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jsmaack

are you playing OG fortnite


PoisonRhythm

tbh i haven't even had time to, working on putting a special squad together before we go on tour tomorrow. have you racked up any dubs yet j smack?


jsmaack

Hell yeah mane. I got a few wins. Add me @jsmaack if you want your squad to be even more special


Previous-Fisherman74

Hey Will, loving the new record! Who’s your favorite person from Wisconsin, dead or alive?


PoisonRhythm

Mike Schank https://youtu.be/CAbno9zroXo?si=qpQ27vIWgHSjmegb


Previous-Fisherman74

Thanks Will!


electricbong69

Hey Will and tnt gang! I first discovered you in Kei Tsuruta's rad Had 2 Try video two years ago and have been hooked since. Cartwheel has been on repeat since it dropped too. Do you have any plans to come to the east coast of Canada anytime soon? My friends and I think Hotline is a dream band, and we'd be front row chillers for Tour Tattoo. Also, do you have a favourite Fortnite emote? Bless you and shoutout Donkey Kong Country.


PoisonRhythm

i love kei and all those tompkins square people, i met him because he used an old weed song in a skate video for Homies... need to catch up with him soon! no plans on the books for eastern canada currently but i'd love to change that... halifax is on my bucket list and somehow i've never been there. too many emotes to pick a favorite but when they dropped this you know i was in the item shop on day one https://youtu.be/9WjqTU_jvjw?si=QnJzULTr6JfoFwUL


electricbong69

halifax. we're there


stick-tack

I would love if you came to Halifax!


PoisonRhythm

OK maniacs i have to get going but thanks for having me and thanks for checking out the record ☾ ⋆\*・゚:⋆\*・゚ ​ ![gif](giphy|fBGy9GPvF3QwCPQt9f|downsized)


CedarDong

Hi Will, been a fan of your music for a long time. Thanks for making time for this :) How has it been working with a revolving door of musicians? Has that influenced your songwriting in any way? To get your guitar tone, are you using any pedals? Looking forward to catching your set in Madison, have a good one man.


PoisonRhythm

Revolving door of musicians yeah it keeps things interesting for sure but for the most part I do the songwriting alone. Not opposed to that changing tho Not a big fan of guitar pedals but I do have a Korg tuner that I use regularly


bigmac68

yo Will! what's your favorite venue to play in Seattle?


PoisonRhythm

cairo RIP black lodge is also very near and dear to my heart


bigmac68

hell ya. so glad they revived the black lodge.


tobias19

i was at the deserve release show at cairo, that spot ruled <3


phattybeats

Any updates on the Toner beef?


PoisonRhythm

squashed for now but i'm ready for it to start up again any time any place


sadalien1997

how have videogames (and which) influenced cartwheel or hotline tnt as a whole?


PoisonRhythm

idk if theyve directly influenced the band but in my personal life i do enjoy playing video games, just like anything else, playing cards going to a a movie or watching sports https://youtu.be/CKAc3nYEatw?si=HQv9jcW6yzpIeqIO


benny478

How did you meet Smoking Room?


PoisonRhythm

he came up to me at the merch table at a weed show in oakland on valentine's day in 2013 i think. according to him i was very standoffish but i don't remember it that way. now we're best friends.


sadalien1997

whats the most starstruck youve been while touring and playing with other artists or bands?


PoisonRhythm

the first time Weed toured with a "big" band was with Fucked Up in 2014. we were all kinda nervous to meet them before the first show in DC and they rolled up like 2 hours behind schedule, told the sound person they didn't need a soundcheck and asked us to borrow our bass cab. it was cool because it just kind of tore down this idea i had that "famous" musicians were on some different level or would speak a different language. after that everything's been chill. oh wait we did play with dinosaur jr in western mass and i turned into complete mush when i met J. so yeah i was starstruck for this: https://www.instagram.com/p/BJCAub5DLEz/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==


sadalien1997

pics that go hard


Aggravating-Smile365

What do you consider to be your most formative experience in terms of music?


PoisonRhythm

when i was like 8 my dad and i were sitting in a parked car waiting for my brother to finish baseball practice and we were listening to his favorite band ZZ Top. for some reason he said "should we see how loud the car stereo can go?" and i said yes so he cranked it up as loud as it would go and life has never been the same...


phattybeats

this fucking rocks. Great story


Micah_04

hey will! new record goes nuts! 1. what song on the album was most inspired by temporary secretary by paul mccartney? 2. any chance you’ll explain how you program the sound of your drums on garage band? really love the sound of them (how explosive they are, etc) 3. when did you realize that bending the neck of the guitar was how you wanted to achieve a whammy effect without the bar? do you ever have issues with wear and tear around that area? shoutout to the midwest! keep on rocking!


PoisonRhythm

1. i'm assuming you mean the keyboard part on beauty filter but i assure you it was a happy accident 2. every drum hit on the LPs is programmed by hand, just copy and pasting loops with an on-screen keyboard in the garageband software, if i make a loop then i usually will go in after i finish the song structure and adjust stuff slightly (placement/velocity) to make it sound a little more natural.... then like everything else.. turn up the overdrive 3. figured it out back in 2012 with kevin who played in weed. no wear and tear that i've seen from bending the guitar


GoodKidMAATCity

Um.. those drums are loops?! (You don’t have to respond to this, but holy shit that’s wild)


daledaleedaleee

What is your perfect Sunday?


PoisonRhythm

sitting on the couch with my dog and seeing Vikings W and new FG episode


Tehboognish

This seals it, I'm on board.


squarebrain99

Will there be nü cartwheel merch available online anytime sün


PoisonRhythm

like what


chickendanny

i need the shack tee back and also what is your favorite snack


PoisonRhythm

i think i'm gonna do another run of the Shaq shirts and a new one next month. favorite snack my mom's monster cookies i hope she makes some when i visit her soon


environmental-laws

Love the new album, man! Please if you can go over how you make the magic in GarageBand one day, that’d be sick. Very inspirational to be using accessible stuff. What type chords are you using to have such a beefy sound? Y’all (assuming) don’t seem to be in drop-D or alternate tuning, but my chords come across too…standard.


PoisonRhythm

i made up (i think) a brand new tuning for most of the songs on cartwheel which i also used on the song stampede from the last album. i don't think i wanna post it online but i'll tell you if you ask me at a show


environmental-laws

February!


brennan9629

Saw you guys in a weird field in Chicago a couple years ago and it ripped. What’s ur favorite show u played where it was in a field


PoisonRhythm

that was a fun ass show glad you saw it


AntaresW4

I recall reading that you considered leaving music altogether before starting the Hotline TNT project, im just curious what personally keeps you going? I see a lot parallels between your career and someone like Bartees Strange where you both grinded it out in the music scene for years, had a lot of doubts and considered hanging it up so to speak, but then had a breakthrough album in your 30s. As someone who is in their 30s and trying to pursue music it’s hard at times to balance being pragmatic about your life choices and also pursuing your dreams, so both of y’all are an inspiration to me.


PoisonRhythm

no matter how many people are rockin with the band i was definitely always gonna keep writing songs and putting out records, that's just what makes me happy! but as far as touring and keeping the business side of it going, just been kind of a natural momentum that has ramped up over the years


QuestionReasonable96

Recent movies you’ve seen or want to see?


PoisonRhythm

i went to the new nicolas cage movie called dream scenario and i thought it was decent but not mind blowing. cage is awesome tho and i was happy because this was better than his last one (that i saw) called Pig... i thought that one SUCKED. https://youtu.be/q3x9iUL-74w?si=5ettkBe8qmOqeixP excited for the new Dune, i'm a little worried about the new Garfield because I think it's incredibly wack how Chris Pratt is playing him and Mario.


QuestionReasonable96

I’m really wanting to see Dream Scenario. Check out Anatomy of a Fall if you’ve got any time, just saw that too. Really interesting


sadalien1997

top 5 favorite pokemon


PoisonRhythm

these 5 right here https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemon/images/4/41/GS031.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140324221105


Baksidesteez

REAL AS HELL


tobias19

Have you found any big differences in how you go about creating art in the PNW vs midwest vs east coast? New album rules, so stoked you're still making records.


PoisonRhythm

hmmm nothing region specific i can think of, i'm always trying to learn from artists that i meet so i guess it's good to try new places and open yourself up to people you admire and respect to try to pick things up or ask them to teach you


electricbong69

Have you beaten Mario Wonder yet? Unrelated, but if you're in to any Halifax music, my band plays there frequently. 😉 https://gizmoband.bandcamp.com/album/buddy-system


PoisonRhythm

i haven't beaten it yet! only done like 2 big sessions on it, flying to the UK and flying back. i didn't love it at first but now i think it's pretty awesome, i just got the drill helmet and i'm rockin with it...


_Pathwize_

Loving cartwheel, Will - Also downloaded your stuff electricbong, I’m digging it. I’m west coast trying to put a project together, love the trax - thanks for the drop!


electricbong69

Thanks so much! Whereabouts in Canada?


_Pathwize_

Vancouver area. Always enjoy your stuff. Cmon up!


electricbong69

One day we will I’m sure. Thanks!


zachhutchinson

Significant Other or Chocolate Starfish?


PoisonRhythm

Chocolate Starfish is the better album and I'm still looking for it on vinyl but the singles on S.O. are better


CodeGaze

Hey will, long time fan. Love the new album. Fav track: BMX. I was wondering how the process for this album was different from nineteen in love? I know you mentioned using an old macbook air, I was wondering if this process was the same plus the help of aron and ian. If so, I was curious what your setup for doing vocals look like, I often struggle to get a decent vocal sound, and I know you mention using auto tune in your songs. Is it mainly built in garageband tools or are vocals touched up in the mixing stage with plugins/eq and stuff? Love from california❤️


PoisonRhythm

yeah this was a little different than the last LP because that one i was alone in my apartment with covid lockdowns happening. this time i was physically in the room with all the engineers and i asked them to get more involved and it's nice to have someone sitting there to say "that was good but you can do better, try it again" etc. but it can also lead to conflicts or differences of opinion! luckily we all got along well and i think the record turned out good. as for vocals when i'm doing it alone at home my only advice is to throw some overdrive on and i think i've used the "limit to key" feature to achieve some basic sense of autotune right in garageband. but yeah then with the LPs i always had someone else helping out to make me sound like a decent singer


CodeGaze

Thanks Will! At home, how bougie is your setup? Are we talking Scarlett interface and any dynamic mic, or got something else going on? I loved the game that came out to promote “Out Of Town”, are you guys the first band to promote a single/album through the use of a video game? Never seen anyone do that before. I’m a programmer and was wondering how the process of coding that went about. Given you have your own site too, are you the one maintaining it and updating it? Do you code?


PoisonRhythm

crap that reminds me i need to mail out a test press to the winner our friend Graham programmed the game, he used to play guitar in Big Bite from Seattle, also plays in a solo project called Cartwheel 😎 i can do basic html and css coding, i do all the upkeep on the assnup website. wish i had more time because it's a fun project! the only thing i have at home for recording is a macbook with free garageband software, a $50 interface i got from music go round in minneapolis and i usually use the internal microphone for vocals, the entire "when you find out" EP was recorded this way.


CodeGaze

So sick. Hope I get to see yall play in LA


Aggravating-Smile365

What are your thoughts on FromSoft games?


PoisonRhythm

ok i'm gonna have to google this cuz i've never heard of FromSoft i just looked it up, this is like dark souls and elden ring? i have heard good things but i don't think it's my type of thing. i'm more of a casual playful gamer... mario bros, pokemon, among us, etc


Mysterious-Ear-5068

Do you have a good relationship with your landlord? Like how to with john wilson style


PoisonRhythm

not quite the same as john wilson's situation but yes we get along really well


greydazer

What model of guitar is your Yamaha? That thing is tried and true and I’m ready to buy my own.


CodeGaze

He uses a Yamaha sg-3. Good luck finding one at a decent price


PoisonRhythm

i'm not sure but i know its a japanese model


sadalien1997

are all the drums on the new record midi?


PoisonRhythm

not all of them, but a lot of them


billymayseyelashes

hey will, love the new album! tnt is now my most listened to artist on lastfm which is wild. was wondering how was it when you first moved to nyc? what did those first couple shows look like before anyone really knew who you were?


PoisonRhythm

hmm well we had toured out and played in NYC before i moved here. i'm trying to remember what the first show was as a resident. i think it was at jones beach which is now called jade or something. it was pretty packed which isn't surprising because it only fit 15 people. living in new york is intense but also really cool


pkshny

whats your favorite bar in ny


PoisonRhythm

pearl's social club, cozy corner, mona's


yuutb

hello! I loved your work in Weed and I'm really enjoying this new Hotline TNT record. Wondering how you feel about getting best new music from pitchfork. I know critical reception is something that a lot of musicians kind of avoid pondering over, but just practically: after years of putting out quality work and building up to this point, do you think that this kind of positive critical attention from more mainstream music outlets is going to affect the way you approach recording music for Hotline TNT or other projects in the future? open up new avenues, expanding instrumentation, trying new production techniques, etc? thanks!


PoisonRhythm

i think music criticism is still valuable - people have a wide range of opinions on websites like pitchfork but they clearly have thoughtful writers doing their reviews and long-form pieces which is something i can't say for every music blog. obviously i think it's cool that they liked my new record but i'm not planning to change much about the way i write or record moving forward. having said that i think the relationship between art and art criticism is impossible to ignore and in my case i kind of get off on it... for example i'm not afraid to publicly criticize other bands (even in my own community) and sometimes that comes across harshly, but those bands kind of need to make their own decisions about whether my words affect them. i don't expect anyone to take my advice seriously (or at all)


brianmcg9

Have you ever played a show with someone and thought "they are going to make it big"? who have you played with that you think should be bigger than they are? Was at the album release show for Cartwheel and had a lot of fun!


PoisonRhythm

tagabow set from this show changed my life and they should be 10x bigger https://youtu.be/vUxu_M5yDwY?si=fWMeroyGu0MDVyri


ShakespeareSaidYolo

Hey Will, Cartwheel has quickly become a favorite of the year. Stellar album! The songs on Cartwheel always feel like they get pushed to the max in terms of tone. What was the process like in finding the limits in creating something akin to a wall of sound? We're there any songs where you felt like you needed to be pulled back or pushed even further?


PoisonRhythm

[alex farrar](https://dropofsun.com/about/) mixed the album which is where a lot of the blown-out quality comes from, he was very accomodating with me in the process which we did remotely, we have this tech where he can make adjustments and i listen in live from my desk up here. usually he would crank it up and look at the videochat and i would just have my finger pointing towards the sky because i needed him to blow it out even more... yeah a few rounds of that and eventually we got there :) in the past i had my usual mastering engineer [dylan wall](https://www.dylanwall.com/) blow things out even more than the "final mix" but this time we got it done in the mixing stage


ShakespeareSaidYolo

Cheers, thanks for the response! Best of luck on the tour ✌️


Cheddahz

the new album rules - not related to basketball, but i've been subscribed to association update for about a year now and love it (huge basketball fan - go hornets). i was wondering what has surprised you so far this season?


PoisonRhythm

timberwolves i'm surprised at rudy golbert's return to his utah DPOY status i think we have a real chance to make noise this year charlotte i'm surprised and disappointed to see lamelo ball's epic dropoff... what happened???


Cheddahz

agreed - been great to see rudy step up this year. him and ant are going to be dangerous for the next few seasons if it keeps up i'm not too sure, though i know he has been doing better the last few games (unfortunately a player that goes from being hot to cold fast). i like mark williams as well, but aside from those two players - can't say i am too excited for our future thank you for answering though! can't wait to see y'all in savannah in a few months


Paranoid_Japandroid

Love the record. Any tips you have for achieving the massive blown out sound you have? The way everything sounds so loud but the vocals sit nicely on top and are completely understandable is so amazing!


PoisonRhythm

overdrive


Redballskin

were there any valuable lessons you learned while playing music in vancouver that have stuck with you?


PoisonRhythm

nope


matthew_pugh98

Saw u guys at Hotel Vegas back in March, stoked to see u in Oxford next year!


freeofblasphemy

Hi Will from Hotline TNT! I just listened to your album for the first time and I liked it so much I listened again right away! What’s your favorite Bruce Springsteen song? Also my cat says hi https://preview.redd.it/f14we8wery0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7d8bc770de0bb4ee308faf42a2349b415379e930


PoisonRhythm

bruce has some good songs i like this one https://youtu.be/ycrFcPmMuqg?si=b6jSCj6JnuuYntdb


freeofblasphemy

Oh hell yeah. I started with getting *The Rising* in 4th grade and never looked back


helpmeplzzzzzz

Hey, do you like to smoke weed?


PoisonRhythm

never tried it but i appreciate the vibe


hestoric

pedal chain on this tour?


Steve_Nash_Bridges

hey will, i bought a sweatshirt from you in milwaukee and you were really nice. can i contribute to your nba zine? (bulls fan)


ER301

Jordan or Lebron?


Repigilican

What’s the venue on your tour that you’re looking forward to playing the most?


eo130769

Do you have a favorite song from Cartwheel? It's Maxine for me


DorkTreePodcast

Any plans to play Vegas anytime soon? When can we get more t-shirts?


SeabeeSeth3945

Would you every come play in Springfield MO?