Let's Talk To: PYRO FIGHTER

Photo courtesy of facebook. Photography done by David Cuerdon (cuerdon.com)

There seems to be some type of unique relationship I have been having with PYRO FIGHTER as of recently, and I have realized that they have been responsible for many firsts as of now:

They were the first entry in my HAVE YOU HEARD series, their song "LMFAO" was the opening song to the season 2 Premiere of MTVs Mega Hit JERSEY SHORE ... and now they are the subject to my first interview here for YourNextTopic!!! I managed to get a hold of the singer of the group, Dany Mellette and had her answer some questions from a new "PYRO" fan!

HI, Dany! Thank you for taking the time to answer a few questions. How is everything with you?
Everything is great, just finishing up a few last shows before our big move!

Right now you are in Ohio but you are heading to Chicago, correct? Why the move?
Chicago is a much bigger market and there is a ton more opportunity for us to create fans and a following. 

So, I heard that you actually met your band mates in a crazy way ... tell us how that happened.
I met them via Craigslist a few years ago. Sounds lame, I know...but it worked out I'd say!

Where are you all originally from?
I'm from Mill Creek Indiana (close to Chicago) Billy is from Lima Ohio and Patrick is from Worthington Ohio

You described your music as "Tron-Pop" and seeing some footage of your performances, it seems like a great house party/rave vibe. What more can you tell us about your sound/influences to your music? I personally enjoy the feel good mood I get from the synth and bass from HONEY SHOT and LA LEMON DROP!!
When we first started, we based our music off of what we heard major DJ's doing, took some influence from the 90's and mixed it up with, what we think, is a more futuristic sound. It has since developed into a dirty pop sound...that's when we finally had a grasp on what we were doing and what we wanted. So it's a toss up between calling it "Tron-Pop" and "Dirt-Pop" 

I also see that you have played alongside DJ Benny Benassi (at BOMA)! are there any plans for some collaborations/future work together with him? (He is one of my favorite DJs by the way, and I can sense a great vibe with your group and Benny)
No plans on a collab with him, but you never know what might happen! That was our first actual show ever and a lot of doors blew open after it. We met some crucial local DJ's and got ourselves in touch with the power houses of Columbus as a result. We figured, "Damn, if we could get THAT as our first show....imagine what we could do down the road!"

Your song LMFAO was the opening song to the Season 2 JERSEY SHORE premiere and ELECTROBOTIC was featured in a recent episode in season 3. How has this "JerseyShoreExposure" to your music affected? I can only imagine how many more new Pyros there are now. How has the reaction been after all that?
Yeah, we were actually on Episodes 1 & 2 of Season 2 and Episodes 1 & 2 of season 3. The results....I can't even explain it. We went from no views on YouTube to over 20k on LMFAO and over 12k on Electrobotic (in 2 weeks) and it's still steadily climbing. Our iTunes sales jumped and so did our "Likes" on facebook. The fact that we had a screen ID on the show helped.

Your new song "Play Stop Rewind" was just released on iTunes last month. Does this mean that there is some newer material coming out?!?!?!? :-) and if so, what can we expect?
There is ALWAYS new stuff in the works, one thing about us is we take forever...sometimes finishing and throwing away entire finished tracks just to start them over from scratch. We are perfectionists but we will keep pumping them out as fast as we can! Once we have 10 or so, we will release a full length album.

Any gigs planned soon so that people can see you live and have a great time?
Feb 12 with InnerPartySystem at The Basement Columbus, OH
Feb 19 with big local acts at Skully's Columbus, OH
We will move to Chicago right after that and start booking there.

Before we part, is there anything else you would like to say to anyone reading this interview? 
Add us on Facebook
Buy Merchandise at www.pyrofighter.bigcartel.com
and THANKS to everyone who has supported us from day one and to all of our new supporters! We love each and every one of you "Pyro Fuckers"


Thanks again to Dany for her time and awesome vibes! You can check out/purchase Pyro Fighter music here via iTunes

(blog post @ 2:07pm February 3rd, 2011)