Prom Night in Black and White is a pop/punk band from the small city, Saskatoon, in that rectangular spot on your map, Saskatchewan. This weird little place is also my hometown, I love seeing good tunes come out of that area! Their bio describes them best, “Odds are we are the weird kids you go to high school with. Music is our lives, and we will never give up on our dreams no matter what this world throws at us.” The band consists of Joel on vocals and guitars, Evan on vocals and guitars, bassist Justin and Drummer Brady
Tonight I’m chatting with Joel Cosset the guitarist/vocalist from Prom Night in Black and White. (Done Via E-mail)
T: So how long has the band been together?
J: We have been a band for 2 years now
T: How did you guys form and decide on the style you play?
J: Well we never really decided on a style, we all met at a local show with all metal bands playing, and randomly started talking about how every band tries to sound the same. We were like “It would be nice to see a band that just plays what comes natural.” and then we decided to jam one day and everything clicked.
T: How would you describe the band?
J: We are just as catchy as the pop music you hear on the radio, except we put every inch of ourselves into each song. Think of a baby between four year strong and forever the sickest kids. We sit somewhere in the middle of them.
T: The name “Prom Night in Black and White”, it states that it means the transition from being a kid to being an adult. Do you feel that is portrayed in your music as well?
J: Well we never really purposely try to make our music reflect that, but we write our lyrics based on events happening in our lives, and we are all changing from being a kid to an adult. so I think it just naturally reflects that transition.
T: You guys have released a 4 song EP titled “This Sinking Ship”. Where was it recorded at?
J: We recorded at a local studio called Kickstart Recordings
T: Can you tell us a bit about the recording process and the writing process?
J: Well writing for us has always been easy, it flows naturally. Recording on the other hand can be very time consuming. Sometimes I’ll go into the studio and be like “This chorus has the best line I’ve ever written in it!” and then take after take of the same line, you kinda get sick of it. It’s all worth it once the song is done though.
T: Are there any plans to release any other albums in the near future?
J: We are actually working on recording our second EP at the moment, it doesn’t have a name yet but you can expect it before summer 2010.
T: I saw on your MySpace that you were planning a tour, what areas where you guys thinking of hitting up?
J: Well we are currently booking a tour for Cross-Canada this summer. That means our hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, all the way to British Columbia, and then all the way to Quebec. We are also looking at touring in upper New-York. But being minors at the moment, we have to look into all the details that come with crossing the border.
T: Have you guys ever been on tour? I know you’ve played out of town in Tisdale “The Land of Rape and Honey” [Laughs]
J: This summer we had an awesome tour around Saskatchewan and Alberta. We even played Vans’ Warped Tour in Calgary which was awesome! As for the rape and honey, we love playing in lil’ old Tisdale! I think its called the land of rape and honey because the kids there really know how to have a good time.
T: Anything else to throw out there, or shout outs?
J: We just wanna say thanks to everyone who’s ever believed in our band. The amount of support we have received from people has been incredible. Even the people who take 5 minutes out of their day to listen to our music, it means the world to us.
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