The Pariah Pete Interview

The Pariah Pete Interview

Whether its opening for Doja Cat [https://youtu.be/I_pDyxcehp4?si=z72EI2GF2OL5HzPc] & EARTHGANG [https://www.instagram.com/p/CdO15cePWRL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link], playing local shows or festivals like M3F and VIVA PHX, to crossing state lines to perform in LA or NY, Pariah Pete is making waves in the music scene with the Mercuries. In January I got the chance to ask him some questions to which I was delighted with voice note replies. Because I thought that it was a really cool way to receive responses, I asked if I could create a video to accompany the voice note versions of the answers, to which you may listen to here. If you want to listen to the audio version, you can do so shortly. The Mercurys are made up of Jacob Unterreiner [https://www.instagram.com/jacobqunterr/?locale=fr_FR&hl=zh-cn] on guitar, Carly Bates [https://www.instagram.com/carlycbates] on keys and vocals, Gus Campbell [https://www.instagram.com/guscampbellmusic] on bass, and Malik Nelson [https://www.instagram.com/ak.tattooing/?hl=en] on drums. The band started from Jacob approaching me at a festival in 2019, when he was doing a live band set with Jalopy Bungus. He came up to me after their performance and was like, “yo, we should do this for you.” So we planned a show. Through those rehearsals, a lot of natural chemistry and friendships started to arise. Very quickly, I fell in love with the live versions we were making as a band, more than what was on my Spotify. After a couple of years of playing together, they started making original beats and demos, and I’d start writing over those. We really started building songs from the ground up, rather than them reinterpreting my older songs.