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| The Airplane Boys - photography by Justin Create |
Track ten from The Airplane Boy’s new mixtape inspired this write up; 2012 is the year of ALIGNMENT! As I write this, the song Parachute is blaring loud in my headphones. I recall my interview of these two talented artists late in 2011 for PhsicsMag issue two. Since then, they’ve released their new mixtape a few days ago, and will be performing at Coachella this year, a major achievement in my book. Salute to Beck & Bon and to the whole Beau Monde Collective , you guys are truly gifted. For those who've missed the Airplane Boys, PhsicsMag interview, here it is below. #ALIGNMENT
phsicsmag (p): What was it like working on your
debut mixtape with Illangelo?
The Airplane Boys (Beck Motley & Bon Voyage) Bon: It
was amazing...I mean, It was a learning curve for us. In terms of the recording
process we had to be in the studio for like an hour, but we would be there for late
hours and just trying to fit the songs in to a time. We didn’t really have the
money to pay for studio time so it was just a lot of ‘run -and- gun’ type of
mentality.
p: And Beau Monde, that’s your creative team
right?
Beck: That’s our crew, that’s our family. It’s the
foundation behind The Airplane Boys. Not only do we make music but we have a
brand director, a producer, a photographer, art direction, it’s all about arts
in this crew. We’re all brothers, we all grew up together in the same
neighbourhood, we all think alike and we hangout. It’s the foundation of The
Airplane Boys artistically and moving forward.
p: You’ve recently got back from touring the U.K
with Snoop Dogg. And you’ve also opened for Big Sean. What did you take out of
these experiences?
Beck: In terms of opening for Big Sean it was a
humbling experience because that’s a young artist that’s coming out now, that’s
relevant, a lot of the young kids grew up to that and one that we got to see
throughout , an artist that has longevity. For Snoop it was incredible because
it was overseas. People drive on the right side, everything’s different there.
The currency’s different, you feel like you’re far from home. We’ve never
performed for like 20 -25 thousand before and Snoop garnered that kind of
audience overseas. We are humbled by the experience; even fans on our own tour
further share our music out there.
p: One of the first things that struck me about
you guys was your heavy style presence. Does fashion play a role in shaping who
you are musically?
Beck: Fashion plays a big role in shaping our music,
arts in general. Every time we get the chance to go to art galleries and
fashion runways we’re inspired by a lot of colours and watching films, reading
books, anything that has to do with expressing yourself. Because that’s what we
are first and foremost. We’re trying to express our stories as storytellers on
our music. We have a message in our music all the time. Any form of expression
we try and look into it. Whether its films, fashion, just art in general.
p: Where do you see yourselves five to ten years
from now?
Bon: That’s hard to say. We just see ourselves established,
more presence, Beau Monde the company growing, moving forward, really just
touching the people more.
p: Any projects, tours, or happenings that we can
look forward to?
Beck: We just out in Los Angeles right now finishing
our next mixtape. We’ve been out in the U.K, New York, doing a few songs here
and there, and letting the environment write our music, so when we’re in the
U.K we listen to a lot of electronic and dubstep music and try to implement
that into our body of art. And here in Los Angeles we’re more under the sun, so
our music’s gonna translate to that. We just gonna pick the best songs and ready
it for the top of the year, give it to the supporters, the believers.
