The Jet Black Talk about Starting out

Giannis Davaris -Dimitris Davaris -Ioannis Mylonas -Nikiforos Mylonas And we are the Jet Black With Giannis and Dimitris we've been friends since the first grade Although at first we were constantly fighting so we weren't that close So I can't really say we started off as friends But after the second grade we started to share our school lunch with each other [Laughing] We found out we actually had a lot of things in common And in time we became closer -In the third grade I was influenced by two friends of mine who started to play the classical guitar and because my father used to take me and my brother to live concerts since we were four years old we had mostly rock influences from early on So I thought it was time for me to get involved with music and start playing It was predestined to happen I just didn't know when So I started to play the classical guitar and kept playing it for about two years But then I stopped it and started playing simple tracks Actually only simple in theory because when you really look at them they are pretty great They have influenced many groups of friends over the years With three to four notes So even though I reached a good level for my age, I later forgot everything And I was left playing the "Smoke on the Water" and "Iron Man" So I changed my mind and started lessons again in a conservatory And started taking music more seriously because even though I had a good start I messed it up Because of rock music If I was older I'd be more careful That's my story about music and now I try to continue learning on my own -I remember from childhood as Ioannis said that when we went to concerts With our father when we were kids at three or four years old I always enjoyed drums and percussion instruments in general and I was always fascinated by them So I always had in mind that I'd like learn how to play something like that at some point By the end of the sixth grade I wanted to be more involved with music as I was strongly moved by it And I expressed that to my mother and father So I went to a nearby music school for a year and was improving on a fast pace from the beginning My teacher thought I had a talent for it so I was very pleased After that first year My Teacher Went to the X Factor with his band -You don't say? [Laughing] -So I couldn't continue my lessons On the second year he was back so I had another lesson with him in my house because he left the music school And On my third year where I was taking drum lessons again He enlisted in the army so we stopped our lessons again -This guy rocks -Yeah so -Excuses he just didn't want to tutor you [Laughing] -Maybe a was way too talented [Laughing] -He was overwhelmed -So because I really liked that teacher not that it was anything special but I felt a love for music in his class I didn't bother looking for a new teacher and continued learning on my own from then on And now with the band we're getting more involved so I improve my skills with them And I think I'm producing something beautiful That's all from me -So back in primary school I was tuned into the same music with the guys We listened to rock we listened to heavy metal We were somewhere in that spectrum I remember I didn't specifically listen to the songs but rather watch YouTube videos of live concerts In the sixth grade I started out with classical guitar but it only lasted for a year Because I didn't want to go to music school Why? Because I knew I wouldn't like it due to the fact that there were going to be other kids there And that meant that some kids there were going to be better than me and I wanted to be the best at what I did So I hired a tutor A countryman -Mr. Vangelis -Mr.Vangelis [Laughing] -His ringtone was a greek country song [Laughing] [Clarinet sounds] -Mr. Vangelis who was teaching me folk songs [Laughing] So I thought I have to stop doing this -He was a cool guy though I wish him well -I wish him well too he was a cool guy indeed But he was only into country music I called him after the first year and told him I don't like that type of music and that I want to play rock So he tried to teach me songs like "Smoke on the Water" So that tutor wasn't right for the music I was interested in and I asked him to recommend me someone else He told me to go to this awesome guy who also played bouzouki and to give him a call So I called him and arranged a lesson -Mr. Giannis right? -Yes Mr. Giannis He showed up on the first day in a crumbling car that looked like it was about to die or something He ringed the bell and then entered with a bouzouki in his hand We sit I drink a glass of milk he drinks his coffee And I remember him asking me what type of music do I listen to I said AC/DC and Black Sabbath so he gets the metal zone the first pedal I ever bought And connected it to his bouzouki So he starts playing and it was so good that I almost started drooling and I was hooked The next day I went to a store and bought an electric guitar with like a hundred euro just so I can start playing After that we continued our lessons by meeting twice a week Because the previous teacher only taught me chords (accorda) Accorda! [Laughing] The new one taught me mostly pentatonic scale and scales in general And I still remember him teaching me that no matter how much you practice your left hand It will always be fine but your right hand is the key when it comes to playing the guitar And that's were I truly started to pay attention to him He also taught me a special exercise for the right hand and thanks to it when I play my right hand is on fire -On fire huh? - Of course [Laughing] Two years after that I stopped the lessons because I had to focus on school which I didn't Then we formed the band and form that point on I was self-taught by watching free lessons on YouTube And I still continue -I started playing music much later than the rest of the guys They started in primary school while I started in high school And around the time my brother had lessons with Mr. Vangelis as he mentioned before I played a bit with my brother's classical guitar and I didn't like it Actually It's not that I didn't like it I just couldn't play [Laughing] And then the guys told me they were forming a band and needed a bass player I didn't know what they meant [Laughing] So since my brother was joining them and I didn't want to be left out I thought of learning the bass guitar I found a really good sale from a friend of the guys -You should tell the real story here You got jealous of your brother -Yeah right [Laughing] -So we came in touch and he offered me a good deal for a bass guitar along with the necessary equipment When I took it I realized it was huge I thought it would be this big but it was more like this big With four strings -How big was it again? -Very big And so I began and then later on Mr. Giannis came into the picture as my brother mentioned before I told him I play bass guitar and he did too among many other instruments After two to three lessons I realized it wasn't as simple at it seemed despite only having four notes But step by step you unlock new things because it provides rhythm And the better the rhythm the better the whole of the band Long story short I worked on it and after improving I quit my tutoring sessions because of other obligations I had after six months And from then on I developed through the band because at first we couldn't play in harmony So I learned how to play in harmony with Nikiforos until it became second nature At first our sound was boring and unpleasant and just enough to serve as practice But then after the first two months it became better and better because we practiced every week -We were hooked -Exactly Eventually I fully joined the band and I've been part of it ever since -We were hooked -Exactly Eventually I fully joined the band and I've been part of it ever since