Interview with the Band Bubbatrees
By Mick Michaels
The Cosmick View: Hello, and welcome to The Cosmick View/MBM Ten Pounder! Thanks for taking some time to chat with us!
CV: Describe your definition of the band’s sound and style and how does that definition uniquely describe the music?
Bubbatrees: Our sound takes influence from a lot of styles and we have been described as hard to pin down to a specific genre. Our newer music definitely incorporates more of a pop sound, but we blend influences from a lot of areas to put our own spin on things giving our sound a bit of an edge. We tend to have very anthemic choruses with verses that are slightly more angular. I would say it is our mix of vintage and modern influences that really define our music, there is something nostalgic but fresh about the music we make.
CV: Today, everyone talks about artist and audience connection. Is such a level of connection actually achievable for an artist and if so, how have you made the connection to your fans?
Bubbatrees: I think now more than ever it is achievable through social media, fans can make a personal connection to artists this way and really feel like they know who they are listening to. Hopefully this is something that people do with us, we try to be as human as we can on social media to allow people to feel like they are having a less robotic and faceless connection to us when they interact with us online. Obviously playing live is a massive factor in this as well and we love speaking to people after gigs and taking time to talk to people who have done us the pleasure of watching us live.
CV: Is fan interaction an important part
of the band’s inner culture?
Bubbatrees: Definitely. I’d say we have a bit of an underground
following, so the people who follow us tend to be quite invested in us which is
something we love. It means a lot to us that we have a loyal group of people
around us that enjoy what we do.
CV: Can a band truly interact with its fans and still maintain a level of
personal privacy without crossing the line and giving up their “personal space”
in your opinion?
Bubbatrees: Yes. You wouldn’t tell a stranger in the street all of
your personal details or stories but you can still be polite and get to know
them. I think it’s important to make connections to people who have spent time
or money listening to your music and coming to shows. It’s within your own
control whether you cross that personal line with what you tell them or put out
there on social media.
CV: Is music, and its value, viewed differently around the world in your
opinion? If so, what do you see as the biggest difference in such
multiple views among various cultures?
Bubbatrees: I can imagine in the Western world that music is seen as
more of a money maker. Western pop music defines and influences a lot of what
people listen to here and in other countries. I don’t know a lot about other
musical cultures but I would think that they are less commercial and more about
the art of music or specific cultural values in which music is ritualistic or
important in other ways.
CV: Do you feel that a band that has an international appeal, will tend to
connect more so to American audiences? Would they be more enticed or intrigued
to see the band over indigenous acts because of the foreign flavor?
Bubbatrees: It tends to be the case that the USA dictates what is
popular in terms of music and pop culture in general, and realistically yes I
think the majority within this audience would rather see a band with
international appeal over an indigenous act simply for the fact that it is the
current trend. Not to say that everyone would think this way but as a generalization,
probably yes.
CV: Has modern-day digital technology made everyone an artist on some level in
your opinion? Have the actual lines of what really is an artist been blurred?
Bubbatrees: I think what was traditionally identifiable as an ‘artist’
is long gone through modern day technology. Everyone and anyone has the ability
to create something, whether it is technically good or bad. Trends are changing
and technologies and plug-ins can allow someone who can’t technically sing to
be able to sound good. I personally think it has diluted the market a lot, it
is harder for artists to stand out in a sea of uploads, and yes I think a lot
of what would have previously been considered artistry is not there anymore
especially in commercial pop music.
Bubbatrees: One who follows trends is not an artist; they are simply able to mimic the actions of a trend setter. I think real artists create something new…whether it sets a trend or not is irrelevant, but in order to be an artist I think you need to create something new in some respect.
CV: Has music overall been splintered into too many sub-genres in an effort to appease fan tastes in your opinion? And has such fan appeasements, in actuality, weakened music’s impact as a whole by dividing audiences?
Bubbatrees: I don’t necessarily think so, I think that there are so many different kinds of music now and people just love to define it. I don’t think it should divide audiences, at the end of the day if you like something you like it.
CV: What can fans except to see coming next from you?
Bubbatrees: A lot of releases this year and a lot of gigs. We are going to be very active so keep an eye out.
CV: Thanks again for taking some time and talking. It is greatly appreciated.
Check out Bubbatrees at:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bubbatreesband/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/bubbatrees_
Twitter: www.twitter.com/Bubbatrees_
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0EGViDtT6ivBQpvmFEh9GC
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmuzniK8tdpbb7gACDsflYA
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