Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Theoretic (the Band). We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Theoretic, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today How did you learn to do what you do? Knowing what you know now, what could you have done to speed up your learning process? What skills do you think were most essential? What obstacles stood in the way of learning more?

As individual musicians, we derive our musical knowledge from a variety of sources. Some of us hold post-secondary degrees in music, while others of us are self-taught at our primary instrument. We all have a decent foundation in general music theory, however, which is helpful during our collaborative writing sessions. To perhaps state the obvious, we each gained mastery of our respective instruments through the time-tested method of putting in the hours and hours of struggle and frustration required to learn an instrument.

As a band, we have refined our skills and style through a lot of trial & error. Like so many great rock bands before us, we started out with a few amps and an acoustic drum set in an echoey basement. Since those wall-of-sound days, we have refined our sound and dialed in our tones over and over again.
In addition to practicing our musicianship together, we’re also always pushing ourselves to introduce new tools & technology into our writing, recording, & performance, which is a skillset unto itself.

Aside from that, a significant portion of being in a band is not playing music. There are a ton of non-musical skills involved, some of which we’ve had to learn on the fly. Bands like us often do their own writing, recording, post-production, song releases, show-planning, marketing, ticket sales, performance, and (if they’re lucky enough) taxes.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

We are an indie rock band. We each know the power that music can deliver, and we want to provide that for people. Music is a reflection of the human experience, and we strive to allow people access to the depths of their own human experience through the highs & lows of our music. If you come to a show or listen to our discography, we hope our songs will meet you where you are and speak to your own human experience.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

Go to local shows. For us, that means live local music, but it should be expanded to include visual & performing arts as well. The world around us is full of highly creative and talented people whose genius may never be realized or discovered by the masses. Supporting the local art scene provides us just a small peek into the enormous talent pool of the human race. Who wouldn’t want that?

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative? Maybe you can provide some insight – you never know who might benefit from the enlightenment.

The creative process is not necessarily a means to an end. It rarely pays well, and it is a process that often yields no final product at all–sometimes, a nearly-completed project is ultimately scrapped.
While creatives can find ways to monetize their creativity, most or all of them would continue their creative pursuits even if they did not come away from the process with any sort of payment. Many do.
Any local band or musician can tell you about a time they played to an empty room, but none of them will ever tell you it dissuaded them. Creatives love the art even when it doesn’t feel like the art loves them back. The primary purpose of the creativity is simply to be creative.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: @theoreticmusic
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theoreticmusic
• Twitter: @WeAreTheoretic
• Youtube: @theoretic8423
• Other: Tidal: https://tidal.com/browse/artist/9642297
  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6VdiK7zyFaOsxzdJ6Cym8p?si=8LxzbxsjRd2yc6ptl2shvA

Image Credits

KT Langley Photography
Stephanie Wethington
Kayla Heck