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Moon v. Sun
7:30 pm Tuesday, October 30, Babs Asper Theater, National Arts Center
Tickets: Starting at $ 51 plus fees, available at the NAC Box Office, by phone at 1-888-991-2787 and online at nac-cna.ca or ticketmaster.ca
Singer and songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk and the singer of the band Our Lady Peace Raine Maida look like all married couples, busy with their careers, their families and their volunteer work. But they finally took the time to write music together under the name of Moon v. Sun. Although you have to wait until Jan. 18 for the album and the accompanying documentary, I'm going to break your heart, they're doing some Ontario shows with a full band to preview the new material.
Q: I hear about Moon v. Sun for a few years now. What happened?
Maida: We wrote a song together for the first time four years ago, late at night, and we were blown away. It's called Love It when you make me beg. We thought we should make an album together, but every time we went to write, something would stop it. Finally a friend of ours, a film and television producer here in Los Angeles, she knows us well and knows the struggle and chaos of our lives. She said, "You have to make this record and the movie." So we decided that the only way to do it was to get out of there. Toronto is really not better. So we start dialing numbers in Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.
Q: Wow, it's off the beaten path. Why there?
Maida: We went and played a small festival one summer. It's really isolated, really picturesque, but it's a great place to isolate yourself as an artist. We returned in January to write this record. In terms of the romantic situation, not really. It's cold. It is a difficult place in the winter. I think there are only 4,000 people on the island and half of them go in the winter. It's sad, but for what we're trying to do, it has worked on many fronts. The film really gets into the subject of our relationship and the way we work.
Q: Chantal, how was it for you?
Kreviazuk: It was very difficult. I think we had good intentions in the process, leaving the children behind us and trying to stop ourselves, but I think I suffered a trauma. It was hard for me to be away from children. I was continually in a state of anger and anxiety. I know I'm a crazy artist, but in the end I'm a mother and I'm not able to get her away that long, and the distance has made things even worse. I just felt how far I was from my children. It was crazy. We were on the other side of the bloody world.
Q: Why not choose a hot place?
Kreviazuk: I know. It's Raine's fault. And the really boring part, I'm not going to lie, is that we had good musical moments with this test. Admittedly, adversity seems to be creating incredible things in this world, and I think that's what my husband had in mind.
Maida: Oh no. I did not know it would be so bad.
Q: Is the song I'm going to break from here?
Kreviazuk: Oh my God, yeah. But congratulations to my man here because he opens a lot. For women, many of these things are not easy, but it is more natural to listen to your feelings, and intimacy can be easily explored by a woman. But men now, they need to intensify, and I must say that my husband has intensified the way we talk about things that I do not think many people, men or women, talk about. He emerged in this project as my creative hero. He actually says things that make sense in the process of love and partnership.
Q: How was it a challenge for you, Raine?
Maida: I think even five years ago I probably could not have done it, but we're just at a place where we've been together for almost 20 years and we have three children.
Kreviazuk: No, we have been together for 22 years on September 21st.
Maida: Right. It's just that there is a maturity and a level of comfort for me, and that I am also participating in this new musical journey. The only way we were going to do that was if we could really become real with the lyrics. Musically, it's amazing, but I hope that what sets it apart is that this dialogue between two people is very tangible. It's so raw. I think it's a pretty interesting album.
Q: Why film it? Did you have some apprehension to expose yourself?
Kreviazuk: I still do it. I just streamlined it because I think the music process, the collaborative process is great for people. And I think it's cool to show people that Raine and I are not perfect. We are just a couple who learns, grows up and fails and feels like everyone everyday. We show our marriage coaching process with a coach we work with and explain how to overcome some of these difficulties. I do not think anyone can go away and feel that they can apply some of these tips and ideas in their own process with their partners. . So, if it's something coming out of it, I'm happy.
Q: What about you, Raine?
Maida: I just wanted to document the process of creating this album, because it's the first thing we've ever done together. I think our kids may know us better with this album and this album. I thought it was important. It took a little left in terms of personal appearance. You can edit these elements and focus on the music, but I think the context is really important, because what we found along the way, the collaboration, occurs at all levels, at least at home, and this skill set is obviously something we are still learning.
Q: How is it on stage? Is there a rivalry for the projector?
Kreviazuk: I'm really fed up. Personally, I have no desire. I really appreciate when we play. He speaks, laughs and is rather extroverted. I like it because when he plays in his band, it's structured, and there's a big wall of sound and it's planned.
Maida: It's incredibly dynamic. You never know what you are going to have each night. We are going to do some songs of Our Lady Peace and some songs of Chantal, but the arrangements really lend themselves to the sound of Moon v. Sun. For me, the really interesting thing was when we wrote this first song, Love It When You Make Me Beg. This set the bar so high. If that did not happen, I do not think we would have been so inspired to see this project succeed. I literally feel for the rest of our career, we will try to beat this song.
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