Interview with "Hello Hearless"

Hello Heartless is a Pop Punk band from Columbus Ohio that formed in 2010.
Check out their jams here http://www.facebook.com/#!/helloheartless/info.
I got the pleasure to interview Bethany from the band.

 

 

 

 

TIPPP:Who are your influences

 

Hello Heartless:

Lets see... if top 40 and punk rock had a baby girl, they'd name it Hello Heartless.

We are inspired by all sorts of music. Except maybe country, yeah country sucks. While Kyle probably has the most variety in his iPod, Dave's roots are hella punk and Bethany loves super charged pop punk and alt rock. Everything from Alkaline Trio to No Doubt to Blink 182. From House of Heroes Lady Gaga to Taking Back Sunday to punk like H20 and Suicide Machines. If it gets you movin' we're in.

 

TIPPP:What is your favorite and least favorite thing about being in a band?

 

Hello Heartless: Probably live shows and fans. When the crowd sings the lyrics with us and dances to the music that we created, its just awesome. We get pumped up when fans gets as excited about the music as we do. We write songs and sharing them is so thrilling, but gaining actual fans, is honestly the most amazing thing. Least favorite is probably that the gas money it costs for an out of town show. We've had a blast playing out of town shows so far, spending time together, meeting new people and going on road trips as band. We just wish we could do it more.  

 

TIPPP: Are you guys on tour right now , If so with who? If not do you have any coming up and with who?

 

Hello Heartless:

No, at the moment we are wrapping up writing our second EP and hitting the studio after our drummer, Dave, returns from spring break with a sexy tan. Then we will be playing the hell out of our new music. Columbus shows confirmed are Dude Locker SAT 4/20, Ruby Tuesday Live SAT 5/4 and Kobo Live SUN 5/12 with more in the works including Dayton, Cincinnati and Akron.

TIPPP: How did you form?

Hello Heartless: A friend of mine told me that I reminded him of his band mate Dave, just the female form. He said we had similar tastes in music, similar jokes, similar personalities, and even a few physical commonalities, like being small but could pack a punch. It stuck with me and I took it as a compliment. Months later, I reached out to Dave to start playing music. Dave and his wife were due to have a baby and he admitted he was already considering returning to music. Dave and I wrote songs in a basement on and off together for almost a year, writing a good chuck of our Six Feet Under EP without a bassist. Hello Heartless was not officially complete however until the addition of Kyle on bass almost a year later. Kyle and Dave went to high school together and have been in multiple bands over the years.

TIPPP: How has the feedback been on the newest ep "six feet under"?

Hello Heartless: The feedback is excellent. We are still a very small local band and are grateful and humble about any kind of support we gain. "Monster" is a crowd favorite at live shows for sure. But its so awesome to hear how much people actually like the whole CD and not just the "single". Some like "I Refuse" the best, some "Kicks", some "Cavalier", etc. Its difficult writing a set list for shows because always want to play every song we have. The songs are all very different from each other too which is probably why favorite songs vary among fans.

TIPPP: Any music videos in the near future?

Hello Heartless:  We have a music video we threw together for "Kicks" actually on our youtube channel accessible via helloheartless.com which some random candid clips from backyards, a local basement show and studio time. When the new EP comes out this Spring, we will definitely be making a new music video for our new single...

TIPPP: Anything else you want to share with everyone?

Hello Heartless:

Well, I'd say get to know Hello Heartless. We are super friendly and typically book a lot of our own shows. We are all laid back people who have families and jobs and responsibilities but also love to play music together. We don't think there is another band like us, anywhere and we like that. We are mindful of venues, considerate of other bands and their fans, we designed all our own merch, built and update our own website, and we customize our own gear. We threw a HUGE Halloween party last year and will be doing it again this year, so look out for that too. Hit us up on facebook, like and share our page and support local music.