HOUR TONIGHT AT 8:00 P.M.
>> Tati: WE’VE TALKED ABOUT THE
MOVIES FOR HALLOWEEN.
NOW HOW ABOUT THE MUSIC,
EVERYONE?
I’M TALKING ABOUT THE SPOOKY
MUSIC THAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE
SOMETHING IS ABOUT TO JUMP OUT
AND GET YOU!
THE MAN MAKING THE PERFECT SCARY
SOUND TRACK, ALEX ATWELL, SHOWS
US HOW IT’S BEING DONE IN THIS
UNIQUELY DETROIT STORY.
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>> I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE
LOVE HALLOWEEN, AND A LOT OF
PEOPLE LOVE HORROR MOVIES, AND I
TRY TO COMBINE THE TWO IN A
PERFECT HARMONY.
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ALREADY SOUNDS LIKE A ’80s
MOVIE.
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ON SLASHER DAY, I DO
HALLOWEEN-INSPIRED MUSIC. I THINK I’M ONE OF THE ONLY
I THINK I’M ONE OF THE ONLY
MUSICIANS THAT FOCUSES ALL OF MY
DISCOGRAPHY ON HALLOWEEN MUSIC.
EVER SINCE I LEARNED THE
HALLOWEEN THEME --
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-- ONCE I LEARNED THAT, I WAS
BASICALLY LIKE, WOW, I CAN DO
THIS!
THIS IS AN MOAG 37, KNOWN FOR
WARM BASSY TONES.
I STARTED OFF GOING FOR A MORE
’80s VIBE.
SO IF YOU TAKE WHAT JOHN
CARPENTER AND MIX IT WITH BLACK
SABBATH, THAT MIGHT BE MY SOUND.
IT’S NOSTALGIC FOR ME.
I GREW UP WATCHING A LOT OF WHO
ARE ERROR MOVIES AS A KID.
ONE OF MY PASSIONS IS MADE FOR
TV HALLOWEEN SPECIALS.
MY MOM RECORDED THEM ON THE VHS
AND I STILL HAVE THEM.
I HAVE ALL MY MUSIC ON VINYL.
THAT’S PREFERRED.
I WOULD WARE HOLD IT AND I DO
ALL THE ARTWORK ON THE COVERS,
SO IT’S IMPORTANT TO ME.
I LIKE THE RITUAL OF PULLING A
RECORD OUT, PUTTING IT ON THE
RECORD PLAYER AND HITTING PLAY.
IT’S MORE FUN.
I THINK THE BALANCE OF REALLY
LOW WARM BASS WITH A
HIGH-PITCHED ELEMENT AT THE SAME
TIME AND NO MIDDLE GROUND ADDS
TENSION.
SO NOT HAVING THAT MEDIUM KIND
OF FREAKS THE HUMAN EAR OUT.
IT’S VERY ’80s AND I HAVE A LOT
OF ’80s ELEMENTS IN IT, BUT I’M
MODERN AT THE SAME TIME.
I TRY TO ADD MY OWN FLAIR TO
THINGS.
I WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE FUN AND
LISTEN TO MY MUSIC ON HALLOWEEN.
IT’S JUST FAMILIES ENJOYING MY
MUSIC LISTENING TO IT IN THE
HALLOWEEN SEASON.
I WISH I HAD THAT WHEN I WAS A
KID.
I HAD SOUND TRACKS TO DO THAT,
BUT NO ONE WAS MAKING MUSIC SPECIFICALLY TO LISTEN TO FOR
SPECIFICALLY TO LISTEN TO FOR
HALLOWEEN.
>> Tati: WHOA, THAT WAS SO COOL!
JOINING US IS SLASHER DAVE
HIMSELF.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US!
>> THANK YOU.
I LOVE ALL YOU GUYS AT CHANNEL
4.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME AGAIN.
>> Tati: YOU’RE INCREDIBLY
TALENTED.
I HAVE TO SAY THAT OFF THE TOP.
AND I’M A SCAREDY CAT.
YOU HAVE A NEW ALBUM OUT.
TELL US ABOUT IT.
>> IT’S A MINI ALBUM, ALMOST A
FULL LENGTH CALLED NIGHT OF THE
JACK-O-LANTERN, VERY ’80s AND
WOULD SOUND GREAT OUTSIDE YOUR
HOUSE IF YOU HAVE A HALLOWEEN
DISPLAY FOR TRICK-OR-TREATERS
THIS YEAR.
OR IT’S GREAT TO GET INTO A
SPOOKY VIBE GOING ON IN THE
HOUSE, AND EVER SINCE LOCKDOWN,
I’VE MADE LIKE 4 -- I THINK 4
FULL-LENGTH ALBUMS, SO I’VE BEEN
BUSY THIS YEAR.
>> Tati: EVERYBODY WISHES THEY
WERE THAT PROTECTIVE DURING
LOCKDOWN.
[LAUGHTER]
THAT’S COOL.
SO YOU MAKE THIS MUSIC.
BUT DOES IT EVER GIVE YOU AN
EERIE FEELING?
LET’S FACE IT, THE MUSIC MAKES A
SCARY MOVIE SCENE, YOU KNOW WHAT
I MEAN?
>> FOR SURE.
I GET IN THE MOOD.
I’LL TURN OFF THE LIGHTS WHEN
I’M MAKING IT AND HAVE A MOVIE
PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND FOR A
CREEPY VIBE.
I THINK ME HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF AMBIANCE IN THE BACKGROUND
OF AMBIANCE IN THE BACKGROUND
INFLUENCES ME TO MAKE IT
CREEPIER.
>> Tati: HOW DO YOU GET THE
INFLUENCE FOR THE ARTWORK?
>> I WENT TO THE CRYPT KEEPER
STORE AND BOUGHT A MASK, AND I
MADE IT A CHARACTER ON THE ALBUM
COVER.
>> Tati: GOT IT.
AND IT GREW FROM THERE.
SO LET US KNOW WHERE WE CAN GET
YOUR MUSIC?
>> I’M ON SPOTIFY, iTUNES, ALL
THE BIG STREAMING SERVICES.
I HAVE A BAND CAMP PAGE.
I HAVE TONS OF RECORDS ON
BELLYACHE RECORDS.
AND ON MY INSTAGRAM, I HAVE A
LINK AND BIO AND FOUND ALL MY