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Pink Maskerade is an Akron-Cleveland area based band that is a revival of 90โ€™s grunge, 2000โ€™s Poppunk and 80โ€™s Punk.ย Their single โ€œChange My Last Nameโ€ was mixed and mastered by Mass Giorgini (producer and engineer of Rise Against and Alkaline Trio, as well as member of Screeching Weasals and Squirtgun)

They have just released three songs for an independent coming-of-age sports drama film called Rogue Runner, directed by Brandon Basilio.ย 

August 2024 the band won Best Punk Band at the annual Cleveland Music Awards.

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Vertel eens iets over jezelf, wie ben je en waar kom je vandaan?

Pink Maskerade is a pop punk indie alternative band. They are stationed the Akron/Cleveland Ohio area. The lineup includes, Ashley (vocalist; Akron), Andrew (guitar; Parma), Kev (bassist; Elyria) and Josh (drums; originally from Hawaii, lives now in Akron).

Hoe is je passie voor muziek ontstaan? Wie zijn je idolen?

We all have different musical influences. They range far and few between. These are just a few: Dashboard Confessional, Blink 182, Good Charlotte, Taking Back Sunday, New Found Glory, Sia, Fefe Dobson, Avril Lavigne, Green Day, The Used, Brand New, Boxcar Racer, Coheed and Cambria, MGK, Yungblud, The Sex Pistols, Goldfinger, Type O Negative, Paramore, Eve 6, and all 2000s pop punk,Velvet Revolver, the Hellacopters, and MC5 and KISS

Wat voor soort muziek maak je?

We have been told we are like a revival of 90โ€™s grunge, 2000โ€™s Poppunk and 80โ€™s Punk.

Wat is voor jou het belangrijkste nummer? Welke boodschap wil je overbrengen aan de luisteraar?

I think that each of our songs play an importance to pink. One song though in particular called Falling Apart Again is heavily focused on depression and coping with depression. The rest of our songs I feel can hold an importance and a message to everyone of our fans. It gives them something to relate to.

Waarom zou een luisteraar die jou niet kent naar je muziek luisteren?

We have a very unique sound and have some very interesting and catchy songs. We blend genres of punk and rock music creating a unique punk music listening experience.

Wat zijn je toekomstige projecten? Waar zie je jezelf over 5 jaar?

For 2025, we plan on releasing a new album, as well as recreating and refining our first EP โ€œSad Girlโ€. We also plan on releasing a single soon. We have started a festival called Punkzilla Festival which you can also find on social media (@punkzillafest), which is a traveling festival of all punk genres bands in hopes to connect artists to each other. It allows fans also to find fresh, new local and independent bands to follow and enjoy. In 2025 we will be shifting to allow those shows for us to take priority.

Vertel onze lezers een grappige gebeurtenis in je carriรจre als artiest.

Thereโ€™s never a dull moment in Pink Maskerade. One time we had a gig at a place called the Matinee in Akron Ohio. A few of the members are no longer with us that participated that night, however itโ€™s still funny. Our lead singer Ashley and bassist at the time, decided to order the special drink of the night. It was called, โ€œDirty Whore Bathwater. โ€œ Our drummer at the time came up and asked what they were drinking and when they told him, he said โ€œExcuse me?โ€ He couldnโ€™t believe his ears. Immediately after he told a patron of the bar that her drink looked good also and asked what she was having. The patron said, โ€œA blue motherf*****.โ€ We all laughed. The drummer said, โ€œ Am I being pranked?โ€ He had never heard either drunk name before. That had been one of the funniest moments. However, we never have a dull moment in Pink Maskerade. We love to have fun with each other and thereโ€™s always laughs to be shared.

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