The Obelisk Questionnaire & Video Premiere: Nathan Bidwell of Twin Void
The Obelisk Questionnaire is a series of open questions intended to give the answerer an opportunity to explore these ideas and stories from their life as deeply as they choose. Answers can be short or long, and that reveals something in itself, but the most important factor is honesty.
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The Obelisk Questionnaire: Nathan Bidwell of Twin Void
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How do you define what you do and how did you come to do it?
I am a musician in a touring band on a record label that’s trying to make it in the music industry, I feel like I’ve always known that I wanted to be a musician and to play on stage.
Describe your first musical memory.
Some of my first musical memories is hearing my parents play music like sublime, beastie boys and slayer in the house and that to me was always inspiring and cool of them to play music that’s not just on the radio.
Describe your best musical memory to date.
Still to this date the coolest memory was when we were playing in Orlando at the Warlando fest with Judas Priest and not only did we open the main stage for priest but soulfly was also on the bill and before we went on Max Cavalera (from of course soulfly but one of my all-time favorite bands sepultura) fist bumped me before our set and that to me still to this day rocks me.
When was a time when a firmly held belief was tested?
I feel like back in the day when I was a straight edge vegetarian my beliefs were always tested but back then I was against animal farms and all that, but nowadays I’m not straight edge or vegetarian haha
Where do you feel artistic progression leads?
Artistic progression should always lead to ultimate happiness and bliss, and I think also just working with cool artists and whatnot, being able to create awesome things and being able to have a creative space.
How do you define success?
I think success is when you can fully do what you love and not have to have a secondary job to do it.
What is something you have seen that you wish you hadn’t?
Back when my parents had chickens one morning I went to go let them out and I think someone didn’t put them away and I guess maybe a cat or raccoon got to them and lemme tell ya it was not a pretty sight.
Describe something you haven’t created yet that you’d like to create.
I would really love to create a new country project one day; I feel like I have so many roots and desire for country music I think that would be so fun and especially working with banjos and fiddles and stuff would be so rad.
What do you believe is the most essential function of art?
Being able to have good solid platforms for artistic people to show their stuff, I think a lot of the times bands will go unlistened or someone’s art may be buried because they don’t have proper platforms for people to check out, so anyone reading this keep supporting Bandcamp and all those solid platforms cause that’s what’s helping us function as a band.
Something non-musical that you’re looking forward to?
I’m currently a cook as well and I would love to get my sous chef position, culinary arts is something I’ve always really loved and I think food and music go hand in hand.
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