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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW :: CURT REYNOLDS

What is your artist/band name? How did you come up with it?

Tyler and I came up with the name Curt Reynolds while we were nonchalantly washing dishes at a local watering hole. We met while working temp at a bar and joked about DJing because all the music that came through the place sucked. My (Ben) last name is Curtis and Tyler's last name is Reynolds. So we took the swagger from Burt Reynolds and made a double-barreled surname with some disco juice and deep rooted flow.

Where are you from?

Ben is from Solana Beach, CA and Tyler is from Austin, TX. We both live in LA now.

What’s your musical background? Did you grow up with music?

Ben: I grew up singing, acting, dancing, and taking piano lessons. While sometimes I hated it, it always crept up on me in positive ways. My parents are very musical so that also had a huge impact on me. I later taught myself guitar, bass, and bought a drum set, and ever since my head can't stop making up beats!

Tyler: I grew up in Austin, TX...which is a melting pot for all sorts of music. You can feel it whenever you're in Austin; it's really special. I picked up bass guitar when I was about 12 and was in the world's worst band in middle school. Thankfully, that taught me a bit about music and I continued to get better and understand more as I got older. Music is still (clearly) a big part of my life.

How do you work? What is the creative process for writing new material?

We work on production in the same way we perform our live sets, no pressure and just have fun with it. We like to bounce ideas back and forth but it's not always easy. As long as we both trust that our vision and ethic and creativity will represent us well, we don't mind doing things individually once in a while, as long as we are both content with the product and overall energy.

Favorite place to write new music?

Ben: In my hammock nestled within my tropical abode in Solana Beach.

Tyler: At a beach park with a bomb ass carnitas burrito in one hand and Modelo tall boy in the other.

How would you describe your sound?

Our sound isn't one set thing. We like to embrace the quick change that happens so rapidly within electronic music. But our sounds take influence from deep house, disco, nu disco, tribal sounds, neon 80s, and basically anything that will make you dance in your skivvies on a moonlit beach. We also really love female vocals.

What inspires you?

Ben: El sol.

Tyler: Coffee.

Name something you love, and why.

Ben: Surfing. The ocean does only good things to you.

Tyler: Venice, CA. It's the walk of life.

What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?

"Everything is temporary"

You’re lined up to play a show. If you could have any other artist/band on the ticket with you, who would you want that to be?

Burt Reynolds doing live vocals over our set with a chrome guitar and a maroon satin suit.

Listen to their tunes on Soundcloud