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I developed my sound through both of those things. But I think the combination of seeing a lot of live music and just putting your whole soul into what you love to do, which for me is playing guitar and rocking out with my friends. I think it's easier to describe if you're on the outside. When I formed my band, I found a type of sound-it comes so organically that it's hard to say when you're on the inside of it. How did you develop your own guitar style and sound? We're living in a time when there's a lot of different types of music being made and being heard. I feel like what's cool about music in 2019 is we really have done away with genre. I think all that matters is that you are writing good songs that are connecting with you and a certain audience. And then I think a lot of great things come from that.ĭo you think some genres are more conducive to corporate sponsorships than others? I would say, it sounds cheesy, but be yourself and believe in yourself, and I think that's always what makes the most honest art. What would you say to artists in search of their own gear endorsement? And it's just really important and special to have people like that in your corner, because it makes you feel supported, and that makes all the difference in the world, I think. And they're just genuinely supporters of our music and our growth. I think just us being a part of their ad campaign is extremely cool. But it was really hard to choose a winner, because everybody was so awesome-it was such a sweet thing to do. I love the video that we made it was really cool to see all of our fans come together and make something creative and rad and fun. The guitar giveaway was such a cool element to our relationship.

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You've done some promotional projects with the company, including a video for Fender’s Player Series and a guitar giveaway contest where fans sent in videos of themselves playing to a backing track of “That’s Not My Real Life.” What was that like? I think it allows them to be involved in the DIY scene, and that's pretty cool, because that's where a lot of great things always happen.Ĭlementine Creevy of Cherry Glazerr Photo by CJ Harvey It's a custom P bass.Īnd how do you think it’s been beneficial to Fender? I've been using it to record and tour, and I love the shit out of it. I have been using my bass, and the bass player in my band has been using my bass. Definitely the gear that they have gifted us has been used quite a bit. And the bass that I got, and the tweed Twin amp that I got. That's probably the most awesome part about the whole thing. We have done some ads with them, and they have gifted us a lot of really great gear. They have been so supportive of the band and so many other great musicians, and I'm really proud to have the type of relationship with them that I do. So I think that they just maybe found out about us and saw that I had been playing Strats for a long time, and we developed a relationship. My band, Cherry Glazerr, has been recording and touring for a few years now. So then how did your relationship with Fender come about? So I have been playing Fenders for the majority of my guitar life. I got that new guitar and modded it so it just has one humbucker and a volume knob. Then after that I got a few of their guitars, now I'm back with a Strat Standard that I got in 2017 right as Apocalipstick came out. Then I started touring with that particular Mexican Strat. And I loved the Sex Pistols and the Misfits, but also I was really getting into Eddie Hazel and Sly and Al Green. At the time I was listening to everything, but a lot of guitar-based music, from folk to rock and punk. That's what really got me into playing guitar. And I started playing it nonstop when I was like 13. Spotify for Artists: Have you played Fender guitars from the start?Ĭlementine Creevy: Actually my first guitar was a Mexican Strat, an awesome black Fender that my dad got for me. In the wake of forging a bond with Fender, Creevy took time to talk to us about how bands and gear companies can achieve rock 'n' roll symbiosis. That's what legendary guitar maker Fender seems to have recognized when they approached Creevy with an endorsement offer.įrom the time Creevy started her band in 2013 (while still in high school) to the 2019 release of their third album, Stuffed & Ready, Cherry Glazerr evolved from sometimes jokey, lo-fi tunes to a nuanced, socially savvy-but still raucously riff-happy-brand of alt rock.

But there would be no band to begin with if Creevy weren't first and foremost a musician. Fronting her band Cherry Glazerr, Clementine Creevy has become an indie heroine by mating '90s alt-rock sensibilities with a millennial feminist mindset.

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