Leslie Mosier - Interview

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Your debut EP sounds really good. I really like the message of the EP and kind of the vibe and idea of Single Moment. Can you give our readers some insight into why you picked that title and kind of what you mean by Single Moment?

First off, thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it. I decided to name the EP Single Moment mostly because I felt that the song Single Moment reflected me most as an artist. The song is upbeat, and the lyrics are about wanting just one moment with the person you’re in love with. A number of my songs deal with love and relationships, and just everyday situations in general. It was also the song that I first sent Dave Melillo as a demo, and I figured since it was the song that basically started my music journey, it was only fitting that I named my EP after it.

Now you're friends with Dave Melillo, who I've had the chance to interview and talk with numerous times (when I worked for other publications), and he's kind of helped you out as well as appearing on the EP. What type of encouragement did you get from him? I know you have a duet with him on the EP how did that come together?

Dave has helped me beyond belief. He’s the person I go to for any advice whatsoever about my music and he always points me towards the right direction. He’s an amazing source of encouragement, and I feel like he’s helped me enormously to become a better artist. Butterfly was written one night when we were taking a break from recording, and he started playing a really pretty riff on his guitar. He started singing, and as I typed the lyrics he sang on my laptop I harmonized…and the song was born! It’s one of my favorites on the EP and I feel very lucky to have been able to do a duet with him.

Dave was signed to Drive Thru at a young age and I know you're only 17 right now. Has he given you some good advice about what to watch out for going into the music industry at a younger age than say someone in their mid-twenties?

Dave has definitely given me awesome advice. Since he has experienced everything that I’m going through at the same age, he’s able to give me a true insight to everything. I take all of his advice to heart, and it’s great to know that I have someone who’s only a call away if anything major comes up that I need an opinion on.

The EP has to me kind of a crisp summer feel to it. Was that kind of the vibe you were going for? Is there anything you would have liked to try in the studio you didn't have time for?

I am so fortunate that I was able to work with people who had the same vision for my songs that I did when I wrote them. They sound exactly the way I would have liked them to, better even. If anything, I would have wanted to record more of my songs and just be able to write more with Dave. I have so much more material that I’d like to get recorded and put out, so hopefully in the near future I will get the chance to do that again.

You also had another guy from the Nocturnal Me (ex-CIWWAF) camp contributing to the EP Jeff Czum. He played guitar on the EP. Do you plan to continue to collaborate with him in the future or did he just kind of help out on the EP? And I guess the same question goes for Mikey Lasaponara, do you plan to continue to work with him in the future?

Both Jeff and Mikey are some of the most talented musicians I have ever been able to meet or work with, and I consider myself extremely lucky to be able to say that they played on my EP. I would definitely love to work with them in the future if I get the chance. However, if touring is an option on the road ahead for me I may need to find a drummer and guitarist to call my own!

With the music industry in a really different place than it was say 5 or 10 years ago and the internet being such a driving force in music, what plans do you have to promote the EP and what do you think is key in making the EP successful and getting it into the ears of as many listeners as possible?

I spend a lot of time promoting on Myspace, it seems like the site is still a great way for musicians to promote. I also have a pure volume, and a twitter. Word of mouth has also been a driving force throughout the promoting…Dave has helped a tremendous amount, as well as other musicians. To make the EP successful I think I just have to stay true to myself, and stay true to my music. So many new musicians are awful role models and have lyrics that are very disgraceful, and I’d like to be a positive image in the industry; not only to people my age but also to musicians…that you don’t have to only write music about sex or drugs or drinking for it to be considered real.

Well I guess that about wraps it up. Thanks again for taking the time to answer the questions I appreciate it. Anything else you'd like to add?

Thank you so much for giving me the chance to do an interview! To anyone reading this, I’d love for you to check out my music and buy my EP on March 24…also, the link to my myspace is

www.myspace.com/lesliemosiermusic