Thousand Foot Krutch (Trevor)
Contributed by Jenni Young

How did you all meet?
I started the band about seven years ago and we were just kind of still finishing up high school and stuff and then we, you know, we switched members a few times, you always kind of have guys who will find they figure out they wanna go to college and stuff like that and ended up meeting the right guys, you know, that took the places of those guys, to make a long story short, right after that just through different musical circles, you know, with different bands in Ontario here in Canada and things like that. We just kind of ended up hooking up and we have the perfect group of guys right now. I couldn't ask to play with anyone better. It's incredible.

Is there any significant meaning behind the name Thousand Foot Krutch?
Most of the time, we're just kind of leaving that open to people's translations, you know, to their own translation. It's uh, I mean, yea, that's all I'm gonna say.

Who are the artists who have influenced you as a singer/songwriter?
That's such a tough one. I enjoy so much music, just from like the heavy stuff to the funkiest lightest stuff so it's really tough to kind of point out one or two artists, um, I think uh, to point out the artists that I really dig, I'm just kind of all over the spectrum. I really dig a Tribe Called Quest, I really dig some old Beastie Boys as far as hip hop and stuff goes. I think um, man, there's so much good stuff out there, you know, we like bands like Finger Eleven, who's a great band and it's really good to see those guys making some noise in the U.S. as well, they've been working hard for a long time and we've had the privilege of playing with them a few times and we just really dig those guys and their whole vibe and, man, there's a ton of bands, I've got some good friends in a band called Three Days Grace that we grew up together here actually in the same town. Those guys are doing really well. I wouldn't say I draw songwriting inspiration necessarily from any of those bands, I can't really name anybody that directly that happens from, I think you're just kind of inspired by the music you listen to.

What are your favorite song on your new album?
On the new record, I'd probably have to say, if I had to pick one, Faith Love and Happiness I think.

Do you prefer recording in the studio or performing in front of a crowd?
I love them both. It's so, it's like two different worlds, you know. I really dig the whole studio kind of scene, I just really enjoy writing and I spend a lot of my time doing that, just different styles and, even for other artists, and stuff like that. I think I, I really do enjoy the creative atmosphere of the studio, you know, just putting things together and that whole scene, and I know the guys love it as well. It sometimes gets a little claustrophobic, no matter how big the room you're in I think, cause you're just kind of listening to the same stuff over and over and over, and working on things but, I still love it. But in the same sense, you can't buy the feeling that you get when you just kind of, when you're passion just kind of comes out in your music at a live show and there's actually people there that are in to it. It's amazing.

If you could tour with any band of your choice, who would you pick?
That's a tough one. If I could tour with any band of my choice?
Any band.
Only one band?
As many as you want.
Ok, I would probably say the Deftones. Probably throw Incubus on that bill. Those guys are rad. Man, so many awesome bands. Probably, throw a little Run-DMC on that bill. And, uh, maybe, Diana Krall would show up, you know what I mean, and open that show. I don't know.

What is your favorite record that you own?
I do not have a favorite, they kind of, man, our bass player always says, he's like "I can't pick favorites man, I've gotta do like a top five or a top ten."
Ok, top five.
When it comes to music I'd have to do that. My top five, wow put me on the spot here, would be, and I think my top five varies like monthly because there's so many new records coming out and I'm just a record freak, I'm buying so much, so, top five I would say for right now would be, I'm gonna say number five would be the new D12, it's cool, very cool. Number four would be the new N.E.R.D record "Fly Or Die" that's a phat new record. Number three I would have to say the new Usher record, that's a sick little record. And number two I'm gonna say the new Thornley record, it's a rock band out of Canada that's coming out with their debut record. He used to be the lead vocalist of another Canadian rock band until about a year ago called Big Wreck and then they broke up, and so yea, Thornley. The brand new record just came out, it came out today actually. But I've heard it all before, a friend of mine produced it, and it's awesome. Number one I would have to say, man, probably, Sevendust "Seasons" I love it. I'm so in to it. Yea, that's so tough to do, but I'll go with those.

Where can fans go to buy your new record Phenomenon?
Fans can go pretty much anywhere at this point. Best Buy has a deal where, I think it's Best Buy, where you get a free CD or a free DVD with like it's, they pick it for you, you don't get to pick, but, when you buy the record at Best Buy and Virgin Megastore, um, HMP as well has a deal going on with the new record. You can also at all those stores get FM Static, which is a side project that Steve and I from Thousand Foot Krutch do, it's super fun and we hope you guys dig it, but anyways, you can pretty much get it anywhere. In Canada here at Music World, you know Sam Goody in Canada and the U.S., and Wal-Mart and all that fun stuff. I think some Christian bookstores also carry the record, for the people who might be in those.

How did the idea of having your own clothing line come up?
It's something, actually, I started with Justin and Jeremy from FM Static, our side project. They're just good buddies, and Justin actually kind of came up with idea of like, dude why don't we start this thing, and so we just put or heads together, and it just seemed like such a great idea, it kind of goes hand in hand with what we're doing. You know, you get asked to rock other people's clothes and stuff, so you might as well make your own, you know. So far it's been awesome, it's called Reakt Clothing. If you go to reaktclothing.com our first line of stuff out is girls/guys stuff and we're gonna have a ton more stuff up like skate decks, belts, buckles, everything. It's been super rad. We're actually doing a whole thing off the Reakt website just to support indie bands it's called Street Legal and bands can send their mp3's in and we pick our top five and then have North America pick their favorite and they can win a Reakt Pack. We also encourage skaters and graffiti artists to send in photos, we have galleries for both of those guys. It's been super fun so far and we hope it keeps growing. We actually endorse Three Days Grace and us, FM Static and a new band that I'm bringing out called Hawk Nelson.

Thousand Foot Krutch was voted as an "up-and-comer who is ready to rock the world" by Radio and Records Magazine. Does that add any pressure to you guys as a band?
Um, I don't think so, you know, we don't really take on stuff like that. I think that was flattering from such a prestigious mag, but it wasn't, it's not something I think we really take any pressure off of. We're just kind of doing what we've always done. We feel really blessed to be able to do it.

What would you say is the bands most distinctive quality? What sets you apart from other bands out right now?
I think, I mean the band definitely has a positive message, and we definitely have things that we're trying to say, apart from, you know, just kind of making music to make music sort of thing, as much as we just love doing it. We're all Christian guys and I think our thoughts on life and just the way that I see things it's definitely gonna come out in the songwriting I guess, just like any other artist. That in itself is somewhat unique these days. There's a lot of great artists out there and a lot of great artists that do have a message and are trying to say something positive to our generation, and we're privileged to be one of those. Other than that, we're trying to do something fresh, we kind of took a step out of the whole hip hop vibe just because there were way too many bands trying to cop that whole scene, and it just became lame, as fun as it is to do. You know, we wanted to step out and do something fresh. I think we're gonna keep switching it up and keep trying to do something fresh for the next record.

What advice could you give for those trying to start a band right now?
I would say, I mean, other than just really check your heart and make sure see if you're really supposed to be doing that or not, you know. The most important thing of a band would be just to practice you know, day and night. Take the crappy job that'll give you the night and weekends off and practice your head off and get tight as a band and tight as musicians and work on your skills. Also just challenge yourself constantly. No matter what level you're at and try to make creative music that isn't exactly like everything in the top ten. That would be our goal anyways.

Have you ever encountered any challenges that made you think about quitting the music business?
We've had so many trials and struggles, you know, we've been super blessed, but I mean, on the other side of things you know we've definitely had a lot of big trials. We signed a bad record deal when we were like eighteen and pretty much went through hell with it, but also learned a ton that we would have never learned, it's just been so valuable. There's been a handful of things that I think a lot of bands would have kind of folded over. We've seen a lot of our friends kind of fold over the years and I think it just ended up kind of making us stronger to be honest, just kind of like our relationship you know.

Did you always want to be a musician?
Yea, to be honest, yea, I think all of us did from a young age, even though we didn't even know each other back then. Since we were like six, eight years old whatever, we were, we have pics playing drums and singing and playing guitar and all this crazy stuff. I think we definitely had a passion from a young age.

If this hadn't worked out, did you have any other ideas for your future?
It's hard to picture that, but, if we absolutely couldn't, like weren't allowed and music was erased then I think I would probably be working somewhere in aquatics with sharks, things like that, they kind of fascinate me so I study them. Yea, maybe something like that or maybe be an author, I'm not sure. I just started writing some treatments for music videos and stuff like that, so, maybe somewhere in the film industry, it's hard to say.

Do you have anything you want to say to your fans?
Man, so much love for you guys and thank you so much for your support. We appreciate you guys more than you know and thank you for making this record what it is and what it's working in to right now. We give you guys the credit for that, thank you so much and we hope to see you at a show soon.