Ari: well, It never really even crossed my mind until I realized how many kids started writing solo music, promoting on myspace, and then getting sales on iTunes. It's really cool to think that people are buying my stuff every month.

A: I wrote wasted time about how so many people live so stuck in their past and wanting to change something, that they lose track of what's ahead, and on a larger scale: I feel like our generation has a lot of problems in the world being handed to us, and we need to look to the future and make things the best we can.

A: I think I would still wanna be solo, but continue to have a live band. I like being able to just deal with everything on your own, and not have to stress over planning to get together with your band to write songs, and no one can ever meet at the same times, and so on. It's easier, and I can do things exactly the way I envision them.

A: Hmm.... that's a tough one. I think my favorite lyrics by Owl City would have to be in This is the Future, when Adam says, "dive in and swim away from your loneliness and miserable days. And when you wake up on you own, look around you you're not alone. release your high hopes, and they'll survive cause this is the future, and we are alive." I know that was long, but I love that song, sooooo peaceful. oh, and the lyrics in Meteor Shower!

A : hands down, Jordan Witzigrueter from The Ready Set

A: hmm, probably This is our Summertime..... just kidding :P but really, I would say right now that Fake or Motion Sickness. Although, I'm working on writing some more and more meaningful stuff!

George: we're really into the books slaughterhouse 5 and catcher in the rye, and in both of them, there are minor characters named valencia. specifically, it's name of the main character in slaughterhouse 5's wife, who is mistreated and kind of seen as the underdog, and we felt like that was fitting to our story

George: in high school, yeah. that's when we started our band

George: nah we didn't. jd and i did, but that's it. we were just in a bunch of different bands that played together at local shows and got to be friends that way

George: yeah, it's a pretty extensive list but i'd say when we first started, we were drawing from a lot of pop punk and punk bands, but as we've gotten older, it's expanded into just about every kind of music you could think of

George: definitely, blink 182

George: i wouldn't say starstruck, but it was really cool that we got to be on the first show of their first tour in 5 years

George: i really like the rave in milwaukee a lot, it's a really nice venue to play, and it's also a lot of fun to explore since it's so big and everyone says that it's haunted

George: not yet, but i'll keep looking until i do

George: no problem. it was great talking to you, jen.

Zack: Alright. Well, I did most of my growing up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and I was always around the music scene there. I went to high school with Jordan W. and George T. of The Ready Set, so I was constantly around the scene. So, one day I decided that I no longer wanted to just be a friend of the bands; I wanted to either be in a band or have a solo project. So around late 2007, I started writing some songs in my basement in Fort Wayne but had to put a halt on it because I moved down to Florida. So for a while, I kind of just sat in back and didn’t put too much time into the music scene down in Florida. Then over this summer, I went back up to Indiana for about a month and called my friend Mike to help me finish and record some of the songs I had previously written. As far as the name Tidal Bay goes, I honestly have no idea where it came from. I wanted something that sounded peaceful and yet something with an edge, so after a few failed attempts at creating a name, I finally settled on Tidal Bay.

Zack: Well, the full story is: I was born in Indiana. Then at age 3, I moved down to Florida. While down there, I found my way into the world of music as a drummer. Then at about age 8, we found out my mom had cancer, so through the years, we did everything we could to help her. Then around age 13, it was announced my mom had very limited time left. We moved back up to Indiana, so she could be near all of the family. This is when I met Jordan and George for the first time. Then at about age 14, my mom passed away, which put a huge damper on my motivation for just about anything. I started writing music as a way to clam and relax myself. Then after my mom passed, my dad and I moved back down to Florida. For a while, I just found myself trying to fit in down here. There I was: a little kid from middle Indiana trying to fit in with big city kids. After a while, I started playing guitar for people, and they seemed to love it. I started writing again and eventually the birth of Tidal Bay came along.

Zack: I wouldn’t say the music is written directly for or about anyone. I take experiences I’ve had through life and just take the feelings I get from the experiences and turn them into songs. Also, I love to do what I call people watching. I’ll just go to a park and watch how people interact with each other and nature and write about that. Basically, if I’ve ever talked to you, you’re highly an influence to my songs

Zack: On that subject, I kind of feel bittersweet. That could go one of two ways in my eyes. One, it could show they’re bored with your music. In that case, I think they should just leave the show because you go to shows to hear the music and not your best friend talk about how hot her neighbor is. It also could be a good thing though because it could be people texting friends saying, “Wow! This band is great! Get out here! You’ll want to hear this!”. In general, I feel that if you’re going to go to a show, only use your phone to take pictures or make calls and texts between bands.

Zack: Nope. Sadly, Tidal Bay has not played any shows… YET! However, I’m working with a booking company and a few other bands right now, and we’re planning a tour in the near future. In fact, one of the bands is based out of Chicago.

Zack: I would love to play my first show at a venue here in town called The Talent Farm. Honestly, I expect my first show to be mostly just close friends, but hopefully as time goes on and the name and music gets out there, more and more people will join the fan base and attend the shows.

Zack: It’s just a great environment there. They have a great stage, and they do live interviews before you perform. They also broadcast your entire performance over the internet.

Zack: I hope to be touring mostly full time. My goal is to, at some point, play a show in every state. No matter where I am as far as the music, I’ll always keep in touch with my friends and fans because wherever I happen to end up, it’s directly because of them.

Zack: The only thing I really want my fans to see and get out of the music is the same joy it brings me. I want them to love the art of music as much as I do. My music is written to be happy, so I hope it puts a smile on your face when you listen to it. I hope at some point I’ll be the band you listen to when you’re down to try to cheer you up.

Zack: I’m working on a lot of new material, so hopefully I’ll be releasing a full CD soon!

Zack: Thank you. It was great talking to you.