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Jesse: Nearly all of the songs begin somewhere in Jimmy’s
brain, usually mood-driven by a riff or musical theme. If the riff feels crazy, the theme tends to go more psycho and absurdists like “Filling the Void (FTV)” or “Salty Spitoon.” Some things feel like a celebration of life and come out more like “Speed of Light” or “Laughing at This.” The lyrical idea is always dictated by the music. He’ll have a general outline of a song figured
out. We’ll polish it up together and finalize the structure and dynamics at practice. We all have a ton of musical free-dom because a song never feels right until everyone is happy about every single note they’re playing. Dave wanted to make sure I quoted him, and now, let me make sure I get this right: “I’ll play around with different ideas for my guitar parts, and I usually just go with whichever one makes Jesse and Randy’s eyes bulge and smile at me like psychos.” (laughs)
Lastly, where can you find your music? ( time to plug everything you got)
Jesse: You can find our music streaming on just about every streaming service (Spotify, Google Music, Apple Music, Amazon Music, etc.). We also have a YouTube channel set up with a couple of live videos. Just search “Mr. Do It and the Downtown Boyz,” and the track should pop up. We’re also on Instagram, @thedowntownboyz. We’re also on Tinder, Plenty of Fish, and
Farmers Only, but you have to earn that info, baby.
Jimmy Lange: Vocals, Guitar, Piano Randy Goldsmith: Backup vocals, bass Jesse Goldsmith: Backup vocals, Drums Dave Collision: Guitar
House of Lafrance Magazine | Special Music Edition