5 Questions For… Stay!

By Ashley Maceli

Stay stands out as a gem of the unsigned artists out there. With one listen to their EP “Games With Girls” it is clear to see that Stay will become much bigger. For now the boys from Bean Town are enjoying the journey and are looking forward to what this new year means for their band. Steve Akles, guitarist of Stay was kind enough to talk to us at Bandsintown and let us know what Stay will be up to in the future.

How did all of you guys meet?
“I think the main thing was that we were all in other bands and we all sort of just met through playing with other bands. Those bands broke up along the way and we stayed in contact with each other and then the singer and I kept in contact with each other, and the drummer and I were friends prior to the band. Then we met the bass player that my singer knew so it was a combination of mutual friends and being a part of past bands as well as being from the area”

So you guys are from Boston. What venues did you start playing at when you first got started?
“We started out with a lot of just playing any show we were offered. So we were doing halls and churches or just a bar or something like that. Our first show as a band was in Revere, Massachusetts at a hall. As things went on we got invited to play at bigger more legitimate venues like that. It just sort of happened as time went on.”

You recently made the number #8 spot on the top 20 unsigned artists of 2009 on Pure Volume. That must of been a big accomplishment for you guys, how did that make you feel?
“Yeah! We were really pumped about that. It’s cool having a lot of momentum moving us into 2010. We really are strong supporters of Pure Volume. They help us out a lot and we really like them so it was really cool to be recognized for our hard work. We were really excited about the whole thing.”

Do you have plans for signing on with a record label anytime soon?
“I think at sometime in 2010 we are hoping to get signed to a record label. Right now we are playing it by ear. We have been presented with a few offers but they were contracts we weren’t all excited about. If we are going to sign something we want the whole team to be excited about the label and the contract. We aren’t in any rush but one of the goals is to get to that level. Last year was mainly a building year for us where we played a lot of shows and recorded new songs. I think this year would be the most appropriate year to do that and to reach that level.”

What are your plans for the future? Any more CDs or perhaps a tour coming up?
“Right now we are working on some new songs and then we are planning on heading into the studio in March to record some songs. Then we will probably do some touring in April. We also right now we have the 3 EPs up on our website and they will probably be up for a while. We will be releasing a new song in March hopefully too. Right now though we are just enjoying being at home before recording in March and touring again.”

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