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"In the Spotlight" with Stepfather Fred

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Av Creative reader - Torsdag 31 juli 09:39

They have a sound that Rocks both on and off stage.

They are "Stepfather Fred"!

Thank you so much for having a chat with us today.

Who is "Stepfather Fred"?

- We’re a four man band from southern Germany (Bavaria). Sebastian - vocals, Simon - guitar, Matthias - bass guitar, Julius - drums.

There has to be a story about the name. How did you come up with "Stepfather Fred"?

- There is a story that is told by Sebastian and our old guitarist, they were the founding members.

In the early days of the band when they had band practice, they used to take a lunch break and read the newspaper.

In it was an article about a pirate called Stepfather Fred.

They needed a band name at the time and just picked this.
The newer members have a different theory.

Since the founding members were teens in Bavaria and english wasn’t really their strong suit, we believe they read the article about that pirate and just translated the word "Seefahrer“ (pirate or mariner) to "stepfather“.

So basically we believe it’s a translation error and if they payed a little more attention in their english class the band would be called mariner Fred or Seefarer Fred but not Stepfather Fred. But it’s a fun debate inside of the band.

From your Youtube page it is plain to see that you are comfortable both on and off stage.

What is the best thing with being on stage and what is the best thing with making music videos?

- The best thing with being on stage is obviously just playing.

That’s why we are putting all this effort in the band - we want to be on stage.

It’s kind of hard to explain, it just gives you a certain satisfaction that nothing else can.

The best thing with making music videos is honestly when the cameras turn off and it’s time to go home :D (That’s just my perspective, I'm the drummer).

Of course it’s fun too because we really like the guys we do the videos with and it’s fun to hang around, but we tend to shoot our videos in the middle of winter (mostly because we don’t plan enough and procrastinate, we could also do videos in the summer), and usually it’s just 10-12 hours of being miserably cold in some old warehouse or abandoned hotel.

The music video for "I am the Sea“ was shot on december 23d, at -9 degrees in the water.

Sebastian nearly blacked out because the water was so cold on his head.

But as usual, the most interesting and fun memories aren’t that funny and easy when they are happening. :D

The videos to "I Am The Sea" and "I Have To End" are connected, "I Have To End" starts with the ending from "I Am The Sea" what was the inspiration behind that?

- When we shot "I have to end“ we didn’t plan for it to become a "series“ of videos. It was a fun idea at the time and when we had to come up with new ideas for the new album, someone said hey, let’s do a prequel to "I have to end“.

Where do you usually find your inspiration?

- I think everyone in the band has their own influences.

It may be movies, books, other music and bands, sometimes personal things, emotions, but in the end we all sit down in our band room and start playing - you can never really tell what comes out in the end.

What comes easiest? The lyrics or the music?

- Nothing really comes easy, of course the music is a more natural progress, because we play so much together live and now each other pretty well, we kind of know where a jam session is going and have a pretty good work flow.

Lyrics are a little more difficult, if you want to tell a good story you have to dig deep in your emotions and your heart, that usually takes quite a lot of time.

What are you currently working on?

- We are currently working on our new album, writing songs, pre-producing them and getting ready to record.

What are your plans for the future?

- Never change a running system.

We play as many shows as we can, write songs when we can and just keep on going.

Our new tourbus is something that we are looking forward to - even if it means we have to say goodbye to our current tourbus. It’s a bittersweet situation.

What is the one thing you would like your fans to know?

- That we are really greatful for their support.

Everywhere we play, we start to recognize the same faces, people that saw us years before and now are coming to our shows, some even driving crazy distances to come and see us.

It’s very special and we don’t take it for granted!

What is the one thing you would like the music industry to know?

- I think it’s a bit late now to warn the industry not to underestimate the digital transformation, the internet, and streaming services.

But I wish more thought had been given early on to how to adapt to these changes in a way that protects artists from being exploited.

There’s still a lot of work to be done — but hey, better late than never.

And that was my chat with "Stepfather Fred".

It is truly an honor for me to chat with all these people and share their stories with you.

And YOU can find more from Stepfather Fred here

https://linktr.ee/sffhome

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