Skip to main content

Underground Spotlight: Bad Seed Rising

Bad Seed Rising 

This week’s Underground Spotlight is dedicated to one of the best upcoming Rock & Roll acts Maryland (my home state) has to offer, BadSeed Rising. They have toured with many top notch bands in the industry such as: Motley Crue, Halestorm, Trapt, Daughtry, 3 Doors Down, Everclear, Kix, Night Ranger, Johnny Rzeznik, Molly Hatchet and others. But what sets these musicians apart from the rest is that the band consists of 10-15 year olds! These musicians are already taking over the music scene and they haven’t even graduated high school yet. Their first EP 606 was recorded at the Foo Fighters studio in Los Angeles with producer John " Lou " Lousteau, which is one amazing opportunity for any band. Since then, they have been on one exciting nonstop journey sharing their music and talent with listeners. 



With 15 year old Francheska as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, 12 year old lead guitarist and backing vocalist Mason, 10 year old Aiden on the drums and 14 year old Louey on bass, this band comes together and puts on one amazing show. I got a chance to see them live in action bringing in the New Year with Halestorm at the Baltimore Soundstage. Everyone in the crowd, including me, were stunned at their talent and the fluidity of their performance. I guarantee, this band is going to go far!

I recently got a chance to talk with Francheska about the band, some of their influences, and being young in the industry.

Neshell Hogan: What is it like being so young in the music industry?
Francheska: It’s amazing, because people look at us like little kids, but when they hear us play, jaws drop.



As a band, who are some of your biggest musical inspirations?
Francheska: Some bands we look up to:
Guns and Roses                                       
Motley Crue
Led Zeppelin
Sleeping with Sirens
Volbeat
Van Halen
Young the Giant
Foo Fighters
Halestorm

Those are some amazing bands! You have toured with some big time musicians, was it ever intimidating?
Francheska: We’re actually really excited when we hear who we’re opening up for next; when we meet them, we’re even more excited. The people we meet from big time bands, like Halestorm, are actually really down to earth, and they’re fun to chill with.

Any advice for other young musicians out there?
Francheska: Our advice is to make sure you’re dedicated. If you know you are, find some other friends you know that are just as dedicated. Another thing is, attack your instrument, know your scales, and practice. Practice is key. When you practice, you venture off to another world and start coming up with cool riffs and when you do, record it. Record anything and everything, write things down, anything. You’ll never remember it if you don’t.  

That’s great advice. Any exciting news you would like to share with your fans?
Francheska: Yeah, we just signed a record deal with Road Runner/Atlantic Records, and we’re heading out to Los Angeles to work with Chris Shiflett from the Foo Fighters, and John 5 all at Studio 606 where we recorded our EP 606!


It was recently announced that Bad Seed Rising will be going on tour with 3 Doors Down, Daughtry and Halestorm! Check out their site to see if they’ll be coming near you. 

Check out the video for their single, “I Won’t Be the One.”


Follow them on Facebook for all Bad Seed Rising updates!
https://www.facebook.com/badseedrisingband
Labels:
Location: Maryland, USA

Comments

  1. UnknownJune 19, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    Catch Bad Seed Rising at Island Bay Day's "Rocktoberfest" on October 12th in Centreville MD along with Charm City Devils, Cinder Road, Kelly Bell Band, Black Angel Down, Left Stronger, King Belvedere, Korupt, The Cheaters, and many more! http://www.islandbayday.com

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Hi-Z vs. Lo-Z – Impedance, DI Boxes, Preamps, and Mic Level v. Line Level

What is Hi-Z vs. Lo-Z?  What do people mean when they talk about “Mic Level”, “Line Level”, and “Impedance”? First, let’s look at Mic Level sources.  These are considered to be either at Hi-Z or Lo-Z : Hi-Z – High Impedance, High Voltage, Low Current Keywords : Guitars, Basses, Instruments; Short Cable Runs, Better Sustain, More Interference. Most of us will come to associate Hi-Z impedance equipment with things like guitars, basses, and 1/4” connector plugs.  Inside of a Hi-Z cable, there are only two conductors: a “positive” and a ground.   Since there is no negative cable (such as in a Lo-Z cable) to balance the positive cable, both capacitance and reactance suffer with increasingly longer cables.  In layman’s terms, this means your sound loses quality and gets noisier once your cable exceeds roughly 15’ – 20’.  (Ever wonder why it’s hard to find guitar cables longer than 20’?  Now you know why!) Fun Fact : Vacuum tube circuits have na...
8 comments
Click here to read more »

Marshall 1960A 4x12 Guitar Cab Mic Placement / Positioning

How should you mic up your 1960A rig at your next show or recording project? The short answer: Experiment with many different mics, mic positions, and even mic preamps before settling on a "best" sound.  There is really no "right" answer since music is so subjective, and there may be multiple solutions for different situations.  Make sure you know what speaker sounds best in your cab, and make sure you know where an SM57 sounds best, too, since that's what the average sound tech is going to throw on there. The long answer: Most of us know that placing mics in various positions around a speaker cabinet will yield different sounds.  Part of this has to do with each speaker sounding a little different (even if they're the same make and model), mic height from the ground producing various colorations due to differences in reflection time, and what kind of room you are in.  In particular, though, there are three (3) main placement factors that will affect ...
Post a Comment
Click here to read more »

Fostex 3070 Compressor/Limiter Review

One of my close buddies picked up a Fostex 3070 Compressor/Limiter today for $50.00 off of a Craigslist deal and promptly handed it over to me for inspection and testing.  To be honest, my experience with analog compressors is fairly limited; I have used EL Distressors in the past but beyond that, my knowledge is quite limited.  I know what "should" work in theory and what settings might be good for certain genres of music, but I really had no idea what to expect here. After a cursory inspection of the unit, which revealed it was manufactured in 1982, I read the manual ( available online here ) cover to cover.  I realized a few things right off the bat -- this is a VCA stereo compressor, it comes with an included noise gate, and side-chaining is completely possible.  The rest of the manual is surprisingly helpful... there's really no fluff here like with most modern manuals that are filled with useless garbage. The next step was to grab a few TRS patch cables a...
5 comments
Click here to read more »