As an option for some bands to upgrade their old Band Interviews, or as a opportunity for new bands to start up their own page here with an Interview, we'll be trying something new!
While the old tried-n-true interview is very nice, I'd like to make them more personal than the fill in the blank interview. I've done some homework, and researched and read through quite a few real band interviews in various formats, like Entertainment Weekly and Rolling Stone, to get an idea of what makes a good interview, and what questions every band has been asked a hundred times, and how to ask that differently. How to engage.
Obviously, doing this as a sit-down in-game in some back room in the Prancing Pony would be neat, but a whole lot of work to set that up. So instead I would like to try something in-between. I would also like to start interviewing and setting up a new section for Solo Artists or "session" Musicians, to share their stories!
How this (hopefully) will work is, band leaders or members or artists will post in here requesting an interview. I will then send this person an IM, via Crickhollow Music, containing a selection of Opening questions. The band member/artist will then reply to these questions and send them back to me. I will then send a selection of a combination of Follow-up questions and Additional questions, based on the answers to the Opening questions.
Role-Playing is obviously a plus here, but not necessary at all, we can take this totally seriously, or have fun with it, as you wish. Multi-boxers can either RP their whole band answering the questions, or just as band leader. Also, bands made up of multiple members can share the questions with the rest of the band, and answer as a band or individually if they want.
I will then send the entire Interview back to the band leader/artist for their approval, and if y'all like it, replace the old interview with the new one on your Band Page.
So....who wants to go first?