Greg Hoy Gives Us a Glimpse into His World - Buzzslayers

Interview with The Big Takeover

What have been one of your most memorable moments as a group thus far?

We’re at a point where we play the same venues over the course of a few months or years and see new friends that we made the last time. Having one of my artistic idols Ice-T be in a cameo for our video for “Can You Take It?” was pretty cool. We generally savor every tour, every show, every song. If the insanity of the last few years has taught us anything, it’s that life’s too precious not to be grateful.

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Voyage Minnesota Presents

Daily inspiration with Greg Hoy

Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Adversity generally paves the way for greater creativity. Having said that, the myth of the starving artist holds a powerful presence — particularly for those of us in Generation X. Watching the eroded paths of visionary musicians, painters, and actors as their talent and lives squandered to addiction did not have the greatest effect on us. The thought that a healthy mind and body were just as important to creativity as following the muse is far more recent

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'A veteran singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist producer who has helped foster modern music scenes on two coasts. Along the way he has worked with some of the biggest names from rock & roll’s past and present.' - The Static Dive

'There’s still plenty of both 'power' and 'pop', even as it’s delivered in a more quiet, introspective way.' - Evol.org

Photo: Will Toft, San Francisco

The closing of San Francisco’s famed indie Tiny Telephone studio – where Hoy first recorded after moving west over a decade ago – allowed his purchase of the studio’s coveted 1970’s Eventide Harmonizer effects unit used on albums by John Vanderslice, Spoon, Sleater-Kinney, John Doe, and countless others.

This helped shape an album as varied as the FM-radio comfort food music of his youth which he revisited often over the past years including Eno-era David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, T-Rex, Elvis Costello, and early solo Peter Gabriel.

A few moments with Greg Hoy and The Boys

"One story from this latest tour of the east coast involves finding a replacement bass guitar after the first gig in New York. Guitar Centers are wonderful, ubiquitous places with lax return policies staffed full of whimsical, unique employees eager to help sell you a long term $80 warranty on an item that costs $20. And there’s a fine line between exciting and exhausting. Let’s just say we crossed it after the 7th or 8th store in the northeast.'
NEUFUTURE Interview