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The New Fidelity |
The New Fidelity takes the stage in sharp suits to play well-tailored songs that capture moments of everyday life. The New Fi’s unique brand of 60's-influenced Mod Power Pop shines through the smog of Southern California’s indie rock sprawl.
The New Fi just made its first movie appearance in a dance club scene in the independent film We Are The Mods
The Los Angeles area band performs regularly at clubs, festivals, and scooter rallies up and down the west coast from Vancouver to Vegas to San Diego, where they seamlessly mix their original songs with covers of mod and soul classics.
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How do you describe your music to people, Dan?
The New Fidelity is a 60's power pop band, maybe a 21st century version of that since we have listened to and like music since then, but anyone who has seen us live would surely agree.
Tell me about how you originally got into your craft.
I've been playing in bands since I was 14, I would consider my craft to be pop songwriting in the realm of The Beatles or Buddy Holly, both of whom I got into much later in life as a musician. They helped me realize how much a love a well-written lyric and song in a classic sense so I guess their music and similar music got me into my craft.
What is your favorite thing to do in the whole wide world?
My favorite thing to do in the whole wide world is work on a brand new song. The feeling of walking around all day with it in your head as you fine tune the beat or the melody or the words- as the song comes from idea to completion is the best and it's what I live for.
What is your biggest challenge when it comes to running your business?
The biggest challenge is dealing with the lag between creating a song, arranging and performing it as a band, and eventually recording it. Whatever you release tends to reflect where you were at 6 months 1 year or even 2 years back. I guess that's not really business though, from a business perspective, the biggest challenge is the dealing with the randomness of "big news," like we might get 3 tv placements in a 3 weeks, and then nothing for 8 months where you're just gigging around waiting for something to happen. It always does, you just never know when, so tempering your excitement can be rough.
When you were a kid, what did you think you were going to be when you grew up?
Since I was 14 I always wanted to be in a band. I've grown up, now I suppose and all I do is write record and perform music and work my day job as a designer and manufacturer of guitar straps, so I suppose I'm lucky in that regard.
In what way has your community impacted your development as a musician?
We live in Long Beach, which is part of greater Los Angeles. Our song Native Son
Anyway, Native Son
What other artists out there do you love?
Today I was listening to the first Albert Hammond Jr.
I also love industrial design, functional beautiful stuff like a Knoll chair
What does your future hold?
I would like to be a master of classic pop songwriting and record and perform the songs on stage around the world. I feel I've gotten a start at all of this, so I hope for the good fortune to continue. Move on up!