Exceptional opulently arranged hymns, electrifying atmosphere oscillating between the poles of melancholy and hope. You have Konstantin Gropper and his music project "Get Well Soon" laurels from the international music press, brought an invitation to the legendary Glastonbury Festival, chart success and tours of Europe. On 24 Published August with "The scarlet beast o 'seven heads" (City Slang), the third album of "Get Well Soon". Before the concert in Munich on 17 September at the Theatre Factory GWS mastermind Konstantin Gropper talks about expectations after the hype, the new album and his upcoming 30th Birthday.
Invitation to the Glastonbury festival, celebrated by the international music press as "German Wunderkind", chart hits, tours of Europe: Was it difficult after the hype, with the first album, "Rest now weary head. Get well soon! "Started from the expectation not to have to lose his cool, and how is it managed?I'd be lying if I said I could work without any expectation. To begin such an album costs as always overcoming something. But to meet expectations I do not see as an artistic task. Even if I wanted that, I could not do it. Because I can break even the head, how do I know what my audience expects from me? I'm here on my own. I do what I feel like and if it is still a few others interested in it beautifully. But it is also not always a lot of interest and maybe I will disappoint. But it has to be as good as he can make you free.
What was the most blatant hype moment?For me it was always a new experience, to get so much attention. I think I really realized that only when our first tour and we went off right at the first concert played to a full house. That was a strange moment. But of course, great.
Everything back to the beginning: What did approach and advance to the third Get-Well-Soon-album, there were differences in this regard to the two previous albums?Actually, the third album is almost equal emerged as the second. Only that my sound idea this time did not provide quite as big orchestration. Approx. 80 percent of albums continue to be produced as a home recording and single-handedly. Very late, I present the material to my musicians who then replace what I programmed with real instruments.
After a sort of fair scene with figures such as the director Werner Herzog and philosophers like Sencea including stoicism, which serve as the previous album "Vexations" as a referential base: What is this time of the "theme park", there is a central statements that behind "The scarlet beast o `seven heads" stuck?I believe that this album is my most personal. Is behind me noticed that I sing a lot more often in the first person as before. Musically, the album is definitely become my movie. There is lots of concrete soundtrack references and more than ever I have tried to create music with the images and scenes. The course can be different for every listener, because I want to pretend nothing. A few specific people come forward again, where I have served those biographies always been a metaphor. This approach I find simply very exciting.
Already predict whether, where and how your 30th Birthday is celebrated in late September?I celebrate my birthday in principle. Since I'm also in the round is no exception. I've got no money for my age. To me that's just not really matter.
Before the birthday kind Positioning: What does music mean to you, who made you particularly influenced?I'm doing what I love to do, and perhaps does best. For that I am grateful. Especially that there are always people out there that to me and do what I believe. Music for me has always issue number 1 Since I can remember. The formative role is there so my parents. Music has become my means of expression. No I can not.
How would probably run your own musical development without family and pop music academy? Other words, how important was this for Get Well Soon?GWS was certainly important that there were so many different musical influences for me. From a purely classical embossed childhood to Pop Academy. But I also believe that I have discovered so sooner or later as music for me. That's almost a philosophical question. Or a matter of destiny. Because I dare not ran. Anyway, I'm glad that it's so over.
Were there times headwind, doubts about the career as a professional musician, and how could these be overcome?So on a career as a professional musician, I still do not think so long. I have never since everything on this card. Maybe because I'm Schwabe. I was just lucky that it worked so quickly. I would not have the confidence they need for a lifetime of chasing a dream. As I said, I was just lucky.
Which highlights, lowlights have been particularly memorable?I am in my still quite short career actually pretty spoiled. Low points I can think of not many. The course will not go on forever. A highlight, however, is every time someone confidence in my artistic work has for. Be it record companies, directors and other artists.
Of Swabia, Erolzheim, it went on the Pop Academy in Mannheim to Berlin and now back to Mannheim. Were there, and if so, why these were respectively the right stations at the right time?As I said, I can not complain so far, so I'm assuming that it was the right stations. I think it is a great happiness "by the state" to come. I can not say exactly why, but there it is. In Mannheim, I could make music undisturbed - could not have done, there would be no GWS. And Berlin is probably important to distinguish themselves at the start of a career - as stupid as that sounds. But I have been there can make enormously important contacts.
What is the significance for Get Well Soon, the band has to Konstantin Gropper, consisting of family and friends?I think if it were not family and friends, even the trips would be impossible for me. This may sound corny, but to put themselves on a stage before an audience, I need that emotional support. Apart from the fact that you have to endure it for weeks in a confined space with one another.
Future Projects: Are there any plans for further collaboration with other musicians / bands or as recently amplified music for film commissions, what you like about the latter, with whom / for whom would you like to work?Currently I am working on my first project for the theater Schauspielhaus Frankfurt. It is a sort of musical comedy version of Bulgakov's "Master and Margaritha". In December's premiere. In between, we're still on tour extensively. My year is so full. And for next year are a few exciting collaborations planned. Still nothing saying Mature. I will certainly continue to make music. It's been a great job and has always been a dream of mine. I hope I get there continue to be offered exciting projects. The list of my desire directors is very long, but I do not want to sound presumptuous.Therefore, I will not mention any names and wait until Polanski calls.
Get Well Soon on 17 September at the Theatre Factory, tickets cost about 24 euros.
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