“The OVERWORKED &UNDERPAID Lp” will be out soon, on the 31 of May. This project is the incredible result of the great songwriting and production, the awesome work of the band, sound engineers, and management. Are you also planning a tour in support of the release?

Yeah, I am Currently rehearsing the new songs for Live Shows, unfortunately, the Band is not available for Live Shows yet. We are still trying to find a drummer & I’m still breaking in my Bass player with Matt Miller who’s been a long-time friend and A music collaborator. I’ve been trying to find the right guys can sometimes take a minute. The drummer we had was already in a commitment with another Better Paying band( Laughs).

Where do you find your inspiration? 

Yeah..inspiration You know when it strikes it hits hard. Hard to say I can’t truly describe it; More often when I captured Ideas that otherwise would be hard to imagine or even impossible it’s like the best songs kinda appear out of Nowhere I don’t want to ask why or asks too many questions because I’m in fear of it all going away it’s spiritual. It’s a great combination of both timing & Luck. I pick up the guitar and play it and when I get a few ear-catching cord combinations it’s intoxicating and off I go. It’s also a real combination of dedication and discipline. You gotta give to your craft, to get it right, and to take it as far as you’re reaching out at. Get the idea along with the concept all down in a demo I pick the guitar up to start working I also immediately get my iPhone & start recording. it’s like that a lot of the time; however, You know you are truly a lucky musician when the Lyrics come in at the same time as the music “Hardest Times” song was like that. I Came up with the riff & suddenly these opening lyrics came and I’m just like “Wow” It’s still a great feeling when It’s all done and have a great song, You know some songs arrive complete with only a little bit of work to improve it. I know I can make it all work. I’ll sometimes have a hard time finding a way into the song and I’ll go to my Portfolio where I Have a killer list of Titles and concepts and I’ll see if that works Hey It’s all about the songs you know what I mean?

Stem, you also are a founding member of Uhs Records. How important is it to you to be active in the industry and be involved not only in the creative process of music but also in the business aspects of the industry?

Oh, it’s Important truly, I find myself in a position of being the Artist and Producer of the project. You can certainly muck up your work and think your work is growing but in reality, you’re digging into a self-indulgent Rut. You have to Police yourself and call yourself out on Your own bullshit because it’s Not a Vanity project at all. You know if I have something and if it doesn’t work then I can’t go and just put It out. Credibility is something I respect and I find it shows that You stand for something with Integrity. For the last 20 years since I started Doing the Work that I do. I’ve had only a couple of people who have worked with me and they work truly well. The respect We get from contemporary is well-earned. 

The two singles from the upcoming album show artistic maturity but also delineate a clear vision, this is important for fans to identify with a specific sound and vibe. Will the album follow the mood of the singles or we can expect some twists in the tracklist?

Yeah, they are all pretty involved with the other songs, you can tell they are related like brothers and sisters would be (Laughs) Some songs have the same Cord progression I’m just strumming it differently it’s all in the way I’m attacking it. It’s in the feel of it; You know it’s like Making love You gotta have a feel for it it’s gotta grove.

Your songwriting is dynamic and captivating. Can you reveal what is your creative process? How does your music come to life?

Well, Thanks for the comment about my work, I really enjoy writing songs and you know it’s half luck the other half timing and if it feels right, I pick up a guitar and I can start playing and suddenly a song appears. I think if I set out trying to make it happen I don’t think it would be as good, Hey don’t get me wrong, as a musician and artist you gotta have discipline and respect the craft, that means doing it in the mood or not but it’s gotta feel right. I get the Inspiration down and then after that, it’s all good I can start to go back to it again and work on it. That’s how it goes, it’s like a few different stages of development. You got the demo part, get down the idea I can’t stress that enough, so many times I started to play and I got a riff and suddenly it’s gone. As I’m reaching for the recorded.