Musician Blindboss lets his thoughts be known especially amongst the social media world, our culture has become so riveted with and does so creatively with his new single, “Fake Internet Points,” in which he makes his opinion about social media pretty apt. Blindboss’ outspoken mastermind, Max Gomez, is also a multi-instrumentalist based in Costa Meca, California, and blends theatrical and progressive rock, circus music, punk, dark pop, and experimental metal to create his one-of-a-kind sound. Blindboss is quintessentially letting you know that he runs his own game, and no one else; not even social media. “Fake Internet Points” is evidence of that, with lyrics like “overdose on recognition,” and in the chorus stating “we sold ourselves out.” (Hip Video Promo) The video for “Fake Internet Points” features director Renzo Rodriguez’s effervescent and colorful clip featuring Gomez as a “half carnival barker, half post-apocalyptic prophet, and he also plays all the roles in the video, including the instruments.
We had a lively chat with Blindboss about why he decided to write “Fake Internet Points,” his blending of more than one genre, playing multiple instruments, collaborating with director Renzo Rodriguez, and answering our traditional fun music and entertainment favorites.
Blindboss doesn’t hide their matter-of-fact and outspoken opinion displayed in your new single “Fake Internet Points.” Was there a particular experience/moment that led to the writing of this song?
Blindboss: I was getting pretty disappointed with DJ culture, and its popularity on the internet. There are some amazing electronic artists and many, many not-so-talented ones. A friend of mine became huge and it really bothered me for a couple of reasons: I’m a jealous prick & I felt they weren’t deserving of their newfound fame. Ah, the humanity! That idea snowballed into a critique of internet and social media culture as a whole. So the song is kinda an electronic, dark pop song making fun of that which celebrates mediocrity. That new Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma is very validating for me and I’m glad I released that single before they released the documentary because I am now proven to be smarter than Netflix.
There’s a good blend of theatrical and progressive rock, circus music, dark pop, punk, and even metal in your music. Is there one genre that speaks to you more than others, and how do each of these genres give you creative satisfaction when experimenting with them?
Blindboss: I really love everything mentioned above. I’m a huge anarcho-punk fan and grindcore/death metal are where I got my drumming influences from. I try my best to remain open-minded when a new riff or parts of a song appear and not let them be lead by “Which genre is this?” It’s tough but I guess I want to mix everything all into one as tastefully as possible.
You play all of the instruments in Blindboss; when did your love of music and instrumentation begin?
Blindboss: I was very lucky to have instruments around the house as a kid since my dad is a musician. So guitar started around 8 or 9 and I took to drums immensely in my adolescence.
The video for “Fake Internet Points,” is an impressive feat, and vivid. What was the collaboration like for it, alongside working with director, Renzo Rodriguez?
Blindboss: Thank you! We kinda had an idea and just went with it. The filming was an entire day. It was influenced by Die Antwoord and Eminem videos – character-driven and absurd for the sake of it. Timmy Lunsford edited it, and he’s a magician! Check him out at Exit House Films.
