Today we’d like to introduce you to Andrew Antonucci
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
Music has been a part of my life since a very young age. My step father was a musician, as was his brother, so I was exposed to the art from them. They also showed me the world of rock and roll. Bands like Kiss, Poison, Motley Crue, Extreme, and Big Bad Zero were among only a few. However finding punk rock and metal in my early teens made me make the full jump into being a musician. Green Day, Avenged Sevenfold, My Chemical Romance, and Alesana changed my perspective on how music can be written and presented and I knew that that was what I wanted to do.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
There is no such thing as a smooth road to success unless you are born with a silver spoon. I would not consider myself a success story (yet) but I am definitely making more strides now. I have been in bands playing in front of no one. I have been in bands that were considered the “joke” of the music scene we were apart of. While these things were struggles at the time, they were more importantly a learning experience to get to the band I am in now.
Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am a guitar player for The Mighty Fall booked out of Rhode Island on the surface. Underneath, I am a drummer, a bass player, a song writer, a performer, a podcaster and probably some other things I’m forgetting. In my case, I am unfortunately a jack of all trades, master of none, however I am always working to fix that! As far as being most proud of something specific, it’s hard. I have done so many things with this band that seemed unattainable from past experience. Playing outside of my hometown, releasing a full length album, releasing music videos, headlining shows and local festival events. Of all those things, as small a detail to the picture they may be, have been real proud and happy moments for me.
Is there anything else you’d like to share with our readers?
I have said it before and I will say it again, do what YOU want to do. Don’t try to fit in with everyone around you. In some cases, you may need to, but in the case of music especially at a local level, it’s ok to be different. It’s ok to buy into yourself. You need to love what you do in order for others to love what you do. Always put in 110%, practice until it hurts, and do not get discouraged when things fail. There will always be someone out there that won’t like what you do, but if you believe in it, then that doesn’t matter at all.
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