Article/interview for my DPS

Right Hook Ruin entered the world of music as an official signed band just last summer when they were offered a place in one of the UK’s most successful records, Roadrunner records on July 24. They were featured in Rawr! in a previous issue for being the best unsigned band for 2008. Lead guitarist, TJ Jones, tells us all about the bands ups and downs and what’s to come in the future.

First of all, congrats becoming a signed band!

TJ Jones: “Thanks, it was a real shock for us, but we’ve worked really hard so we deserve it.”

How did it happen?

“We were invited to do this gig in the O2 Academy in Birmingham to support Kill Casino. We were really excited already since we've only really preformed in London and it was our first time performing in another city, plus we were performing with the Kill Casino which was awesome! We did our gig and met up with Kill Casino in the dressing room. Then a few minutes later our manager called us out and said that one of the managers from Roadrunners Records was in the crowd and that he really liked our style. He wanted to meet with us personally and when we did, before you knew it, we signed a contract and officially became a signed band!”

How did the band react to this?

“We were all really ecstatic. Well at first we were like say what?! But when we had time to think about it we were like hell yeah, go for it! This, at least, tells us that people out there do like our music and so this would encourage us to write more songs for our fans”

What about the fans and family?

“They were really great and supportive, especially our family since they have been there since Right Hook Ruin was formed. Our fans, they’ve been great too since they follow us around [laugh]. We could see who our dedicated fans are since we mainly perform in Camden Barfly.”

Looking back, what was it like for you girls when you formed Right Hook Ruin?

“Hmm...I would say that it’s been a good three years since we formed RHR. There have been some problems along the way but we managed to solve them.

Ooh what type of problems?

“We don’t want to talk about them. The only thing important now is that we have overcame them and that we are great to go to become an awesome band”
Moving on, do you think being signed would add pressure to the band?
“Totally since being a signed band is a big thing. But I think that we will be able to live up to our current and new fan’s expectations and over a period of time we wouldn’t feel pressured anymore. Anyways, we’ve got our fans supporting us all the way.”
How does the future look for Right Hook Ruin?

“We'll have a lot more gigs to do that’s for sure [laugh]. Hopefully we will continue to increase our popularity and we won't have to face the problems we've had in the past. So, I'll say that it looks good so far. We thank everyone who has supported us since the very beginning of when we were not well known, you guys are the reasons why we have debuted as a sign band. So look out world, Right Hook Ruin is here and is ready to rock your socks off!”

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