This or That
LMF: Cola or Pepsi
ATS: PEPSI (IS THERE EVEN SOMETHING ELSE???)
LMF: Peanut Butter or Jelly
ATS: JELLY
LMF: Chocolate or Vanilla
ATS: CHOCOLATE
LMF: Morning or Night
ATS: NIGHT
LMF: Cat or Dog
ATS: DOG
LMF: Fantasy Island or Temptation Island
ATS: FANTASY ISLAND
LMF: Britney or Christina
ATS: BRITNEY
Interview Questions
LMF: Why don't we start with you guys introducing yourselves?
ATS: WELL THERE ARE TWO OF US... BEN IS THE DARK HAIRED GUY, AND JUSTIN IS MORE BLONDE. WE'RE BOTH 22 AND HAVE ONLY KNOWN EACH OTHER LIKE TWO YEARS, BUT HAVE BECOME THE BEST OF FRIENDS..
LMF: Can you guys tell us how Across The Sky began?
ATS: WELL WE MET IN NASHVILLE, JUSTIN ORIGINALLY BEING FROM PHOENIX, AZ AND BEN FROM LOUISVILLE, KY. WE MET IN NASHVILLE WHERE OUR SOLO MUSIC HAD LEAD US TO GAIN THE ATTENTION OF WORD RECORDS. WE MET THERE, DECIDED TO GET TOGETHER AND WRITE, LATER WE RECORDED A DEMO, NOTICED HOW WELL OUR VOICES BLENDED AND THE SEEDS OF A DUO WERE PLANTED... IT WASN'T UNTIL WE REALLY PRAYED AND SEEKED THE LORD THAT WE WERE CONFIRMED THIS WAS THE DIRECTION WE NEEDED TO GO DURING THIS SEASON OF OUR LIVES... IT'S ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS WE'VE EVER MADE...
LMF: Who came up with the name Across The Sky?
ATS: WELL WE BOTH DID. IT WAS ONE ON A LONG LIST WE HAD MADE UP AND WAS ONE OF THE ONLY ONES THAT JUMPED OUT TO BOTH OF US. WE LATER FOUND A SCRIPTURE IN THE BIBLE THAT SPEAKS ABOUT CHRIST'S RETURN TO EARTH, HOW HE'LL GATHER HIS ANGELS FROM ONE END OF THE SKY TO THE OTHER, WE FELT THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT OUR MUSIC IS ABOUT. POINTING PEOPLE'S ATTENTION TO THE RETURN OF CHRIST. KNOWING THAT CAUSES CHANGE IN OUR LIFE TODAY!
LMF: Describe your music to someone who has never heard it before.
ATS: WELL IT'S THE PERFECT BLEND OF GOOD POP MUSIC AND MELODIES WITH GOOD OLE ROCKIN' MUSIC, BLENTY OF GUITARS, BUT A GREAT BLEND OF VOICES AS WE HARMONIZE A LOT. IT'S VERY VERSATILE AND ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY. ONE MINUTE YOU'RE JAMMIN TO "GIVE IT ALL AWAY", GROOVIN TO THE POPPY "EVERYWHERE SHE GOES" AND SOAR ON THE HUGE BALLADS ON THE RECORD..
LMF: Who are some of your inspirations when it comes to music?
ATS: JUSTIN: MICHAEL W. SMITH, BEN: JEFF BUCKLEY, BEATLES, AND STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN
LMF: Who writes most of the music?
ATS: WE DO. WE WROTE 10 OF THE 12 SONGS ON OUR RECORD. SOMETIMES JUSTIN AND OTHER WRITERS. SOMETIME BEN AND OTHER WRITERS, AND FINALLY ME, BEN, AND SOMEONE ELSE. BUT WE HAVE A HAND IN MOST ALL OF OUR SONGS.
LMF: If you could perform with anyone out there, who would it be?
ATS: I'D SAY STING WOULD BE A GREAT ONE, HE'S SUCH A GREAT ARTIST...
LMF: Do you guys have any embarrassing moments on stage you would like to share?
ATS: UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE TOO MANY TO COUNT AND WE'RE NOT JOKING. SO MUCH SO, WE'VE STARTED NAMING THEM "MAN DOWN" MOMENTS. BEN WINS THEM MORE OFTEN THAN NOT!
LMF: What do you guys like better, recording in the studio or performing live?
ATS: HARD QUESTION. BOTH ARE SO EXCITING AND GOOD CHANGES. I'D HAVE TO SAY PERFORMING LIVE THOUGH, BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO ENVISION THE AUDIENCE, THEY'RE ALREADY THERE, RESPONDING TO THE MUSIC AND BRINGING SMILES TO OUR FACES AS WE SHARE OUR MUSIC WITH THEM..
LMF: What is your favorite song on the album and why?
ATS: WELL WE LIKE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE 12 FAVORITES ON OUR RECORD :o) BUT I KNOW YOU NEED SOMETHING SPECIFIC, "BROKEN WORLD" IS A FAVOURITE BECAUSE OF THE MESSAGE AND HARMONIES, BUT THEN "GIVE IT ALL AWAY" AND "EXCITING TIMES" ARE BECAUSE THEY'RE MELODIC AND TOTALLY ENERGETIC....
LMF: If you could date one celebrity out there who would it be? W
ATS: ELL THIS IS BEN, AND THAT'S HARD BECAUSE I'M ENGAGED, BUT I'D SAY IF I WEREN'T IT BE FUN TO GET TO KNOW THAT DARK HAIRED GIRL FROM DAWSON'S CREEK WHO'S STARTED TO BE IN SOME MOVIES...
LMF: What is the greatest memory in your career so far?
ATS: WELL WE'VE BEEN SO BLESSED. BEING NOMINATED FOR A DOVE AWARD IS ONE, AND I'D ALSO HAVE TO SAY PERFORMING IN FRONT OF SOME OF THE BIGGER AUDIENCES WOULD BE ANOTHER... WE'VE TRULY BEEN BLESSED WITH SOME INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCES AND MEMORIES TO LAST A LIFETIME...
LMF: What is the one food you could eat 24/7?
ATS: CHEERIOS
LMF: What CD would we find in your CD player right now?
ATS: SEAL IV
LMF: Where do you see yourselves in 5 years?
ATS: CONTINUING TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF ACROSS THE SKY, HOPEFULLY WITH A BIGGER AUDIENCE AND PLATFORM TO GO FURTHER THAN WE'VE EVER BEEN...
LMF: What message do you want to give to all your fans out there?
ATS: THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THOSE WHO'VE DISCOVERED ATS. YOU ALL ARE AMAZING AND SO COMMITTED IN HELPING US SPREAD THE WORD TO THOSE WHO'VE YET TO HEAR A NOTE.. BUT FOR ALL OF YOU, COME SEE US SOON IN A TOWN NEAR YOU. WE LOVE YOU!
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LMF: Cola or Pepsi
ATS: PEPSI (IS THERE EVEN SOMETHING ELSE???)
LMF: Peanut Butter or Jelly
ATS: JELLY
LMF: Chocolate or Vanilla
ATS: CHOCOLATE
LMF: Morning or Night
ATS: NIGHT
LMF: Cat or Dog
ATS: DOG
LMF: Fantasy Island or Temptation Island
ATS: FANTASY ISLAND
LMF: Britney or Christina
ATS: BRITNEY
Interview Questions
LMF: Why don't we start with you guys introducing yourselves?
ATS: WELL THERE ARE TWO OF US... BEN IS THE DARK HAIRED GUY, AND JUSTIN IS MORE BLONDE. WE'RE BOTH 22 AND HAVE ONLY KNOWN EACH OTHER LIKE TWO YEARS, BUT HAVE BECOME THE BEST OF FRIENDS..
LMF: Can you guys tell us how Across The Sky began?
ATS: WELL WE MET IN NASHVILLE, JUSTIN ORIGINALLY BEING FROM PHOENIX, AZ AND BEN FROM LOUISVILLE, KY. WE MET IN NASHVILLE WHERE OUR SOLO MUSIC HAD LEAD US TO GAIN THE ATTENTION OF WORD RECORDS. WE MET THERE, DECIDED TO GET TOGETHER AND WRITE, LATER WE RECORDED A DEMO, NOTICED HOW WELL OUR VOICES BLENDED AND THE SEEDS OF A DUO WERE PLANTED... IT WASN'T UNTIL WE REALLY PRAYED AND SEEKED THE LORD THAT WE WERE CONFIRMED THIS WAS THE DIRECTION WE NEEDED TO GO DURING THIS SEASON OF OUR LIVES... IT'S ONE OF THE BEST DECISIONS WE'VE EVER MADE...
LMF: Who came up with the name Across The Sky?
ATS: WELL WE BOTH DID. IT WAS ONE ON A LONG LIST WE HAD MADE UP AND WAS ONE OF THE ONLY ONES THAT JUMPED OUT TO BOTH OF US. WE LATER FOUND A SCRIPTURE IN THE BIBLE THAT SPEAKS ABOUT CHRIST'S RETURN TO EARTH, HOW HE'LL GATHER HIS ANGELS FROM ONE END OF THE SKY TO THE OTHER, WE FELT THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT OUR MUSIC IS ABOUT. POINTING PEOPLE'S ATTENTION TO THE RETURN OF CHRIST. KNOWING THAT CAUSES CHANGE IN OUR LIFE TODAY!
LMF: Describe your music to someone who has never heard it before.
ATS: WELL IT'S THE PERFECT BLEND OF GOOD POP MUSIC AND MELODIES WITH GOOD OLE ROCKIN' MUSIC, BLENTY OF GUITARS, BUT A GREAT BLEND OF VOICES AS WE HARMONIZE A LOT. IT'S VERY VERSATILE AND ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYBODY. ONE MINUTE YOU'RE JAMMIN TO "GIVE IT ALL AWAY", GROOVIN TO THE POPPY "EVERYWHERE SHE GOES" AND SOAR ON THE HUGE BALLADS ON THE RECORD..
LMF: Who are some of your inspirations when it comes to music?
ATS: JUSTIN: MICHAEL W. SMITH, BEN: JEFF BUCKLEY, BEATLES, AND STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN
LMF: Who writes most of the music?
ATS: WE DO. WE WROTE 10 OF THE 12 SONGS ON OUR RECORD. SOMETIMES JUSTIN AND OTHER WRITERS. SOMETIME BEN AND OTHER WRITERS, AND FINALLY ME, BEN, AND SOMEONE ELSE. BUT WE HAVE A HAND IN MOST ALL OF OUR SONGS.
LMF: If you could perform with anyone out there, who would it be?
ATS: I'D SAY STING WOULD BE A GREAT ONE, HE'S SUCH A GREAT ARTIST...
LMF: Do you guys have any embarrassing moments on stage you would like to share?
ATS: UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE TOO MANY TO COUNT AND WE'RE NOT JOKING. SO MUCH SO, WE'VE STARTED NAMING THEM "MAN DOWN" MOMENTS. BEN WINS THEM MORE OFTEN THAN NOT!
LMF: What do you guys like better, recording in the studio or performing live?
ATS: HARD QUESTION. BOTH ARE SO EXCITING AND GOOD CHANGES. I'D HAVE TO SAY PERFORMING LIVE THOUGH, BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE TO ENVISION THE AUDIENCE, THEY'RE ALREADY THERE, RESPONDING TO THE MUSIC AND BRINGING SMILES TO OUR FACES AS WE SHARE OUR MUSIC WITH THEM..
LMF: What is your favorite song on the album and why?
ATS: WELL WE LIKE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE 12 FAVORITES ON OUR RECORD :o) BUT I KNOW YOU NEED SOMETHING SPECIFIC, "BROKEN WORLD" IS A FAVOURITE BECAUSE OF THE MESSAGE AND HARMONIES, BUT THEN "GIVE IT ALL AWAY" AND "EXCITING TIMES" ARE BECAUSE THEY'RE MELODIC AND TOTALLY ENERGETIC....
LMF: If you could date one celebrity out there who would it be? W
ATS: ELL THIS IS BEN, AND THAT'S HARD BECAUSE I'M ENGAGED, BUT I'D SAY IF I WEREN'T IT BE FUN TO GET TO KNOW THAT DARK HAIRED GIRL FROM DAWSON'S CREEK WHO'S STARTED TO BE IN SOME MOVIES...
LMF: What is the greatest memory in your career so far?
ATS: WELL WE'VE BEEN SO BLESSED. BEING NOMINATED FOR A DOVE AWARD IS ONE, AND I'D ALSO HAVE TO SAY PERFORMING IN FRONT OF SOME OF THE BIGGER AUDIENCES WOULD BE ANOTHER... WE'VE TRULY BEEN BLESSED WITH SOME INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCES AND MEMORIES TO LAST A LIFETIME...
LMF: What is the one food you could eat 24/7?
ATS: CHEERIOS
LMF: What CD would we find in your CD player right now?
ATS: SEAL IV
LMF: Where do you see yourselves in 5 years?
ATS: CONTINUING TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF ACROSS THE SKY, HOPEFULLY WITH A BIGGER AUDIENCE AND PLATFORM TO GO FURTHER THAN WE'VE EVER BEEN...
LMF: What message do you want to give to all your fans out there?
ATS: THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT OF THOSE WHO'VE DISCOVERED ATS. YOU ALL ARE AMAZING AND SO COMMITTED IN HELPING US SPREAD THE WORD TO THOSE WHO'VE YET TO HEAR A NOTE.. BUT FOR ALL OF YOU, COME SEE US SOON IN A TOWN NEAR YOU. WE LOVE YOU!
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