{"id":4744,"date":"2022-07-06T21:41:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T21:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/?p=4744"},"modified":"2022-07-11T09:18:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T09:18:51","slug":"blog-interview-patrickdoval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/2022\/07\/06\/blog-interview-patrickdoval\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog interview: Patrick Doval"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-1-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinummind.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/unnamed-1-69x60.jpg 69w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Soulless Machine\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"80\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/7bWutZpJYthoTaJ9sMuwTu?si=b0681c3375e54cdc&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Hello Patrick how are you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doing good, thanks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Congratulations on the release of &#8220;Soulless Machine&#8221;, how does it feel?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It feels great to finally release this project to the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>What&#8217;s the story behind the song?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I feel like we are living in dystopian times and I wanted to express those feelings in my song and video. I first storyboarded my ideas and then began filming. After video editing, I then wrote the song to the visuals. It was like working on a soundtrack and I really enjoyed it. I was inspired by many cult films on this project such as Pink Floyd\u2019s \u201cThe Wall\u201d, John Carpenter\u2019s \u201cThey Live\u201d, \u201c1984\u201d, and a silent German expressionist film from 1927 called \u201cMetropolis\u201d. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>You worked with Pete Parada on it how did that collaboration come about?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I remember reading in the headlines that Pete was dropped from the upcoming Offspring tour after refusing the Covid vaccine for medical reasons. At the time, I had already begun filming parts of my video and used the news to further fuel my feelings behind the project. It all seemed so surreal to me and immediately I began dreaming of having Pete Parada play drums on my song. As the project progressed, I continued to keep Pete in the back of my mind. Ultimately, I reached out to him and after a few day\u2019s he replied and he told me he liked the song and I am just so grateful to have him playing drums on my song!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>What was your favourite moment from those sessions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first time hearing my song with his drum arrangement was mind blowing and a dream come true for me!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The video is really cool how did you come up with the concept?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As stated earlier, I was inspired by classic films and I wanted to show a world of enslavement and surveillance under the skin. The transformation from human to machine was important for me to show because I feel we are merging into a transhumanist society.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>You are an artist from Miami how did it all begin for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I began writing and recording music in high school after being inspired by watching my uncle play guitar. Writing songs always came natural to me and soon after I became obsessed with recording. In those days, I\u2019d record into a cassette tape in my boom box! The rest is history!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>What did you listen to starting out?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of classic rock. As a guitarist, I was always trying to learn how to play songs by Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, and The Doors. Then I discovered The Cure, Nirvana, The Smiths, Echo &amp; The Bunnymen, Peter Murphy, New Order, Billy Idol, NIN, Guns and Roses, Motley Crue, Tupac, Ice Cube, and many more. Heavily inspired by 60\u2019s to 90\u2019s music of ALL genres.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>You have released six albums what have you learned since your first release? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To reach out and try to get other musician\u2019s and professionals involved.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>COVID had a major impact on the creative industry what kept you motivated?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My desire to express my views on the shape and the direction that the world was and is taking and I wanted to share that through my music&nbsp;and my video.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The last two years have been a time to reflect what did you learn about yourself? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To act on the basis of your conscience and conviction and be willing to deal with it no matter what the consequences are.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Did you pick up any new skills?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I learned how to stock trade and read charts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Being Miami based what are your three favourite things about that city?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The food, the beach, the weather.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>What are you listening to at the moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BB King \u201cThe Thrill is Gone\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>What are you looking forward to doing next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing a new album and creating more videos!<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Patrick how are you? Doing good, thanks. Congratulations on the release of &#8220;Soulless Machine&#8221;, how does it feel? It feels great to finally release this project to the world. What&#8217;s the story behind the song?&nbsp; I feel like we are living in dystopian times and I wanted to express those feelings in my song &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[161,191,42,129,52,132,205,30,177,73,150,126],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acoustic","category-alternative","category-band","category-drums","category-guitar","category-lyricist","category-miami","category-music","category-rock","category-singer-songwriter","category-songwriter","category-vocals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4744"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4761,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4744\/revisions\/4761"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinummind.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}