Brad Delson is one of the world's most fascinating wonders.
I spoke at Art Center's graduation only a short time ago. When I was preparing for that speech, I did a lot of research, watching videos and reading speeches. If I had come across Brad's speech at that time, I would have stopped writing mine entirely. I would have just called Brad and begged him to write it for me!
When Michael Bay asked us to contribute music to the newest Transformers movie, we were honored. We felt "What I've Done" worked great in the first film, and were eager to provide another song that captured the essence of robots-destroying-other-robots energy. Our only problem: that song didn't exist.
So over the next seven weeks, we set out on a rather ambitious adventure--to create from scratch a piece of music that would represent not only the band, but a multi-bajillion dollar, worldwide movie franchise. And it wasn't easy. Though the bones of this particular track materialized swiftly, the devil is almost always in the details.
At the end of the process, and through an amazing amount of teamwork, we completed our journey. The result is four-and-a-half minutes of sonic storytelling--one part classic LP, two parts electro exuberance, and one part mechanical mayhem. We simply call it "New Divide."
Hope you enjoy.
BBB
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Wow!!! We always say that this kind of recognition is icing on an already incredible cake (the opportunity to write, record, and perform our music). But the icing sure tastes good! Thank you so much for all your dedication and support—-without it, we know we wouldn’t be able to continue doing what we love.
Much respect,
BBB
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As the waitress came to our table to take our drink order, I asked, “How ya goin?” She looked at me curiously. At that moment, I realized I wasn’t in Australia and that the waitress in this Los Angeles deli had no idea what I was talking about. Needless to say, the Aussie manner of speech had rubbed off on me over the last few weeks. If only I can maintain their affability and laid-back attitude here in the States, I will have taken home a truly unique gift from Down Under.
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