An Interview with Perseide
An Interview with Perseide
SHOOTING STAR
What inspired the name of the band? What are your influences?
Julien (vocals/rhythm guitar): Perséide is the French name for the shooting stars that appear in France mid-august. They result from the Earth crossing the tail of the constellation of Perseus. In French, these shooting stars are called “les larmes du martyre de Saint-Laurent” (“tears of Saint-Laurent’s martyr”). As we known each other in childhood in a town called Saint-Laurent, and as we were astronomy fans, we decided to call the band after this awesome story. It has always been difficult for us to describe our influences, because every member of the band has different music tastes… Personally, I came into metal music with classic bands like Metallica or Slayer, Adrien (lead guitar) was educated with progressive metal and Guillaume (bass) is a big nu metal fan! As for Anthony (drums), he’s into electro music and that’s why he loves to kick his bass drum so much!!! But when it comes to modern metal music, the bands that have inspired us the most are Avenged Sevenfold, In Flames, The Used and Enter Shikari!
How do you approach songwriting? Are there any themes that you are keen to explore when you start off?
Adrien (lead guitar) and I start with a pre-established framework that we propose to the other musicians. Then, they make musical arrangements to fit everyone’s taste and we play the song in rehearsal. Then we play it live, and if the song pleases the audience, we keep the final version for recording and drop it right to your ears! We don’t have any particular theme to work on, but personally I’m a medical doctor in anaesthesia and critical care. The things I’ve seen in the hospital make me remember that when you’re in good health, you have to love your life and seize the day. That’s a concept that we like to inject in our lyrics and chords: enjoying the little things that are enjoyable, listening to music, losing yourself in a rock show and live it up!
FRAMEWORK
FRAMEWORK
How do you approach songwriting? Are there any themes that you are keen to explore when you start off?
Adrien (lead guitar) and I start with a pre-established framework that we propose to the other musicians. Then, they make musical arrangements to fit everyone’s taste and we play the song in rehearsal. Then we play it live, and if the song pleases the audience, we keep the final version for recording and drop it right to your ears! We don’t have any particular theme to work on, but personally I’m a medical doctor in anaesthesia and critical care. The things I’ve seen in the hospital make me remember that when you’re in good health, you have to love your life and seize the day. That’s a concept that we like to inject in our lyrics and chords: enjoying the little things that are enjoyable, listening to music, losing yourself in a rock show and live it up!
ENERGY
Why do you write the music that you do?
The energy shared by the rock and metal scene has always inspired us. When we were teenagers, we loved imitating our favourite bands. We then created our own band. I remember a metal gig we caught in our hometown. We have been blown away by the energy that could be given by a band on stage. That was the moment we did “We want to do that”!
How do you decide what songs to perform live and how do you transpose them into that live setting?
Basically, every song we write is already shaped for the stage. So each of our songs could be performed live, but when it comes to put a set list together for the next gig, we usually make a mix of some news unreleased songs, a majority of the latest songs from our album and some old songs that our fans love to hear again!
SHAPED FOR STAGE
SHAPED FOR STAGE
How do you decide what songs to perform live and how do you transpose them into that live setting?
Basically, every song we write is already shaped for the stage. So each of our songs could be performed live, but when it comes to put a set list together for the next gig, we usually make a mix of some news unreleased songs, a majority of the latest songs from our album and some old songs that our fans love to hear again!
ONLY THING
What plans do you have for the future?
We just released our first album “The Only Thing”. The next show will take place to celebrate the release of the album, November 7th 2020 in the CCO, Lyon, France. It will be a big rock party with our friends from Stereotypical Working Class and Trank, and we will propose a rock show with a lot of surprises! Furthermore, we are already working on new songs to record a new EP end 2020. A live video will be recorded during the concert for the release of the album, and 2021 will be marked with the release of new music videos and the new EP. We hope that it will allow us to book some great gigs with bands we love, and keep the inspiration to write new songs and make the experience even greater!