CHIRP Radio writesCHIRP Radio Q&A With Jeffrey Kmieciak (Performing at CHIRP Night at the Whistler on 9/5)

Chicago artist Jeffrey Kmieciak is performing at CHIRP Night at the Whistler on Tuesday, September 5th. We caught up with him recently to ask him a few questions about himself and his music…

So...What’s going on? Tell us about your current releases and/or upcoming shows (such as CHIRP Night at the Whistler!).

My latest album Within Shadows is a real breakthrough for me personally. I really went for a deep dive on that one. I embraced the darkness of the past few years and coerced something from it. I'm looking forward to playing some of these songs and other songs from previous albums live solo for the first time at CHIRP Night at The Whistler Tuesday night 9/5!

How do you go about turning your thoughts, ideas, and feelings into sounds?

I usually start out with some type of mood or genre and just let it grow from there. The finished product is rarely something that I expect. I do really surprise myself at times.

If your music was a kind of beer, ice cream, or coffee (take your pick), what would it taste like?

Some sort of super dark berry stout, likely.

Do you have any particular or unexpected influences? Are any other artists or bands catching your attention at the moment?

I am primarily influenced by Scott Walker and David Bowie. I've been listening to a lot of Metal lately, though. The latest Cattle Decapitation album is amazing. 

If you couldn’t make music or be involved with music, what would you be doing right now?

I would work on a small farm.

What’s the dumbest thing you’ve ever done in a basement?

Snuck out and got caught by my parents.

If you were someone’s life coach, what are the top 2 life lessons you’d teach them?

Stay True.

Be Nice.

Are there any stories or anecdotes you want to share but haven’t been asked the right question to do so? Or do you have anything you’d like to declare to the world? Feel free to share…

Check out all of my solo work from 1997-present at Bandcamp