#old state

Can you name everyone in the band and what their role are? 

Right now our current line up is Ty Schejbal on Drums, Myself (Dave Fernandez) on bass, and Thomas "Skippy" Ryan on guitar. We've been having fill in vocalists and guitar players for the few shows we've had and will be deciding on permanent members in the not so distant future.

Saint Louis is a big city, what is the scene like there?

The scene in St. Louis is interesting. There's a lot of metalcore bands here. Also, a lot of the really good bands don't get a lot of good shows because promoters don't make as money off of them as they do other bands who just happen to have lot's of friends, so a lot of really good bands go unnoticed. Also, locals rarely get thrown on touring packages, keeping local bands unknown to people who only go to bigger shows. We've resorted to passing out our cds at bigger shows when we can. 

Anything big coming for 2015? 

 2015 is really exciting for us. We're going to be hitting the studio soon to record a new EP and hopefully tour a week or two for it. We've been asked to play all over the country and it sucks when you can't get everywhere to make everyone happy. We would like to meet as many people who love our music as possible and make new friends, and being realistic about touring is really hard. 

When did you all get together and decide to make music?

Old State was formed in July of 2014. It's something that I needed to do. I had to tell people about who I am. This was my out from the real world. This new EP is definitely more personal and intimate than our last and I really hope people can connect with it. 

Are there any bands that you draw a lot of your inspiration? 

Our influences are all across the board. The big ones going forward for the next release are Turnover, Have Mercy, Balance and Composure and Basement. 

What is your favorite thing to see at shows?

The most fun thing to see at shows is people singing along to songs we wrote. I'm not used to it yet, and I'm hoping I never have to. When you thing about it it's like "those are my words people are yelling. I wrote that, and people cared enough to listen to it." Still waiting on our first stage dive with this band though. Someone definitely needs to get on that! 

Anything to say to the fans?