Starting in 2015, Ebed Moreno began making dreamy bedroom surf rock under the alias/nickname "Bed". Influenced and inspired by the local scene around him, he began playing locally after building a small following through Soundcloud following the release of his album Gems. At his first show, Bed played a DIY art show with his guitar and his laptop as his whole band. Today, Bed plays as a 4 piece Alternative/Dream/Pop/Punk band.
How did the band form and what does the band name mean?
When i first started making music, i didn't have a full band, just me in my bedroom with my laptop. Then once I started receiving more show offers, I wanted to give a better live experience so I formed a band with friends who were in other bands and taught them my songs. As for the name it's just my first name shortened down, which I prefer to go by, Bed that is.
Previous musical projects? How'd you first get into music?
I never had any previous music project before my current one, but for a short while, I did play bass in a local band called Bloom.
My family would always have music playing around the house whether it was getting ready for a family event, church, or just being in the house, there was always music playing. good music.
It wasn't until high school however that i discovered more underground bands through my sister and friends, that's pretty much when i found out pretty much anyone can make music and build a following(easier said than done obviously).
First concert that you ever went to?
The first show I ever went to was in a semi-remote spot in the antelope valley desert. That show is known as the legendary "Generator Show", because that's literally what it was. Someone brought out a generator and some lights and had bands play and it was the first time I'd ever seen a band in real life and at that moment I knew I wanted to pursue a music career, no matter what it took. I was particularly inspired by a no longer active band called Playing Tourist Forever.
What's your writing process like?
It varies. Sometimes ill be doing something completely unrelated to music, and i'll hear a guitar part or bassline in my head and i IMMEDIATELY have to try and produce it into reality and from there, sometimes im able to map out the rest of the song or idea. Other times, ideas will come during a solo practice or rehearsal. Regardless, it's of utmost importance to me that the original idea gets recorded to at least have a foundation of the idea if I do not finish it then and there.
As for lyrics, i write whatever feelings come from the music that ive written or i'll refer to lyrics or small poems or even lines ive written when not making music at that time. I have thousands of these.
What other artists or songs inspire your music?
Bands like The Smashing Pumpkins, Title Fight, and Current Joys definitely have had a huge impact on the sound I've been working to achieve. I love the idea of having songs that are heavy with a pushing tempo, but are also melodic and "dreamy". Songs that you could choose to dance or mosh to and be in the same room with someone that chose the opposite of what you did, all while you are both enjoying the live experience.
What's the live experience like and your philosophy on playing live? Do you think the music live should be identical to the recorded version or should it be it's own thing?
A unique and pure type of ecstacy. There is nothing in this world (at least that i've come across) that compares to the feeling of playing to a packed house of people that are all enjoying the sounds my band makes. Its as if the energy is constantly being shared and gets more intense every second it cycles until the song is over. Even during the slower songs we have, it's as though you literally feel the energy and emotion in the air.
ALWAYS HAVE FUN. Playing to a small crowd obviously isn't always the best experience, but I feel after 8 years of playing live to a vast variety of crowds, ive been able to grow past that. I always keep in mind that my band and i do what we do not for the fame or money, but because we fucking love playing music. Even if there's no energy from the crowd sometimes, there's energy being shared between my band and I, and that'll always be more than enough.
I'm going to go ahead and say its own thing. No disrespect to the artists that perform their music exactly the same, but in my opinion, live shows are about the performance and the experience of being at a concert rather than just the music. During a live performance, we as the artists get to go all out and get wild on stage because we love giving the crowd an experience they can't get through any speaker they listen to our music through. At a live show, the music you expect to hear is just a foundation for the performance and experience we get to give. We get to change up songs and its almost like a challenge to ourselves of how creative we can be and how much better we can perform the song. For instance, when we play our song Trouble live, we add a hardcore style ending that we didn't do in the studio(i think we hadn't came up with the ending then) and it ALWAYS surprises the crowd and ramps up the energy tenfold because while it's still the same song, its something new you can only hear and experience live. For us, the ultimate goal is to leave the crowd feeling like they experienced something unique and wanting more.
Has the band toured? What has the touring experience been, best shows?worst shows?
I've had the opportunity to do two support tours for a band called Beach Goons. Both in the fall of 21 and 22, and both were experiences we'll never forget. On the first tour, we got to play a sold out show at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles to over 1500 people.
That was definitely the best show i've ever played. I feel its safe to say the crowd absolutely loved us that night(maybe because some thought we were the headliners- i found this out through a friend later on) and before we left the venue that night, our instagram page had grew more than 500 followers.
After that, we crossed America to Maryland (where our leg of the tour ended) playing shows almost every night along the way, and we did this in my Rav4 so yeah, space was VERY limited and VERY tight. But we were so happy to be living our dream we didn't care if we did it in a freakin civic. I don't remember there being a bad show on that tour.
As for the second tour, we definitely stepped up our game. I bought new equipment and with some much appreciated help from my supportive family, I bought a van. Best purchase I've ever made. There was no show like the Fonda one, but we were still happy to be living our dream once more. This time for a month and I'd say the experience was better than the last. I will never forget the feelings I got when I saw people in the crowd wearing our merch and singing along to our songs at almost every show in different states so far away from where it all began. I never thought I'd never experience anything like that.
What's up next for the band?