{"id":71353,"date":"2021-09-30T12:35:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T11:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=71353"},"modified":"2021-09-30T12:36:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T11:36:16","slug":"av-super-sunshine-speak-to-us-about-positivity-new-single-together-upcoming-album-artrock-and-his-new-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/09\/av-super-sunshine-speak-to-us-about-positivity-new-single-together-upcoming-album-artrock-and-his-new-film\/","title":{"rendered":"AV Super Sunshine Speak To Us About Positivity, New Single &#8216;Together&#8217;, Upcoming Album &#8216;ARTROCK&#8217;, And His New Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>AV Super Sunshine and his gorgeous muse Philomena return with his new single, &#8216;Together&#8217;. Stronger and better than ever, AV&#8217;s sound improves with every release, making every single track his very best. Back in May the rock&#8217;n&#8217;roll super star released the video for &#8216;A Wedding Song&#8217;, which celebrated married couples everywhere, as well as the beautiful Philomena. &#8216;Together&#8217;, from his highly anticipated upcoming album, &#8216;ARTROCK&#8217;, is gloriously retro in its toe-tapping psych vibe, and while it&#8217;s upbeat and insanely energetic, it&#8217;s also rammed solidly with dreamy guitar chords and synths.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Accompanying the song is a stop motion animated video, featuring Lego people, who come to life with the music. They enjoy themselves at an animated Lego amusement park, taking the rides, visiting concession stands, and all that&#8217;s to be found at a real-life amusement park. Of course, it wouldn&#8217;t be AV Super Sunshine if there wasn&#8217;t an extra-terrestrial inclusion, this time in the form of a mysterious spinning UFO.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_47309\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JS3eVHQQA5k?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"AV Super Sunshine - Together (Official Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/JS3eVHQQA5k\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We&#8217;ve been long-time supporters of AV Super Sunshine and his music, and finally Lisa has had the opportunity to speak to the man himself. Check out the interview below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Hi there, thanks for agreeing to speak to us! We\u2019ve written a lot about your music over the years, and probably the one thing that is characteristic of all your songs is that you\u2019ve got an extremely positive attitude, and all your songs are, quite literally, filled with super sunshine. How do you keep so upbeat and how can we inject the same positivity in our own lives?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I would like to start by thanking you for all the support you have given us. Both Philomena and I are very grateful people and we&#8217;re grateful for the support you&#8217;ve given us.\u00a0\u00a0Being grateful is a great way to stay positive. Through our own individual life experiences we both know how difficult life can be.\u00a0\u00a0We especially appreciate the help we get for our artist brand. So we thank you again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Being grateful is a great way to inject positivity.\u00a0\u00a0We also check ourselves by challenging each other&#8217;s negative thinking.\u00a0\u00a0Many times we misread an interaction as negative which was really positive and it takes a supportive friend or partner to point out to us that things maybe really aren\u2019t that bad.\u00a0\u00a0This helps me, even on my darkest songs, to find a way to always inject a ray of sunshine.\u00a0\u00a0A good example of this would be my song \u201cAre You Happy\u201d which opens with the verse \u201cI need a happy song, the kind that you want to sing along, only make you strong, with leftovers you can take home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The video for your latest single, \u2018Together\u2019, is unusual for you in that it\u2019s a stop motion animation, using Lego \u2013 you and your muse Philomena feature as always but this time you\u2019re cut out figures, rather than the main focus. It\u2019s a very fun video nonetheless and you and Philomena have made it yourselves. Has this been because of the pandemic?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We have a lot of videos so that one was just trying something new.\u00a0\u00a0We actually did our first stop action video back in June of 2019 for my song \u201cAre You Happy\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0We followed that with a lyric video for my song \u201cCrazy Love\u201d where each frame was an individual piece of \u2018arts and craft\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0We wanted that video to be sort of a scrap book that comes to life.\u00a0\u00a0Our next video is for a song called \u201cFrankenstein\u201d and for that we\u2019re planning to do a hybrid video combining live footage with stop action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Staying with the Covid-19 Pandemic, how much of an effect has it had on your creativity? Do you find it\u2019s had a negative effect, or are you instead inspired to find new ways to be creative?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We were ready to seriously tour and also release our documentary film \u201cAlien Abduction\u201d when the Pandemic hit.\u00a0\u00a0If you\u2019re interested in learning more about our film you can find a trailer for it on the \u201cFilm\u201d tab of our <a href=\"http:\/\/avsupersunshine.com\/\">website<\/a>. We had obtained representation from a major entertainment attorney who had lined up very positive interest in the film but then Hollywood shut down.\u00a0\u00a0Right now we\u2019re just riding the storm out.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s a killer film with world changing implications.\u00a0\u00a0When things finally get back to normal we\u2019ll be dropping that on the world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So instead of blowing minds with our \u201cAlien Abduction\u201d film and tour I decided to record a new album.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s going to be called \u201cArt Rock\u201d and will be marketed as a 12 song CD tribute to Lady Gaga\u2019s \u201cARTPOP\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s turning out great.\u00a0\u00a0We\u2019ve already dropped 3 singles from the record and all 3 have racked up major top 10 global airplay on radio stations across the globe.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThe Wedding Song\u201d hit #4 on the DRT Global AC Airplay chart (just behind Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd), \u201cTogether\u201d hit #6 on the DRT Global Rock Airplay chart (just behind Foo Fighters, Rise Against, Volbeat, Daughtry and Five Finger Death Punch) and \u201cSuper Cool\u201d rose to #6 DRT Global AC Airplay chart (just behind Lewis Capaldi, Post Malone, The Weeknd, Ava Max and Harry Styles).\u00a0\u00a0Amazing!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Because both myself and my producer Michael Bradford have had the time, we\u2019ve really been able to pay attention to detail on this record.\u00a0\u00a0Normally I channel the bulk of my creativity into writing.\u00a0\u00a0During this past year and a half I\u2019ve instead had the luxury to channel it into fine tuning songs I had previously written and the recording of them.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve got an unusually large backlog of songs waiting to record.\u00a0\u00a0I think that is because I write records like they did during the post \u201cSeargent Pepper\u201d days instead of writing songs and throwing a CD to go tour with.\u00a0\u00a0By recording a full record you write songs to tell a complete story.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the case of the Gaga tribute record I\u2019m finishing, I had that record to pattern mine after.\u00a0\u00a0While the songs and styles are different from Lady G\u2019s record, the themes are similar.\u00a0\u00a0Some of the songs are also kinda responses to songs on her \u201cARTPOP\u201d record.\u00a0\u00a0For example I have a song called \u201cNeptune\u201d which is a response to her song \u201cVenus\u201d, she has a song called \u201cG.U.Y.S.\u201d and I have a song called \u201cBad Boyz\u201d, and so on and so forth.\u00a0\u00a0It all unfolds into a statement of peace, love and inclusion just like Lady Gaga\u2019s record.\u00a0\u00a0You\u2019re going to love it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>You\u2019ve been recording for a long time now, what advice do you have for anyone that\u2019s just starting out in the music business?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My best advice is rewrite, rewrite, rewrite, and then rewrite some more.\u00a0\u00a0Dust off those old lyrics you\u2019ve abandoned in your writing notebook and remember why you liked the song idea and then take time to really make it a great song by developing the lyrics and rhymes.\u00a0\u00a0Compare it to similar songs you admire to see what you are missing.\u00a0\u00a0Once you are confident you have truly written a great song, play it for others and check to see if they are really paying attention.\u00a0\u00a0If you lose them in your chorus, for example, then find a stronger hook or better way to communicate.\u00a0\u00a0Once you have the song go out and find the people who\u2019ll believe in you who can help.\u00a0\u00a0Know when someone only wants to take your money and when you find people who can help them be honest with them about your career goals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What would you say to your younger self just starting out?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Move to a major music market that fits your artist brand and genre before you have roots.\u00a0\u00a0Then I\u2019d basically do what I\u2019ve done to get me to this point now.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What or who \u2013 apart from Philomena \u2013 inspires your music, and inspires your life?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Right now I\u2019m trying to keep it simple, but it is hard with the current news cycle. Together is a great example of keeping it simple.\u00a0\u00a0It&#8217;s a song about two people, in this case Philomena and myself, just hanging out going through life as teammates.\u00a0\u00a0That\u2019s something every couple wants and this song is all inclusive so no pronouns allowed or even needed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>How has the music of other artists impacted your sound?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Because of the artist\u2019s we compete with on global radio, we\u2019re trying to use similar sounds.\u00a0\u00a0For instance, on the song together there is very little electric guitar.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019m playing an acoustic melody for most of it which is layered with various keyboard and percussive instruments.\u00a0\u00a0Despite the absence of electric guitar in the mix we spent two weeks in the global top 10 for rock airplay.\u00a0\u00a0We\u2019re 10 weeks on that chart and spent most of it in the top 15.\u00a0\u00a0That\u2019s thousands of spins per week at some of the world&#8217;s largest radio stations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cTogether\u201d did better on rock radio than Iron Maiden&#8217;s new single which was just the opposite in terms of electric guitar versus keyboard sounds in the mix.\u00a0\u00a0Our next single \u201cFrankenstein\u201d, however, dominantly features electric guitar.\u00a0\u00a0Michael was at first afraid to turn up the electric guitar pointing out we might suffer with radio airplay.\u00a0\u00a0I however, finally convinced him hoping we can make electric guitar cool again and featured in current rock music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>What is the songwriting process for you and has it changed over time?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019m trying to be more universal with my lyrics which means that I\u2019m trying to communicate my ideas in a way that everyone can understand.\u00a0\u00a0It sounds easy but it truly is a hard skill to master.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s the one trait I find in every great song that has withstood the test of time.\u00a0\u00a0If I can accomplish a high level of universally understanding of my song idea with fresh rhymes and unique storytelling then I know I have a great song.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Finally \u2013 and I ask this of everyone I interview &#8211; What question do you wish someone would ask you in an interview, but nobody ever does?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What\u2019s it like to ride in a flying saucer faster than the speed of light and experience anti-gravity travel.\u00a0\u00a0For some reason no one ever asks me that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been long-time supporters of AV Super Sunshine and his music, and finally Lisa has had the opportunity to speak to the man himself as he and his gorgeous muse Philomena return with his new single, &#8216;Together&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div 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