Flip The Scene Interview

    This is Pop Punk Promotions with an interview with Flip The Scene.

Interview by: Branden Whitehead

 Flip The Scene is a pop punk band that formed in late 2012, check out their music here and drop them a like! https://www.facebook.com/FlipTheSceneOfficial http://www.flipthescene.bandcamp.com/

TIPPP-Where are you guys from and what type of music do you play? 

FTS- We’re from Hopewell Junction, New York, and we play pop punk.

TIPPP-What sets you aside from other bands and makes Flip The Scene unique? 

FTS- I (Will, lead guitarist) feel that compared to more current bands, the sound of a majority of our songs leans towards early 2000's pop punk.

TIPPP-How has the past releases gone for Elm Street and Say Anything? 

FTS- We probably have gotten around 30 downloads total for the two songs. Not a lot, but we’re a small band, so any kind of support means alot to us. But just having professionally recorded music out for people to hear is cool enough for us.

TIPPP-What has FTS been up to recently (shows,tour,recording, etc.)?

FTS- We’ve played various shows in our area and are continuing to do so. We are always open to play shows in the NY-CT area! On top of that, we’ve been writing songs.

TIPPP-I heard you guys were writing a new ep, tell us about that? 

FTS- Well, besides Elm Street and Say Anything, we have maybe 6 or 7 songs. I’d say two of those songs, Susan Glenn and I’m A Ghost are musically and lyrically some of our best work so far. Don’t know how to explain the ep, there’s no details yet. Just know it’s going to be hopefully recorded this fall and will be upbeat and fun!

TIPPP-What should we expect from FTS in the near future? Besides the new ep. 

FTS- We’re actually filming a music video for Elm Street with Brandon Fiege Media, which is about halfway done filming-wise. We also have plans to record some acoustic songs as a little release before we get to our first EP, but we’re not sure if that’ll come through.

TIPPP-What are some things you enjoy doing as a band outside of playing music? 

FTS- Chris (guitarist and vocalist) likes to bully me, if that counts. We like to play Super Smash Bros a lot and any other Nintendo party games. Long walks on the beach and feeding ducks in the park are good pastimes too.

TIPPP-What is the best show you’ve ever played before? 

FTS- We got the opportunity to play with Real Friends on July 11th. My strap broke during our set, which bummed me the fuck out, but we had a huge crowd and we performed really well. And on top of that, we even got to play with one of the coolest bands in pop punk right now, so in the end, it was an awesome night.

TIPPP-What is the worst show you’ve ever played before? 

FTS- We had a show two days after that Real Friends show, it was Farewell To Fairview’s CD release show. The night before it, our singer Dean, had a huge hangout for his birthday and we were all running on no sleep for that show. We played to almost an empty venue, so I guess it’s good no one caught us at a bad time, haha.

TIPPP-Favorite experience so far about being in a band?

FTS- Well, for me, I’ve been wanting to make music as long as I can remember, so this is like a dream come true. Of course, it’s not being an overnight success like I’ve always imagined, but playing shows, writing songs, and meeting new people are all amazing and honestly probably more fun than my young imagination.

TIPPP-Anything else you would like to say or mention? 

FTS- Are name drops allowed? If so, peep Inflicted (killer pop punk), Impostor (sweet electronic music), Framework Photography (awesome pictures). They’re all awesome people and great friends of ours who are super talented at what they do.