences in the band are so varied but it works in our favor because no 2 people have the same opinion about how our songs should sound and everybody brings something different to the table. Our keys and guitar player are classically trained and are influenced hugely by this, I (lead singer) love the divas, Whitney, Mariah, Christina, Regina Spektor etc…..And then our bass player is old school with Guns n Roses, Metallica and Elvis on his favorite playlists.
Q3. What’s your song writing process?
Our writing process varies, myself and dave the guitar player would usually construct melodies and lyrics together and then bring it to the band and jam it out but everybody in the band has musical ideas and so we try and meet up and see what we can create collectively, sometimes it’s an absolute disaster but more often then not we create something we love.
Q4. Most bizarre gig experience?
We found supporting Fight Like Apes a little surreal as we had only been together a few months and suddenly we were supporting the band on New Year’s Eve in The Village. As far as dodgy gigs go, we have played on a stage where there were no lights, which posed many problems as you can imagine. We also played a stage that had a pillar right in front of my microphone, strangely enough it was one of my favourite gigs trying to manoeuvre myself around that pole made for a very interesting night!
Q5. If you could share the stage with anyone, who would it be?
Such a hard question to answer, but I suppose any of our influences mentioned above would be amazing. Right now though we are really very happy to be sharing the stage with each other. We have been together just over a year and have had some brilliant gigs and experiences and long may they continue!
In their own words
Champagne Animal formed a year ago after members met through The Dublin Gospel Choir.
The unique, yet accessible, sound of Champagne Animal stems from their eclectic tastes and experiences in music, which range from rock to gospel, pop to classical. This broad spectrum of styles results in a sound which is fresh, punchy and emotionally charged.
While they have been together for just around a year, they have managed to pack in a lot and have secured themselves some much sought after slots, such as appearances at The Ruby Sessions, The Sunday Roast, Balcony TV, and The Workman’s Club as well as the launch of the Irish Glastonbury 2011 Competition supporting ‘Shouting At Planes’. They were especially grateful to end 2010 on a high when they were asked to support Fight Like Apes in the Village at The Phantom New Year’s Eve Ball.
They have just finished recording their first EP, which will be launched mid- 2011. Until then, they continue to write and plan their world domination.
Q1. Where are you from?
Champagne Animal get around, we have a mancunian on keys, a californian/galway girl on backing vocals and the rest of us are different corners of Ireland. Resulting in a collective that is interesting to say the least. Most of us met through The Dublin Gospel Choir.
Q2. Musical influences?
The influences in the band are so varied but it works in our favor because no 2 people have the same opinion about how our songs should sound and everybody brings something different to the table. Our keys and guitar player are classically trained and are influenced hugely by this, I (lead singer) love the divas, Whitney, Mariah, Christina, Regina Spektor etc…..And then our bass player is old school with Guns n Roses, Metallica and Elvis on his favorite playlists.
Q3. What’s your song writing process?
Our writing process varies, myself and dave the guitar player would usually construct melodies and lyrics together and then bring it to the band and jam it out but everybody in the band has musical ideas and so we try and meet up and see what we can create collectively, sometimes it’s an absolute disaster but more often then not we create something we love.
Q4. Most bizarre gig experience?
We found supporting Fight Like Apes a little surreal as we had only been together a few months and suddenly we were supporting the band on New Year’s Eve in The Village. As far as dodgy gigs go, we have played on a stage where there were no lights, which posed many problems as you can imagine. We also played a stage that had a pillar right in front of my microphone, strangely enough it was one of my favourite gigs trying to manoeuvre myself around that pole made for a very interesting night!
Q5. If you could share the stage with anyone, who would it be?
Such a hard question to answer, but I suppose any of our influences mentioned above would be amazing. Right now though we are really very happy to be sharing the stage with each other. We have been together just over a year and have had some brilliant gigs and experiences and long may they continue!
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