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Backstage Diaries: The Ceremonies

Backstage Diaries: The Ceremonies

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See The Ceremonies like you've never seen them before -- IN COLOR! Also, backstage at the Fonda Theatre, where YH catches up with the brothers Cook during their triumphant L.A. homecoming! Matthew, Michael, and Mark share some crazy stories from their tour (including an accidental "Home Alone" incident), plus they share their thoughts on the sometimes spotty legacy of brother bands! Hosted by Audrey Cleo (@audreycleo). Check out the Young Hollywood Store Here: http://shopyounghollywood.com/

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Young Hollywood

Hey young Hollywood, we're the ceremonies and this is our backstage diary.

Backstage Diaries

I think this is definitely one of the most beautiful. Even like the artwork around the walls is really cool to look at. The architecture around. It's like the inside of the venue. It's really lush, beautiful curtains up at the top that are like a deep navy. It's really well done. There's a lot of bands that we look Just a Michael J. is over here. He's a huge influence for us right there. Huge influence for us. When we play anywhere that that we know a lot of people have played. Um it's definitely an honor. It feels good to be back home. It's it's not sort of yeah. The pressure's more lifted. I felt more pressure being away from home, actually. Yeah. We try not to get too caught up in that type of stuff. It's just, you know, make it about the music and the art and give our best each time wherever we are. I think we had five bus accidents in in like the first week. We were on fire with those bus accidents. It was not actually on fire. Sorry, that was poor word choice. The bus didn't catch fire. But we were on a roll. Until we got a flat tire. And then we stopped. Had a little Home Alone moment where I got left on the bus while they're at the airport. Basically they forgot me while I was sleeping on the bus on the way to Tennessee. And that was not fun. Let me tell you. We were at the airport checking in and we realized he wasn't there. I know it seems hard to forget, but we're counting all these bags. We're trying to make sure we have all our equipment and then we realized we were missing this piece of equipment. An important piece.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Is it cause he's a twin and you just I my it was off at the moment. Right. Okay. So you guys have twin telepathy, right? What is he thinking about right now?

Backstage Diaries

Uh, definitely bunnies.

Young Hollywood

Nice. Bunnies.

Backstage Diaries

No. Duh. Bunnies. Yeah. Of course I'm thinking about bunnies. Yeah. No, we're all we're all really best friends and we work really well together and yeah. It's right? Yeah. Growing up, we didn't we weren't one of those groups of brothers that were always fighting and you would always see us like walk around school, I don't know, not skipping and holding hands, but like just hanging out. We weren't fighters. We were We love each other. Yeah. As quote Michael Jackson.

Young Hollywood

Is he a good older brother?

Backstage Diaries

We We take a lot of influence and inspiration from him. We look up to him, uh, musically and artistically. As I do them as well. Yeah. For sure. It's nice. It's nice. I've never heard that before. It's I mean, touching. They make a lot of uh, a lot of interesting things. We would we would do paintings without each other just on our own accord. Like he he did a lot of abstract painting growing up, um, in high school and competitions and stuff. And then ever since we've been doing this band, we've started painting together as well. Trying to do as many art pieces together as we can. We want to engage not only people's ears while they're listening, but also, you know, their eyes and their mind as well. We want the the audience to be able to engage with us and sort of ingest what we're putting out there, whether it's lyrical or props from the stage, just sort of like try and digest it and then think of the meaning that we're trying to convey. There's a lot of history musically of brother bands or sibling bands sort of falling apart. And I we're aware of that and um I think we're just going to do our best to you know, keep family above everything. I don't know. Yeah. We become temporary residents of various rooms when we travel around touring. And this is the room that we are currently residing in. Our dress room. Yeah. And this is Conway. His room comes with extra people.

Young Hollywood

Hi, nice to meet you. What's your favorite thing to eat on the road? While you're on the road?

Backstage Diaries

Oh. When we were in Chicago, we had some really awesome Chicago dogs. So I think that was good. They were inexpensive. There was no line, and they were delicious. We're the Ceremonies and you're watching Young Hollywood.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Matthew Cook

    Member of The Ceremonies

  • Michael Cook

    Member of The Ceremonies

  • Mark Cook

    Member of The Ceremonies

  • Audrey Cleo

    Host of the interview

  • Michael J.

    Musician, huge influence for the band

  • Michael Jackson

    Artist whose quote is referenced

  • Conway

    Person introduced in the dressing room

FAQ

Who are The Ceremonies?+
The Ceremonies are a band composed of brothers Matthew, Michael, and Mark Cook.
Where did The Ceremonies perform their L.A. homecoming show?+
The Ceremonies performed their L.A. homecoming show at the Fonda Theatre.
What is one funny incident that happened during The Ceremonies' tour?+
One funny incident was when one of the brothers was accidentally left sleeping on the bus at the airport, described as a 'Home Alone' moment.
What kind of art do The Ceremonies create besides music?+
The Ceremonies also engage in painting together, having done abstract painting individually before forming the band.
What is The Ceremonies' approach to audience engagement?+
They aim to engage not only people's ears but also their eyes and minds, encouraging the audience to digest and think about the meaning conveyed through their lyrics and stage props.
What was a favorite road food for The Ceremonies?+
While in Chicago, they enjoyed inexpensive and delicious Chicago dogs.

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