{"id":8484,"date":"2016-02-18T12:00:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.videogamedj.com\/?p=8484"},"modified":"2016-03-02T14:58:05","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T19:58:05","slug":"12-days-of-magfest-qa-with-pete-rain-you-bred-raptors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamechops.com\/vgdj\/12-days-of-magfest-qa-with-pete-rain-you-bred-raptors\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Days of MAGFest: Q&A with Pete Rain (You Bred Raptors?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi Pete! So, first of all, tell me about a little about how the band got together.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019re a three-piece. I play a custom 8-sting bass, we have a cellist and a drummer. Sometimes there\u2019s a glockenspiel. We started in 2010-so that six years now, that makes me feel old. We started out by auditioning for the Music Underground Project in NYC. It\u2019s a program that chooses musicians to play in New York subways. So we play all over New York, in subway stations like Grand Central. Seven drummers and two cellists later, we\u2019re still here.
\nWhat\u2019s playing in the subway like?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s a big workload. You pack up fifteen pounds of equipment and schlep it up three flights of stairs in all weather. We used to play at Penn Station but that was a lot\u2014no one stops and listens. People are in a hurry at Penn Station, I can\u2019t blame them. But at other spots, people will just hang out with you and miss a few trains just to watch you play. And that\u2019s such a great feeling.
\nAfter doing this for so many years I can really tell when performers are outside playing simply for the joy of performance, or when they\u2019re just trying to make a quick buck. And I think the audience can too, on a subconscious level. For me, it\u2019s all about making that connection. I live for it.
\nHow often does You Bred Raptors? play?<\/strong>
\nWe play about 150 shows a year. We\u2019ve been touring a lot in addition to shows in the city. It\u2019s a lot, honestly. We will sell out in a second. I am so ready to move to Japan and do Coke commercials. We\u2019ll do a Tampax commercial, whatever. \u00a0Anything. Anytime. If any of your readers call hook it up, just call me!<\/p>\n


\nWho are you excited to see at MAGFest?<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019re always interested in seeing what (everyone at MAGFest) does. Last year was MAGProm and that was fun. There\u2019s going to be cabaret type performance where a lot of the performers are just going to jam. I think that\u2019s so cool, instead of just repeating last year they\u2019re pushing themselves and trying something new. That\u2019s what I\u2019m really into. Most of all, I\u2019m looking forward to seeing my brothers and sisters in arms in this nerdy-ass scene.
\nAnything big coming up after MAGFest?<\/strong>
\nMAGFest is actually kicking off another tour for us. The Post-MAGFEST Depression Tour is going to be nine shows with different video game bands through the Midwest and South. So if you couldn\u2019t make it our to MAGFest, check our tour dates, we might be coming to you. I love being on tour. When I\u2019m touring, I never want to come home.<\/p>\n