O2 Jam Battle of the Bands

Start:	May 31, '08 1:00p
Location:	Lim Ket Kai Mall Atrium, Cagayan de Oro City

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U.S. Based Internet Radio Interviews Thoughts And Notions

This is an old Interview conducted by U.S. Based Christian Radio station called The Spirit Radio, last year. I'm Reposting this stuff here. You can check out the original page at:

Link to their Site and our webpage there: http://www.thespiritradio.net/artisthome.asp?id=2721

The Spirit Radio: Where are you from originally and what sort of things were you into growing up?
Thoughts And Notions: We are all originally from the Philippines, down south in Mindanao. Growing up, we belonged to different Christian Churches serving in different Ministries. Youth groups in particular, from music to spiritual formation.

TSR: How did you get started in the music business?
Thoughts And Notions: We started in the Music Business by writing, creating, and producing 10 tracks of all Original Christian Contemporary Music with the intention of sharing our profits as a fund raising project for our Church''s Youth Group. We then got good reviews from our friends and peers, thus inspiring us to send a copy to one Record label in the Philippines for distribution nationwide. Not soon after, they signed us to a distribution contract.

TSR: How long have you been doing what you are doing now?
Thoughts And Notions: Approximately around 2 years already.

TSR: Who were some of your musical influences?
Thoughts And Notions: We are highly influenced by Christian bands such as Jars Of Clay, Sixpence None the Richer, Hillsong, and Switchfoot.

TSR: For those who may not have heard you before, how would you describe your music?
Thoughts And Notions: It''s inspiring, uplifting, and most of all, it sounds new and at par with other Christian artists out there in the Market. It''s Christian Contemporary Pop/Rock Music with still a lot of innocence in it.

TSR: What would you say that most of your songs are about?
Thoughts And Notions: Basically, it''s about our life experiences in living the Christian faith. These are true to life experiences of having encountered God''s love, as told by our songs, and hoping that a lot of people could relate to and be touched by our songs.

TSR: What are your feelings toward Christians listening to secular music?
Thoughts And Notions: In our opinion, there''s nothing bad about it. Not all secular music has bad messages. But one of the good things coming from listening to secular music is that it gives you an awareness of what is happening in the secular music scene now. And as a Christian artist, what you yourself would want to do to create your own music and capture the listening ears of not only Christians, but other people of different faith as well.

TSR: How has God been working in your life lately?  What things has He been teaching you?
Thoughts And Notions: Lately, he''s been working in our life through our music. Everyday it''s a constant struggle and hardship of not only improving our craft, but being able to utilize our status as well as a Christian artist and how we could effectively share God''s love through our music.

TSR: What is the most important thing that you would like people to take away from your music or live shows?
Thoughts And Notions: The most important thing that we would want people to take away from our music is our songs. Particularly the message that we want to share through our songs. We always put in our hearts and in our minds that none of us is bigger than our songs. It''s not about individual talent, creativity, personality, that would bring our band to another level, but it''s because of us as a collective unit which created songs that would take a life of it''s own in touching peoples lives. Our songs'' message, which is God''s Love, is the most important gift that we could ever give to our listeners.

TSR: What is your favorite bible verse?
Thoughts And Notions: Phil. 4 :14 "I CAN DO ALL THINGS THRU CHRIST WHO GIVES ME STRENGTH"

TSR: What things do you like to do in your spare time?
Thoughts And Notions: We have our own different lives to live with school and studies. Some are already working, and some of us also help out in our Church since we belong to different Churches.

TSR: Who is your favorite Christian artist?
Thoughts And Notions: Jars Of Clay, Sixpence None the Richer, Switchfoot, Hillsong, Matt Redman, Steven Curtis Chapman.

 

Thoughts And Notions at Rock Ed Buhrock Event!

Banig Unlan Habol for the benefit of the Prisoners by Rock Ed! John Fernandez rejoins us on guitars after a 2 year hiatus. Special thanks to Ed Abella for the photos.