ful Music Insider: Interview with A Rocket to the Moon

We are so excited to report that hot indie band A Rocket to the Moon are using ful's luggage while on tour! And we're even more excited that the band's lead singer Nick Santino agreed to answer some of our questions about making music, touring, making an album, and how to break into the biz.

First, here's a quick intro to the band: Nick Santino started the band in 2006. The other members of ARTTM are guitarist Justin Richards, bass guitarist Eric Halvorsen, and drummer Andrew Cook. The alternative band released their first full-length album last year, On Your Side and also played a bunch of festivals including Bamboozle and a couple dates on the Warped Tour. To hear some of this band's music, check out their MySpace page. (We love the song Mr. Right.)

And now, here's our interview with ARTTM lead singer Nick Santino:

ful: What aspect of making music excites you the most right now?
Nick Santino: I love making music. If I could live in a studio and write and record all day I would do it in a heart beat. I think the exciting part of writing something you really love is what does it for me. The possibilities are endless when it comes to song writing. I love the freedom to take influence from any style of music and put your own flavor on it.

ful: You guys have a lot of shows coming up in February and March. Do you have a favorite city to play in? A favorite venue?
NS: I love Nashville. I'm a big country buff so everything about Nashville I love. The people are awesome and the shows are always amazing for us. I wouldn't mind moving there to start my family.

ful: Which songs do you perform most frequently? Do you ever play any covers? Do you have a set play list? What's your favorite song to play?
NS: We play a handful of songs from our newest record "On Your Side". I think my favorite to play is a song called "Baby Blue Eyes." It's super dynamic and has a great energy to it.

ful: Do you get nervous before playing a show?
NS: I do! And if anyone tells you that they don't, they are a liar. I'm answering these questions from side stage right now about to go on in 5 minutes and I have butterflies.

ful: What's the most unusual place you've ever played a show or made a recording? How did the qualities of that place affect the show/recording?
NS: We played this show in Salt Lake City that pretty much was a shed in the middle of the woods. They gave us a package of hot dogs and marshmallows for catering and we had to cook them over a camp fire outside. Not to mention it was 40 degrees outside.

ful: What was the last song you wrote? Can you tell us about it?
NS: We had some time off around the holidays and I wrote a few songs out of feeling bored. It felt good to write again. They are just a few solo acoustic songs heavily influenced by Johnny Cash. I love that man. I have him tattooed on my leg!

ful: You just released your first full-length album. What was the most exciting part of that process? The most difficult?
NS:Recording it and the release day. Both equally nerveracking but super exciting.

ful: What bands are you loving right now? Who would you love to play with?
NS: I love Brad Paisley. I'm huge into country. I'd love to play with someone like John Mayer.

ful: What advice do you have for people who want to give it a go in the music industry?
NS: Just give it all you got. You'll make it as long as you believe in what you do!

10. We at ful bags are super excited to be working together. Have you had a chance to use our luggage/bags? What do you think?
NS: I love clothes. I have entirely way too many articles of clothing. This bag actually let's me fill it to the brim and still have room for more. On this tour I fit 5 coats and 3 pairs of cowboy boots on top of all my other clothes. It's amazing. Thank you guys for supporting my shopping habit! Haha.

Thanks so much Nick! We appreciate the time and insight and cant' wait to see you live soon.

Follow Nick on Twitter here. And for more information on the band and tour dates, check out their Myspace page.

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