{"id":77955,"date":"2022-09-23T12:14:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T10:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=77955"},"modified":"2022-09-23T12:14:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T10:14:15","slug":"come-monday-we-speak-with-the-sound-of-mondays-dave-jay-gerstein-and-ask-him-who-he-considers-to-be-inconsiderate-his-music-and-new-single-hey-inconsiderate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2022\/09\/come-monday-we-speak-with-the-sound-of-mondays-dave-jay-gerstein-and-ask-him-who-he-considers-to-be-inconsiderate-his-music-and-new-single-hey-inconsiderate\/","title":{"rendered":"Come Monday: We Speak With The Sound Of Monday’s Dave Jay Gerstein And Ask Him Who He Considers To Be Inconsiderate, His Music, And New Single, ‘Hey, Inconsiderate!’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The world feels like it’s going to hell in a hand basket, and people are caught up in their own worlds, with little consideration for others. The Sound Of Monday’s new single, ‘Hey, Inconsiderate!’ therefore really spoke to us, so we asked Dave Jay Gerstein, the man behind the song, a few questions about his own feelings on the matter.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Hi Dave! Thanks for speaking to us today!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My pleasure.  Thanks for validating my parking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does Monday sound like to you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday sounds like a cacophonous symphony of melodic malady, harmonic hysterics, linguistic misdemeanors, and wondrous Wonka-isms, only back to front, inside out, upside down, and in Technicolor!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m just listening to your song, \u2018Hey Inconsiderate!\u2019 – was there any specific person that inspired the song, or is it directed to inconsiderate people as a group?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is directed at all \u201cinconsiderates\u201d at large, the idea for the song came about while riding on a busy NYC subway.  The car was packed, but I\u2019d managed to get a seat, only for some NY Times reader looming above, newsrag spread eagle, jailing me in his paper and ink cell.  My brain was screaming, \u201cHey, \u2018Inconsiderate\u2019!  Get off\u2019a me!\u201d, but he blithely ignored the telepathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afterward, amused at having thought of him as an \u201cinconsiderate\u201d, I\u2019d picked up my acrimoniously fueled pen and emotively charged guitar, and voila\u2014a self revelatory rage on those rude-n-reviled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For whatever reason – perhaps social media – people seem to care less beyond their own bubble than they used to. Why do you think people are inconsiderate?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I concur with this sad observation, although it is possible humanity has always been this way.  Perhaps the difference now is that there\u2019s less spirituality and personal responsibility in the world, or that\u2019s how it feels sometimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days, some people seem to only care about the bubbles of others for the purpose of  lancing \u2018em.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\u2019ve become self-seeking missiles, impending explosions, if not properly disarmed in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think people generally tend to be self interested, (and I\u2019m no exception), so the perspective that one\u2019s behavior is inconsiderate may just be clearer to the end receiver.  The perpetrator is just going about their business, unless otherwise self aware, and\/or, an anxious over-thinker, as in my case. Mugs an imagined TV camera and winks.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s the worst example of someone having been inconsiderate to you (no names needed)!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whoa, boy<\/em>\u2026lemme consult the archives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have this brain laden Library of Incidents haphazardly filed by Dewey Decimal System, and its tragic memories replay their horror shows over and over in my frontal lobe screening room\u2014don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m seeking help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can think of examples that were heinous or cruel, but those cross the line past inconsideration, right??<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, here\u2019s one filed under \u201cgroup inconsideration\u201d, \u2018cuz company loves misery:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember playing a solo\/acoustic gig where the club had two large screen TVs on either side of the stage.  A college football game was on, and the folks in the audience were rooting\u2014but not<\/em> for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having aticipated a woeful evening at the sight of the setup, I\u2019d asked the bartender and club manager to turn off the TVs before I was to take the stage, but they\u2019d refused.  Out of poor judgement, thirst for a modicum of challenge, lack of self esteem, or all three, I went on, (to be fair, there was a fourth reason\u2014I\u2019d always believed in that showbiz credo, \u201cthe show must go on!\u201d).  Thus, the show went on to the disinterest and annoyance of the patrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a while, and grasping at straws, my causticly shticky comedic defense mechanism kicked in, and I turned to dedicate my next song to the ref on screen, who I\u2019d announced was an old family friend, and helped me get my big break performing at sports bars.  Predictably, it didn’t go over very well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To make matters worse, their favorite team was losing, and they routinely booed.  May as well have been for me.  The final score escapes my memory, but my show was definitely shut out by a humiliating margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love the music video, with you as the main character abused by inconsiderate people all day – and then realising that coming home late means you\u2019re also inconsiderate. It\u2019s a great message about being concerned with the well-being of others. But I have one question about it – why are you in a padded cell at times?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I really appreciate your observation.  My attitude is, it\u2019s easy to point the finger, but more often worthwhile to point the thumb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m also a character actor and storyteller, and enjoyed participating in the vid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funny, we shot the padded cell stuff with a green screen, meaning, there were only lights and a green background when we shot it, \u2018cuz the technology allows you to insert a digital background later on in the editing process. We weren\u2019t sure what background we were going to use at the time, but my friend and colleague, Evan Seplow from theimagefactory, with whom I collaborated on the video, came up with that padded cell image, and I immediately liked it\u2014\u2018cuz rude behavior drives me nuts, even certifiably, given the chance!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Who came up with the concept for the video?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just mentioned Evan, who is the production\u2019s ingenious co-writer, casting agent, director, videographer, and editor.  We sat down and riffed ideas about different examples of people acting out inconsiderately around our fair city.  I was sure to include the real life aforementioned subway incident that kicked off the whole idea, but it was Ev who came up with the clever topper at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s next for The Sound Of Monday? What can fans expect?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fans can always expect a genuine mix of clever wordplay, a sometimes silly sense of fun, not to mention complex depthity (I like making up words), and periodically dark underbelly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More specifically, \u201cHey, Inconsiderate!\u201d is the first single from our forthcoming EP, Quick Ear Warmer<\/em>, which drops (but doesn’t break\u2014we had it Humpty Dumpty-proofed), on Tuesday, October 11th<\/sup>.  On that very date, The Sound of Monday will be hosting a release party gig live at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1 in NYC at 7PM sharp.  Please be sure to come by and say \u201cGreetings, Earthling!\u201d, so I can prove to my bandmates that we have otherworldly support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have another single coming out on October 4th<\/sup>, called \u201cThe Keeper of the Mood\u201d–please look out for that awesome video as well.  You\u2019re really gonna dig it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the end of October, I\u2019ll be in LA to record some cool songs with Charles Newman at Mother West to follow up the success of our cover of the \u201cSpiderman Theme\u201d, (which has over 5 million streams and counting!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus, we have more releases planned in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, lastly, we\u2019ll be continuing along our J\u2019Blammo Pop Music, (come up with your own word, you\u2019ve got your own genre), journey from here to Yes-ville, so please join us, won\u2019t you??<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally, what question do you wish someone would ask you in an interview, but nobody ever does?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nobody\u2019s ever asked me about what inspired me to write my first song, and I possess a nostalgic fondness for the backstory.  So, here\u2019s what happened\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d started watching TV reruns of The Monkees<\/em> as a seven year old in the mid-70\u2019s, and was immediately struck by their humor, catchy music, and the fact that the girls chased them everywhere.  I immediately thought, \u201cThat\u2019s the job for me!!\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was about eight, I\u2019d had my first crush–a girl in my class named Jen.  The unrequited puppy love lasted for years, and became a running gag between us.  None of this lessened the lengths I\u2019d go to impress her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of those inspirations came as a result of already desiring to be \u201cthe 5th<\/sup> Monkee\u201d, so when I was nine, I made up a melody, and wrote the words to my first song, called \u2018Cause Girl I Love You<\/em>.\u00a0 That summer of 1978, I went to my third year of summer camp, and was fortunate to have a counselor named Marshall Zucker, who was a jazz musician.\u00a0 I\u2019d asked him if we could sit down at the piano, and I sang him the song, would he help me find the right chords?\u00a0 We did just that, and to this day, I can still play the ditty, (I was thirteen when I\u2019d started guitar lessons).\u00a0 This led to wanting to write more and more songs!\u00a0 It\u2019s a form ripe for my attention span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the video for \u2018Hey, Inconsiderate!\u2019 below, and find out more about The Sound Of Monday and their music online on their official\u00a0website<\/a>,
Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>. Read our review of ‘Hey, Inconsiderate!’ here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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