“In Creative Fields, You Don’t Find Too Many ‘Cool Kid In School’ Turned Artistic Genius” Words Of Wisdom With Fabriq
What is your “backstory”?

We went to college together! We were both musicians for a while, but our collaborations on Fabriq really felt like something new and exciting was happening.

Can you share the funniest or most interesting story that occurred to you in the course of your music career?

We just had a really fun gig with a line-up of all Puerto Rican artists — Coast City and Alvaro Diaz. We didn’t prepare for the subwoofers being that huge. Our instruments and computer were basically shaken off the stage and stopped working mid set. Needless to say, we’re gonna be buying a lot more velcro from now on.

What are some of the most interesting or exciting projects you are working on now?

We are really happy to say that we’re starting to get back into writing and producing music every day (Davila and Bell recently graduated from USC). We’re going to be playing a couple shows in Amsterdam, and then going on a 2-week writing trip to Puerto Rico. We have a lot of music ready to release and more in the works, and are excited to add to our catalog as new artists.

On top of our own music, we’re really excited to release a collaboration with a young British producer that we love named “Brierley” very soon!

Who are some of the most interesting people you have interacted with? What was that like? Do you have any stories?

Daniel: I’m going to let Cooper take this one.

Cooper: Well, I was raised by one of the most famous serial killers in movie history. My dad is actually one of the most gentlemanly people you’ll ever meet… but he did pull a couple stunts on me in high school when he was in the midst of shooting the Saw Franchise. This one time I came home from a high school party in the wee hours of the morning and he heard me come in. When he came into my room to check on me he was wearing a latex mask of his own face that the makeup people on set had gifted to him. It was dark in my room so it took me a second to realize what was going on. It’d be an understatement to say I was terrified. He’s got a great sense of humor.

Which people in history inspire you the most? Why?

David Bowie and Prince. We actually have paintings of them in our studio. We could go on forever about the music that has influenced us, and the people that have influenced them, but there was something about these androgynous legends that made them more than their music, style and presence. In a pop industry, it’s really easy to run away from those ideas in order to fit into a box. Artists like them remind us that originality and weirdness surpass those norms and expectations.
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