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Common Chords Oct 2020: Featuring Danielle Hollobaugh and David Swanson aka “The Imperial Stormlooper” (Thursday, October 29, 2020)
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[Narrator:] DMF Common Chords – a new series that pairs musicians from diverse backgrounds to share their musical gifts with all.
[Image of the show’s logo “DMF common chords” with the tagline “BRINGING MUSICIANS TOGETHER” in black text on a bright magenta pink background, with three black-colored heart shapes interspersed on three horizontal black lines.]
[Image – White Daniel’s Music Foundation logo is visible on the top right corner of the screen throughout the show. The DMF logo is made up of an arch (half circle) comprised of a music staff, with a treble cleft in the middle, and three musical notes on either side.]
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[Juliana:] Hello and welcome to DMF Common Chords. My name is Juliana. I'll be your host as we introduce you to new artists and use the power of music to build a bridge between musicians of all abilities.
[Image – Host Juliana is sitting down in her “Studio” with a large silver microphone in front of her. Behind her, against a white wall is an organ with several musical instruments on top. Juliana has long dark hair, and she is wearing a black pin-stripe suit jacket. The name “Juliana” appears in black text in a yellow box on the bottom left corner of the screen whenever the host is shown in her studio.]
[Juliana:] On this episode, we will hear from two amazingly talented artists – Danielle Hollobaugh and David Swanson, also known as The Imperial Stormlooper.
[Image – The DMF common chords logo appears in the center of the screen against a blue background with light blue color rectangles moving around behind the logo. Photo of Danielle Hollobaugh slides down to the left of the DMF common chords logo, and a photo of David Swanson slides up to the right of the logo. Danielle is a visually-impaired musician with wavy brown hair dressed in a red shirt, and David is a musician with dark brown hair wearing a black and white hooded sweatshirt.]
[Image – Videos of the host and both artists are visible on the screen at the same time during the group interviews. When each artist is interviewed separately, the videos are of the host and each artist, respectively. The words “The Imperial Stormlooper – IG: @Stormlooper” appear in black text in a yellow box at the bottom of David’s screen. The words “Danielle Hollobaugh – IG: @daniellehmusic” appear in black text in a yellow box at the bottom of Danielle’s screen.]
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[Juliana:] Hello, guys. How are you?
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[Danielle:] Hi.
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[David:] Hey, How's it going, Juliana?
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[Juliana:] I'm doing pretty well. Thanks for asking. Thank you both for appearing on Common Chords I'm really looking forward to hearing your music.
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[Danielle:] Thanks for having us.
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[David:] Yeah, I'm so excited to be back working with you guys again. It's always a good opportunity when Daniel's Music Foundation calls.
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[Juliana:] Oh, that's so awesome. Thank you for saying that. No, it's our pleasure. We are really excited about it. So let's get started with a little background on our first amazing musician.
[Images – Compilation of short videos: Danielle singing in an outdoor venue with the audience sitting at picnic tables; Danielle singing in front of a microphone in a recording studio; Danielle singing and wearing sparkly silver sunglasses in a music video; Danielle accepting an award on the stage at the 2020 Danny Awards; Danielle performing on stage wearing a royal blue blouse; excerpts of the “Come Alive” music video of Danielle singing in front of railway tracks at nighttime with fire dancers in the background, and Danielle singing on the beach.]
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[Juliana:] Blind since birth Danielle has let nothing get in the way of her larger than life dreams. Her persistence to that dream has resulted in her winning the national talent quest karaoke competition in the women's country category the southeastern idol competition in Florida and taking home best songwriter and overall winner at the Florida ignition showcase.
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[Juliana:] Danielle is also close to our hearts as she was an award recipient for her compelling original song composition, "Come Alive" at the first ever 2020 Danny Awards. Throughout her competitive career, Danielle has been hard at work creating music that can empower people to chase their dreams as relentlessly as she has.
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[Juliana:] Danielle, you are both a singer and songwriter. How did that become your passion in life?
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[Danielle:] So I've kind of always had a passion for singing when I was competing a lot and really getting into the industry type of stuff. But I had never really written and people started telling me I should write. And until like a few years ago, I've been kind of forcing myself to write music because it's just I just want to sing. I want other people to write my song. I want to be famous and all this stuff.
[Image – Juliana and Danielle on screen for the interview.]
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[Danielle:] And then I kind of realized that once I started working with other people and writing with other people, that it's really, really fun. And that's kind of how I sort of got the passion for writing.
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[Juliana:] OK, and throughout your career, what were the key turning points that helped you along your career path?
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[Danielle:] I would say the big ones are the first few times I went to competition, it was just really, really fun, and then getting in a studio for the first time, and kind of getting to know that recording process. I had never heard of a session singer before, and then my voice coach was starting to bring it up to me a lot just in talking about other singers.
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[Danielle:] And I finally asked him what that was, and it just clicked like. After a few times in the studio, I realized this is where I want to be for my career. I just love it so much behind the mic, and I always learn so much about myself singing. So that was a big turning point.
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[Danielle:] And then moving to Los Angeles, and working with different producers, and starting to be in the room with other writers really just solidified that this is what I want. I just really want to keep doing. And then in the last month or so, I got my first licensing placement in a movie trailer. So it was really cool to see my song in a trailer.
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[Danielle:] And I definitely was inspired. I want to keep writing for movies and TV and seeing what else can come of this crazy cool journey.
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[Juliana:] That's awesome. And I'm glad you explained what a session singer is because I didn't know what that was either. So as we mentioned in your introduction, this is not your first experience with Daniel's Music Foundation. Could you please tell our viewers about your experience as an award recipient at the first annual Danny Awards earlier this year?
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[Danielle:] Yeah, so I got contacted about winning an award, and then I would get to come to New York City, which was really cool because I'd never been. So I got a friend to go with me last minute, and we just spent a couple of days there. And we took in as much as we possibly could.
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[Danielle:] I froze like crazy because I'm a Florida girl and that weather even in March is too much for me, but it was worth it. It was so worth it. The ceremony was amazing. Everybody was so kind and talented and was just really cool to meet people, make new friends. And the audience was so energetic and just loving what everyone was into, so it was a blast. It was a great time.
[Images – Compilation of short videos: Main entrance of the Peter Norton Symphony Space theater located on Broadway on the Upper West Side of New York City, with people walking along the sidewalk and a yellow taxi zipping by in front of the theater; Audience members walking into the theater to find their seats; Daniel and Ken Trush, co-founders of Daniel’s Music Foundation, speaking at a podium on the stage with “THE DANNY AWARDS” logo displayed on a large screen towards the back of the stage; excerpts from The Danny Awards include musicians performing on stage and event attendees posing for photos in front of a Danny Awards backdrop; Danielle on stage performing in front of a packed audience at The Danny Awards with the words “Danielle” and “Florida, U.S.A.” in white text on the bottom left of the screen.]
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[Juliana:] And you were absolutely magnificent. Your performance at the Dannys was breathtaking. Can you tell us a little bit about the songs that we're going to hear?
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[Danielle:] Yes, so the first one is called Come Alive, and it's the one that I actually won the Danny Awards with. It's just about getting out in nature and enjoying yourself. And I feel really honored that somebody saw my music video, and they decided to give me a word for it. They were inspired enough to contact me about it, so that's a really cool thing.
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[Danielle:] And the next song would be kind of an ode to the spooky season. I released this last year and actually never gotten around to performing it yet. So I think it's going to be cool. It's called Haunted Mansion. So it's definitely got the Halloween vibes going.
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[Juliana:] Oh, I love Halloween. I'm so glad to hear you say that. So this is pretty much the premiere of this performance.
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[Danielle:] Yeah, I guess like debut performance or something.
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[Juliana:] Now, I'm really, really excited. Well, I'm going to give you a second to go. Get in position, and I have to tell you. I've had the amazing experience of seeing this wonderful woman perform live. And you are in for a beautiful performance.
[Image – Danielle performs in front of a microphone, wearing large black headphones over her ears.]
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[Danielle:] (SINGING) Oh, there's something magical about taking the step back from the day today, something so wonderful about finding an oasis just to get away. So find a lake and wash away the distractions and the noise.
[00:07:21.24] And when the sun goes down and the moon comes out, we'll be dancing in the dark, laying underneath the stars. Singing our favorite songs, round the burning [? lights. ?] This is crazy. We'll be high. In this woods, we come alive. Come alive. Come alive.
[00:07:51.03] Let's go see fireflies. Look into their light and watch them leave. Yeah, remember what it's like to feel nothing but Earth beneath our feet. Yeah. Listen to the trees, going through the trees and toss all our burdens aside.
[00:08:20.97] When the sun goes down and the moon comes out, we'll be dancing in the dark, laying underneath the stars, sing our favorite songs round the burning [? lights. ?] This is crazy. We'll be high. In this woods, we come alive. Come alive. Oh. Come alive. Come alive. Oh.
[00:09:00.40] The beauty of the moon in the sky, the feel of the gentle wind on the face, the sound of summer night, it makes me come to life. When the sun goes out and the moon comes out, laying underneath the stars, oh. Yeah. In this works, we come alive. Come alive. Oh. Come alive. We come alive. We come alive. We come alive. Oh. Mmm.
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[Danielle:] Thank you guys for coming to this live stream and checking me out. That was my song, Come Alive. It's the song that won a Danny Award, so it's the reason I got to go meet all these guys in New York and have an amazing time right before all this – before the pandemic started.
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[Danielle:] I have not cut my hair since then. So if you like long hair, enjoy it. Because I'm excited for quarantine to be over, because – but anyway, so thank you again to Daniel's Music Foundation for having me. I'm really excited to be doing this. And yes, so I'm also really excited that this is airing – this is happening right before Halloween. It's my favorite time of the year. And so I wrote some music for it.
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[Danielle:] So it's kind of commemorate spooky season. This next song, I released last year. And while it definitely – I tried to incorporate Halloween theme, sounds, and stuff in the music, I think it's kind of something that we can all relate to anytime of the year.
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[Danielle:] It's about grief and what happens when – just what happens when you lose someone you really, really care about. They don't leave you, and sometimes it's harder than others. Sometimes you're really happy, and then sometimes you really miss them. So yeah, here's my song, Haunted Mansion.
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[Danielle:] (SINGING) We we're so in love, get enough. Everything was perfect. Jeez. Made it feel so worth it. But just like a ship sinking quickly, you disappeared like ghost, leaving behind all this heartache. Now, I have to face it alone.
[00:12:32.95] The ache – it's cold. I hear your voice, but you're not there to hold. It's like I'm living in a haunted mansion. Hmm. Hmm. It's like I'm living in a haunted mansion. The sun is coming up. I can breathe again, and I'll live without you. I look into the light, future in my side, moving onto something new.
[00:13:20.55] But just like a song about heartbreak, I'll always remember the cost. This house is much bigger when you're gone, so empty that I could get lost. The ache – it's cold. I hear your voice. But you're not there to hold. It's like I'm living in a haunted mansion. Leave me alone. Please let me go. It's like I'm living in a haunted mansion.
[00:14:18.77] My heart is lighter now that I'm reclaiming my life. And I see new rainbow of color in front of my eyes. When I'm awake, I feel hope like the symptom in me. And when the night comes, I just pray that I won't fall asleep.
[00:14:47.69] Because our love – it lingers, and it's calling out to me. Like I can't escape it. It's my darkest destiny, yeah. It's giving me shivers, and I'm seeing ghosts all the time. The demons take over inside my mind. The dark is cold. I hear your voice, but you're not there to hold. It's like I'm living in a haunted mansion.
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[Juliana:] Danielle, that was fantastic. I just – it gave me goosebumps. You are such a talented performer.
[Image – Juliana and Danielle on screen for the interview.]
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[Danielle:] Thank you.
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[Juliana:] No, please. You absolutely deserve it. And you know what? I think I'm most impressed by is your professionalism. I noticed between your first song and your second, when you started that second song, you had maybe like a tickle in your throat or a little cough.
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[Danielle:] I swallowed my water wrong. [INAUDIBLE].
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[Juliana:] I know how that feels.
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[Juliana:] I know how that feels. But I just wanted to point it out. It's the mark of a true professional to keep going and to not let it affect your performance. And you did that effortlessly, so really, really, fantastic job.
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[Danielle:] Thank you.
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[Juliana:] You're welcome. You're welcome.
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[Juliana:] And now for a little background on our second amazing musician. Traveling from a galaxy far, far away, The Imperial Stormlooper combines a loop station, bass, voice, and beatboxing, and of course, special effects, to create a music experience like no other on this planet.
[Images – Compilation of short videos: David adjusting the many round knobs and buttons that light up on various audio equipment on a table, while a small rectangular digital screen lights up and pulses along with the music beat; David playing a bass guitar next to the table full of audio equipment, with an amplifier and 2 guitars visible in the background; David performing on stage at a concert.]
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[Juliana:] Drawn on influences from time spent in rock, funk, jazz, classical ensembles, and beyond, Stormlooper weaves a new kind of sonic experience with every live performance. Utilizing a mix of catchy compositions and live improvisation, his goal is to make music that inspires people to explore new ways of doing awesome things.
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[Juliana:] David, the type of music you create seems so unique. What inspires you when you're crafting your sound?
[Image – Juliana and David on screen for the interview.]
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[David:] Well, a lot of my sound actually comes from the past music I've played. Being a bass player, I've gotten a lot of work just because every single group needs a bass player. Regardless of how many other musicians you have on stage, a lot of the times, except in an orchestra, you're going to have just one bass player.
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[David:] Rock band, funk band, blues, jazz, all these kinds of bands that might have more guitars, more horns, all that kind of stuff, only have one bass player. So the music I make with The Imperial Stormlooper and the things that inspire me, really come from my past influences and the past music that I have played.
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[David:] It's all kind of been marinating and becoming a part of me just over time, and this is kind of what comes out on the other end. The other side of it also is the more modern electronic music that I listen to. I like to do everything more manually. I don't really use electronic production too much, but I do really like the effects and the sounds that come out of modern electronic production. So it's kind of a combination of both those things.
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[Juliana:] Huh? I don't think I ever knew that, that there really is only ever one bass player. That wasn't something that I knew.
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[David:] Yeah, outside of the orchestral setting, it doesn't sound good when you have more than one bass player. It's actually a matter of science that the frequencies are going to clash, and they actually won't sound like one bass playing. It'll sound like a miss-mash. So yeah, one bass all the way.
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[Juliana:] So I guess it's true. It really is all about that bass, huh?
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[Juliana:] So I do have a question I have to ask you. How did you come up with the name The Imperial Stormlooper?
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[David:] I thought it was very, very obvious name, but apparently other people did not. Because I googled it when I first thought about it. And I googled it, and I googled it, and I kept searching, and I kept looking for someone else to have taken it, but no one did.
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[David:] So it was just a very obvious pun against what I do with the looping, and everybody's got a little Star Wars kid in them somewhere. So a little shout out to that as well.
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[Juliana:] I love that. And I think the name is as unique as your music is. How did you become connected with Daniel's Music Foundation?
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[David:] I was playing a show as The Stormlooper up on the Upper East Side in New York City. And Vernon, who's associated with Daniel's Music Foundation, actually was playing after me, I believe. And he just reached out, and he said, hey, I really like what you did. I think you'd fit in really, really well with this foundation – Daniel's Music Foundation.
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[David:] They have this thing called the Underground Performance Series, and you said I would be a great fit. So you gave me the number, and I called DMF. And I got connected with you, Juliana, and a bunch of other great people, and I'm so glad I called. It was such a great opportunity.
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[Juliana:] I'm so glad you called too, and I remember that performance at our DMF Underground in our Music Center. You really, really shined that night. So I can't wait to see more of that. Can you tell us a little bit about the music that we're going to hear from you?
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[David:] Sure, so everything you're about to hear right now is completely live. I'll be doing all the recording and overdubbing live. So everything you're hearing, I'm producing either with my mouth and beatboxing sounds or on a bass guitar, and some effects put on top of it.
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[David:] The first song you're going to be hearing is called Do I Want To Know by the Arctic Monkeys. It's a cover.
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[Juliana:] OK, well, I'm going to let you go get in position. And I just want to let you know, I have heard David perform before. And again, I think you are in for an absolute treat. What this man does with sound is incredible.
[Image – David performs with a microphone in his hand or plays a guitar bass while he adjusts the audio equipment on a table in front of him throughout the song.]
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[David:] (SINGING) Have you got color in your cheeks? Ever get that fear that you can't shift the time that sticks around like [INAUDIBLE] in your teeth? Are there some aces up your sleeves? Have you no idea that you're in deep? I've dreamt about you nearly every night this week. How many secrets can you keep?
[00:25:19.03] Because there's this tune I found that makes me think of you somehow, and I play it on repeat. Until I fall asleep, spilling drinks on my settee. See, I want to know if this feeling flows both ways. Sad to see you go – was sort of hoping that you'd stay. Baby, we both know that the nights were mainly made for saying things that you can't say tomorrow day.
[00:25:55.99] Crawling back to you – ever thought of calling when you've had a few? Because I always do. Maybe I'm too. Busy being yours to fall for somebody new. Now, I've thought it through, crawling back to you. So have you got the guts? Been wondering if your heart's still open, and if so, I want to know what time it shuts.
[00:26:34.01] Simmer down and pucker up. And I'm sorry to interrupt. It's just I'm constantly on the cusp of trying and to kiss you. I don't know if you feel the same as I do. We could be together if you wanted to. See, I want to know if this feeling flows both ways. Sad to see you go – was sort of hoping that you'd stay.
[00:27:14.49] Baby, we both know that the nights were mainly made for saying things that you can't say tomorrow day. Crawling back to you, ever thought of calling when you've had a few? Because I always do. Maybe I'm too. Busy being yours to fall for somebody new. Now, I've thought it through, crawling back to you. I don't want to know. I don't want to know. I don't want to know.
[00:27:57.82] Crawling back to you – ever thought of calling when you've had a few? Because I always do.
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[Juliana:] David, that was such a remarkable performance. Thank you so much. I also wanted to let you know that I really appreciate you turning your camera and giving us the vertical view. It allowed for us to really see all the different equipment that you work with and to get an idea of all the different pieces you use to create your sound.
[Image – Juliana and David on screen for the interview.]
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[David:] A lot of buttons. People who look at this as the first time were a little bit dumbfounded, seeing all the lights and buttons. And they're wondering how I remember – how everything works, and sometimes I don't. So if something sounds a little off sometimes, I might have forgotten what that particular button.
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[Juliana:] Well, from where I'm sitting, it looked like you were completely comfortable with your setup. So thank you again. I'm going to bring both of our musicians back up, and we can find out a little bit more about them. Hi, guys.
[Image – David, Danielle and Juliana on screen for the group interview.]
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[Danielle:] Hey.
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[David:] Hello
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[Juliana:] Good to have you back. So I'd like to take just a few moments to ask some more questions, so that our viewers can get a little bit more of an idea about your musical process.
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[Danielle:] Awesome.
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[David:] All right, bring it on.
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[Juliana:] You got it. So during these recent times, what inspires you to write and create music?
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[Danielle:] I think actually being in quarantine, it's inspired me more than ever. Because I've had so many more people to collaborate with, from so many other different places, since working in person isn't an option anyway. And I've actually hired a production tutor, so I've been learning how to kind of produce music.
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[Danielle:] And that's really helped me being able to play around with different sounds. That's really helped me to write because – and so much more inspired all the time by just the different things that come up.
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[David:] Yeah, I would say a very similar response. Being in quarantine and being able to learn about new tools in the music industry, new sound, new effects, that's definitely been a big process for me over the quarantine. Also I do get music lessons. I'm a music teacher.
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[David:] So working with my kids is also very inspiring because they are looking around for something to do in this quarantine. And yeah, they look to you, and they look to the teacher to give them something new, and fresh, inspiring, or teach them something that they want to learn, which sometimes I haven't heard of, which is also very cool when a student brings me something new. So it's definitely been a combination of learning and teaching.
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[Juliana:] Yeah, it's a whole new experience learning how to perform and create in a virtual world, isn't it?
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[Danielle:] Oh, yeah.
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[David:] Yeah, definitely. I think we're ready for it though I think. If ever there was a time to be virtual, it's now.
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[Juliana:] Yeah, I think that's a really good point, David. So when you start your songwriting and music-making process, is it with a lyric, a melody, a rhythm? Or is it something else entirely?
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[Danielle:] I always have music, like random music, popping into my head, like ideas. So usually, it just starts with a B and then I write a chorus from there. And then, I sort of work my way back and deconstruct it to write the verses. If I really feel drained and uninspired, I'll just pull up a melodic loop and just try to write to it, but usually I don't have to do that. So yeah, it usually starts with the music for me for sure.
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[David:] For me, it can be anything. I use a lot of different sounds, and I try to play with a lot of different sounds. And I'll be constantly tweaking them, trying to find out, make it – trying to find out how it sounds good, trying to make it sound good on its own. So if I kind of catch that edge and something sounds good just through a certain sound effect, maybe I'll run with that, and I'll write an entire piece just based on that one sound.
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[David:] My original process when I first started doing this was to create some kind of a beat box beat and usually nothing straightforward, nothing on the two and four. It's always very kind of sporadic, I guess, in a way. That also led me to create other music off of those patterns.
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[David:] Nowadays, I try to keep it a little more toned down, a little more subdued, a little more straight ahead with the beat, and let the music on top flow. But sometimes I do like to remind myself, like, hey, go a little crazy on the beat box and create a cool beat to play off of. The whole snowballing effect is really what I work off of. This is like one thing influences seven other things in my production.
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[Juliana:] Yeah, you guys both – you absolutely appear to be having a wonderful time when you are performing. In fact, I'd actually love to give everyone another chance to hear your music. Would you each do another song for us?
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[Danielle:] Yeah, that'd be awesome.
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[Juliana:] Great! So, Danielle, can you tell us what you'll be performing?
[Danielle:] I am now going to perform this year's Halloween single. It's called Skeletons. It came out October 9th, and it's the first single that I pretty much – I mostly produced myself. So I'm really excited for people to hear it.
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[Juliana:] Oh, that's awesome. I love Halloween, so I'm right there with you. And David, what about you? What will your last song be this time?
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[David:] So this next and last song is called Po Boy, kind of like the sandwich. And it was originally fleshed out into a '80s funk band that I used to be a part of, so that horns, drums, guitar, everything. So, this is a original song that kind has been brought back down to a smaller Stormlooper version. So I hope you guys enjoy it.
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[Juliana:] I'm going to give you guys a moment to get into position. And once we hear both of your last songs, I'm going to give you guys a chance to come up on screen and just comment on what you heard in each other's pieces.
[Image – Danielle performs in front of a microphone, wearing large black headphones over her ears.]
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[Danielle:] (SINGING) I really think I finally found my place charming. So curious to know where you've been. Because I've never met somebody this perfect. I'm sure there's something underneath your skin. Let's see what's lurking inside. I don't want to waste any time. Hmm.
[00:35:14.01] So please let out your skeletons, your skeletons. Let them come to play. Please let out your skeletons, your skeletons. Don't keep them lock away, your secrets and your lies hiding deep inside. Please let out your skeletons because they can't be worse than mine.
[00:35:45.48] Now, don't mind the one who's been sneaking around. She can change. Be kind to the one always jealous deep down. She's afraid. Accept the one who spins the truth. She's fighting lies with lies. Unpack your bag. Let's see what you have, and we'll strip up your disguise. Hmm.
[00:36:24.58] So please let out your skeletons, your skeletons. Let them come to play. Please let out your skeletons, your skeletons. Don't keep them lock away, your secrets and your lies hiding deep inside. Please let out your skeletons. Because they can't be worse than mine.
[00:36:57.25] You can't we all keep secrets like creatures underneath the bed. Can you hear the bones creak as they reach for you? It's time to let the monsters out of the coffin.
[00:37:29.54] So please let out your skeletons, your skeletons. Let them come to play. Please let out your skeletons, your skeletons. Don't keep them lock away, your secrets and your lies – and your lies hiding deep inside. Skeleton, because they can't be worse than mine.
[Image – David performs with a microphone in his hand or plays a guitar bass while he adjusts the audio equipment on a table in front of him throughout the song.]
[00:38:12.23] [MUSIC - THE IMPERIAL STORMLOOPER, “PO BOY”]
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[David:] [HUMMING]
[Image – Juliana in her Studio]
[00:47:05.67] [APPLAUSE]
[Image – Danielle, David and Juliana on screen for the group interview.]
[00:47:08.86]
[Juliana:] Wow! Bravo to both of you on a wonderful final performance. We're going to bring up both of our artists and give them an opportunity to comment on each other's work.
[Image – Danielle and David on the screen]
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[David:] Oh, my goodness, Danielle, so good. That was so, so good. Beyond this, you have an incredible voice, an incredible like dynamic range. And you know how to be strong and how to be a little softer too. And that takes some – I know, I'm sure, you can attest that it takes some learning to know when to be strong, when to be soft.
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[David:] I know one comment I got that really helps – do less, play less sometimes, and then play more on other times. But seriously you have such a great control of your voice. And the songs that you're writing, too, I feel like they're really relatable. Because the theme, even though they're – like you said Halloween kind of songs, the theme is there.
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[David:] The relatable theme of like losing somebody or having a past, like with your skeletons, I think that goes across the board. I think a lot of people can latch onto that from the first verse – so really, really nice. Also, the way that you make your tracks and your music fit the vocals, fit the lyrics and the words and everything, really well done.
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[David:] You've got such a great crossover between the vocals and the kind of feeling that you get from the music itself. So awesome! Really loved it.
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[Danielle:] Thank you. I never thought of it that way. Yeah, so first off, the fact that you can beat box is so freaking cool. I just really admire your ability to do something like that. And I think the loops especially, they add so much more to a live performance.
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[Danielle:] You're still playing stuff live. You're still doing everything, but you're adding so many cool interesting elements to it. And I think that's really awesome. And that was a really cool original song, especially when the rock guitars came in. I was like, yes!
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[Danielle:] I really love the vibe of that track, and yeah, just how you kind of knew how to stack things together. And especially the vocal stacking, that was cool. Because I loved doing that myself. So it was cool to see someone else really like how you can incorporate that into a performance. That's just really neat and yeah, I'd never heard the cover them like that before. So, I think, yeah, it was really cool.
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[David:] Thank you so much.
[Image – Danielle, David and Juliana on screen.]
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[Juliana:] That was such a beautiful moment getting to hear you guys compliment each other's work. Thank you both for sharing your musical gifts. Danielle, can you tell us where we can hear more of your music?
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[Danielle:] Sure. So I'm Danielle Hollobaugh on Spotify, iTunes, all those fun places. daniellehmusic.com kind of has the links to the different stores. My social medias are daniellehmusic. And yeah, if you like holiday music, definitely tune in. Because I love Christmas time just as much as Halloween, and I've got something really fun coming, so yeah.
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[Juliana:] Excellent! I will definitely be checking that out. And I know many of our viewers will as well. David, can you tell us where we can go to hear more of your music?
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[David:] Sure. Any social media handle is going to be @Stormloooper. If you wanted to go on the website that has some other music on it as well, you can go to theimperialstormlooper.com – that whole name right there, just no spaces. And like it says on the screen there, Instagram is where I put most of my content at the moment so check me out on Instagram for sure.
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[Juliana:] Absolutely! I will definitely be doing that. And I know many of our viewers will as well. We really appreciate both of you taking the time to be here with us. And we look forward to hearing more amazing music from both of you in the future.
[Image – Juliana in her Studio]
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[Juliana:] Every musician is as distinctive as their music and is unique as the effect that music has on those who experience it. We celebrate our differences. We are excited to build this unified, creative, and distinct space where those with open minds and open hearts can always strike a common chord.
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[Juliana:] Join us next time when we hear from two brand new artists. On behalf of Daniel's Music Foundation, we thank you for tuning in, and I look forward to being with you again real soon.
[00:51:20.98] [MUSIC PLAYING]
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