Band named after its trusty gig van releases new EP

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PROVO — Provo residents Kimball Barker, Isaac Lomeli, Coleman Edwards, Nick Blosil and Jared Scott each had dreams of being in a band. In playing together they’ve found their niche in rock and roll. After forming two years ago, Red Yeti has released two EPs and is thrilled to be releasing a third at the end of the week, with a release show at Velour.

KSL: What's your "origin story?" How long have you been playing music, what inspired you to create a band, etc? How did you find the members of your band?

Red Yeti: Barker was anxious to start a band and he approached Isaac Lomeli with some music he had written and asked Lomeli if he would join him on a musical project. They would play acoustic shows as a duo and would bring in local bassists and drummers for concerts. Their music wasn't going anywhere since they didn't have any other full-time members beside themselves, until they met Coleman Edwards. Edwards is a keyboardist and Kimball's long-lost second cousin. They literally ran into each other one night in Provo and got to talking about music.

The next day Barker and Edwards got together and wrote the groups first single "Black Cloud.” Other members came and went, leaving the founders wondering if it was all worth it. Right when they were ready to bury Red Yeti, they noticed the drummer Nick Blosil. The band continued to play and record without a bass player and they really didn't know what they were missing until they were approached by Jared Scott. Determined to play with Red Yeti, Scott went and bought a bass and taught himself how to play and he has since made a huge difference in the band by accompanying Barker on vocals.

KSL: Give me the thousand-foot view of your sound and style. What kind of mood should you be in to listen to your music? What should you be prepared to have it make you do? What inspires you? Who are your musical influences?

Red Yeti: After going through so many transitions, Red Yeti has finally emerged as a rock band with signature style in sound and performance. Their music is designed to get people excited. It has a certain tone to it that is reminiscent of classic rock, but also incorporates synthesizers and rhythms that are associated with pop music. This is mostly due to the wide range of influences within the band. They draw inspiration from legends like Led Zeppelin, The Who, ACDC and also modern rock bands like The Black Keys, Wolfmother, and Tame Impala. The music is loud, guitar heavy, and rhythm-driven. We play the way we feel and that's excited.

Band named after its trusty gig van releases new EP

KSL: What do you tell yourself before a performance?**Red Yeti:** The motto before shows is "Bring your 'A' game." When we play a show we want the crowd to enjoy it as much as we do. We want them to be involved in every song, to share the performance with us, and through the way we play we hope to portray our love and appreciation for them. We believe we have the greatest fans and we want them to believe they are the greatest too.

KSL: What has been the most exciting thing to happen in your career to date?

Red Yeti: We competed and won the RAW Artists "Musician of the Year" award for 2012. Since then, we've played in every venue between Provo and Rexburg; played in the UCCU arena for thousands of screaming fans; we interviewd on PCTV and ABC 4/CW 30; and we're just finishing our third (and best) EP that we'll be releasing on April 4 at Velour Live Music Gallery in Provo.

KSL: What is your 5-year-plan with your music?

Red Yeti: Throughout our time together we've accomplished some exciting goals and met some fascinating people. Our big goal as a band is to get people to hear our music. We want to tour and get our music on TV and radio. We're currently negotiating a licensing deal with an indie film company and we'd like to get into the licensing business so we can distribute our music through multiple channels.

KSL: Who have you most enjoyed collaborating with and who is your dream collaboration?

Red Yeti: We're all about collaboration regardless of the creative medium. We've had really positive experiences collaborating with local musicians and videographers and one of the main reasons we like to collaborate is so we can offer our talents to help others accomplish their goals. We realize through collaboration everyone goes further together and that is a beautiful and powerful thing. We've played with bigger musicians, but every time we've had those opportunities it wasn't "how can these bigger guys help us?" but rather "how can we make this a great show for them and get people excited about them." Taking that approach benefits everyone, so no matter who was, we would want to bring that same quality to the collaboration. But if we had to choose: The Black Keys.

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