#ALIGNMENT

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.