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LANCE KING
Interview by Tom Mathers
Rocknation: Hello Lance and welcome to Rocknation. Let’s start
off with you know so many musicians from over the years, how
did you decide who would contribute on your solo release “A
Moment in Chiros”?
Lance: I just asked some people I had never written with, that
I’d always enjoyed what they created to write some songs with
me, it was pretty strait forward, I let everyone know the concept,
let them hear a track that I’d almost finished so they could get
a taste of the direction… Mapped out what each song would be
about, and then asked people musicians to write with a certain
“FEEL” in mind, for this album.
Rocknation: Please tell us about the writing and recording
process of “A Moment in Chiros”.
Lance: I asked everyone to write with a Led Zeppelin feel, and In
two weeks those that wanted to be a part of it has ideas to me
(actually enough to do two full albums), I cherry picked the ones
I liked the best that didn’t sound too much alike, and we were
off to the races. Was really a cool process, because I was working with so many writers each song came together a lot faster.
In some situations, later on I may opt to add a chorus part, or
change an arrangement of a song, and Kim Olesen (Anubis Gate)
and I would do this to get it to flow with the over all album.
No one person other than Kim heard any of the other songs until
the album was finished, just what we were working on together.
It was a lot of fun, and because of this idea, I was able to write,
record and have the album mixed and mastered in just 3 months
from start to finish.
Rocknation: How did you find time to write and record when
your so busy
with your label
Nightmare
Records and
have a family.
Lance: That is
always the challenge man, I’m
a bit of a workaholic anyway, so
I’m always doing
something, the
wife and kids
seem to get that,
we have scheduled out some
times where that
is only family time. And I
would just fit the
rest in when I
would normally
be working.
Most of it was
email communication or Skype,
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and it wouldn’t
be all that
different from
the daily grind I
do anyway :).
Rocknation:
You’ve been
doing a radio
show for awhile
now, how has
that helped your
label?
Lance: It’s
helped quite
a bit actually,
many of the
artist I sign are
new bands and
few people have
heard their
music, it gives
me a venue to
get it out there
and have people
find fresh stuff,
they would
normally never
hear. For those of you that want to find out more about that,
look up “THE STELLAR HOUR OF PROGRESSIVE POWER”
Rocknation: What plans do you have for 2014 any shows,?
Lance: At the moment, nothing is on the books, my goal is,
to finish up an album I’m working on right now with Aussie’s
ILIUM and then write and record a new solo album. The idea is
the next solo album is ready to hit, I want to tour the world, for
about 3-4 months.
Rocknation: Thank you for taking time for this interview and last
words to the fans?
Lance: Yes,
find me
on www.
LanceKingVox.com
all my social
media links
are there,
then if you
want to hear
much more
great music
from many
other artists
on my label
Nightmare,
come check
out www.
NightmareRecords.
com Thank
you RockNation, and
rage on
thunderheads!!!