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adelitas way by Johnny price
if you ever get to have a conversation with rick DeJesus of Adelitas Way, it won’t take long
to see that he is an artist who is extremely passionate and determined when it comes to
the music that he creates. the band was feeling the frustration of their label not having
their backs with the release of their album Stuck last year and decided to take control of
things themselves. they kicked the label out of the front seat of their vehicle and took
over the wheel, thus doing things their way. the result of that decision was a pledgemusic
campaign, a new ep entitled Deserve This out on March 17 and finally the control over their
music and vision that they needed. i sat down recently with DeJesus who told me all about
the problems with the label, taking back control and the future of Adelitas Way.
I think you surprised some people when There’s so much stuff out there and it seems
you announced that you were putting out a that the average attention span has also
new EP in March, especially since your last become shorter. Are you guys looking at
album Stuck just came out last year. going the EP method every six months or
I loved Stuck, and I loved the songs, but so to stay on their radar?
I’m really excited to put it behind me. It We’re not even looking at just doing the
was a very tough album cycle all around EP method; they’re going to get spoiled.
from the lack of support from the label, We’re going to do the five song EP and
which had nothing good to say about rock right after that a full album with seven or
and roll all the way to everyone putting eight more new songs on it. Then, we’ll
their hands in our album. The original do another five song EP and then another
album that we turned in wasn’t the one eight songs and do a record. We’re writing
that ended up coming out. We had a lot songs and enjoying ourselves and we’re
of battle and struggle on that record and, going to put these songs out until the day
honestly, I was looking forward to putting that we’re not. I love to write, I love to play
it behind me. In all my years of being in the live, I love the whole thing, so to me it’s
music business, if you would ask me one important to be doing it.
regret that I have, it would be that we don’t
put more music out to the fans. People try You got away from the suits and took
to put out one album every three years and back control and went the Pledgemusic
with today’s technology and how much route this time. Did you feel a need to
there is online; you just don’t have time prove something to the suits, almost like
for that. You have to make new music, you a “let’s stick it to the man and show him”
have to keep them engaged and you have mentality?
to keep connecting with your fans. We’re No, I had none of that in me; I feel like
always writing music and always playing I want to do something special for other
music, so why not release the music that artists to follow. I want to come back and
we’re playing? be unaffected by the suits. If I can find a
if you ever get to have a conversation with rick DeJesus of Adelitas Way, it won’t take long
to see that he is an artist who is extremely passionate and determined when it comes to
the music that he creates. the band was feeling the frustration of their label not having
their backs with the release of their album Stuck last year and decided to take control of
things themselves. they kicked the label out of the front seat of their vehicle and took
over the wheel, thus doing things their way. the result of that decision was a pledgemusic
campaign, a new ep entitled Deserve This out on March 17 and finally the control over their
music and vision that they needed. i sat down recently with DeJesus who told me all about
the problems with the label, taking back control and the future of Adelitas Way.
I think you surprised some people when There’s so much stuff out there and it seems
you announced that you were putting out a that the average attention span has also
new EP in March, especially since your last become shorter. Are you guys looking at
album Stuck just came out last year. going the EP method every six months or
I loved Stuck, and I loved the songs, but so to stay on their radar?
I’m really excited to put it behind me. It We’re not even looking at just doing the
was a very tough album cycle all around EP method; they’re going to get spoiled.
from the lack of support from the label, We’re going to do the five song EP and
which had nothing good to say about rock right after that a full album with seven or
and roll all the way to everyone putting eight more new songs on it. Then, we’ll
their hands in our album. The original do another five song EP and then another
album that we turned in wasn’t the one eight songs and do a record. We’re writing
that ended up coming out. We had a lot songs and enjoying ourselves and we’re
of battle and struggle on that record and, going to put these songs out until the day
honestly, I was looking forward to putting that we’re not. I love to write, I love to play
it behind me. In all my years of being in the live, I love the whole thing, so to me it’s
music business, if you would ask me one important to be doing it.
regret that I have, it would be that we don’t
put more music out to the fans. People try You got away from the suits and took
to put out one album every three years and back control and went the Pledgemusic
with today’s technology and how much route this time. Did you feel a need to
there is online; you just don’t have time prove something to the suits, almost like
for that. You have to make new music, you a “let’s stick it to the man and show him”
have to keep them engaged and you have mentality?
to keep connecting with your fans. We’re No, I had none of that in me; I feel like
always writing music and always playing I want to do something special for other
music, so why not release the music that artists to follow. I want to come back and
we’re playing? be unaffected by the suits. If I can find a
