We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Say That Again a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Say That Again, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. We’d love to hear about the things you feel your parents did right and how those things have impacted your career and life.

Growing up we were all generally exposed to a broad range of music. We think that’s been key in our writing so far. Having so many musical influences gives us a lot to pull from.

I can remember waking up early on Saturday mornings to music blaring in the house, which was my mother’s way of telling us that it was time to clean the house. It’s important to note that this was before music streaming so you either had some radio station choosing the song or CDs for the most part. We’d hear anything – salsa, punk, grunge, pop, R&B, rap etc. – Carlos, lead guitar

Say That Again, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

Our band, Say That Again is based in Kansas City, Missouri and we tend to fall into the indie alt/indie pop genres.

It started when I (Carlos) invited Will (vocals & guitar) over to jam at my house. We invited Trecen (bass), who I was living with at the time up to jam with us. At first it was nothing but a casual jam, but Will mentioned he had a friend that played drums (Vinnie).
When all 4 of us got together, immediately we could tell that there was something there. Normally when you just jam with people, what comes out is just fun noise, but we were basically playing songs.

I think that’s a major difference between us and a lot of bands. Most of our songs come out nearly finished when we play them the first time; we just have to make a few tweaks here and there.

Our single inside out is a great example of that. Will sang the line “You got me turning inside out” and immediately the rest of the song was played just about identically to what you hear on the recording. I think this approach really allows us to capture that fun energy that you get from a jam without being too loose and unfocused.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

For us, the most rewarding aspect is seeing others enjoying our music. It’s really cool when people come up to you and say “Hey, I really liked that song you guys just put out!”. There’s a lot of work that goes into writing, recording, and releasing music, and having a small audience that appreciates the end product is really validating.

There’s also the magic moment when a crowd sings your song back to you when you perform it live, especially when you’re playing to a new audience. We played a large show in Lawrence, KS and after hearing the hook to “Inside Out” a few times they all started singing it back. Moments like that are what make this so great.

Any insights you can share with us about how you built up your social media presence?

Starting out social media branding is slow for just about everyone, and we were no exception to that. Luckily through a combination of general marketing knowledge and organic growth we were able to build a reasonable following. The best advice we could give is to plug your socials at shows, get out and network as much as possible with people in the Industry and engage with their content. Be reasonably consistent with your posting and make sure what you’re posting has a purpose.
For us, the majority of our posts is to inform our audience about what we’re releasing and where we’re playing. Nobody wants their feed cluttered with 0 value posts so think about that.
Also pro tip – if you’re advertising for things like shows and releases, posts with photos of you generally do better than flyer type posts. Especially with the way Instagram has random ads and posts mixed in with people’s news feed.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saythatagainkc/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@saythatagainkc
• Other: https://linktr.ee/SayThatAgainKC

Image Credits
Peter Doran Carlos Nunez