INFERNO PRESS 03/2004 - CREATORS WEB Interview   What instruments do you play? Guitar, Bass, Keyboards (sequencing, programming), Drums and percussion. Not to say I'm a virtuoso on any of the above by any stretch of the imagination, but I'm looking forward to introducing myself to the saxophone and flugal horn one day (ok, so the flugal horn is a little archiac, but I would love to pick-up the sax). What musical equipment and software do you use? Well, let's see... I've got my trusty 7-string Ibanez guitar, a Yamaha acoustic guitar, a Marshall 2x50 combination amp, a Korg Triton synth/workstation, a Macintosh G3 (Pro-Tools, which is out of my creative jurisdiction, Soundmaker, iTunes, and I'm thinking of picking up Apple's new Garageband one of these days, upon purchase of a new G5)... and an old Kramer bass. How did you get started playing music? The standard elementary school routine of obligatory musical instrument class (which of course, I alternated instruments a number of times, starting with trumpet (hated it), drums (enjoyed it, but no time allowed on a kit, almost all pads and the rudiments), and finally, guitar. Somehow my creative abilities were realized and emphasized through the guitar, both acoustic and electric, and while I don't have the time to practice 8 hours a day anymore, I'm at a comfortable level where I can compose and conjure up the music I hear my head and feel in my buttocks, so to speak. The loss of some technical acumen has been balanced by a more cohesive, complimentary compositional skill (I think that's too many multi-syllabic "c" words there, sorry). What has influenced your music the most? In all honesty, the willingness to keep an open-mind and allowing myself a diverse perspective on life has opened many creative doors. Listening to music from Earth Wind & Fire to Fates Warning to Ice-T to Dave Weckel to Kitaro to Journey has been a boon for my artistic sensibilities. I find a cold frosty mug of Dr. Pepper, likewise, inspires some funked-up creativity, too. How do you classify your music? Progressive rock. Atleast for the material I'm currently working on. I have other musical projects that run the gamut from hip-hop funk metal to ambient new age and trance. But we'll stick with the progressive rock tag as VIRTUALITY and INFERNO are firmly within the realm of progressive music. Do you target a specific audience? If so, who? Really, the open-minded music afficionado... someone who wants to be sonically challenged and move through a variety of sonic dynamics, much like a musical cinematic experience. When did you start marketing your music on the Internet? Approximately 1997 or so, when I first got involved in cyberspace through the professional apparatus of web design. I'm a graphic artist by trade, and web design introduced me to the world wide web and, well, it hasn't always been a fruitful or 100% rewarding experience, but cyberspace is where I do the vast majority of my CD sales and promotion. I'm not a performing musician, so I have to maintain strong ties to the cyber-community. What has been the most effective way to market your music on the Internet? CDBABY has been a great tool for both distribution and exposure, without a doubt. Secondly, would be forging ties to the online community through message boards, and forums, and lastly but not leastly, fabricating my own website which drives traffic directly to yours truly, the artist/musician in question. How has the Internet effected you as a musician? IT certainly has allowed me to reach many more people than I would sitting home composing in my bedroom. Considering I don't perform live and I don't have a band, without the internet, my publicity options are really quite limited. Of course, the trade-of with being a cyber-centric artist of any type is watching the clock as you dwindle away the hours online, in dark room, posting promoting and pontificating about the wonders of one's own musical creations... and of course what feels like carpel tunnel syndrome. Do you record in a home studio? No, I do most of my musical composition on my Mac and Triton, a sequencing workstation. I would like to become more autonomous though, and delve more into building a small, productive, inexpensive and carbonated-beverage spill-proof home studio in the near future. What recording equipment and software do you use? The trusty Korg Triton, and my Mac G3 (looking to get a smokin' G5 one of these days, along with breaching the learning curve of Pro-Tools). What performance venues are you currently exploring? Absolutely none! Though an intriguing concept, and I've been asked this on more than one occassion over the years, performing just isn't my forte. I much prefer to work as a semi-perfectionist composer/arranger of original material. It's more personally and artistically rewarding, and the only way I can organically express myself (thoughts, viewpoints, emotions, personality - scary as that may be). I can see a grandiose light show with attendent cinematic movie-screen approach, though, if I ever did attempt to put something together for a live performance. Just allow me to release a few more CD's of music so I can arrange it as "An evening with, the mad doctor of syllabic syllogystics and synergy... Scott Mosher" and I'll be there! What does the future hold for you musically? A would like to say a few Grammy's and an MTV Music award (I'll take a Country Music award, too), but seriously and realistically, the time-honored tradition of composing new CD's and releasing them to the general masses followed by a massive PR campaign, is my path for the immediate future. I wouldn't mind making an excursion into CD/DVD with multi-media enhancements and flourish, though. Plus, I've got my graphic design business to keep the other side of the creative brain busy as well... Finally, is there anything else you want to say about yourself? I'm not a statistician, a nuclear biologist or a African safari guide, but I think my music can entertain and delight anyone who decides to disconnect themselves from the corporate machinery for atleast a small period of time. It's dynamic, distinguished, dramatic, dysinterian (???) and fits all head sizes.