What was the inspiration behind calling your band 'Trans Am'?
I had nothing to do with it. Apparently, one of those jokers suggested Camaro and the other dude declared that "Trans Am's were cooler than Camaros". Which is, I think, proven. Also, Trans Am has all sorts of other possibilities as a name. In Europe we are known as Trans AM (as in morning, I think) and I once talked to a gay comedian who liked the fact that we had "Trans" in our name. He said he would add it too his act. ??? He wasn't very funny, actually.
Can you tell us a little bit about the core members of the band? Who they are, what instruments they play and a their relative backgrounds?
Yes. There is Phil, there is Seb, there is Natron. We all play everything – keys, drums, guitar, bass, vocals - but not always well. Frequently it is better for our writing process if someone doesn't play very well. Live we have more fixed instruments. Since performing is the only way we make money any more, I won't talk more about that – you'll have to come see us.
I don't know what "relative backgrounds" means but we've known each other for a long time. We've actually only developed our own identities in the past few years.
What gear does your band use?
Whatever is around – w...