Get the Best Out of of Any Musician
Interviewing a musician can be a tricky thing but armed with a little knowledge, it shouldn't be to hard for you to get quality information out of just about any musician or band.
There are two ways to interview musicians-a question at a time, or all at once.
If you're talking to musicians in person or over the phone, then the best way to conduct an interview is one question at a time. This allows the interview to feel more conversational and free-flowing (i.e. do your best to get them to feel like the person in the picture).
In order for the interview to feel as if it's going somewhere and not just meandering about, you need to guide the person being interviewed with your questions. Each question must also be related to the previous question so it doesn't feel as if you're just jumping around.
If the interviewer notices that the interviewee is particularly passionate about a topic, then it's best to continue asking questions and explore the topic further. Looking for these topics and asking probing questions is also important. You might notice that the person being interviewed becomes more animated when digressing from the subject at hand and touching upon another topic briefly. If this happens, ask more questions about the subject they were more passionate about.
If you're interviewing a person via email and you can't ask one question at a time then your approach need to change.
I find it's best to ask a few questions at once that are all related to one another. This allows the person being interviewed to pick the one that they like best and run with it.
For example, What's the name of your band? What's the origin of that name? Have you changed the band's name before?
The questions are all about the name, but this allows the band an opportunity to talk about the part of their band name that is most important and interesting. If you only ask one question you can't explore the topic.
Asking multiple questions is also better than stating "tell us about the band name" that leaves too many directions open and some people don't know where to start.
You're looking for the person to express what they're most interested in because they will be more passionate. The person will also give better answers and reveal their personality more.
Hope that helps!
To see some examples, visit the following link now -> musician interview
AND if you wanna give it a shot but have nowhere to post the interview. Stop by Musicgoat.com, maybe we can post it for you. Stop by and shoot us an email.
**Props to Sheena Felix for her input on this lens.
There are two ways to interview musicians-a question at a time, or all at once.
If you're talking to musicians in person or over the phone, then the best way to conduct an interview is one question at a time. This allows the interview to feel more conversational and free-flowing (i.e. do your best to get them to feel like the person in the picture).
In order for the interview to feel as if it's going somewhere and not just meandering about, you need to guide the person being interviewed with your questions. Each question must also be related to the previous question so it doesn't feel as if you're just jumping around.
If the interviewer notices that the interviewee is particularly passionate about a topic, then it's best to continue asking questions and explore the topic further. Looking for these topics and asking probing questions is also important. You might notice that the person being interviewed becomes more animated when digressing from the subject at hand and touching upon another topic briefly. If this happens, ask more questions about the subject they were more passionate about.
If you're interviewing a person via email and you can't ask one question at a time then your approach need to change.
I find it's best to ask a few questions at once that are all related to one another. This allows the person being interviewed to pick the one that they like best and run with it.
For example, What's the name of your band? What's the origin of that name? Have you changed the band's name before?
The questions are all about the name, but this allows the band an opportunity to talk about the part of their band name that is most important and interesting. If you only ask one question you can't explore the topic.
Asking multiple questions is also better than stating "tell us about the band name" that leaves too many directions open and some people don't know where to start.
You're looking for the person to express what they're most interested in because they will be more passionate. The person will also give better answers and reveal their personality more.
Hope that helps!
To see some examples, visit the following link now -> musician interview
AND if you wanna give it a shot but have nowhere to post the interview. Stop by Musicgoat.com, maybe we can post it for you. Stop by and shoot us an email.
**Props to Sheena Felix for her input on this lens.
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