We spoke to Will Swan from Dance Gavin Dance about Black Swan Records, the possibility of a solo project, Sianvar, and more!
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Blue Swan Records is a label created by Will Swan of Dance Gavin Dance.
The statement can be read below
When Jonny rejoined Dgd, we were about to call it quits. Tired of touring and being away from home for 8 months of the year, we wanted to shake things up. We thought it’d be fun to do a dbm sequel with Jonny and go out on that. We recorded dbm2 and felt it would be a disservice to our fans not to let them hear the new record live. We did a tour and felt rejuvenated but Jonny wasn’t in a good place. After trying to convince him into getting help over warped tour, we canceled a headliner in November/December 2011 and told him we wouldn’t tour until he sought out real help for his addiction. We got our good friend Matt Geise to fill in for a short run we did earlier this year while Jonny was in rehab. He was released and wanted to be out on the road immediately. We weren’t sure how things would go so we only booked a small portion of the all stars tour to see if Jonny could still function as our lead singer. After a week and a half things were not going well. Everything came to a head when Jonny was publicly scolded by the owner of Sumerian records for multiple offenses. It was then that we realized that our time with Jonny had reached its end. We wish Jonny the best In his future endeavors but he will no longer be a part of DGD. We however will continue playing and writing music because it’s what we love doing.
Emarosa are looking for a new frontman.
During the past year we have actively demoed with a few awesome vocalists, with intentions to proceed each time, and our attempts have given us new friends, but still no singer. The songs we’ve been writing have taken on a new exciting form of honesty, and we can’t wait to share them. We still need someone who can fill the responsibilities of being the voice and face of a full time rock band, and someone that we all genuinely connect with on and off stage. Having said that, we’d like to invite anyone who thinks they are that person, to contact us. We are looking for someone in their twenties with a strong, original voice, an open, eager, constructive mind, and something positive to say.
Please submit the following, a few examples of your voice, a picture, and any music experience to emarosasinger@gmail.com
Altpress.com obtained an exclusive interview with DGD guitarist Will Swan, in which he addressed Jonny’s problems and the future of the band. Check it out below.
Interview: Bryne Yancey
When and how did you find out that Jonny had been arrested?
I found out from a friend who saw it online. We really had no idea he was in trouble with the law.
Have you talked to Jonny since his arrest? What’s his mindset like?
No, he hasn’t had a phone for a few months. And he hasn’t made any attempt to contact us.
What are your feelings toward Jonny at the moment? Are you angry? Disappointed?
I am disapointed that he kept his charges from us so we had no opportunity to help him seek help, but he hardly ever listens to our advice.
How had Jonny been doing prior to this setback?
We tried multiple times to get him to agree to rehab. After Warped Tour we gave him the option of going to a rehab facility for at least a month at no cost to him. He wouldn’t go. We didn’t see much of him for a few weeks and when we did, he seemed to be getting worse and worse. After our show at Sacramentio State last week, we realized he wasn’t going to get off the drugs while being in DGD. We didn’t want to completely cut him off though, so we decided to go on hiatus until he could clean himself up.
Obviously this is a disappointing hurdle, as no band ever wants to have to cancel a tour for any reason, let alone over something like this. How does the band plan to move forward? Do you expect to come back from this hiatus?
I hope the best for Jonny. Hardcore drug addiction is no joke or reason for ridicule. If Jonny can put this problem behind him, we’d be glad to come back stronger than ever. Until that happens DGD will stay on hiatus.
If there is a future for Dance Gavin Dance, how does Jonny Craig fit into it?
We’re not replacing him. He’s always got a place in DGD.
Is there anything you’d like to expand upon or say to Dance Gavin Dance fans?
Thank you for the years of support and love. We want to come back and make more music for you, but we first and foremost want Jonny to improve himself and become the man we know he can be. We’re not quitting music altogether though. The other members of DGD and I are working on a full length for their side project called “Secret Band” and will record a full length very soon. We’ll announce more on this in the coming weeks. alt