"Southern Maryland Music Online" ®
Get Your Band Interviewed

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Read All About Us! This page is devoted strickly to bands in the tri-county Southern Maryland area to let local audiences know more about the bands and the members that entertain us. If your band would like to participate in an online interview with "Southern Maryland Music Online", simply select a minimum of 15 of the 30 questions provided, or you may add a few questions if there is something you feel we missed, the limit however, is still a minimum of 15 questions and a maximum of 30. Answer those 15-30 questions among your band mates and email the questions and anwers back to "SMMO" via email at: SMMO@somd.net and be sure to use the subject line: "SMMO Band Interview" when submitting your information. Please sure to include the name of the band, name of the members, and what instruments they play aswell as booking information for additional posting with the interview. Interviews will be posted on the "SMMO" band interview page as they are received. Only 1 interview per band. Be sure to have fun with your questions, this is your chance to make a good impression on new audiences!

Please select 15-30 questions from the list below: 1- Describe your music to someone who has never heard your music before. 2- What's better, stage or studio? 3- How often, and how long does your band rehearse? 4- When the band is at rehearsal, describe the atmosphere. 5- Do you promote more on the internet, or by "word-of-mouth"? 6- Are Southern Maryland venues supportive of local bands? 7- Do local venues support live bands more or less compared with DJ's or KJ's? 8 - What's the biggest downfall of local bands in the Southern Maryland area? 9- What can your band offer the Southern Maryland audiences that other bands don't? 10- What styles or genre's most influence your music? 11- What's the name of your band, who are the members, and what do they play? 12- How can audiences find out more about you, do you have a website? 13- How did the band get its name and how long has the group been around? 14- Describe your band in one sentence. 15- Most incouraging moment as a band, most discouraging moment. 16- Do you perform original songs or cover songs, or both? 17- What is your secret method of providing the best show possible for the audience? 18- What's the bands favorite venue to perform at in Southern Maryland, why? 19- What is the biggest problem with the Southern Maryland music scene? 20- Why is Southern Maryland a good regional area to perform live music? 21- Does the band have a CD available, how can we get a copy? 22- What goals has the band set for its future? 23- Has the band received radio or television airplay, tell us about that. 24- What was the strangest thing that happened at one of your shows? 25- Would you ever consider not playing music? 26- What does your talent mean to you? 27- Do the members of the band write original material as a collective unit? 28- Is there a lead song writer who comes forth with the majority of original material? 29- What goals have you set for your bands future? 30- Is there anything you would like to add that we have not thought of? Thanks for your participation and Southern Maryland looks forward to hearing what YOU, the band, has to say!