Interview with Dying Breed

Describe your band, telling a little about it in a few sentences.  Hard rock band out of South Western PA with 80's influence

What are your member names? / Who plays what?

Chris Allen vocals

Collin Farren guitar

Jesse Farren guitar

Kurt Foltz bass

Dan Slide drums

Have members played with any other bands? Yeah lol too many to list

Do you write your own music or perform covers?  Has it always been this way?  Both but started as a cover band

What year did the band form? 5 years ago but not exactly sure lol...we drink a lot.

Where is bands home?  Pittsburgh

What's your style or genre?  Rock/hard rock

What inspires your music?  Sex drugs and rock n roll

How often do you rehearse?  Try for once a week

What gear do you guys use?  Paiste, Pearl, Crate, Blackstar, Marshall, and Ampeg

Do you utilize a booking agency, and what are your thoughts around that?  No, not at this time

Are you looking for a label, and what are your thoughts around that?  Not really with the way the music business is today.  We generally just record a song and release it on YouTube, Spotify, etc.  Currently we have 2 singles available..Poser and Beautiful Devil available on all the major music sites.

Who does the composing and writes the lyrics?  All band members but our current single, Beautiful Devil, was written by David Granati of the Granati Brothers

Do you start with the music or the lyrics?   Depends

Do you compose in a certain environment?  Certain life influences?  Usually in our practice space

Have you done any covers live?   Yes, as stated before, we started as a cover band

What are the least and most people to attend one of your gigs?   We've played from 10 to 2,000

What ages are most of your concert attendants?   Usually 30-40 but it varies

Do you always play the same songs live, or do you vary?   Varies

Do you have a regular place you play live often?   Yes, Luannes Route 68 in Industry...we like to call that our home

What was your first gig like?   Awesome, felt like we had been playing together forever

What was your latest gig?   Opening for touring AC/DC Tribute band Thunderstruck at Crafthouse

Have you had to cancel a gig?  Unfortunately we have but only under extreme circumstances

Where have you played live this year?   Jergel's, Luanne's, Crafthouse, Mountainfest, just to name a few

Where do you plan to gig the coming year?   Many of the the previous places we've played but we do hope to branch out to some more out of state venues

When did you start to sell merchandise, and what do you have for sale?  About a year after we started playing...t-shirts, tank tops, and guitar pick necklaces

Where can people buy your merchandise?  Currently at shows

What do you think about people downloading music instead of buying records now a days?  Not a big fan of it, but, unfortunately that's the way it works now

How do you think the music industry have changed because of this?  Well, it makes it a lot harder for musicians to make money and that's why concert ticket prices have went through the roof

Do you have any role models or idols?  Not really, we just all come from the 80's sleaze type of rock and we just don't play rock n roll, we live and breathe it

Is it easier to find inspiration from older bands, or bands that are more active today?  Definitely older bands

What have been your biggest obstacles?  Mainly playing smaller bars and not being able to bring a bigger production that we feel our music needs

What advice would you give other bands or artists?  There's not too much advice other than an audience knows if your faking...always be real

How do you get psyched for a gig?  Lol always nice to have a few good looking girls backstage

Do you have any new material?  As stated before, our current single "Beautiful Devil" is available on youtube, iheart, Amazon Music, and all major music sites

What are your web sites?  Mainly Facebook

How can people reach you?  Message us on Face Book at dyingbreedpittsburgh

Social media addresses? dyingbreedpittsburgh on Facebook or dyingbreedband on Instagram

What are your plans for the future?  To keep playing and see where it takes us

What do you think of my work?  We think it's awesome that your giving exposure and interested in local bands

How do you think that this interview could help you in the local music scene and beyond? Hopefully it brings new fans to check us out

What is one thing even your biggest fans don't know about the band?   How epic our after parties are..oh wait...maybe some already know

Do you have anything to add?  Yes, we are not very good at formal interviews, the best way to get to know us is to see us live!  We guarantee you'll leave with a smile on your face!!  Thank you!