My Interview With: MORGENDUST
Morgendust, Takes a deep dive in the Golden Era of the 80’s mixed with Modern dark edged rock, Energetic, warm, melancholic and critical is what you can expect from Morgendust, an Indie Rock Band from Zwolle,The Netherlands.
The Sonic cues of Tears for Fears, Pink Floyd, Talk Talk, Duran Duran, and Peter Gabriel combined with influences of Comtemporary Bands like Editors & Radiohead make Morgendust the Perfect blend of the 80’s and today.
Formed in 2018 Drummer Marco De Haan and Keyboardist/Producer Iwan Blokzijl (both former Electro Rock Band Soulstar) took their songwriting skills to a different level, ‘It became clearafter just a few demos we had something going on’, Says Marco now Frontman and lead singer.
Band Members of Morgendust, Marco de Haan (Lead Vocals, guitars) Ron van Kruistum (guitars, backing vocals) Iwan Blokzijl (Keyboards, backing vocals) Dario Pozderski (bass, backing vocals) and Job Noordmans (drums, percussion)
Susan: Hey Guys, thanks for taking the time to let Me Interview Your Band.
Susan: Where are You Guys from?
Morgendust: We are from Zwolle,The Netherlands a town of about 125,000 people, the capital of the provence Overijssel in the East of Holland.
Susan: When did you form your Band?
Morgendust: In 2018 We became a full band.
Susan: How did you meet each Other?
Morgendust: (Marco) I was the drummer in Soulstar and Iwan was the Keyboard Player, The Singer quit just before the writing process for the New Album started. Iwan and I (Marco) hit it off and made lots of Demo’s resulting in “Morgendust” Later we found Ron, Dario, and Job to complete the line-up to play “Live”
Susan: How did you come up with your Band Name?
Morgendust: Iwan did, He searched for original, something European.
Susan: Who are the Band Members and What Instrument do they Play?
Morgendust: Iwan plays Keyboards, Ron Plays guitars, Dario plays Bass, Job plays Drums and I (Marco) am the Lead Singer, Guitar.
Susan: Does Your Band write your Own Lyrics?
Morgendust: Yes, I (Marco) write the lyrics.
Susan: Who does the Writing of Your Music?
Morgendust: For this EP Iwan and I (Marco) wrote the Music.
Susan: Are you an Original Band or are there Old & New Members of the Band?
Morgendust: We are a New Original Band.
Susan: Do you have a Record Label? Or an Independent Band?
Morgendust: We are an Independent Band.
Susan: Who are your Musical Influences?
Morgendust: Talk Talk, Radiohead, Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Depeche Mode….
Susan: Where do you get your Influences to Create/Write your Music?
Morgendust: Thats too big to Answer….. From everything, everyone, myself (Marco), the Connection we make when we are writing….
Susan: What is your Favorite Song that You’ve Written & Why?
Morgendust: Mine (Marco) is “Allright” the last Song on the EP, because I feel it when I sing it.
Susan: Which is your Favorite Song to Play “Live”
Morgendust: Mine (Marco) is “Nameless”
Susan: Have Any of You ever been to the US?
Morgendust: No I (Marco) haven’t but Iwan has.
Susan: Would You ever Tour the US given the Opportunity?
Morgendust: Marco, of Course!
Susan: Tell Me a Little about Yourselves, (each member)?
Morgendust: Well we all have jobs besides Morgendust, Some have Families. Iwan is a Creative Fellow, he is a busy bee who works very hard, Produces & Mixes the Songs and is the Art Master. Job is a little bit Hyper 🙂 but very driven and a very Musical Drummer, Our Technical Man, Dario is from Croatia(former Yugoslavia) and is a Bass Virtuoso, He cooks often for the whole Band. Ron is the Quiet one, Comtemplating type, He thinks before He does, Plays Guitar with feels. I (Marco) am the Dreamer, Who easily forgets to just do, but Loves to Write and Sing.
Susan: Can You Tell me a little about your ALBUM?
Morgendust: Its an EP with 6 tracks. All a bit Melancholic, Sad sometimes, but with Melodic power and Musicality.
Susan: Are You On All Social Media and Digital Streaming Platforms?
Morgendust: Yes, we are! Just type Morgendust in Google and You’re in!
Susan: Do you think Social Media gives Artists/Bands/Musicians a lot of Support?
Morgendust: I do, but now you you’ve got to do it yourself, instead of a Record Company who used to do it for you….
Susan: Can you give me a little insight on what your Songs are about?
Morgendust: They’re about loss, growing up, Love , and Lack of Love and sometimes about the world around us that we see on TV, Internet etc.
Susan: So your EP was released Friday September 13th?
Morgendust: Yes 🙂
Susan: Thank You so much for letting Me Interview Your Band “Morgendust”
New EP Released September 13, 2019 “Storm Will Come“
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