You said that the first local show you attended changed your life because you found a scene in which you felt accepted. Some people would say that the AV music scene is now dominated mostly by punk, hardcore, and metal bands to the point where those genres are now the norm and being an outcast means doing something different. Would you tend to agree with this opinion and what advice would you have for musicians looking to do something different in the local music scene successfully?

W.W.

Dear W.W.

    The scene has always been dominated by punk, hardcore and metal, the difference now is that it’s bigger than it was and recognized by more. It wasn’t about being different from the scene. If you’re an outcast in the scene then maybe you don’t belong here, maybe you need to keep looking for where you belong. In our “scene” as long as you play from the heart you will be successful. This scene can smell a “fake” from a mile away. There’s always been that one band that’s been “different” from the rest and in the past they are usually accepted. Going back to when I started in the scene there was a band called “Grunt People” they were this weird “psychedelic” style of rock that shouldn’t have fit in with the punk/hardcore bands they played with but they did because they played “from the heart”. If you’re being different for the sake of success you’ll never make it out here. Just be yourself