Interview with Halfway Deserted

In Wichita, Kansas a young man by the name of Jessee Keraly is getting a lot of buzz for his music. Going under the name Halfway Deserted Jesses soft voice mixed with seemingly effortless guitar playing are a perfect mixture for success. Due to technical difficulties the interview could not be videotaped even though we do have a video of him singing one of his songs above. Check him out at www.myspace.com/halfwaydeserted

Dads Car Radio (DCR): name. age. location

Halfway Deserted (HD):
Jesse Keraly. 16. Wichita, Kansas.

DCR: why did you pick the name
halfway deserted

HD: heh well in 6th grade a
friend wanted to start an indie band and he actually came up with it.

DCR: haha wow. okay when did
you start playing music

HD:  i started 3-4 years ago

DCR: were you writing songs
before or after you started playing instruments

HD: i wrote poetry but i
never wrote songs until i got a guitar and learned some chords

DCR::
in your song writing
process now what comes first, music or lyrics

HD:  honestly, neither. it
depeneds on what mood im in. alot of times i write the lyrics first though

DCR: do you ever get writers
block or have things seemed to flow pretty naturally for you

HD:  oh i think everyone gets
blocked up at times. so yes.

DCR::
are any songs from real
life experiences

HD: almost every song has to
do with something in my life

DCR: well who are your
musical influences or favorite artists?

HD:  i would say blink-182
has been one of my favorites, or my favorite band for a long time. also from
first to last and obviously nevershoutnever, stpehen jerzak. all those guys

DCR: well you have great taste
in music. when you first posted your music online were you nervous?

HD:  heh no not really cause
i didnt care about it. honestly its not a big thing to me right now either. but
its fun =D

DCR: would you reccomend other
post their stuff if they want to get into music

HD:  yeah of course, even if
you dont like it theres bound to be people that will. i never thought anyone
would really like my music but there are people that do, for whatever reason.

DCR: hm well since people like
your music do you plan on seeing if you can book some shows in your area?

HD:  well i actually did have
a show a while back with Daniel Moran. hes really good. it was fun but im not really too
focused on that right now

DCR: alright well other than
your music what are you interested in?

HD:  haha well music is
pretty much it. but i like walking around and i have 8 cats.. haha

DCR: haha wow alright last
question. what can be expected from Halfway Deserted in the future?

HD:  well.. i guess just more
music =D