INTERVIEW: Carl and The Reda Mafia

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You’re opening for J Cole, a whole lot different from Bon Jovi last year. What’s your plan of action for this gig?
Bims: J Cole being a Grammy nominated artist itself tells you he’s got a world of talent and experience. The Bon Jovi experience was mind blowing. The fact that we were able to play Du Arena itself in less than a year as a band was hard to comprehend. The rush we got from playing to 25,000 people at Du Arena would surely help us at Beats on the Beach.

If you could open for anyone else next, who would it be?
Reda: For sure John Mayer. He’s been a massive influence and we’d love to warm the crowd for him.

Are you going in any different/interesting directions with new and upcoming tracks? What are you working on, and how would you describe it?
Chris: Now since we’re done recording our first album and it’s been a year together as a band, we’ve found the direction we want to go which is using complex musical progressions, but at the same time, we want to keep the melodies simple and catchy so it doesn’t go over people’s heads. Our newer material clearly shows you the maturity of the band and how focused we’ve become.