Today we’d like to introduce you to Conor Sessions
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
We started this band in 2004 when we were pretty much kids. Since then, we’ve written and co-produced all of our own music, continued to play concerts live and have managed to make all of our own film content.
We’ve independently produced and released three records, several music videos, a documentary-series and in the Summer, we will be releasing a short horror film that we produced.
The most important thing for us however, and this will sound hokey, is getting to still be creative and put out interesting art at this stage 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?
It hasn’t been smooth at all. As far as success goes, we have a relatively small but loyal group of people that follow us. We were never the “cool” band in our scene, and we have never won a single award or battle of the bands. Honestly, that’s probably why we’re still around. We focus on our friendship and making art.
We’ve had stresses as a creatives as well as stresses in our personal lives that have regularly required attention.
We’re five people (six counting our manager) with careers and families and 21 years of trying to get by. Job issues, marriages, divorce, kids, everything in between.
We’ve had to remember be good to each other during the times where life has handed us struggle. And that includes times where some of us just aren’t in to making art together.
There have been many times where our band has been completely inactive.
But we’ve always found a way back to each other. And most of the friends we came up with can’t say that anymore. Some of those friends have even passed on. The hard times have made us very fortunate and we’re grateful.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I think our longevity and our healthy friendships are what we’re known for at this point. We’re pretty stable and understanding with each other. We genuinely like each other and enjoy being friends. The work in making music and film is an extension of that.
We’ve been self-aware enough to try to grow with each other over time to keep our friendships and our ability to make music together and alive. It’s not easy, and it requires effort, but it’s worth it. And it’s probably what we are most proud of.
As for what sets us apart from others, no clue. We’re a lot older than most other people making music out there today and I’m sure our music is dated.
In terms of your work and the industry, what are some of the changes you are expecting to see over the next five to ten years?
Predicting any industry is kinda dangerous. We personally stopped chasing a big payday in 2010, so we’re out of that race. But we do pay attention to where money and attention goes in music generally.
If there seems to be one constant in the music industry, or any art based business, it’s this; The people who gate-keep and provide a model that delivers art will make the lion’s share of the revenue.
Let’s hope that in five years, more compensation goes to the artists.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://linktr.ee/droptozero
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/droptozeroband/
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- Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/droptozeroband
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/334P3VooRruqGymu89Uln1?si=6fsb21MBRFm8xQJ4wsR7Qg
