The Median Man spoke with Tim Hansen about Induction

The Median Man spoke with Tim Hansen about Induction

NO LIMITATIONS

Why do you play the music that you do?

Well for me, before I was in Induction, I was in a band called Neophyte  which was a metal core band. I didn’t feel like I was getting the chance to explore the music I wanted  to . Before Martin asked me to join the band, I was a fan of the band and had listened to their first single. When we started writing we found that there weren’t any limitations really to what we could explore. In terms of influences, I’m very much in to a mixture of things from classic metal to modern metal. Quite recently I’ve been into some melodic black metal and bands like Dimmu Borgir. Ultimately, there’s not really an answer to the question, I can’t say that I play this kind of music because I wanted it that way, but things kind of came into place and now it’s something that I really enjoy and love doing.

How do you approach songwriting?

For me personally, it starts off with a riff or a rough idea. Often it’s a vision that I have in my head of how I want it to sound and then I grab the guitar and go. I tend to write until the chorus and then think about how to vary it. Sometimes my songwriting can be all over the place, like right now I’m working on six different demos. When it comes to collaboration between Martin and me, we don’t live in the same place, so it’s a case of communicating with one another and sending demos back and forth to work on them.

VISION

VISION

How do you approach songwriting?

For me personally, it starts off with a riff or a rough idea. Often it’s a vision that I have in my head of how I want it to sound and then I grab the guitar and go. I tend to write until the chorus and then think about how to vary it. Sometimes my songwriting can be all over the place, like right now I’m working on six different demos. When it comes to collaboration between Martin and me, we don’t live in the same place, so it’s a case of communicating with one another and sending demos back and forth to work on them.

REHEARSE

How do you transpose the songs into a live setting?

Playing live is interesting because we don’t live close to each other, therefore we decide what’s going to be in the setlist beforehand and then we each practise our parts at home. Then 2 or 3 days before we have our first gig we meet up to rehearse and go from there. Naturally, when we played our first show it was a bit hard to lock in, but we got better as the tour went on. I love to play songs like “Pay the Price” because they really get the crowd going and you can feel it.

How has the lockdown affected you?

It’s been somewhat beneficial in a way as it’s given us the  chance to work on a new album now, and have it ready hopefully by next year.

NEW ALBUM

NEW ALBUM

How has the lockdown affected you?

It’s been somewhat beneficial in a way as it’s given us the  chance to work on a new album now, and have it ready hopefully by next year.

WHAT WORKS

Independent

Do you have any advice for upcoming musicians?

In terms of advice, I’d recommend that if a band can afford to, they should remain independent. That’s because it gives you more freedom and control. The music industry has changed so much that you can’t rely on a label, if you’re an unknown band who isn’t a big money maker you’ll be forgotten whereas if you’re independent you have full control over deadlines and revenue. Of course it is a lot of work, and you have to be ready to work hard at it.

It only really makes sense if you’ve got contacts and a good working relationship with them. But if not, then it does make sense to go with a record label, since they can provide you with all that.