DeadDavesRadio.com Magazine June 2014 Jun. 2014 | Page 20

Hey there DDR Magazine readers, Chirs and Dawn here
from Sunny Florida! We get to experience some awesome music while we’re out there scouring the venues
looking for local original music to showcase. There is no
exception here with Simple Jack. We had the opportunity to sit down with the members of Simple Jack and get
to know them a little better. This group has a great
amount of support in the community and with their
families. Here is some insight into this amazing band.
DDR: Congratulations on your recent CD release, The
Great Unknown. It’s a great album that takes you on a
roller coaster of emotions. How’s it feel to hear your
single on the radio?
Shaun: Thank you.
That was the idea
behind the album, it
not only takes you on
a roller coaster of
emotions but it spans
“genres” as well. I
really hate the idea
of having to fit into 1
particular genre and
sticking with it. Music
is meant to unite not
divide, each of us in
the band like different music and are
influenced by different artists and when you do not put a leash on that inspiration “The Great Unknown” is what you get.
It is a pretty surreal feeling to hear ourselves on the radio and we want to make sure that we thank you guys
at Dead Daves Radio, 96 KRock and all the other stations
that are playing us and giving independent artists a
fighting shot to have their voice heard.
DDR: That’s a great statement, “Music is meant to unite
not divide.” We couldn’t agree more.
First off, can you give us a little history of your band?
How long you’ve been together? How far have you
toured?
Shaun: Well Jarrod and I first met through my wife and
he and I used to make atrocious YouTube videos of our
favorite 90’s rock songs. After a bit of that we recruited

Chris Supik our lead guitarist and Tyler Hargrove our
bassist as well as Brian Gummere our drummer back in
December of 2011. I keep forgetting that it has been
almost 3 years since Simple Jack was officially formed.
DDR: Isn’t it funny when we go back and look at ourselves after we have grown. We wonder what the hell
we were thinking.
Shaun: We have played mainly regionally, making our
way out to Margate and Belle Glade but we have been
sending out our Press Kit to some venues a little farther
outside of SWFL and if the right opportunity came up to
jump on a national
tour we would jump
at the chance.
DDR: The music you
guys make is an eclectic mix of reggae,
punk, ska, and rock.
What kinds of bands
influenced you to create this amazing
blend?
Shaun: Sublime, Nirvana, John Lennon,
Big D and The Kids
Table, Rebelution and
Soja
Jarrod: Deftones and
Non Point
Supik: Rebelution, August Burns Red, Aerosmith, Reel
Big Fish
Tyler: Pink Floyd, Rebelution
Brian: Sublime, Mastodon
DDR: You guys have a wide range of tastes in music,
which is probably what makes your band so different.We’ve been very fortunate to see a few of your performances. How do you guys keep up the energy you
have on that stage for your sets?
Shaun: I think I can speak for everyone in saying that we
just love playing. It brings such an adrenaline rush out
to play music and to see your music affecting others.
The bigger the crowd or the more the crowd is into it
directly influences how crazy we get on stage. That and
Jäger…..