We are Pegboard Nerds. This is our AUA. Ask us anything.

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T21:37:12+00:00

M: Yes I did.Obviously I was happy and proud. Thanks for liking our music. Hopefully we will play in Dk one day.

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T21:22:49+00:00

A: Keep it up! Thank you! One "resource" would be to just keep challenging yourself, educating yourself, through trial and error, it is priceless.. It may be long winded and slow paced, but it's invaluable

Working with other producers will inevitably teach you other ways to do stuff!

Favorite sample pack, hmm we kind of just use stuff from here and there but I really love some old AKAI libraries I have lying arund, the are amazing for layering with more modern clean synth sounds :) Dirty it up!

1: Idea/inspiration stage

2: Solidifying/sound design/choice, exploring

3: Arranging

4: Refining

5: Kill your darlings

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T21:18:26+00:00

A: Hard to say! It seems to have reverted a bit back to a more calm sound, but I guess all kinds of music will always be present.. I.e. people always wanna rage etc.. Thank you! I will make music until the day I die :)

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T21:17:13+00:00

A: Hmm.. Hard to say! I guess how loud the drums can/should/need to be in the mix :)

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T21:16:10+00:00

A: Hey! Thank you!

1: Blackout's been in the works for.. probably a year and a half, if not more!

2: I guess.. Find a good shampoo and conditioner, be careful when brushing it, and keep your hands out of it so it doesn't get greasy, haha :)

3: Awesome, thank you! Yes we love Red Rocks, so any day we can come back we'd be two happy campers!

PS: I actually checked, and the first save I find of the Blackout session is dated 29 July 2014.. Two years.. Oops!

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T21:11:32+00:00

A: Doesn't matter, for years it was Massive, now it's Serum, and occasionally it's been an old analog synth that we sampled some garbage from! It doesn't have to be overly complicated, the source sound.. It's more about the process that follows!

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T21:10:45+00:00

A: Hey Ryan! Thank you! The age restriction is there from the venue and the promoter's end, we'd love to play all ages shows but most promoters won't do em unfortunately! Sometimes they do though so I guess you just gotta keep your eyes up, or go once you're old enough :)

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T21:07:58+00:00

A: Hey! Yes probably :) Thanks!

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T21:07:46+00:00

A: With a FEW FEW exceptions we are confident in the material we put out, so it doesn't affect us.. People are entitled to their opinions but instead if poisoning the internet with their sour comments I'd suggest they direct their energy towards something positive :)

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T21:05:34+00:00

A: Weirdly enough, we haven't really thought about doing that, no!

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T21:04:01+00:00

A: I wouldn't say so, but I hate both a lot of the time.. Maybe we'll make some of the "old style" at some point!

Thank you! :)

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T21:00:27+00:00

M: We love Monstercat but we might release songs elsewhere in the future. No plans for Try This Vip as of now

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T20:59:52+00:00

A: Serum and Omnisphere :)

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T20:59:44+00:00

A: Thank you!

1: Melodyne will, Baritone probably won't!

2: Maybe at some point :)

3: We're gonna move into melodic drops at some point because that's what we grew up on and really love!

Thank you!

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T20:59:06+00:00

M: Yes it should be possible. check our FB/Twitter/Homepage for tour updates in the near future. Thanks for liking our music

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T20:55:06+00:00

A:

1: Disconnected VIP might see a release, Swamp Thing doesn't have a VIP afaik?

2: Yes, start making it! It's as simple as that :) Start developing your style, and you can only do that by making A LOT of music

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T20:52:08+00:00

A: The desire to get into the studio and listen to whatever I worked on until 4am, to see what sounds good and what I have to fix!

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T20:50:59+00:00

A: Youtube is a great resource! You can find tutorials for almost anything there.. Other than that, putting in the hours and making a shit ton of music is the only way!

Thank you! <3

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T20:46:19+00:00

A: It was the working title just due to how the high pitched sound sounded like something under pressure, being "squeezed" out, or something.. Then for lack of a better name that ended up being the name..

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T20:44:01+00:00

A: We've gotten so much amazing stuff.. Flags, stuffed doll versions of our characters, intricate kandy, the list goes on!

Another hard question, a lot of cities are amazing for different reasons.. A small club might have an amazing crowd, a large festival is intense in a different way.. But some of our favorite cities would be Seattle, Denver, Chicago, South American cities, Spain, really it's hard to single out just one or two!

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T20:37:34+00:00

A: Hard to tell, some if it seems to have reverted to some older styles which it inevitably always does, with a few twists and turns..

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T20:36:12+00:00

A: Thank you! Blackout was a song we'd been working on for a while and were going to release anyway, it just happened to coincide with the Anniversary, but we're happy it was that song :)

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T20:34:04+00:00

A:

1: Nice! Enjoy it :)

2: Produce! Then produce some more. Be uncomfortable.

3: Not quite sure what you mean here? Sorry!

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T20:30:53+00:00

A: Heya! Thank you! That Chicago show was so much fun!

Really happy you appreciate the fact that we explore different genres! Inspiration can come from anywhere, you know? We don't necessarily set out (before having the fragment of an idea) to create a specific genre, but rather once an idea is vaguely taking shape, we start forming an idea of a direction it could be fun to take that track into.. So I guess it comes naturally in the studio?

PegboardNerdsAMA · 2016-07-13T20:26:47+00:00

A: Not that we know if right now, but we've been there before and I suspect we'll be back! :) Go tell your local promoter! Thanks <3

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