We recently connected with Supersonic Symbiotic and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Supersonic Symbiotic, thanks for joining us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?

Our current band, supersonic symbiotic, is meaningful for both of us. When we started this band, we were expecting to add more members but decided that there was something special happening in our duo that we didn’t want to tinker with.

We started playing together in 2019 and released our first collection of four songs in the beginning of 2020. Then, like everyone, we were on hiatus for a year. During that time we still manage to record and make a video for one song, but recording remotely was really challenging. We were elated when we were both vaccinated and could start playing together again! It was still about another year until we played a show due to most venues remaining closed.

Since then, we’ve played dozens of shows in a many venues all over the San Francisco Bay Area. Most importantly though is that we mesh in two important ways. One is that we both like a variety of song structures and styles, and the other is that we are always wanting to expand our sound. This means our sound remains eclectic but the songs are increasingly complex, and we both find this very enjoyable.

Having been good friends before we formed a band, we have a history of fun and rapport that we keeps the time we spend together something we both look forward to. Music is deeply important to us, and getting to always be exploring our sound is very meaningful.

Awesome – so before we get into the rest of our questions, can you briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

We are very proud of the music we create and its originality. We feel that we are influenced by every piece of music we’ve ever heard, and this all goes into our unique sound. We call our music “punk curious” but punk is just a reference point. When we play live shows, audience members approach us afterwards and tell us what we sound like to them. This ranges from Alice Cooper to PJ Harvey, and the fact that people identify so many sounds in what they heard is a sign that we have succeeded in pushing our boundaries. Being a duo, our sound remains stripped down, keeping only the most essential elements of vocals, guitar and drums to create our songs.

Another way we like to keep our sound expansive is by exploring a wide range of emotions and topics, including joy, despair, fury and pleasure.

How did you build your audience on social media?

The most important thing for us, on and off social media, is to support other bands. We go to a lot of shows — after all, we love live music or we wouldn’t be playing it. Posting about the shows we see and supporting other bands had brought us to their attention and has created their desire to follow us on social media. This isn’t why we post about other bands, just a welcome outcome. Since we both are adverse to the usual modes of self-promotion, promoting others is where we shine.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

There’s really nothing like being able to express yourself musically and being appreciated for it. It’s incredibly rewarding when we come up with a song that we feel really rocks and we get to play it for others to enjoy.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://supersonicsymbiotic.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supersonicsymbiotic/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/supersonicsymbiotic
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGKXMZBbyoVPbSJZEFDDOAw
• Other: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1lQwZ0rGr9Wv1aGgXnUvT1

Image Credits

First photo by Shirin Mori
Last photo by Paul J. Ivey