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CAP | Black Swan Vocalist Robin McAuley
On this episode of CHRIS AKIN PRESENTS..., Chris sits down with Black Swan vocalist Robin McAuley. McAuley checked in to talk about the band's sophomore release GENERATION MIND, the freedom he has to explore his voice, the musical vision of Jeff Pilson and Reb Beach, why Black Swan doesn't sound like any of the members' main projects, and why he got his name added to the "MSG" name back when he was original working with Michael Schenker.
0:00 - Intro
1:09 - Welcome Robin McAuley
2:22 - Does Black Swan Try To NOT Sound Like Their More Famous Bands?
5:14 - Is It Difficult To Try To NOT Sound Like What You've Done Your Whole Career?
9:30 - Does Black Swan Allow You To Try Different Things Than You've Done In The Past?
12:23 - New Project Robin Is Working On
14:06 - New Avenues For Making Money As A Musician
15:23 - With COVID Stopping Touring, How Did You Convince Frontiers To Do Another Album?
23:32 - Does Jeff Pilson's Influence Dominate The Creativity?
28:52 - Is It Easier To Work With Jeff Pilson than Michael Schenker?
33:09 - How Did You Get Your Name On McAuley Schenker Group?
40:00 - Is There A Chance Of Touring With Black Swan?
42:02 - The Black Swan Artwork For Generation Mind
42:23 - Black Swan / Robin McAuley Plugs
43:52 - Outro
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