Push Play for the New Year

Going into the new year, I wanted to introduce you to a band that you may or may not have heard of, but it's worth the listen. The band, Push Play from Long Island, NY has been on tour since the fall and have been a band for over 2 years now. These guys are very talented, so I wanted to interview them with a few quick questions that I could post for the end the year. As they have been so busy being on tour, their answers are very simple, sweet, and to the point - which gives you just enough time to read the entire interview before you go out to celebrate New Year's Eve!



What is your favorite song to perform from the album, Deserted?
The Life and There She Goes Again

Is there any song of yours that is so complex that it was really challenging to record and is equally challenging to perform live?
Here Without You

Is there a certain subject that each of you like to write about? What, if any subjects are hard to write about?
We enjoy writing about relationships and find it difficult to write about the sweet stuff – we don't like that.

Is it easier writing a song on your own and then bringing it to the rest of the band to see what ideas they have or collaborating from the very beginning?
Generally CJ will write the songs and bring it to the band.

Tell me how the album Deserted is different from FOUND (Spring 2009) for each of you personally.
We all feel FOUND is far superior since we went to the top producers and mixers in the world. Deserted was done by CJ in his basement.

Did you guys immediately come up with the name Push Play or were there other options?
We were in Derek's new car just trying to think of a name and decided to put music on. Someone said just "push play" and thought that was a great name!

Whose idea was it to record and post up web videos on your official website?
CJ's mom, who is our manager.


Is there anything that you wish you knew about the music industry before you got into it?
We didn't realized how competitive it was.

What did you learn from your experience opening for Miley Cyrus?
We learned how professional things can be.

Which holiday song was your favorite to record for your holiday album?
Stay Here.

Walk us through Thanksgiving Day at the Macy's Parade.
Got there at 8am and was immediately escorted to a bus where we met with Varsity FanClub. We drank hot chocolate while waiting on the bus until it was our turn to get onto the float. Once we got on the float, we thought we were warm, but halfway through our feet and toes were frozen. It was the greatest experience of all time being able to a part of history.

Describe the day being signed with Jason Morey.
We actually didn't sign with Jason Morey, people have that misconception. Jason was interested in working with us. He is a part of the management team with CJ's mom and is working toward making things happen.

What has been the craziest part of the tour so far?
Traveling. It is hard sometimes being on the bus so long.

Tell me more about what you guys are doing with Dosomething.org.
Literally trying to trying to make a difference in the world . We wanted to join forced with them to motivate teens to do something to help society.

What are some goals that Push Play wants to accomplish in 2009?
We want to play in over 1000 clubs and really get things going.

For more on Push Play, visit their Myspace.