Question and answer with Mae
Daily Orange: How would you say your two albums are different?Jacob Marshall: I would say the biggest difference is that ‘Destination Beautiful’ is a studio project between friends and ‘The Everglow’ was made by a band in a professional studio. We recorded half of our first record before we had even toured together. ‘The Everglow’ was made after two years of touring.
D.O.: You have played to quite a few college audiences on your tour. How is playing to college audiences different?J.M.: They are different in two respects. College students have a different mindset. It allows us to play in front of a crowd who really wants to listen to the music. On the other hand, the environment is not always well designed for a show. But, it’s a fun trade-off. We all love playing college campuses. Plus they have great, cheap food places!
D.O.: What is your favorite college food place?J.M.: Pita Pit is pretty exciting. They are open real late too.
D.O.: Your second album came with an illustrated booklet to go along with the CD. Where did this idea come from?J.M.: It evolved. Dave (Elkins) came up with the idea of turning a record into a story. The record is a story of not settling for ‘what you are supposed to do’ if you have a passion, something you are destined to do. We lived it; that’s why we wrote it. It’s a story we wanted to tell.
D.O.: What are your future plans?J.M.: This tour ends in a few days. Then, we are getting dropped off in our hometown, Virginia Beach, (Va.). We plan on spending the month of March writing and being creative for our next album.
Published on February 28, 2006 at 12:00 pm