To describe success, Andrew Volpe who is the lead singer and guitarist of Ludo, said, “It is doing what you love and not having to eat Top Ramen.” Luckily I was able to talk to one of my favorite bands after their show in Anaheim, California. This was a momentous time for me because they are one of my favorite bands and they are nothing like how you image.
Ludo is a futuristic rock band and has four permanent members. They have Matt Palermo on drums, Tim Convy on moog (a keyboard-like instrument), Tim Ferrell on lead guitar, and Andrew Volpe as guitarist and vocals. They have a wide variety of sound in their music and witty lyrics to better the music as a whole. Each one of their albums is totally different from each other, but always has some kind of connection to the first album. Their newest album was released on September 7, 2010, and was a mixture of their more dramatic and theatric songs from past albums. Prepare the Preparations, the newest album, has songs that go from skeletons to leprechauns and pirates. This band is very intellectual and get better and better as you listen to them. If theatric music isn’t your favorite, the other three albums are probably what I suggest you start with.
After the show I was able to interview the band and I got some surprising answers. I asked Andrew Volpe and Tim Ferrell, the founders of the band, why they wanted a moog in the band and answered by saying,
“We had always seen it as a cool, interesting instrument. It was different and fun.”
I also interviewed the drummer, Matt Palermo, and I asked him who the normal concert goers were and he said that they was usually a mixture of people going.
“Usually it is younger girls, women, a few guys here and there that are usually with their girlfriends.”
It’s nice to know that I’m not the only teenage girl going to their show! It was great to get to talk to them, and got some really awesome answers for this article. Being interested on what a normal day on tour would be like; I asked Tim Convy who said,
“We wake up, get in the van to drive to our next venue read or listen to music or go on the computer, unload, test, find somewhere to eat, and them come back and play. Then we do the same thing over and over again.”
In relation to this question, I asked Matt about the touring life. He gave me some advice by telling me,
“It’s not for everyone. You have to be confident about the band and be okay with little to none stability. It’s different than for each band though.”
So if you are interested in a new band, I suggest you try them out. They are awesome guys and have amazing music. It was a great opportunity to interview them. It was a great show with a special end.
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