Born in November consist of Clifton and Woody. This dynamic duo has taken their signature sound on tour playing a litany of venues throughout the state. We caught up with Born in November to get the scoop on how they became a band and their new album “1310”.
Clifton:
Woody was with a boy band called “Silhouette”. I was a solo artist. I received a call from management that I should check out this band, and if I liked what I heard, I could join. Well that band was Silhouette. I visited the band at practice and was very impressed with what I heard. Once we started harmonizing together I became very interested.
We ended up recording an album together called “Four Shades Back to Basics”. It had a great run. We traveled to LA together to perform on a few TV shows. Things were looking up, the music was great however at the time boy bands were not the brand of music that people wanted to hear. At the time hip hop was making waves, I believe it was in a transition period in music.
So after a few months we recorded another album. Woody did the mastering and mix down. We were in the studio going over the album and all-of-a-sudden his computer shout out the blue screen of death. We tried our best to save the project but it was ultimately deleted. I think it was a blessing in disguise. Instead of going the route of the boy band, in light of our latest album no longer existing. I suggested we pick up instruments. Tough thing was, no one knew how to play an instrument. We bought instruments any way and attempted to learn them and practice. Ultimately the sounds were making were not even close to anything you could call music. So we scraped that idea and went back to the drawing board. I invited Woody to a few open mic nights with me. He was on the drums and I played the keys. We received great responses from what we were playing so we began gigging all over at open mic nights. At one of our gigs we were approached to play a Buffalo Wild Wings tour. That was ten years ago and we haven’t looked back ever since.
What’s your take on your current success?
Woody:
Some people say that we have already made it. But I feel differently. I feel that we have so much more to do. People often ask, “how did you do it”. It’s tough and not everybody can do it. I believe people have the intention to do it but not the will or follow through. I think it gets tough at times. For that matter, working in the music industry is tough. It’s a journey. Enjoyable at times. Fun at times but it takes dedication and an unfailing desire to constantly do more and more work.
Tell us about the album that you recently released.
Clifton:
Yes, our album is available on iTunes and Amazon. I think the album is an example of our musical freedom. Each song expresses an emotion that we feel day to day. The genres we covered are everywhere from jazz to rock. We wanted to make a divers album. And I feel that ”1310” is just that, our most diverse album to date.
Interview from the August 2014 Issue of Muve Magazine.