Interview with The Deadset

So we are back with another week in the books, This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Vancouver's very own Pop Punk royalty. None other than Rednyne Productions The Deadset. Hailing from Vancouver, BC, The Deadset stand tall as pop-punk royalty. A fresh sound that's both familiar and unquestionably their own, The Deadset are poised to bring their energetic brand of indie-fused punk to the masses. Don’t say you weren’t warned. The band consists of Jt Criminal - (Lead vocals, guitar) and Steven Appleyard - (Drums, vocals)

ITS - Tell us who is The Deadset and how did you come up with the name?

JT - "We are Pop Punk Royalty. A friend of ours came up with the name... She said it suited us and we liked the simplicity of it, so we kept it. Kinda boring .. But true!!"

ITS - Who has been your influence in life personally and as a band?

JT - "We influence and inspire each other constantly, we feed off of each other's ideas and energy both on and off the stage, it's easy when your bandmate is also your best friend. Our friends in Vancity Royalty play a major role as well, they're always pushing and inspiring us to achieve our best, and we love it."

ITS - So you guys were named as performers during Canadian music week 2014 in Toronto, explain the feeling of this and why it's important for the band?

JT - "We were SO shocked and delighted. We applied thinking we wouldn't get considered at all ha.. seriously,. we didn't even tell anyone that we applied, that's how much we didn't think we would get in. Tiny punk rock bands from the other side of the country don't get a lot of breaks when it comes to the corporate music world, it's so exciting for us! It'll be an honour to share the spotlights with so many great Canadian artists, as well as music industry professionals. We'll get out there and try to meet them all, play our hearts out and try to establish the best name for ourselves we possibly can - we really can't wait! There's never an opportunity wasted!"

ITS - So big things look to be happening in The Deadset's world this year, other than CMW what else can fans expect in 2014?

JT - "We've been working hard and tons is in store! We've got a load of new material and a new single set to release, we're super excited to share our newest sounds with the world. Our newest single is still a TBA release date, but we've been working tirelessly on it with our good friend Rachel Ashmore and we'll have all the details for you very soon. We've got all sorts of projects underway and we're always up to something, keep up to date with our endeavours via any of our social media outlets and you'll never miss a release!"

ITS - So it looks like the Pop-Punk scene is starting to grow in Vancouver, what is your take on it?

JT - "We love the pop-punk/punk-rock life and we are super excited about it! It's been a long time coming, and having been one of the few pop-punk acts in the local scene for a long time, it's nice to watch the genre grow in popularity and have more and more similar acts to share the stage with. It's not just a rock and pop world anymore, even though it never truly was. ;)"

ITS - A fun question I like to have, what are some pre gig rituals you have to get pumped for a gig?

JT - "We often go for dinner somewhere together and hide away from everyone and the oncoming craze so we can gather our senses and do a few vocal warm ups. It doesn't always work out so luxuriously though, we often end up carrying out our rituals in a bathroom or back alley, maybe with a beer or two in hand and shot glass somewhere.. maybe."

ITS - Final question - what's it like working with the guys at Rednyne Productions?

JT - "It's been an overwhelmingly large learning experience."