Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Shae Nugent, Davey Banks. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Shae Nugent,, appreciate you joining us today. Can you talk to us about a project that’s meant a lot to you?

Shae: Honestly, there is a lot of really meaningful songs that we have written and recorded and they all hold a place in my heart… But this new project that we just finished has been a huge monument in our lives for me. We truly poured ourselves into each of these songs on here and for me personally as well as us as a band, this EP lyrically is the closing and conclusion to so many major chapters of our lives and my own. The entire project, “Prescriptions, Pain, & Lust”, was actually recorded (and mostly written) within two weeks while we were on our West Coast tour but many pieces of the lyrics were written over the past two years while going thru a lot of turmoil, heartache, and new experiences; so these guys really gave me a ton of room to express so much of that in the vocals. I feel like we really channeled so much of all of our hearts and emotions into every piece of the music and it came out in a way bigger and more explosive than I ever imagines.

Davey: Most meaningful project well, that’s a tough one honestly. We tend to immerse ourselves fully in whatever project we do. Each driving song and EP we make I think is an extension of all ourselves, inside and out. I like listening back to the old tunes we’ve made of course. Each tune takes me right back to where we were, in that little corner of time, the smells, the faces and voices. Like little time capsules they are.
This new ep though is something real proper, the creative process behind it was nothing but warm mornings and liquid charged groove. The “Prescriptions, Pain, & Lust” EP was an endless ride of mountainous fun, followed by a closer bond between friends. I think that’s what made it the the most meaningful to me.

Shae Nugent,, 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?

Shae: I grew up loving and appreciating music… obsessively actually, but I never learned/tried to play or write music until almost 18 years old. So I kinda just jumped in swinging; I wrote as much as I could and recorded myself on any crummy gear or software I could acquire at any moment that I could possibly do it. I was/am crazy about music, I just want to soak it all in, and constantly grow and progress that passion as I still have tons to learn. I am proud of all the music that I’ve done, all the places that it has taken me (high and low), and so happy to have found my people and this band that share the same soul as me in this musical realm. I think I’d have to be most proud of that.. How far we have all came and grown together through the past few years, it has made me learn things about myself I thought I’d never know, those experiences that you just can’t pay for..

Davey: I’ve really bounced around over the years. I’ve been playing guitar since I was in Kindergarten and it’s just been a cosmic slipstream since. I use to dress like Angus Young in Elementary School toting my guitar around and I remember I heard Chuck Berry’s Reelin’ And A Rockin’ on the very same radio station playing some of our newest songs and that was it. I knew from a very young age this was everything I wanted to do and boy was I lucky.
My father played in funk blues bands growing up and my brother was knee deep in the punk scene. My mum was nothing but loving and got me to embrace Tolkien’s great works. We use to read our poems and short stories to each other some nights, me and my mum.
Our house was always full of music and nestled out in Rose Valley basically the Shire in Washington. I honestly think I owe a lot of my success to my fam bam as well as my environment. Green as far as the eye can see and exposure to it all. I honestly didn’t get into the pop-punk scene until maybe couple years ago, I have Shae to thank for that. I was playing guitar in a few different groups at the time and wanted to do something new and figured the bass would be fun and god knows how hard it is to find a bass player. Little did I know I was gonna end up loving the bass and pop-punk music.

What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?

Shae: I think the most rewarding part of it all just being able to express myself in my own way and having an outlet to let out my mental chaos. Something about writing lyrics and putting my thoughts into rhythm and rhyme is the best therapy I have ever had.. And then when fans and people respond/relate to those feelings, it’s just something else. I love getting to perform and see everyone dance and move to the creations that have found their way into existence through us. My father passed away while on my first tour; the music and the fans really held me together throughout all of it.. I don’t where I’d be without music.

What can society do to ensure an environment that’s helpful to artists and creatives?

Davey: I think from what I’ve seen it’s a bit of a two way street to make a thriving creative ecosystem. It really weighs on the bands and wether or not they jell in the same scene. We travel a lot of the country and I’ve witnessed awesome supporting Cities in which all the bands love each other and create a healthy rotation of groups making the venues never stale and in turn people turn out. I really like playing in Arizona for this very reason, they got it dialed in out there in the desert.

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