Pete- Last but not least Dalton how about you?

Dalton- Well my name is Dalton I'm the drummer

form “Staring Blind” I'm 18 years old and I'm from

Palm Bay, Florida. I have been playing drums for

about 8 years and just graduated form Bayside High

School, where I played in the marching band on the

states best drum line, in which the core style and some

jazz style has influenced my playing. I listen to all

genres of music, and have been playing live shows for

the past 6 years of my life form small bars, to opening

up for national acts. I feel that drumming is one of the

most passionate things in my life and has made me the

person I am today which sets himself apart not only

with my age but with my style...

Pete- So what are some of your guy’s influences and

reasons for getting in to the music industry?

Band- Brandon, well my musical influences are very

diverse, I actually enjoy all genre’s of music, anything

form rap to rock and classical to blues. Willie, well I

got in to the whole music business because I saw the

guys form the bands had all the girls and fun and

thought that was what I wanted so I basically did it for

the women and good times LOL. Matt, as gar as influences go it would be difficult to attribute any one artist, style or genre with my

lyrical or vocal technique. Dalton, the bands that I listen to such as Johnny Cash, Tool, August Burns Red, Sublime, Avenged Sevenfold, and A

Day To Remember all these and may more have been influences in my style of music…

Pete- So guys what makes this band different form the others that you have been in?

Band- Well we would have to say the comradely that we have with each other the way that we all click and the way that when we play a song

how it just sounds so right on the first time as well as every time we like we said we have all be around each other in the past in one form or an-

other but when we came together it was just one of those things that you know is just right when you feel it…

Pete- So where are some of the up and coming venues that your band is going to be playing at?

Band- We have a couple shows in October first one is on the 8th at Bunky’s Monkey Bar located on north A1A the second is on the 9th at Milik-

ens Reef and another on the 14th at the Thirsty Lizard we are looking forward to seeing you guys at the events as well as any future ones…

Pete- Well think you guys for you time its been great getting to know you and we want all our readers to know that we will be doing follow ups

with these guys so look for them in other Florida Rockstar Magazine issues…

Staring Blind

Interview By Pete Ingram

Written By Chris Davis

Pete- First off we will start with who you guys are and what you do in the

band?

Band- Willie the Bass Player, Dalton I'm the Drummer, Brandon I play

Lead Guitar and Matt Lead Vocals we all play in a band called Staring

Blind…

Pete- So how long have you guys been playing together now?

Band- Well we have been together now for a couple months but have all

been connected with playing together in one way or another for some years

now for example Willie started a band called Un4Saken where he played

bass with Brandon and Dalton. Matt and Willie have played together nu-

merous times in the past in there former band M-Pulse…

Pete- So let’s get a bit of a bio on each of you guy?

Willie- Well I was born in Chicago, Illinois where I learned to play the bass

very quickly, after serving in the U.S. Army for 6 years I moved to Florida

and ended up in Melbourne. After playing in playing in about 4 or 5 project

bands such as Un4Saken we formed the band M-Pulse where played with

Matt.

Pete- How about you Matt?

Matt- Well I was born and raised in Tennessee, where later in life I joined

the U.S. Army for about a decade as a Special Ops Infantry Solider eventu-

ally working my way up to Staff Sergeant. I later became a driver/body

guard for the Commanding General of Fort Bliss, Texas and other high

profile dignitaries such as both President Bush’s. All of this before joining

my first band M-Pulse. While singing for M-Pulse along with current Star-

ing Blind member Willie where we played over 500 shows through out

Florida as well as Las Vegas and the Bahamas, in 2003 I received Front

man of the year and was featured on Mel Taylor’s Favorite Band segment

on Orlando’s 105.9 FM. Later Willie and I parted ways where I joined an-

other project PRC-77 where I preformed over seas for our troops video can

be found at www.yourtue.com/watch?v=fbwcvWd3VJg .

After stepping away form the music business for a few years for school, the

fitness industry, and family I recently joined back up with Willie, Brandon

and Dalton to form Starting Blind and so far we are off to a Tremendous

start reconnecting with old friends as well as fans picking up new ones at

each and every show…

Pete- And what about you Brandon?

Brandon- I was born in Melbourne, Florida I have been playing guitar for

about 5 years now I’ll be 17 in October, and love writing music as well as

playing it live, I have been playing in live venous sense I was 14 in which I

have been with my long time friend and drummer Dalton.