Meet The Band: Scott Blandford
And the last interview of 'Meet The Band' features Oposium's 'nutter-of-a-bassist' - Scott Blandford.
Interviewer: Who or what created the spark to make you want to play the bass guitar?
Scott: When I was living in France my friend Elliot got a drum kit and I started playing on that. My brother was also playing guitar so I thought that we needed a bass player to form a band and I was into Blink 182 at the time so Mark Hoppus was part of my inspiration.
Actually, when Elliot first got the drums he would call me when his parents went out so we could play on them and I would run over to his house and practice. It was a bit like the scene in American Pie where he runs around to the song "Mutt"! Slightly diffferent scene the other end though and no webcam involved here...!
Without bassists in mind, is there a particular musician who you aspire to the most?
Nope. (Interviewer: He was low on Haribo at this point)
Okay, so who are your favourite bands and why do you like them so much?
Blink 182 because listening to them got me into music and playing the bass. I aspire mostly to Boxcar Racer, Paramore, +44, Green Day, Angels and Airwaves, and 30 Seconds To Mars.
How did you join Oposium? Was it through already knowing a band member?
I was in france and had just finished playing with another band and typed something like 'bass player wanted' into google and the first band I came across was Oposium. I listened to their music on the website and found that I really liked it so I sent Richard (McLester) an email and found out that he lived 5 minutes from my house in England and decided to give it a go! I came over for a rehearsal one night, just fitted right in and a couple of weeks later played my first gig with the band.
Five minutes away? Small world! Yeah so when with Oposium, you have some great stage presence moves and ideas. How does the music inspire you to do this?
It doesn't really, I'm just a nutter! I like watching what other bands do and trying to incorporate that into my own style. I like practicing playing the bass on the trampoline to come up with some silly moves! It's great to have the wireless guitar packs because I can run around the stage or the whole venue! It also has it's advantages such as being able to go up and down escalators while playing. But I'm not giving away the secret behind my "stage bounce"!
What is your favourite Oposium song and why?
"Fallen"... because I do (Interviewer: another sugar low)
And lastly, what is your most strange past-time?
I think making marshmallow mix all night, buying 30kg of sugar and getting thrown out of Tesco's at stupid o'clock in the morning for illegal filming ranks quite highly!
Scott Blandford
In other news, Oposium are currently preparing their big set for Youth Music Mayhem (YMM) this Saturday evening, which they are looking forward to. Their set will include a few surprises as well as their band's signature Flaming Piano! It will be a fantastic evening of music and enjoyment, and Oposium hopes all can attend!
Peace always,
The Oposium Admin Team.
Interviewer: Who or what created the spark to make you want to play the bass guitar?
Scott: When I was living in France my friend Elliot got a drum kit and I started playing on that. My brother was also playing guitar so I thought that we needed a bass player to form a band and I was into Blink 182 at the time so Mark Hoppus was part of my inspiration.
Actually, when Elliot first got the drums he would call me when his parents went out so we could play on them and I would run over to his house and practice. It was a bit like the scene in American Pie where he runs around to the song "Mutt"! Slightly diffferent scene the other end though and no webcam involved here...!
Without bassists in mind, is there a particular musician who you aspire to the most?
Nope. (Interviewer: He was low on Haribo at this point)
Okay, so who are your favourite bands and why do you like them so much?
Blink 182 because listening to them got me into music and playing the bass. I aspire mostly to Boxcar Racer, Paramore, +44, Green Day, Angels and Airwaves, and 30 Seconds To Mars.
How did you join Oposium? Was it through already knowing a band member?
I was in france and had just finished playing with another band and typed something like 'bass player wanted' into google and the first band I came across was Oposium. I listened to their music on the website and found that I really liked it so I sent Richard (McLester) an email and found out that he lived 5 minutes from my house in England and decided to give it a go! I came over for a rehearsal one night, just fitted right in and a couple of weeks later played my first gig with the band.
Five minutes away? Small world! Yeah so when with Oposium, you have some great stage presence moves and ideas. How does the music inspire you to do this?
It doesn't really, I'm just a nutter! I like watching what other bands do and trying to incorporate that into my own style. I like practicing playing the bass on the trampoline to come up with some silly moves! It's great to have the wireless guitar packs because I can run around the stage or the whole venue! It also has it's advantages such as being able to go up and down escalators while playing. But I'm not giving away the secret behind my "stage bounce"!
What is your favourite Oposium song and why?
"Fallen"... because I do (Interviewer: another sugar low)
And lastly, what is your most strange past-time?
I think making marshmallow mix all night, buying 30kg of sugar and getting thrown out of Tesco's at stupid o'clock in the morning for illegal filming ranks quite highly!
Scott Blandford
In other news, Oposium are currently preparing their big set for Youth Music Mayhem (YMM) this Saturday evening, which they are looking forward to. Their set will include a few surprises as well as their band's signature Flaming Piano! It will be a fantastic evening of music and enjoyment, and Oposium hopes all can attend!
Peace always,
The Oposium Admin Team.
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