"Spotlight On United We Rock" 3PM !

3PM is an alternative rock band based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and they are also one of the 8 finalists in the "United We Rock Online Band Battle".

The band has been playing shows in Saudi Arabia for a while now, performing gigs in Riyadh and Dhahran.

3PM Consists of :

Sarthak Swami (Vocals/Rythm Guitar)
Jake Breeze (Lead Guitars/Backing Vocals)
Sue Tate (Bass/Backing Vocals)
Taylor Porter (Drums/Backing Vocals)

To get to know the band a little better, I recently got the chance to ask Taylor about the band's sound, their musicial background, bands they would like to share the stage with and a lot more.

Here's how it went:

TMR: First of all, hows it going ?

Taylor: It's going good. Just playing music whenever we can like always.



TMR: You guys are one of the 8 finalists in the "United We Rock Online Band Battle" if you win, who would you be looking forward to sharing the stage with ?

Taylor: If we had a choice who could play that day with us, Three Days Grace, 30 Seconds to Mars, Nickelback, and even Avenged Sevenfold would be some of our top choices.



TMR: Can you describe your sound ?

Taylor: Not really. With everyone in the band having such different influences, we all bring something different to the table. Our songs can vary from an upbeat jazz style song to a hard rock song with some background screaming.



TMR: Can you tell me about your musical background ?

Taylor: We all learned our instruments by listening and playing different types of music. I learned by playing along with bands such as Slipknot, Mudvayne, In Flames, bands like that. Sarthak began with bands such as Lifehouse and Nickelback. Jake got a lot of influence from Santana. While Sue has heavy influence from bands like My Chemical Romance.



TMR: Who are some of your all time favorite musicians ?

Taylor: Between all of us it ranges between people like James Hetfield, Joey Jordinson, Santana, Flea, Daniel Adair, Jason Wade, M. Shadows, and a lot more.



TMR: You guys have been playing some shows around Saudi Arabia (Khobar,and Riyadh for example) what do you think of the scene nowadays in KSA ?

Taylor: The music scene is like most places around the world now a days. Its growing like crazy. You can find bands playing all sorts of genres from all around the kingdom and its cool because music helps people from around the world to connect unlike anything else.



TMR: Who are some of the local bands that you enjoy listening to ?

Taylor: Hed2ground would definatly be one of the big ones we are pretty close with the band and enjoy having a jam session together every now and then.



TMR: If you where to share the stage with your all time favorite band for one song, who would it be and what song would you play ?

Taylor: We would choose to play with Avenged Sevenfold. We all listen to their music and enjoy the music they make. The song we would choose would be Afterlife because it has fun parts for all of us to play.

TMR: Would you like to add anything ?

Taylor: We would like to thank everyone who have supported us throughout our music careers and look forward to seeing the results of the United We Rock Online Battle. We would also like to say good luck to the other bands in the Online Battle.



I'd like to thank Taylor for taking the time to answer my questions, Make sure to check out the band's Myspace to get a taste of their material.

And also head over to www.UnitedWeRockBattle.com and Vote for 3PM for their chance to play at DDRF 09 and With Full Force Festival (Germany)... Good Luck Brothers !


check back shortly for "A Word" With Adrian Erlandsson from At Gates, Nemhain and Brujeria (which he is currently on tour with) and "A Word" With Lee Barrat from British hardcore titans "Gallows" !

Also last but certainly not least, keep an eye out for a Major announcement.