iPhonic

iPhonic, is one of America's premier party hip-hop groups in the music industry today. The band consists of: Dave D, vocals; JQ, vocals; Matt Gibson, guitar and keys; and Ben Schigel, drums.
They stopped by Ohio University on their tour and got a chance to hang with them and interview them before the show.

JC: Let's start simple. What is the meaning behind your name, "iPhonic?"


JQ: It stands for, "Ill Party Hip-Hop Over Nasty Instrumental Concoctions"


JC: Is it true that you guys are graduates of Ohio University?


Dave D: Yes, Gibson and I both went to school here, and we knew JQ who joined up with us afterwards.
Gibson: We used to be a cover band when we came here, and did shows at Red Brick every week which we would end up getting completely wasted after our shows. It was great.


JC: Who were your biggest musical influences? In your music I can hear a little Blink 182 and at sometimes I hear a little Sum 41.


Dave D: Thank you, I always grew up listening to Blink and still do. But other than them my biggest influences would have to be the Beatles, and 311.
JQ: For me it would have to be folk music and new school hip hop.
Gibson: Definitely Blink for me too. Besides them the Rolling Stones for sure, and definitely Eric Clapton.


JC: You got to work with two great Cleveland rappers, Krayzie Bone from Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony, and Machine Gun Kelley. What was it like working with them?

Dave D: Krayzie Bone was the coolest. The passion he had for the music was just off the charts. DJ E-V handed him our album, and 5 days after he called us, wanting to work with us. It was an honor.
JQ: We worked with MGK right when he was coming up big. We collabed together to show off some new talent, and the fame he has now is great. Now just hoping we can get just as big.
Gibson: Krayzie Bone was just sweet to work with. He sat there just drinking this vanilla vodka straight from the bottle with his headphones on working on his part for our song. He knew how to have fun, but also his passion for music was strong and wanted us to be impressed with his work. And we were.

JC: What are your biggest goals for your music career?

JQ: To take over the world with our music.
Dave D: Same as JQ, but to also seeing the world while taking it over.
Gibson: Rock Stardom

JC: Do you have any new music ready to release? Or are you waiting until after your tour?

JQ: We are currently working on the next album, which is yet to be named. But until it drops we will be releasing new singles every now and then.
Dave D: New singles and features are going to be out soon, along with working with DJ EV in the near future.
Gibson: We have some collabs ready, and also just start working on networking in the future too.

JC: What is the one thing you love the most about the music industry and touring?

JQ: Groupies & Blackouts
Dave D: Attention
Gibson: Vodka

JC: Alright last question. Are you guys signed right now? If not, do you plan to be signed soon?

JQ: We are unsigned right now, but we want to find the right team to work with. We don't want to sell ourselves out. It's more of a pride thing.
Dave D: We've had a couple offers. but nothing that was too exciting to us.

You can check out iPhonic at their website, http://www.iphonicmusic.com/ , or follow them on Twitter, or Like them on Facebook .