Language-Arts
The Singing Lamb: Introduce yourselves!
Language-Arts: Kristen Cudmore (Classical Guitar and Vocals), Gregor Phillips (Drums), Marcus Abramzik (String Bass), Laura Smith (Keyboards and Vocals)
What is the story behind the band name?
Kristen Cudmore: The reason we choose Language-Arts is because it was my favorite class in elementary school. Sometime we got to go to the fire hall and watch magicians and puppeteers, because our gym wasn’t big enough!
How did you all originally meet? When did you first start playing music together?
Gregor and I met in Vancouver BC and promptly realized that we grew up five minutes apart from each other in Nova Scotia. Gregor started playing drums with Language-Arts on our first tour of Western Canada in September of 2007. I’d like to say that we met at a naked opera, but it’s just not true.
Describe your first band rehearsal and the first time you wrote a song together.
I believe our first rehearsal was after our day-old tour van caught on fire for the second time. This is true. I was in a panic because we had to leave in a few days but Gregor learned the songs quickly, and gave me a good pep talk about mechanics.
I write the songs on my own and then introduce them to Gregor. He’s the arranger, so most of the string parts on our album were arranged by him but inspired by ideas I built up on my looping petal.
How do you think you’ve grown from your first EP to your first full length to ‘Where Were You In The Wild?’?
I think we have each embraced our strengths in a collaborative way. I come from a classical background, Gregor comes from a jazzical background, and we both listen to a wide variety of music. “Where Were You in the Wild?” is our attempt at a perfect balance of each of our efforts, as far as the overall sound is concerned.
And finally, since our site’s called the Singing Lamb, we must ask everyone – if you were a singing animal what would you be and why?
I would be a singing hamster in pajamas because hamsters are speedy and pajamas are comfortable.
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For more Language-Arts,
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/languageartnet
Don’t forget to catch Language-Arts at the Garrison tomorrow night, alongside The Pinecones and Allie Hughes! Tickets will be available at the door for $6.00!
