Daily Inspiration: Meet David, Deven, and Seth Young, Young, and Martin

 

Today we’d like to introduce you to David, Deven, and Seth Young, Young, and Martin

Hi David, Deven, and Seth, we’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
DEVEN: I grew up in a backroad small town in Maine with my bandmates. My brother David and I go way back…as long as I’ve been alive it seems. David and I grew up playing music together in our basement. He started playing guitar at a young age and one day he told me I need to play drums so he has someone to play music with. We went in together to buy a used Mapex drum set and we’ve been ripping together ever since. Shortly after that, I was introduced to our bass player Seth, who lived in the neighboring town. We’d rehearse together after school all through high school and we’d play out any chance we could get. Maine was our first stomping ground and we played all over the state with the help of our long time friend Dave Biron, who helped us with bookings and connections. I’ve spent years with these guys as a band onstage and off and there’s no one else I’d rather be with living the dream with. Fast forward to today and we are all transplanted down to Nashville, Dave included, and with more life experience and drive but the same humble backgrounds. We’re a band of brothers and we’re here to work hard, show up and have the best time of our lives.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
DAVID: Tempt an Interstate King with a driving analogy, now you’ve got my attention. This road we’re on has been a fun one to drive, but we’ve definitely had our moments where things seemed less certain and where the going got tough. When we began recording our upcoming 10-song album, it was a real natural and spontaneous thing. In that moment, it was all about bringing our art to life and reconnecting as a band in Music City. We soon realized the songs were deserving of more, and we began to talk about a plan to take our tunes on the road. The fine details of getting everybody moved down to Nashville and settled took some months of faith and grit, but we feel we’ve hit a good stride now that everyone’s got their ducks in a row. We’ve been seeing tremendous progress on booking our Summer ’24 Vintage American Tour, and the songs we’ve been releasing from the album have seen lots of love and support from our community. It’s the nature of any adventure to have its smooth stretches and its rough tracks, and we’re no exception. But that’s the way of the road, and we’re running this engine as far as we can.

Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
SETH: The Intestate Kings is the culmination of all three of our members’ passion for classic American music. We feature screamin’ blues guitar and harmonica, and often play with a tight syncopated shuffle with originals and covers that cover many genres of classic Americana. It all really boils down to our love for listening to and playing music. What we’ve been working on over the past couple years is taking the steps we need to bring the project to the next level. A major goal we have in mind is being able to travel across the country or further and experience new things while meeting new interesting people along the way. One of my favorite things about playing live music is all of the crazy stories I have to remember. I think that’s what I’m most proud of. I’m also proud to just be out here doing what I’m doing.

Running a self-managed band is a lot more work than it appears on the surface. The music we perform needs to be written, revised, rehearsed, and recorded at the core. On top of that, there’s promotional content creation and booking work which together takes as much or even more time than we spend on creating and practicing music. Every stop along the way on the road is a fully negotiated and organized months in advance so we’re constantly balancing performing at our bookings and spending time booking ourselves in advance to keep the train going. Luckily, all of the work is fun and we have a really solid team working together to achieve our goals.

What sort of changes are you expecting over the next 5-10 years?
DAVID: I’m seeing the live concerts market continuing as the primary mover in terms of growth for most artists in the next foreseeable future. In my travels, I’ve spoken with many people from small or medium cities who love live entertainment, but whose music scenes aren’t developed or are still recovering from 2020. I think there’s a market and a desire for live music in these smaller metro areas, and I believe bands who can find their audiences in these places over the next few years will have an eager and supportive fanbase for their music.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.theinterstatekings.com
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