Locnville - Behind the pretty faces

Locnville - Behind the pretty faces

In my opinion there is a lot more to Andrew and Brian what appears to be. Sure, those deep voices, blue eyes and dimples that can make any girls heart skip a beat might be a prominent feature but along with that, it is clear that they are also two hardworking and dedicated musicians who are passionate about and love what they do. I am and will always be a Villen. I’ll continue to stare at their pictures, buy the magazines and even go a little crazy, okay I’ll admit, perhaps more than a little crazy at their performances, but now I’d like to pose the question ‘What is behind the pretty faces?’

I would like to know what happens off stage, behind the scenes and out of the public eye. If I was given the opportunity, I’d like to walk a day in their shoes, to spend time with them, not as Locnville but as Andrew and Brian. I’d pose the never been asked questions such as, ‘What is life like outside of Locnville?’

Well, we already know where they grew up, where it all started, who likes what and we even know who lost his virginity first. Don’t get me wrong, I certainly do not want to pry into their personal lives. Just like you and I they have all the right in the world to a private life and who am I to want to deny them that. My main objective is to get to know them better as artists.

If I was ever asked to conduct an interview with them, I would pose questions such as, what do they think defines an artist? How do they define themselves as artists? I think that a lot of their passion for what they do is depicted in their lyrics and because of that I’d like to know where the inspiration for those lyrics comes from. Do they write from a certain place within? Places such as pain or out of personal experiences. How do they decide on which or whose lyrics to use or do they write together?

I would love to sit in with them on the production and recording of a song. I didn’t realize how much work goes into production until about a week ago when my brother and I were messing around on his keyboard. I was shocked to discover that the melody that we hear or sing is sometimes made up of more than one sound. Who knew? There are the bass and other effects that need to be added, I’m getting dizzy just thinking about it, but I’m still in ‘training’ as my brother refers to it and absolutely loving it! There is definitely so much more to learn and to be understood. This is what makes the process so intriguing, the fact there is so much more to it than meets the eye, or in this case, the ear.

Over the past few weeks I have come to see them less as Locnville and more as Andrew and Brian Chaplin, as artists and musicians. In all fairness to them, I believe they deserve to be looked upon in this way, to be shown off in this light.

by Louise Mitas

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