From Solo to Seven Piece

<p>original article: <a href="http://66.147.242.195/~theroche/2013/04/11/from-solo-to-seven-piece/">http://66.147.242.195/~theroche/2013/04/11/from-solo-to-seven-piece/</a></p><p><strong>So how did Paxtor get started?</strong></p><p>I moved here from flagstaff Arizona about three years ago.&nbsp; For a long time I did solo performances, after a while people started trickling in and we ended up with a seven piece band.’</p><p><strong>When you started playing did you realize it was going to turn into such a big band?</strong></p><p>No, not at all, it has taken much of a band type feel; people can actually dance to our music.&nbsp; When it was me solo it was a little drone like and spacey.&nbsp; It has defiantly evolved over time, and a lot more samples are being used.</p><p><strong>Do you think it is easier or harder to write music as you add band members?</strong></p><p>Everyone in this band is so freaking good that I don’t have to tell them to do a whole lot. They catch on really easy and just play.&nbsp; I have been in a lot of band in my life and this band works the best with each other.</p><p>I would say it has been easier; we just finished recording a seventeen track album.&nbsp; We just got a rough mix of a few songs so we expect it to be out early summer.</p><p><strong>What’s the song writing process like?</strong></p><p>A lot of the times I will right the base of the song then we flesh the song out together. Everyone writes their own parts.&nbsp; It is not like I have to direct them in any way; I trust them to play good music.</p><p><strong>What do you think of the Rochester music scene?</strong></p><p>I really dig it, it’s different.&nbsp; I came from Flagstaff, and did house shows for about three years. There was a lot of punk and metal. Living here it is so different it is so diverse; there is a lot of diversity here.&nbsp; I got lucky by moving into the house I did, there is so much going on here and so many awesome people, it has been an awesome experience.</p><p>I come from a really quiet mountain town, people always ask “Why Rochester?” it was total coincidence but it totally worked.&nbsp; I moved here for music and it has really worked out.</p><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/paxprax" target="_blank" title="http://www.facebook.com/paxprax"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p>

<p>original article: <a href="http://66.147.242.195/~theroche/2013/04/11/from-solo-to-seven-piece/">http://66.147.242.195/~theroche/2013/04/11/from-solo-to-seven-piece/</a></p> <p><strong>So how did Paxtor get started?</strong></p> <p>I moved here from flagstaff Arizona about three years ago.  For a long time I did solo performances, after a while people started trickling in and we ended up with a seven piece band.’</p> <p><strong>When you started playing did you realize it was going to turn into such a big band?</strong></p> <p>No, not at all, it has taken much of a band type feel; people can actually dance to our music.  When it was me solo it was a little drone like and spacey.  It has defiantly evolved over time, and a lot more samples are being used.</p> <p><strong>Do you think it is easier or harder to write music as you add band members?</strong></p> <p>Everyone in this band is so freaking good that I don’t have to tell them to do a whole lot. They catch on really easy and just play.  I have been in a lot of band in my life and this band works the best with each other.</p> <p>I would say it has been easier; we just finished recording a seventeen track album.  We just got a rough mix of a few songs so we expect it to be out early summer.</p> <p><strong>What’s the song writing process like?</strong></p> <p>A lot of the times I will right the base of the song then we flesh the song out together. Everyone writes their own parts.  It is not like I have to direct them in any way; I trust them to play good music.</p> <p><strong>What do you think of the Rochester music scene?</strong></p> <p>I really dig it, it’s different.  I came from Flagstaff, and did house shows for about three years. There was a lot of punk and metal. Living here it is so different it is so diverse; there is a lot of diversity here.  I got lucky by moving into the house I did, there is so much going on here and so many awesome people, it has been an awesome experience.</p> <p>I come from a really quiet mountain town, people always ask “Why Rochester?” it was total coincidence but it totally worked.  I moved here for music and it has really worked out.</p> <p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/paxprax" target="_blank" title="http://www.facebook.com/paxprax"><strong>Facebook</strong></a></p>