So, let's see what happens when Alma Solano visits Section 36 Music!
I adore your recent single, “Haunt Me”. What can you tell me about it?
I'm so glad you like it! I wrote it after reading "Wuthering Heights" at the start of the year. One of the main characters, Heathcliff, has a a line that really stuck with me where he says: "you said I killed you—haunt me, then! [...] Be with me always—take any form—drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you!" That gothic-romantic idea really stayed with me, and while I was reading I thought it sounded like a rock lyric. I wrote it all out in a frenzy and presented it to my band the day before a gig in New York City on January 30th. My band is just sensational and despite how tired we were from traveling, we fleshed out the arrangement by 2:30am that day. We performed it at the gig later, and we all couldn't get it out of our heads.
Do you have a favorite memory from the recording process?
I think my favorite memory was recording with my band at absolutely insane hours. My engineer, Colin Clayton, and I were able to grab recording studios for long periods of time but sometimes from 12am to 4am or 2am to 6am. We would show up to the sessions in our sweats to be comfortable and jump around to keep the exhaustion away. During a break, Q Adamson (drums) would be doing the New York Times crossword puzzle while Tessa Cullen (electric guitar) and Cate Yoder (bass) would be swapping stories while I was listening to the effects that Colin was adding to the mix. We were all so tired so the heavy rock aspects of the song definitely kept us awake.
You are attending Berklee College of Music. What made Berklee the right choice for you?
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Who or what would you consider your biggest musical inspiration?
I would say Queen, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, and The Warning. My parents are huge metal heads so I grew up listening to Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Black Sabbath. I loved metal and heavy rock from a very early age, and I'm pretty sure the first song I ever learned in English was "Nothing Else Matters". Later on, I discovered the theatrics of Freddie Mercury and Joan Jett and loved how they pushed the boundaries of what it meant to be a rockstar. Now, The Warning is one of my favorite bands. As a Latin rock musician myself, I feel very inspired to see their band thriving and finding their audience in such an authentic way. I would love to open for them someday.
If you could cover any Disney song, which would you choose? Why?
This is a very serious question. I think I would love to do a rock version of "Friends On The Other Side" from Princess and The Frog. It's one of my favorite movies and that song is just so fun, and creepy.
What are your immediate musical goals?
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