MakeaStar.com: Welcome to the finals! Did you ever think you would get this far?

MyzeWell: We didn’t really think about it, we just stumbled onto the site, submitted our song for review, and it was entered into the competition. We just want to thank everyone who voted for us who have never seen our live show.

MAS: What do you think it is about your song that it has gotten into the finals?

MyzeWell: We feel that "Blinded" is a straight up rock n’roll song, in a music environment where everyone is trying to come up with the new thing, or do whatever is trendy. Standard rock music will always be appealing.


MAS: Have you been getting any e-mail from fans? The industry?

MyzeWell: We have received some fan feedback from this contest, which we are very thankful for. It is very rewarding to get feedback from new fans, who are not from the Pittsburgh, and surrounding area, who never have had the opportunity to join us for a live show. We have had promising feedback for industry in the past, from music conferences, and hope for the opportunity for more industry professionals to hear our music.

MAS: What is the response to your song and your sound in general?

MyzeWell: We have always received a great response to that song, especially on our recordings, however that is not a song that our fans would say defines our band, and our songwriting. It has always been said that no one can pinpoint our sound, we are never compared to anyone because of our range of influences and tastes.


MAS: What do you think about MakeaStar.com's industry review service?

MyzeWell: The industry review service is great because it gives musicians a source to be heard by a higher power that their fans and peers.


MAS: What about the equal voting power being given to fans and the industry in the contests?

MyzeWell: It is nice, because you get industry reps to hear you and vote on you, but also get the vote of fans who had never heard you before, because, ultimately the fans decide what is popular and stays popular.

MAS: Was getting into the contest your primary goal or were you more interested in the industry review?

MyzeWell: Honestly, we were more interested in the industry review. That was our primary objective for submitting our material.

MAS: How did you develop your sound? Is there a primary songwriter? Is it collaborative?

MyzeWell: Our front man, TJ, is our primary songwriter, with Josh adding a lot to the lyrics. Our songs are usually born on acoustic, at that point it becomes collaborative to turn them into rock songs, with the full band working on tempo, song structure, and mood. Our sound comes from all of our different musical backgrounds and tastes.

MAS: Any influences you care to mention? What have other people compared you to?

MyzeWell: We have never really been compared to anyone, some people think we sound like a combination of different musicians.  Bands we like: Our Lady Peace, Third Eye Blind, Pearl Jam, Matchbox 20, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Led Zeppelin, and Incubus.

MAS: What do you think may set you apart from other artists in your genre?

MyzeWell: It is hard to answer that, we just write music that we enjoy, and that our fans enjoy. We think that is what sets us apart.

MAS: It’s obvious that your recorded material is great, how about  your shows?

MyzeWell: Our live shows are what we are all about. It's nice to have a well recorded CD, because that is one of your avenues of exposure to your fans. However, the other important way of reaching your fans is during your live shows. We like to have someone who knows us and who we are comfortable with for a sound engineer, and we always change our shows up to give the fans what they want.

MAS: Are you playing anywhere anytime soon?

MyzeWell: We are now just starting to book for summer. We took some time off to work on our record. 

MAS: Have you released your music already? If so how, where and when? If not, do you plan to in the near future?

MyzeWell: We plan to release our music whenever we finish this CD, our last CD was more of a demo to give people a taste of us, and for booking.

MAS: Where would you like to see your music take you?

MyzeWell: Just like everyone else, we would like to earn a living playing music, and make it as far as we can.

MAS: How realistic is that goal in terms of the immediate future?

MyzeWell:  It is hard to say, if we get a shot, then we will go for it, if not, I guess we will wait it out.

MAS: What one band would you like to follow in the footsteps, down the road to success?

MyzeWell: We would probably say none. We want to do our own thing. We want to do whatever makes us happy and leads to our success.

MAS: Any inspiration behind your band name or was it pretty much a straight forward thing?

MyzeWell: It's slang for “might as well”.  We all say that a lot, so we couldn’t think of a band name, and decided to us that for the time being and it stuck.