ITS- So explain how you came up with the name Halfway to Hollywood.
Brenden- "Grant and I were trying to come up with a name for the band and during the process of recording our first demo (the speechless EP) we would say "we're Halfway to Hollywood" anytime we had a good idea or performed a good take of whatever. Eventually it kind of hit us that maybe that should be the band name!
As far as what the name means? Basically that we're all Halfway to Hollywood in some way or another. When you're in the process of working hard and following your dreams, you're "halfway to Hollywood""
ITS- Who are the biggest influences to you as a band and as individuals.
Brenden-"I think we're all fans of bands like All Time Low, FTSK, The Cab, MTrench, Hedley.. stuff like that! We're really trying to develop our own "sound" right now though and really trying to break any sort of mould people think we do/should follow!"
ITS- Recently you were on the Sonic Spinoff for your song Unbelieveable, and it was retired in the HOF describe that experience.
Brenden- "It was honestly just amazing seeing all the support from all of our fans and friends. We honestly didn't realize that many people wanted to see us win and would help us achieve that. Being the only unsigned band to win the Sonic Spinoff five nights in a row is a pretty great feeling and we hope we can translate that to some more success at radio in the future. :)"
ITS- 2013 saw you tour with Manitoba's Take Me To The Pilot what was the best part of that tour?
Brenden-"Obviously playing the shows was a ton of fun. Those guys are a GREAT band and we have so many great things to say about them. They are really good live and super chill dudes. They helped us out through a few tight spots and we can't say enough about their professionalism. Life long friends i think. we still talk quite often and have been sharing demos and stuff of new music we've both been working on. wish those guys all the best in 2014 :)"
ITS- 2014 seems like it's going to be a big year for bands in Vancouver, what can the fans expect from HTH?
Brenden- "Well we're doing another tour in Feb/March... some dates have been announced and you can find them on our FB.. more will be announced soon.. possibly some cities we haven't played before so stay tuned! And we're also working on new music for a new EP. We have one song completed and as I speak Grant is tracking guitars for a second song which may be a single in late January. We will be releasing to radio soon and may need everyone's help again for the sonic spinoff <3"
ITS- And finally if you had an artist or band you would was to collaborate with who would it be?
Brenden- "It'd be pretty rad maybe to do something with the Faber Drive boys.. we're pretty big fans and it would be an honour! Whatcha think guys? haha:)"
Well Thank you very much Brenden for taking the time to do this interview. If you would like to follow HTH through their career follow them on social media.
Facebook-
Grant Walker
Brenden White
Roman Zugarazo
Halfway To Hollywood
Twitter-
Grant Walker- @halfwaytogrant
Brenden White- @halfwaytobren
Roman Zugarazo- @halfwaytoroman
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Instagram-
Grant Walker- @halfwaytogrant
Brenden White- @halfwaytobren
Roman Zugarazo- @halfwaytoroman
Youtube- Halfway To Hollywood
Also check out their website for future concert dates and more up to date information www.halfwaytohollywood.ca
And Now here is their most recent single Unbelieveable.
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