Introducing: deSTRucTIon’s CReatIOn

Based in Tempe, Arizona, but with some serious west coast involvement (I’m not spoiling that for you!), deSTRucTIon’s CReatIOn has honed an incredibly impressive sound. With just one full song, Puppet (Radio Mix), released as yet, their blend of alt.rock genres will appeal to fans of Tool, Slowdive, and A Perfect Circle. Max Sharp tells us more about the project.

Tell us a little about deSTRucTIon’s CReatIOn?

deSTRucTIon’s CReatIOn started off with sending an extremely raw demo to a producer named Sylvia Massey a while back. At the time we were strictly grunge, but Sylvia had the off idea of having an electro programmer that she had worked with in the past on Tool’s Undertow album.  This was off setting at first, but we eventually warmed up to the idea and jumped and are very happy with how it all ended up. Our first global single using this method was released a few months ago; it is named Puppet (Radio Mix), so go check it out. No gain without taking a risk!

What inspires you to write?

Almost all of our music is inspired from years and years of busking on streets and online, so all of my inspiration has been fine tuned to my own emotions, friends and family’s emotions, and emotions channeled from the human collective. Heartache comes to mind as my main squeezy cheese for my top inspiration of writing lyrics.

Who has had the most influence on your sound?

Tool, NIN, Nirvana, Deftones, and Chevelle without a doubt were my main influences to begin with, however, lately scarypoolparty and Lindsey Stirling have been huge influences, not necessarily on sound style but by the song creation process. Love the way they do that!

What has been the biggest challenge in your music career so far?

Keeping up with social media changes in music promotion that has happened over the past few years especially has been a huge learning curve. I am typically not the most social person (online anyways) and I honestly hate Facebook, loath IG, and am straight up annoyed by TikTok. But I am actively on all of them; I just can’t stand the modern music promo system. I wish you could just make great music and go play it, but that is the days of yesterday and no one can be successful without a strong social presence anymore.

What has been the nicest thing ever written about you?

The Lost Angeles Press once wrote that dC’s music is an emotional powerhouse and that is exactly what we set out to accomplish!

What has been the best and worst gig you’ve ever played?

The worst gig ever played was a nightmare at the Rhythm Room in Phoenix a while back that actually doubles as the best show. Guitar would not stay tuned, drummer left his throne at home and had to stand, we drank a little more than we should of waiting for the midnight slot; it was a disaster! However; that being said, we had the best reaction of the crowd ever to date. I think they either felt bad for us or just saw we were having fun so they liked it anyways. I am still scratching my head over that one.

What was the last piece of music to listened to?

Not Mad Enough by Smith and Meyers has been on repeat the last few weeks for myself. Love the lyrics, the voice, the sound, the emotion, everything about it!

If you could support anyone, who would it be and why?

If I could support anyone I would actually go back in time and support Nicolai Tesla when he was destitute. How music would be so very much more evolved if he wasn’t pushed aside by the mainstream.

What other Tempe or Arizona bands do we need to be checking out right now?

Bent Self is actually striking my attention lately. Darker sound and I am loving it; check them out!

Give us a few hints on what’s in store next deSTRucTIon’s CReatIOn in terms of live dates, new music?

Right now, dC is buried in the production of a 5 song EP that we are planning on releasing 1 song at a time every few months to help push our momentum and we are hoping for that to be done in the coming months. We want to go back and listen to all of the songs in order after they have all been released and have it feel like something that goes in order like the album days of the past. We also know the advantage of releasing them as singles so we will do both.

We are planning a tour for this fall but can’t get any sure dates from venues on when we they can promise they will be at full capacity.   We may end up just live streaming from exotic places until this dam COVID crap is done with. It has been brutal on all of us in the music biz. We are OVER IT! We have put the down time to great uses though; we have shifted a lot of our marketing budget to securing a few great upcoming major film syncs as well as a major network teen drama series that is due to be released this summer. Evolve or die as they say! Cheers!

To find out more about scheduled live dates, upcoming releases, and other news from deSTRucTIon’s CReatIOn, be sure to check out their Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages. The band also has TikTok, Snapchat, and Twitch channels.