Join us at Summer Breeze Festival 2025 for an exclusive conversation with Paul Waggoner and Tommy Giles Rogers of Between the Buried and Me!
They share insights about their progressive metal sound, favorite gear, songwriting process, and life on tour in this special Thomann interview.
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Gear used: http://tho.mn/8h06q
Recorded in Presonus Studio One: https://bit.ly/S1Pro6
Recorded and mixed with Universal Audio: http://tho.mn/uadx1
Monitors optimised through Sonarworks: http://tho.mn/sonar
We use Cordial cables exclusively: https://www.thomann.de/intl/cat_brand_BF_cordial.html
Interesting bits and pieces:
0:00 Intro
0:14 What's your favourite thing about being on tour?
0:36 Is there anything we can look forward to from the band?
1:02 With what band would you like to share a stage with?
1:21 What would your perfect on-stage rig look like?
2:03 Do you have any pre or aftershow routines?
2:31 When and why did you start playing?
3:19 Who was your biggest influence growing up?
4:15 What kind of music do you listen to in your freetime?
5:20 If you could bring one musician back to life, who would it be?
5:40 How do you keep your playing fresh?
6:25 What about the vocals?
7:23 Do you write vocals before or after the song is finished?
7:54 If you could design your dream guitar, what would it look like?
8:39 What makes performing at Summerbreeze special for you?
9:37 Best advice for beginners?
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