The Silencio

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Where are you currently based? Gold Coast, QLD. How did you first start playing music? We all picked up our instruments in our teens and played around in multiple bands before forming this one.  What's been happening recently and how has your Covid experience been so far? Recently, we have been rehearsing constantly in an effort to tighten up our sound for once restrictions lift and we can tour again. We took it as an opportunity to fine tune our live show so that we can be better than we were before.  How did The Silencio form? Originally it was a solo effort from Vocalist/guitarist Jan Nicholas Blom. After playing a few shows here and there I determined that my style was very rhythmic so it would be a benefit to have a rhythm section with me. Once the lineup was solidified, we started pushing the acoustic rock genre into new territory and ended up here.  Your new single 'Apology' is out now, what influenced the sound and songwriting? Once our guitarist, Dylan Brann, switched to the electric guitar and started to have more input in writing, this new sound was born and Apology was one of the first tracks written for the new album. As for the message behind the song, a good friend of mine has been battling with transitioning into sobriety for a long time and with the on again/off again nature of his habits I wanted to put into perspective for those out there who have turned their backs how hard it is for him in his situation and attempt to promote more love, forgiveness and understanding towards the situation.  How did you go about writing Apology? Our drummer, Kurt Winter, has a little home studio where we tinker with our ideas until they become full songs. This particular track was born out of the reverse piano sound you can hear during the intro. Dylan had nothing else written but by the end of one session walked away with this track in the bag.  Where and when did you record and who with? We recorded the whole album this time last year with Nik Carpenter at Core Studios on the Gold Coast.  How did you approach the recording process? We had the album fully written and recorded during pre-production months before we got into the studio so that the time spent in there would be productive rather than second guessing ourselves. We like to consider ourselves to be over-organised at times haha.  Please tell us about your experience whilst working with Danny Saber: Danny has been lovely to work with and has ideas that we hadn't considered before which has been important considering we have been mostly self produced up until he got involved. Though, Nik Carpenter had helped us with bits and pieces along the way. Danny has been shaping our arrangements and helping us to understand through his years of knowledge as to how to best position our newer material moving forward to appeal to a wider audience.  Who are you listening to at the moment? We all have varying tastes but recently, I have been listening to a lot of Eden, Greyhaven and Bring Me The Horizon.  What do you like to do away from music? Music is pretty much everything for all of us. Outside of it is only really time for our families and day jobs. Jared owns several restaurants, Dylan is in landscaping and Kurt and I both have office jobs within the building industry. What's planned for the remainder of 2020 going into 2021? We have more music to release and are in the process of approving several music videos being shot to determine which song comes next. With a bit of luck, restrictions will ease and we can take our show on the road! Favourite food and place to hangout? It's no secret to those that know me that the only food that exists is pizza and my favourite place to hang out is in the recording studio.  https://www.instagram.com/the_silencio/ https://www.facebook.com/the_silencio/ https://www.youtube.com/the_silencio/ 

Where are you currently based?

Gold Coast, QLD.

 How did you first start playing music?

We all picked up our instruments in our teens and played around in multiple bands before forming this one. 
 
What’s been happening recently and how has your Covid experience been so far?

Recently, we have been rehearsing constantly in an effort to tighten up our sound for once restrictions lift and we can tour again. We took it as an opportunity to fine tune our live show so that we can be better than we were before. 
 
How did The Silencio form?

Originally it was a solo effort from Vocalist/guitarist Jan Nicholas Blom. After playing a few shows here and there I determined that my style was very rhythmic so it would be a benefit to have a rhythm section with me. Once the lineup was solidified, we started pushing the acoustic rock genre into new territory and ended up here. 
 
Your new single ‘Apology’ is out now, what influenced the sound and songwriting?

Once our guitarist, Dylan Brann, switched to the electric guitar and started to have more input in writing, this new sound was born and Apology was one of the first tracks written for the new album. As for the message behind the song, a good friend of mine has been battling with transitioning into sobriety for a long time and with the on again/off again nature of his habits I wanted to put into perspective for those out there who have turned their backs how hard it is for him in his situation and attempt to promote more love, forgiveness and understanding towards the situation. 

 How did you go about writing Apology?

Our drummer, Kurt Winter, has a little home studio where we tinker with our ideas until they become full songs. This particular track was born out of the reverse piano sound you can hear during the intro. Dylan had nothing else written but by the end of one session walked away with this track in the bag. 

Where and when did you record and who with?

We recorded the whole album this time last year with Nik Carpenter at Core Studios on the Gold Coast. 
 
How did you approach the recording process?

We had the album fully written and recorded during pre-production months before we got into the studio so that the time spent in there would be productive rather than second guessing ourselves. We like to consider ourselves to be over-organised at times haha. 
 
Please tell us about your experience whilst working with Danny Saber:

Danny has been lovely to work with and has ideas that we hadn’t considered before which has been important considering we have been mostly self produced up until he got involved. Though, Nik Carpenter had helped us with bits and pieces along the way. Danny has been shaping our arrangements and helping us to understand through his years of knowledge as to how to best position our newer material moving forward to appeal to a wider audience. 
 
Who are you listening to at the moment?

We all have varying tastes but recently, I have been listening to a lot of Eden, Greyhaven and Bring Me The Horizon. 

 What do you like to do away from music?

Music is pretty much everything for all of us. Outside of it is only really time for our families and day jobs. Jared owns several restaurants, Dylan is in landscaping and Kurt and I both have office jobs within the building industry.
 
What’s planned for the remainder of 2020 going into 2021?

We have more music to release and are in the process of approving several music videos being shot to determine which song comes next. With a bit of luck, restrictions will ease and we can take our show on the road!
 
Favourite food and place to hangout?

It’s no secret to those that know me that the only food that exists is pizza and my favourite place to hang out is in the recording studio. 
 

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