Meet Juan Ismael Lopez | Singer/Rhythm
We had the good fortune of connecting with Juan Ismael Lopez and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Juan Ismael, is there something that you feel is most responsible for your success?
I have been making a lot of demo recordings in my room to show to my bandmates and now being shared on music streaming platforms. It has given us songs to play live and has made me grow as a musician to be able to produce and write music. Each of the band members is very talented and brings a lot of perspective when showing a song. When joining the band our drummer Henry Gross has all our band practice at his back house. Bands have to go through to find an affordable practice or to rent a practice to practice their set-in and having a place to practice at Henry’s house has been our biggest tool.
Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
We want to keep making music. Releasing more on all platforms and playing more shows. We are excited about what is coming and will keep trying to grow as a band. Everyone in the band has been or is still in multiple bands and so we have grown a lot as musicians over the years on how we practice and record our music. Our latest release “Looking at the ceiling” are demos that I recorded in my bedroom. I got a laptop in November 2022 because I wanted to be able to record at home. Since then I have recorded song ideas that have become songs for Static Wind. Ben Housden, William Deza, and Henry Gross are versatile, dynamic, and skillful musicians who have added so much expression, perspective and it has been incredibly fun playing music with them.
Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
Brothers cousins Burrito stand on Sawtelle and National. Ralph’s to get a Red Bull. Ashland Park, Dockweiler Beach. Clover Park. Art Bar LA. The Smell.
Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
We’d like to shout out Olympic High School for being sick and helping fools. Red Bull for giving fools wings. We’d also like to shout out all the homies who keep their jeans tight and keep doing stuff and their thang like that like the local bands; Wömb, Mules, Black Market the Band, So it Goes, Ivy Hallow, Jagg, Street Play, Suspended in Cobwebs. Also, shout out to Alex Homami and Nick Friedman.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/staticwind.la/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juan-lopez-838140142/
Image Credits
Fran (onefranshow) On Instagram
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