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From the moment the two of them first met, it was love at first sight. Now Ron and Lisa of Juniper have formed together to create something magically. In this 1st time interview with Junior's Cave, both Ron and Lisa talked about their love for music and each other. Enjoy this spotlight!
Isaac: Hi Everyone. Welcome to your interview with Junior's Cave. Now that 2008 has officially ended, what are your reflections of the year 2008 for Juniper?
Lisa: Can we say "Crazy?!" We put an album together, Ron went promoting in LA and we worked full time jobs as well. It was productive with finally being able to have a home studio and not having to pay for studio time. We got some of our music on E! True Hollywood Stories: Rachel Ray as well.
Isaac: How did the two of you come together as a group? What drawn you to each other?v
Ron: We met when I was in college and Lisa was in high school. She saw me at a picnic and dug my hot coach's shorts. I loved her smile and those legs! We both enjoyed just being ourselves around each other. We could talk about anything and she'd watch sports with me!
Lisa: I was amazed by his magnetic personality. He could talk to anybody and to top it off he was hot! I'm not outgoing with people I don't know so he brought me out of my shell.
Isaac: Elaborate a little about whom were your biggest influences in the music industry and why?
Ron: Who influences or inspires me currently? Beck inspires me because of his diversity and imagination in songwriting and performance. I admire Shirley Manson as a beautiful marriage of rock and sexy, second to Lisa though. Eve Adams at acmrecords.com is a true blessing - the first to put our music on TV.
Thank you Eve! I met David Trotter (music producer and co-founder of Studio 51) in Los Angeles and I love the way he talks about music in TV. He makes it seem like a captivating, ballroom dance. I'll never forget what he said about music screeners though, "They're trained to pick out fly shit from pepper." I laughed my ass off!
Lisa: I like Gwen Stefani, Pat Benatar, Shirley Manson - anyone that has that raspy "sexy" kind of sound or is just out of the ordinary. They are definitely original! If you can believe it, one of my favorite songs is "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler.
Isaac: Let's talk about what you feel Juniper will bring to the music industry?
A new sense of originality and a breath of fresh air. No more "cookie cutter" songs. And music that will inspire and enhance visual medium.
Isaac: If you had an opportunity to work with one artist or group, who would it be and why?
Ron: There are so many. Aside from artists already mentioned, Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics comes to mind. Her voice is so rich and diversely gifted. I'd love to say I made a track for her because I don't think I'd miss the mark. To me, she appears as if she could sing in so many ways and make it sound very good. But I digress, cause I think Lisa fits that description to a "T".
Isaac: How would you describe your music to others?
>>>NIN and Garbage with hints of Portishead and Sneaker Pimps. More or less fits in this genre as opposed to consistently sounding like these artists. So it's definitely eclectic. Rarely, if ever, the same way twice.
Isaac: What type of feedback have you received from your previous releases?
>>>We've received glowing reviews from evolvingartist.com, Madalyn Sklar of gogirlsmusic.com, and an assortment of Honorable mention awards from organizations like Billboard, songoftheyear.com and songprize.com. Our Unspoken album received a lot of favorable reviews and feedback. But not all our feedback is positive. You can find a pretty scathing opinion of our Escape CD at earcandymag.com with a little bomb icon next to it too! Then find glowing reviews of the same project at kweevak.com and smother.net. So it's a very subjective process. Our philosophy is that all feedback, when constructive, will make us better. Any deconstructive or hateful feedback is ignored. And, pretty much all public feedback is good exposure.
Isaac: What can fans expect from your latest CD, Crazy Love 2008/2009, you are working on currently? What is the inspiration behind the CD?
Lisa: The inspiration is really what we feel for each other. How often do you get to do something you really enjoy with someone you love (well besides the obvious!)?
Ron: The inspiration for tracks like You Rock My World, Crazy Love, Without You, Free and When It Rains echo feelings in my relationship to Lisa and vice versa. But I think we attained a kind of universality to them so that everyone could relate. Topics like fantasy, sensuality, innocence and even disappointment are touched on. You Rock My World and Crazy Love are the most sensual. After 14 years of marriage, we wouldn't be completely transparent as artists if there wasn't a little bit of the kinky somewhere in our music. Same can be said for the arguments, like in Without You. Run Away, This Is My Job and Gain the World reflect more on our experiences with corporate America and economic undertones. While the lyrics are a bit more specific in This Is My Job, Run Away maintains a more generic idea where people can more easily insert their own ideas. Both tracks highlight a captivating piano with industrial and down tempo vibes.
The last three tracks are instrumentals. My favorite of the three is "I Like Solitude But Not Loneliness."
Long title, but the idea was so genuine to me that I had to keep it. In regards to songwriting, I am more productive making music when in solitude. More details about each track on the new release can be found at our website www.juniperis2.com on the music page.
Isaac: Where can fans locate you at online?
>>>At our website, www.juniperis2.com, myspace.com/juniper2, we both have Facebook pages as well.
Isaac: What can fans expect from Juniper in 2009?
Ron: Lisa will be performing with the Orlando Opera in several productions. Juniper music will continue to be on TV so visit our site and sign up for email updates as we'll let you know when and what shows our music will be playing for. Planning has begun on a new music video for this year on one of the Crazy Love tracks.
And it's likely we'll have made another album before the year is over thanks to finally having our own studio.
Isaac: Time for some shout outs to your family, friends, and fans…
Ron: Shout out to my two sons Neal and Evan, my daughter Brianna, my seven brothers and sisters, Ikon, Rob Guskiewicz, Josef Gonzalez, all my friends on MySpace and Facebook, and thank you Jesus for saving my soul.
Lisa: Hey to my family, my "little angels", Angie from WV, Dina the fabulous video queen, crazy stalker man, Ikon, Lulu, Tick and Belle, and Will C.
Isaac: Final words from Juniper …
>>>Thank you Juniors Cave for this exposure! Let's hook up again on the next CD release
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