By: Karen Steinberg
Q) Your music is often described as hip-hop, but how do you define the music that you make?
Sharkeyes: I have no idea! It’s a mix of hip-hop, pop, synth/80s and punk. It’s hard to put it in a box because we have some songs that are very pop, others that are hip-hop, and some that are a fusion of multiple genres. We listen to all kinds of music, so we have influences from all over.
Q) Who are some of your musical influences?
Sharkeyes: Phil Collins, Lil Wayne, CHVRCHES, Nobuo Uematsu.
Q) Talk about the story behind your new song “Metroid Freestyle.”
Tacboy: It’s called “Metroid Freestyle” because it was a freestyle. I think I recorded a couple of measures at a time. I really was just talking to myself or saying things to pump me up. I don’t really think there was a cohesive story to this one.
Q) What do you think it is about the song that fans connect to?
Tac: Probably just that! It’s a fun tune.
Q) How does the video for the track play into the message behind it?
Tac: A couple of the lines have themes of old hero epics, so why not have a sick Renaissance-themed cover?
Q) What is your songwriting process? Do you need music before you can create lyrics?
Tac: Honestly, it goes differently each time. For “Metroid,” I think I heard the beat maybe twice before I just started to record on it. For other tracks, I record voice memos of different flows or melodies before I write lyrics, though.
Q) Iconic producer Drew Correa lent a hand in the production for the track, but how much of a hand do you have in the production of your music?
Sharkeyes: Pretty much 100% of it. We have a bedroom studio, so we just need a pro to make it sound clean and not like it was recorded in our closet (which it was).
Q) With this new track out, is this a prelude to a full album or EP coming in the near future?
Sharkeyes: An EP is coming soon. This year for sure. Almost done, in fact.
Q) Where are some of your favorite places to perform, and what makes those locations so significant to you?
A) Sharkeyes: We haven’t done our first show yet, but we are ready.
Q) Who would you most like to collaborate with on a song in the future?
Sharkeyes: Anybody who believes in us and our project. Hit us up.
Q) What artist/musician are you currently listening to, and why do you dig them?
Sharkeyes: If you’re making me pick one, then I’ll go with RIVKA. The beats and the production are really cool.
Q) What would you like to say to everyone who is a fan and supporter of you and your work?
Sharkeyes: Thank you so much for listening and supporting my brother and me. I hope our music has brought some good times to your lives. We have more stuff coming.