National Artists

Q: What were your early experiences with music like? Being from East Brunswick, did that influence the kinds of music you heard growing up? A: My family are big music lovers so some of my earliest listening experiences are hearing “Dark Side of the Moon” in the backseat of my parents car and dancing to Sly and the Family Stone with my mom in the kitchen. I think being from NY/NJ means you are going be hearing A LOT of Bruce Springsteen

Q: Congratulations on your fourth solo album, 'Til The Voice Goes Out! How does this record represent a new chapter in your solo career compared to your previous albums? A: Thank you! It fully represents this new chapter in so many ways. Sonically, lyrically, and on a whole other level of production. Not in the way that it’s “over produced” per say as some who hear that may think, but more on an instrumentation and “vision” level. ---- Q: You've mentioned 'Til The Voice

Q: Tell us about your early experiences in music that lit the spark! A: My mom actually had a karaoke business that she would go and do parties, and things like that. She sort of used me as the “ice breaker.” Like, if nobody was signing up she would have me go up and sing Boys II Men or something. I don’t know. I enjoyed it, and I was kinda good at it. I just did it, so yeah - Karaoke! ---- Q:

1. In HEADLINERS UNTAPPED, we want to highlight the musical journey of the artists we interview: where you started, where you’re going, and the hurdles you’ve faced along the way. Tell us about your first steps into your musical lives. Nick: Yeah, okay, so my first steps in music were probably influenced by my dad. He plays guitar in church. He sings and plays guitar, and that was actually what made me want to be a guitar player first. But then I

Q: You guys have had a long career. That’s an accomplishment in and of itself! What was the tipping point where playing in a band went from being a hobby to being on the path to success? We all kind of have different journeys because we found each other later on in different bands. For me, it happened when I was really young, but I knew with a crushing pain that I had to be a music creator when I was 9

Q: Save Ferris has been a staple of the ska & punk scene since 1995! Back when the band started out, what were your biggest challenges and how did you face them? A: Well, you know, I was like 19 when I joined the band. Probably within a year of being in a band we got signed, and we were getting played on radio everywhere, and we were touring everywhere. I just really hadn’t found my voice yet as a person. So,

Q: Who did you guys resonate with at the beginning of your career? Any other bands or people who inspired you from the jump? Scott Russo: Yeah, from my mom’s side of the family it was like The Beatles, Buddy Holly, and Patsy Cline. Lots of pop and old country like that. My dad, on the other hand, he really pumped in Earth Wind & Fire and Michael Jackson, and shit like that. There’s a lot of soul from his side. Our