S.C.H. Interview - Writing a robot musical

Interview with S.C.H., describing the writing process for "The Singing of the Cyborgs":

What inspired you to make a robot musical?

We love sci fi movies, and fun musicals such as 'Little Shop of Horrors'. As for robots, we are still wondering why robot butlers have not been invented yet.

Describe your music-making process?

We individually sketched out the ideas for the main story. We split this story into songs, each song having a different theme and emotion. Stu wrote lyrics and Charly wrote music – completely separate. We played them together and made changes, rewriting lyrics to fit. Then we rewrote, and rewrote. Lots of rewrites and improvements

What has been your biggest challenge?

Setting up the recording booth was tough, we soundproofed using all the mattresses in the house!

How has your music evolved?

Over the course of this album, we have learned much more about the mastering process, the last 5% of polish that really makes the difference.

What genre does your music fit in to?

Electronica, though each song has its own feel. “Terminate or Die” has an irish shanty feel to it, where “DiscoTechnology” is quite funky.

The band's name is S.C.H. What does this stand for?

Superhuman Chocolate Hamsters Save Cory Haim Silk Clothes Hangers Super Cool Hornets

Tell me about your instruments.

We used 2 mics to record the main vocals then fed them though a vocoder. Music was played using a keyboard. Additional samples (for laser guns, explosions, drills) were found on royalty free websites.

Do you have any upcoming shows?

We are working on a short format for the album, but also a full-length musical that schools can run themselves.

What’s next?

A feature length movie of an extended version of the album. Musically we are working on something involving ninjas and zombies.

Any advice for new bands?

Write, Rewrite, Rewrite. Record, Rerecord, Rerecord.

How can people hear your music?

The Album is released on September 1st. It should be available at the usual places: Amazon.com, iTunes, Popcuts. Preview tracks can be heard at Last.fm (http://www.last.fm/music/S.C.H.) or you can play along to them at Jamlegend.com

What song would you love to cover?

A robot version of “two little boys” would be fun.