01) HELLO! DAVID! WELCOME ON ¨HELL´S FRIENDS ZINE¨. HOW ARE YOU?
A) I'm very good thank you. Thanks for the opportunity to do an interview with yourself.
02) HOW DO YOU DEFINE ¨DAVID HANNAH¨MUSIC?
A) To me David Hannah Music is a reflection of many aspects of myself. My various styles of music fall into multiple categories so I felt that using my own name would be the most appropriate name to use, since I play multiple genres of music ranging from Metal, Folk & Medieval just to name a few.
03) WHAT´S YOUR INFLUENCES?
A )My influences come from a lot of different sources such as Bands, Paintings, Films, Video Games, Nature, Books. Anywhere really, I hear music in all sorts of things and that's what influences and inspires my music.
04) DO YOU HAVE ANY SIDE PROJECTS?
A) Apart from writing and recording Metal songs I have a passion for Folk music...more Pagan Folk. I feel a stronger connection to how Pagan Folk bands play. Feels more....natural. So I'm currently near completing my first official Pagan Folk album while jumping between my Metal projects and
collaborating with other bands/musicians.
05) TELL US ABOUT FAVORITE BANDS AND ALBUMS?
A) My favorite band of all time is Judas Priest. That's where everything all started. Hearing the self titled track "Painkiller" was a serious life changer and a very strong influence on me as a musician. I have so many favorite bands and Albums but to name a few.....Painkiller by Judas Priest,
The Wall by Pink Floyd, Surfing with the Alien by Joe Satriani and many, many more. Too many to list.
06) TELL US MORE ABOUT ALBUMS: ¨AMBIENT AIR¨, THOUGHT BUBBLES¨AND ¨ARGO¨?
A) *Laughs* To be completely honest, those albums are not my work. They belong to another David Hannah. There happens to be 2 of us creating music it seems. Unfortunately our albums end up together under the name David Hannah so 99% of people assume we are one person when in reality we are 2 different people in real life. I believe he is American? Not sure. Never listened to his music but maybe since this question has came up I justmight.
07) AND ABOUT ¨INSTRUMETAL¨AND ¨INSTRUMETAL II¨?
A) InstruMETAL 1 & 2 are 2 albums that have been an ongoing project for a few years. I chose the name instruMETAL due to not being able to provide the vocals nor have a singer to work with during the writing & recording stages. So hence the name, it's instrumental Metal music.
They are more like a "compilation" album of all my best Metal tracks I've written and recorded...However I am currently in the process and writing/recording for my 3rd Metal project which this time around is going to be a concept album with the theme and subject being the Occult. I am hoping to provide the album with my vocals but nothing is set in stone just yet.
08) WHICH IS THE ALBUM THAT SOLD BEST? CAN YOU ESTIMATE THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF COPIES SOLD FOR EACH ALBUM YOU RELEASE?
A) I think InstruMETAL has done the best so far, has a few sales but "a lot" of unauthorized free downloads....Taking into account between paid albums and free downloads it has done far better than I ever thought it would, it averages between 10 and 50 downloads per month. Either way I'm happy that people enjoy my music and have either paid or downloaded it.
09) I DON`T KNOW REALLY MUCH ABOUT THE SCOTTISH METAL SCENE, BUT I LIKED
YOUR MUSIC. HOW IS THE SCENE IN YOUR COUNTRY, ABOUT BANDS, ZINES, LABELS,
AUDIENCE AND CHANCES TO PLAY LIVE?
A) In Scotland the Metal music scene isn't massive by any means. It has a few areas dotted over the country that hold live Metal bands to play very small venues but nothing crazy. Most of the music scene is mainly in England. To my knowledge there isn't many Scottish Metal bands that are in the sense well known but one that springs to mind are the band Alestorm. In my opinion Scotland produces far more Folk music than it does any other genre.
10) YOUR PRESENCE IN THE UNDERGROUND METAL WORLD ALSO CONSISTS IN PLAYING IN SOME BANDS. CAN YOU TELL US SOME THINGS ABOUT THEM?
A) I am a one man band unfortunately. I have played in one or two bands when I was a lot younger but I felt that in order to craft and create my visions on what my music shound sound like and how it should be played I had to learn how to home record & how to play different instruments. It's tough,
but I really enjoy the end results that I get once a song or track has been completed. I wouldn't rule out playing in a band either. Live music is something "special", you just can't capture that in a studio.
11) WHAT DO YOU DO IN FREE TIME?
A) My free time consists of sitting down with a good film or playing one of my favorite video games. I tend to start work on another musical idea I have straight after a song/track has been completed. But if I'm not writing or recording music I tend to do the above.
12) WHAT´S THE PAGAN AND FOLK METAL FOR YOU?
A) I love the vibe it brings. It has a natural and ancient sound that lives on from hundreds of years ago.
13) WHAT MERCHANDISE DO YOU STILL HAVE AVAILABLE?
A) At this current moment I have no merchandise so sell. It's never really been a thought of mine to consider merch but perhaps in the future.
14) HOW HAS THE FANS RESPONSE BEEN?
A) My fans are the people that keep me going. Without them I can't write all my best music. They are the most important part of my musical journey
15) HOW DO YOU LIKE MAKING MUSIC? ARE YOU THE KIND OF GUYS TO IMPROVISE IN
THE REHEARSE ROOM OR DO YOU PREFER WRITING SONGS IN A MORE SYSTEMATIC AND SOLITARY WAY, MAYBE IN THE SILENCE OF YOUR ROOM OR NATURE?
A) I have to say I do both improvisation and systematic song writing. Some of my best tracks have came from me playing around with on the spot ideas. Some songs I do are written and recorded note for note, most of my songs are results of improvisation during the recording stage. I prefer silence and solitude when writing my music. I do all my work in my own home, I feel that I have no time limits that way unlike what you have in a studio. It also gives me the time I need to craft my songs into the way I want them to be. Studio has it's benefits but costs money and time is limited. I prefer working to my own schedule and that way I don't have any stress or worries when writing or recording. I believe you can "hear" in a song if it's been forced out rather than slowly and carefully crafted.
16) WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO RELEASE NEXT? WHICH ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE?
A) I have 2 releases planned. I have my first full length Pagan Folk album nearing completion. Hoping for it to be complete by the end of the year but I can't commit to that just yet. I've also started work on my 3rd Metal album. It's in very early stages right now so I can't give too much detail about it. All I can say is that it is going to have a serious dark atmosphere unlike any of my previous work. Jumping ahead I plan to work on a Future Rock album but I'm no where close to starting anything for that just yet.
17) THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! DAVID. ANY LAST COMMENTS?
A) I would like to thank yourself for this interview, I deeply appreciate it. I would also like to thank every single person that has supported me and mu musical journey. Thank you very much!
