![]() ![]() Perhaps the biggest break for Hydra Melody in 2013 was an invitation to join ’90s alternative rock icons Third Eye Blind for a 20th anniversary tour sponsored by House of Blues. “From the business aspect, we’ve really figured out what a record label is-it’s just money from a bank.” “It’s great doing it homegrown, though,” Prince said. ![]() Prince agreed when Berlanga, equating a music label’s support to a loan, said many bands don’t realize that money must be paid back before revenue can be generated. We’re not willing to take the risk of being thrown to the bottom of the stack because Katy Perry wants to do a new record.” “Unless somebody offers us something that is undeniable-like in The Godfather, they make an offer you can’t refuse-I think the dream come true would be that we never sign. “We don’t want to do anything that involves signing our lives away until we know we have our business in order,” said Harari. ![]() All five agree tending to business themselves for as long as possible is preferable to having a label do it for them. Once Jason Harari, bassist, and Taylor Ferguson, lead guitar, joined Hydra Melody, Berlanga said the focus shifted to touring, branding and the business side of the industry-not that they’re looking to get famous by any means necessary. “I’ve known our two percussionists since middle school and high school and we’ve all been jamming together for over a decade now.” “We’ve all been in and out of bands for a really long time,” Jordan Berlanga, lead vocalist and founding member, told the Current. ![]()
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