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Interview with Domonic Folwell from Blood & Guts management. |
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By Kevin - Bristol Rocks |
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www.deadworldleaders.com |
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www.myspace.com/deadworldleaders |
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bloodandgutsmanagement@blueyonder.co.uk |
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Kevin: Dom, as the
manager of Dead World leaders
tell me what has developed for the band over the last year. |
Dom: The band have developed
musically, having a manager onside has given them the freedom to
be creative so there is now more time spent writing and rehearsing
as apposed to back in the early days they had to do a lot of the
band groundwork themselves.
They also brought in new bassist Rob Nicholson who, I feel has
added an edge of zest and freshness to their sound. It's 4 people
all pulling in the same direction as outside of the band their
lives are remarkably similar so when they come together to write
they hit the ground running. Rob, is the brother of former Arctic
Monkeys bassist Andy Nicholson, you can tell the talent runs in
the family, or maybe that's just because he uses Andy's amp, who
knows.
Their sound and quality has gotten them support slots with
Little Man Tate and 3 shows with Reverend and the Makers in the
past 12 months. They are playing to the crowds of proven bands on
the circuit, that is exactly where they need to be. The fans
always walk away smiling, which is the dividend for hard work and
not a lot of sleep. Both for them and me.
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| Kevin:
So what venues are they playing? |
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Dom: Next up on the
itinerary is Reverend Soundsystem at the Plug in Sheffield, the Plug
is a large venue and is used for Club NME nights. They have played
loads of great venues over the past year including the Sheffield
Octagon with Little Man Tate and the Nottingham Social with Reverend
and the Makers, they recently sold out the Boardwalk in Sheffield
too for their first Sheffield gig since last year. They've toured
hard too, up as far as Glasgow and even squeezed a slot onto the
2006 tour down in Jersey. We're hoping to be confirmed for the
Carling Leeds Festival this year. |
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| Kevin:
Has there been any interest yet from the music industry yet? |
| Dom:
Indeed, labels have been in touch and the interest is
growing, we are currently talking to one particular Major Label who
have strong interest. We recently signed a licensing agreement with
SKY too, they plan to plug the 2nd single on TV later this year.
We've got support from the Majors but DWL is still very much an
independent effort, the band's debut single was released off our own
label yet was and is still available in HMV and VIRGIN. |
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| Kevin: Are the band
(and you) making money at the moment or spending money? |
| Dom: I'm not
going to act like the money side of things does not bother us
because it does, everyone needs money to live, it's that simple.
It's not the most important aspect of the reason why we're doing
this though, we're doing this because we enjoy it, because we love
music and because we all want to succeed. In answer to your
question, put it this way, not one of us is in a position to quit
our day jobs yet. |
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| Kevin:
What are your plans for the rest of the year, what is the next stage
of development for the Dead World leaders? |
| Dom: DWL have
built up a fantastic fan base in their hometown of Sheffield, I'd
say the next best place to play is Bristol as they've played here 3
times now, made some good fans and people really get into the band.
DWL need to keep touring and we need to get the press onside, it's
invaluable to have their help. People need to know about DWL and
thus far it's all been done by touring up and down the country, but
I'm sure a shout-out in one of the big music mags would build an
inroad into a UK fanbase. |
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| Kevin:
Are DWL getting any radio play & if so how do
you encourage the stations to play the tracks? |
Dom: DWL have
been played on XFM, BBC Radio Sheffield, Hallam FM, BBC Radio Hull
and Totalrock. It's down to the DJs, sure I can stick a sales spin
on it and get them to play the music but I want the band's music to
be played and heard because people genuinely like it. I believe a
copy of some new material is due to fall in Zane Lowe's hands in the
very near future. I'm currently negotiating an endorsement with
Badseed Clothing, who are based in Michigan. So that's going to open
up avenues for American airplay.
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| Kevin:
Thanks for that Dom. Finally, is there anything that you would like
to say about Blood & Guts management or DWL that may interest our
readers? |
| Dom: Watch out
for the band over the next 12 months, as they are going to be
exciting times. Also, thanks for your help promoting them on your
website, I'll be sure to send you a copy of the next single. |
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