Double page spread article research
Questions that i am going to ask ally
1. How did you start getting involved in creating music?
2. Why did you start?
3. Do your family support you?
4. What instruments do you play?
5. Who is your inspiration, who do you inspire to be like?
6. Would you still like to be involved with music in the future?
7. Have you always been interested in indie music since you was younger?
8. What would your dream job be?
9. Describe your personality in 3 words
10. When you’re not singing what do you do in your spare time?
Double page spread article with Ally Mac
Ex lead guitarist for the thespians Alexanda Macdonald goes solo and takes the Wirral bars and pubs by storm. Performing in vanilla bar in Heswall, the boot in Liscard and various other venues in Merseryside, the up and coming “ally mac” is beginning to get well known and liked with the local public.
Ally Mac who started to become interested in Indie music around the age of 15 is now studying “popular music” at the university of Chester, by being in Chester university and studying this, has given Ally Mac a greater love for music than he already had. From a young age he was inspired by a large number of artists, one of his favourites being John Mayer- an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer/songwriter, recording artist, and music producer.
The main focus of ally’s music at the moment is the acoustic guitar, this relates back to John Mayer as his first genre of music was acoustic rock. He is in the middle of writing his brand new album which is Indie rock, ally tries to put as much realism into his music and lyrics as possible.
Because Alexandra still lives at home, it’s sometimes hard for him to practice his music all of the time as he doesn’t have as much space and freedom as he would like, but considering all of this ally says his parents have always stuck by him and supported when he needed it. I asked ally what is it that he loves about music and he said “when I play, I forget about everything. It’s like a world of my own. There’s nothing better than writing from your heart and playing for people”.
Not only does Ally play electric guitar and acoustic guitar he also plays the piano which he learnt when I was a young boy and percussion, he is very musically talented and says that he’d love to learn how to play the drums later on in life. Ally’s favourite bands and musicians are the Courteeners, Razor Light and The Arctic Monkeys. After being part of a band ally says that at the moment he is really enjoying being a solo artist and is getting some experience under his belt and then will decide in a couple of years weather he seriously would like to get involved with a band again or stay on his own.
Recently this week I have caught up with Ryan Vernon who is a big fan of Ally Mac and says that he went to a gig of Allys when he was part of the Thespians, and “really enjoyed him on guitar”. Ryan Vernon also adds that he now prefers ally being a single artist and thinks that he will go very far with this new album and more and more people will begin to love him.
I also spoke to a close friend of Allys- Harry Lamb, and he adds that Ally is a very down to earth lad and that he has time for everyone and his voice is extraordinary.
Nobody knows what the future holds for Singer /songwriter Alex Macdonald but lets hope he succeeds in his life long dream and fulfils his passion for music.
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