Live Interview with Edge of Chaos at Division One
February 18, 2005
by Neon Blonde

Q:  How did you come up with the name Edge of Chaos?

A:  Hours and hours of searching on the internet for something that wasn’t already taken.  It’s a lot harder than you think.  Any good ‘one-word’ band name is taken, as well as any good ‘two-word’ name.  We just wanted something quick and easy to remember.

Q:  Have you guys been friends a long time?

A:  Yeah, Crit and I (Steele) have been friends for about 15 years.  I met Richard through a mutual friend of ours. When I listened to his CD I said “I’ve got the perfect drummer for this project.”

Q:  What other bands, if any, have you guys been in?

Steele:  Crit and I were in another local band together.

Richard:  Most of them were back in the DCL and Basement days and I was in an industrial band called Cyberwhore.

Q:  I read in your bio that you have opened up for Extreme, Zebra, and Gary Hoey to

name a few.  Tell us about that.

Crit:  Yeah, that was in an old band that I was in with Steele.  We were kind of the last minute call-in band.  Extreme and Gary Hoey was a DCL (Dallas City Limits) thing.  The lady that worked there, that booked the bands, she liked us a lot, so whenever she would have a national act come through that needed an opening band she’d call us. 

Q:  I read in your bio that you are a jazz-inspired bass player. 

Steele:  I started playing jazz in middle school because the high school band’s bass player was graduating my 8^th grade year.  The high school band director knew that I had a bass but didn’t know if I could play so he gave me a whole bunch of music and said “Hey, why don’t you take this music and learn it for next year.”  So I played jazz from 8^th grade all through high school and college.  It put me thru college and got me to Europe twice, so I certainly can’t complain.

Q:  How do you feel the jazz music has worked in concert with the progressive style you play today?

Steele:  I think it’s opened me up more to be a little more creative because in jazz there really is no written music, per se.  It’s more like here’s the chord changes so you make it up as you go.  It’s different every time.  It’s also allowed me to be more flexible, not locked into any one thing in particular.  It’s allowed me to stay creative. 

Q:  Wow!  Guitar World Mag!  Tell us about that.

Richard:   Well I’ve been featured in Guitar World Magazine and Keyboard Magazine, and I went off and started doing Industrial stuff and after a while I realized that this is the way I play, this is who I am so I came back to this.

Neon:  Just a few more questions and then we can get in out of the rain!

Q:  What do you want to accomplish through EOC and your music?

Steele:  Total World Domination!  (laughing)  We totally want to dominate, crush,  and destroy! 

Q:  What are some of the things you would like to see change in the music industry?

Steele:  What I’d really like to see is bands supporting other bands like it used to be back in the 90’s when we had places like DCL and The Basement.  You could go out there on a Thursday night and there’d be 150 people there. 

Richard:  Well as far as the industry goes everyone has gotten so greedy now.  I understand you have to make money but if you don’t start trying different things it all turns into the same thing.

Neon:  Well I know that one of the biggest gripes that I have since I’ve been doing this is there is no support of each other.  I don’t care if their music is your cup of tea or not you should hang around and support the other bands.  I can’t tell you how many shows I’ve been to where as soon as the band is through, they pack up their gear and they’re gone!  I mean if we don’t support each other, there’s nobody out there gonna do it! 

Steele:  Nobody’s on your side to begin with so…I’ve been here (at the club) since about 7:00 pm and we’re not going on until around 1 am.  I’ve seen one band come in and play and then get their stuff and leave.  And band’s wonder why the clubs don’t pay.  The bottom line is you gotta have people come in and drink that’s how clubs make their money.  If you can’t get people in the door and can’t get people to stay you know they’re not gonna book you. 

Neon:  Well guys is there anything that ya’ll would like to say in closing?

A:  Support local music any way you can! 

Well this is Neon with Edge of Chaos out at Division One and they’re gonna kick ass in just a little while so thanks guys and we’ll see ya later! 

KEEP ROCKIN'!

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