Interview to Lucid Fly
La Caja del Rock has been able to interview to Lucid Fly a rock band with more potential for the alternative scenes in the United States. Doug Mecca, guitarrist and co-founder of the band, we answered some questions about the beginnings of the band and their difficults. He also talks of their music and what are their main motivations in the composition.
LCDR: Tell us about the first days of the band.
Doug Mecca: Lucid Fly started officially back in Orlando, FL when I found
Nikki through a classified ad for an available singer. Nikki’s ad
mentioned “K’s Choice” as one of her influences, and at that time “Paradise In
Me” was constantly in my CD player. We auditioned at my apartment with
some acoustic covers and it was a no-brainer -- the chemistry was instant. We
got a rehearsal space right away and wrote songs together that were pretty
diverse at first, with several different drummers and bassists who joined the
band for a bit here and there, some for quite a long time. Over a couple
years the style evolved towards a more signature sound. Lucid Fly
performed shows every chance we got. We played further and further from
home -- sometimes pushing the comfort level of the other band members.
Ultimately that led to the decision for Nikki and I to relocate to L.A.
on our own, and basically start over from scratch even though we had released
“Adapting to Gravity” which was a collection of recordings we had made in
Orlando.
