Today we’d like to introduce you to Izaek Bulibek, Karl Forster, Artie Nazarov, and Adrian Maier.
Thanks for sharing your story with us Izaek, Karl, Artie, and Adrian. So, let’s start at the beginning, and we can move on from there.
What’s most interesting about our backstory is how all four of us aren’t originally from San Diego or SoCal in general. We all moved down here around August of 2017 without knowing anybody or having any sort of connections. I moved from the Northeast Coast, and Karl moved from the Bay Area for college. Artie and Adrian both moved from different countries, Artie being from Russia and Adrian from Denmark.
I met both Artie and Adrian during Junior Year of high school at Torrey Pines. After learning about Artie’s interest in music and his ability to play guitar, he and I decided to start up a band together. Due to our desperation, we had Adrian play drums despite the fact that he has only played drums once in his entire life. I still remember those days of writing early 2000s pop-punk style songs in my living room with cheap amps and an electric drum kit.
While looking for a bassist, I met Karl at a Knuckle Puck concert at the Irenic in October of 2017. He mentioned how he knew how to play bass, and he’s been wanting to join a band for a long time, and he ended up officially joining the band in January 2018. Since then, we’ve started writing more and more, playing more local shows, and growing as musicians and people in general.
We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc. – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
One of our biggest challenges was finding our sound. The music we write has evolved so many times within the last year of being a band. Only recently have we discovered that we’ve found a sound that represents us the most and have been working on expanding our overall sound more and more.
Throughout 2018, we sustained a generic pop-punk/emo sound. However, since the start of 2019, we’ve transitioned to a soft grunge/hardcore punk style of writing, which was mainly influenced by bands such as Title Fight, Citizen, and early Trophy Eyes.
So, as you know, we’re impressed with Suburban Park – tell our readers more, for example, what you’re most proud of as a company and what sets you apart from others.
Izaek – Guitar
Karl – Bass
Artie – Guitar
Adrian – Drums
Izaek – The name “Suburban Park” comes from an abandoned amusement park in the forest of Unionville, Connecticut, where my friends and I would hang out every now and then. Naming the band Suburban Park was pretty much a dedication to those friends that helped me through the highest highs and the lowest lows back when I lived in Connecticut.
I think all four of us agree that we are most proud of being able to play a packed show out of town back in January when we played a set at the Honey Hive in San Francisco. The feeling of playing in front of people in a completely different setting and having those people really invested in our performance was one of the best feelings we could have ever imagined.
Some other things that come to mind was putting songs out on mainstream platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music, the amount of exposure we’ve gained in the past few months, how we’ve all grown not only as songwriters/musicians but as people as well, and the amount of love and support we sustain for each other. We’re a family!
I guess what sets us apart from other locals is our backstory and our sound and style of writing, and we are currently trying to find bands that are at least somewhat similar to our sound.
So, what’s next? Any big plans?
Right now we are planning a late summer/early fall West Coast tour with a few other bands, hitting cities such as San Diego, Los Angeles/Orange County, Sacramento, San Francisco, and more! We are more than excited to travel to other cities and showcase our music in front of new crowds.
A new single coming out within the next couple of weeks on Spotify and Apple Music, and hitting the studio once again to record a 4-song EP that will most likely be out in late 2019!
Hopefully doing another tour this upcoming Winter! Either a Mid-West/East Cost run or a full US Tour!
Pricing:
- T-Shirts: Range from $10-20
- Pins: $3
- Stickers: FREE
- Music: Available on all streaming platforms!
Contact Info:
- Email: suburbanparkband@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suburbanpark/?hl=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suburbanparkband/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/SuburbanParkSD
- Other: https://open.spotify.com/album/652GT0ps6ksstKiWTw2Szh?si=gWxCCmDnQxO-dVscy2BLOA
Image Credit:
Colton Mason
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