E19: Mike Krompass & Dan Taylor - Interview Sessions With Producer Mike Krompass And Vocalist Dan Taylor Of Dead Romantic.

Rock Music Alliance: Channel 1

In this episode Mike Krompass and Dan Taylor speak with host Cole Coleman and Claudio Pesavento about how their first single’s video has reached over 1 million views; their strategy of releasing singles before a full album; the importance of finding band members that you really get along with; having some outside songwriters contribute to songs; the band’s current lineup; being self-produced by band member Mike Krompass; how their band Dead Romantic formed and how they picked their name; how they’re based out of Yorkshire, UK; how in today’s streaming work they plan to build their audience; listening to a sample of their song “Yesterday;” how Mike Krompass has worked with Smash Mouth, Steven Tyler, Mutt Lange, Nelly Furtado, Elton John, Demi Lovato, and more; exploring Mike’s early days growing up and early career in Los Angeles; how he moved to Nashville to explore the music industry there but ultimately moved to Yorkshire, UK and has made that his base of operations; how Dan Taylor got a start as a vocalist in a choir and then cover bands; exploring some of Mike’s gear including the Neural DSP Quad Cortex amp modeler; using Tony Iommi’s personal Laney amp for recording; and what gear Dan is using to track his voice.