Tim Chaisson and Ian Sherwood @ Marc's Studio - Double Interview - Mar 16/12

Tim Chaisson

1. How to you find Marc’s Studio in comparison to other venues on the island?

- Well I find Marc’s Studio is new and fresh and I think it’s a beautiful room, as anyone who has been here would know.  I found from tonight that everybody listening is huge and it’s got a really laid back atmosphere.  I think for a fella that’s going to sing a couple of songs, it’s the place to go.

2. How will the new album compare to Broken Hearted Beat?

- Well I think the new album is going to be a little bit less rock-oriented compared to the last one.  This is going to be more like a Tim Chaisson album so it’s going to be more acoustic-based with drums, bass, and guitar.  The songs are more from me as well.  They’re songs I’ve written over the past couple of years, so they’re a little more personal.

3. Do you have any big things planned for the near future?

- The biggest thing is just getting the record out and touring.  As for playing shows on the Island, it’s going to be a while, but I’m doing a house concert in April and I’m going back to Australia for the month of May.


Ian Sherwood

 1. Do you play in PEI often?

- I played PEI a couple of times a year.  Over the last couple years, there’s a house concert in Donaldson that hires me every summer which is great.  It’s a really nice family that gets me out there to do a show in the summertime and I find myself over usually one time during the fall or winter to do a show somewhere involved with something.  As much as I can come back I’ll try to come back.

2. How long have you been using the loop pedal?

- I started using it probably about five years ago. I bought it because I wanted to start getting the saxophone in the show and it was a hard thing to do.  It was especially with the solo shows when I wasn’t able to hire another musician but I wanted to still be able to play the saxophone. I had heard of the loop [pedal] and I had seen some people using it, so I bought it and just started figuring things out.  The show sort of evolved from there because people liked the stuff that I was doing, like bringing the horn into the show.  I just sort of developed that and worked on it until [the loop pedal] became a very important part of the show.

3. How did you find Marc’s Studio?

- I loved it, this room is amazing!  It’s got the intimacy of a house concert which is my favourite kind of show to do, so this far exceeded my expectations.  It’s a great sounding room.


4. Do you have any upcoming events or projects?

- I may possibly have some shows in PEI; they’re still sort of in the works, but maybe something in June.  I’m going to hopefully be in the studio this time next year as well.