Greenville Scene

Name: The name Backseat Dreamer comes from a line in a song I wrote for a previous band, “backseat dreams a drive by scene through the night“. I just thought it would be boring to use my real name.

Members: Backseat Dreamer is a one man band kind of scenario in a lot of ways. I (Sean Neuse) write the songs and record the instruments in a small home studio. The live set up consists of guitarist Brian Draper of The Dirty Eighties, bassist Dani Doyle of Atom Bomb Baby and Michael Barksdale aka “Culture Prophet” on drums, whom I drum for as well.

How long have you been a band? We played our first show last May. I definitely feel we have grown a lot since then, somehow we have managed to pull through a set despite whatever blown PA system we were playing through at the time.

What genre would you consider yourself? Well..dream pop, electronic, experimental, dance somewhere along those lines…I guess.

Who are your main influences? My main influences always seem to change over time, but David Bowie’s album Low, Depeche Mode’s Violator, My Bloody Valentine’s Loveless those are just a few that have had an influence. Recently I’ve listened to Michael Jackson’s album Off The Wall and M83 Digital Shades vol.1.

What are you pursuing right now? Right now I’m recording new material and looking for the right label to release an album on.

What is your greatest accomplishment to date? Under the Radar Magazine is releasing my song “February Fires” on their CD compilation for the issue coming out in April. Some online and college radio stations have put the track in their rotation as well.

Do you have an album for sale? I have mp3s for sale on MySpace, but a lot of times I give out music to people that come check out our shows.

Any shows coming up? The next show will more than likely be at The Real Gypsy. Right now I’m working on a light show for the band, but more dates will be posted on MySpace throughout the spring and summer.

www.myspace.com/backseatdreamer