STREAM OF PASSION Frontwoman Talks About Working With ARJEN LUCASSEN

December 15, 2005

Metal Monk UK recently conducted an interview with STREAM OF PASSION vocalist Marcela Bovio. An excerpt from the chat follows:

Metal Monk UK: What is Arjen Lucassen [AYREON/STREAM OF PASSION mastermind] like to work with? Were you pleased to be working with him again?

Marcela: "Yes, it was a real treat! The work we did together for STREAM OF PASSION was very different from how we worked on 'The Human Equation'; this time I had a lot to do with the song writing, I wrote all the vocal melodies and lyrics. So we started with Arjen sending me very rough song sketches on acoustic guitar; I would add my melodies and send them back to him, and then he'd work on the instrumentation and sent it to everyone else in the band for them to add their ideas. It was all done through the Internet, which was both interesting and challenging."

Metal Monk UK: When Arjen first proposed the idea of the STREAM OF PASSION project to you, did you expect it to get as much attention as it seems to be receiving? Getting signed to major labels, a European tour, does it feel like it's all happening very fast?

Marcela: "Sometimes! But it's all very exciting, you know; I'm getting the chance to do things that would've probably taken me years and years to achieve. I'm really grateful to be a part of it."

Metal Monk UK: Why the name STREAM OF PASSION? Is there a particular reason behind it and was it a title that was in place from the start of the project?

Marcela: "We came up with this name after a zillion suggestions from everyone! We couldn't find a suiting band name, so we decided to go with STREAM OF PASSION, a fraction of the lyrics of the song 'Passion'. It already meant something to us in the song, but it also reflects a lot of what the music is about: raw, intense emotion. You can also relate it to the fact that we worked on the album mostly over the Internet, which is fun."

Read the entire interview at MetalMonk.co.uk.

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