Please list all of your band members and their roles in the band.

Mitchell: Drums, Vocals
Cameron: Guitar
Anthony: Bass

For starters, what bands were you guys a part of prior to Among Legends? How long has the band been around?

Mitchell did drums and vocals in a ska band called Nobodies Home from 2008-2010, playing with bands like The Snips and The Flatliners.
Cameron was in a band called The Option that did a few backyard shows in the community. I'm actually not sure at all if Anthony was in a band before this. We met at the music school where I (Mitchell) take vocal lessons. Among Legends has been around since January 2015. At the beginning, our original rhythm guitarist Mackenzie and I were just playing blink-182 covers but we wanted to do something more. So we recruited Anthony over the summer of 2015, and we brought Cameron in when we were starting to seriously consider recording some originals.

What’s the origin of that name and have you changed the band’s name before?

We figured since we love pop-punk and we'll be opening for bigger acts for quite a while, we'd be "among legends" - bigger players and sources of inspiration in the genre. We didn't have any other name before - we were just nameless for like a year, and then we became Among Legends.

Who writes your songs? What are the main themes or topics for most of your songs and do you think these topics will change over time?

Cameron and Mitchell typically trade off between songs. Anthony wrote Self-Counseling on our debut EP and Mitchell did the rest, but post-EP it's basically been music and lyrics for one song by Cameron, and the next one by Mitchell, and back and forth like that.

What bands are currently inspiring the music that you’re making?

Mitchell pulls from a lot of straight-up punk stuff, like the Flatliners, Youth Decay, Bad Religion and Pulley.
Cameron's our pop-punk encyclopedia and gets inspiration from Knuckle Puck, State Champs, Seaway and Neck Deep.
Anthony listens to a lot of classic rock and even funk, anywhere really that showcases really intricate bass work. Flea from the RHCP and Matt Freeman from Rancid are definitely idols.

Was there a particular band/artist or concert that inspired you to start a band?

Not a show, but an experience. In university, I got a hold of a cheap keyboard and started playing music with a friend. I tried to re-learn the piano skills I had rejected a long time before that because all of a sudden I realized I knew how making music worked, technically. I had done Nobodies Home before that and it was amazing, but ska's probably not the best way to grow an audience. So I started trying to mix that energy of punk rock with the melodic and pop sensibilities of bands like Green Day, blink-182, the Alkaline Trio, etc. After a few years of talking about it, Mackenzie and I started the band.

What do you do to prepare for a show? Any flexing, exercises, ect …

Some vocal exercises, but mostly just pep-talks and hugs. I think we feed off each other's energy and excitement and that's what gets us fired up to hit the stage.

What has been the biggest highlight of the band’s career so far?

Finally releasing our debut EP! We recorded in January and Cameron had only been with us for a month. Our rhythm guitarist at the time was amazing, but we brought Cameron in to make the music a little more dynamic. Mackenzie would take the rhythm and lower-end with Anthony, and Cameron would do the higher-end melodic stuff. I have a pretty deep singing voice, so I got the mid-range stuff. It took a long time to get the music out - we had no idea there'd be so much tweaking after doing the actual recordings. The EP was done at 4-Q Studios in Kitchener, Ontario, and Mike, the owner, was really patient with us. I think it's hard to explain to someone on the outside exactly what's in your head, so that was something we worked really hard with Mike on. Now that it's out, I think it sounds amazing and we can't wait to get our new songs into a studio for a full-length record - after a few more shows.

If you could tour with any bands, past or present, who would they be and why?

Any of this wave of pop-punk's influences, like Green Day, blink-182, Sum 41 or Gob, or any of the amazing current talent - State Champs, Knuckle Puck, Man Overboard. Oh man there are WAY too many.

Is there anything else you would like to add?

We're stoked to finally have some music available for people to listen to! Thanks so much for taking the time to consider us for Kill The Music!