Pop Metal Duo AELONIA: Music Is Our Lifestyle
Tags: Couples, Music, Pop, Band, Rock

New video is out, and it’s AWESOME! Since the track ‘Crazy EX’ by AELONIA reached Hit Funding, we all knew the video would be eccentric and, to be honest, it’s literally c-r-a-z-y. Check out the latest interview and don’t forget to subscribe to Younk Official YouTube channel, so you won’t miss the premiere!

Y: Hey guys! Congratulations on your video premiere! So, tell us about yourself?

A: We are Inna and Jake Pitts. Together we are AELONIA, however AELONIA is much more than just the two of us. It’s a family, a whole movement. It’s about uniting together and building a community of people who can support each other. The two of us write all of our music. Jake records, produces, mixes and masters it. Inna creates the ideas behind our vision, and does all our artwork and photos.

Music for some people is just a hobby but for us it’s much more, it’s our lifestyle. This is what we do for a living.

Y: What does the name AELONIA mean?

A: The story behind the name is pretty intense and can seem a bit out there for some people. But here’s the basis of where it came from. It was spring of 2014. Inna had just come home from jogging and she was feeling relaxed. She was very inspired and decided to write a micro blog about how it’s important to love and accept each other. It started feeling like somebody else was dictating what she was writing. Not anything crazy like hearing voices in her head, but it was more of a radio channeling or something like that. The words were just flowing out in very beautiful text about inner power and unity, our evolution as humanity and being here on Earth. When she asked for the name of who was providing this text and communicating with her she was explained that as everything has energy and the closest frequency to their name would be the word AELONIA. They said they are a group of entities from Altair and that this is the home of her soul and she is related to them.

Y: How and where did you meet? When was that?

A: The Duo met in Hollywood back in April 2016 after Jake attended the wedding for a singer in his other band Black Veil Brides. A group of guys went to hang out in some bars in Hollywood and this is where Jake first saw Inna. The next day they ran into each other at the famous Rainbow Bar and Grill during a big anniversary party where bands were playing. This wasn’t a typical love at first sight kind of story. Jake kept the party going from the night before and had a little too much to drink, making Inna not very impressed at all. They ended up going to a friend’s after party and hung out and got to talk a bit more, and Jake told Inna she looks like a Victoria Secret Angel and this is where he totally fell for her, although it took some work for him to win her over. Jake asked her out on a date, and Inna didn’t really want to go, but she agreed. When Jake picked her up she was shocked at how the “bad boy” she had met was the complete opposite, and was wondering who this handsome, kind, gentleman was. The rest is history.

Y: How did you come up with the idea to become a duo?

A: So from the beginning, it was never planned to be a band, or even a duo. Inna was working with another band, and they wouldn’t let her contribute any of her ideas to the project, so it ended up not working out. Inna showed Jake some ideas she had been working on and Jake liked what she had and decided to do a song together. This was the first track they released “The End”. From there, they started writing a little more together and found a really cool chemistry between each other and it just worked like magic. So they decided to start recording more, and it just eventually turned into a serious music project.

Y: Who is in the band?

A: Inna and Jake are the leaders and creators. They write all the music together, just the two of them. Recently Danny Finn joined as the bassist, and Andrei Sharapko played drums for “Crazy Ex”, that Jake composed.

Y: Who creates the main idea of the song? Or does it happen in a cooperation?

A: Each song is totally unique and different how it comes to us when writing. Some songs start with a guitar riff Jake has, and some start with a melody with lyrics Inna comes up with. All the songs are written together, but Inna handles mostly the lyrics and most of the top line melodies. Jake handles the music side of things. However we can both have input in both areas as well.

Y: What was the inspiration for “Crazy Ex”?

A: The whole idea behind this is something very real that many people experience. Whether it’s dealing with a crazy ex, or being that crazy ex, it happens. Love can make people a little nuts, especially when it starts to go wrong. This was our way of taking some real serious stuff in life and turning it into something positive that everyone can have a good laugh at and be entertained by. This song is pretty much just a joke to be honest, and not directed at anyone in particular.

Y: A video has a very powerful message, but can you explain it in your own words?

A: So the idea behind our video is very over exaggerated and showing how obsessive a crazy ex can become and how miserable it can make a person. Of course love makes us crazy. Inna has had her own crazy moments calling her ex over 100 times, and we have so many people we know who have crazy stories and have even stalked and harassed people for years. The video is a joke, but there is a positive message behind it. Our message is that you cannot make someone fall in love with you or fall back in love with you once it’s over. The end of the video signifies how you can literally drive yourself so crazy to the point your head will explode. In the video you see the nerd is totally into the crazy ex, but she’s so obsessed with her ex that she is completely blind to what’s right in front of her. Once a person can let go, that’s when you can open yourself up to let someone new into your life, and this could be the person who is right for you and you’ve been looking for all along. It’s not about selfish love, but more about unconditional love, and letting people just be happy.

When you love a person and they don’t love you back, you just have to let them go, because this is the only thing you can do to make them happy.

Y: Any advice you can share with young artists, who wants to follow your path?

A: The music industry is tough. The best advice we like to give people is if you are a songwriter, or guitar player or singer — invest in yourself. Get a laptop and some recording gear and learn how to record and produce your own music. Even if it’s just crappy demos to start. Learn how to do as much as you can on your own, the more you know the more powerful you become. In this entertainment industry you cannot live under the assumption that opportunity will come knocking on your door. You have to put yourself out there and go kick down some doors and create opportunities for yourself. Always stay true to yourself, and write the music you love. Don’t try and follow trends because if you do, you will always be behind. Instead be the trend setter.

Y: You call your fans “Aelonians” — how many of them do you have? What activities do you do together?

A: We have no idea how many Aelonians we have at this point, but every day the family is growing. We love our fans, and they are like our family to us. We try to stay connected with them as much as we can, we always like photos and comments, and like to write back to our fans on social media. We work very hard and when we do have time we like to create vlogs on our youtube channel to give them more insight into our lives and how we create.

Y: Do you have any special meetings or any “specific” way to communicate with your fans?

A: We have done meet-ups before. We meet fans at concerts, and when we tour we will have a VIP meet and greet experience. We always try our best to meet every single person who wants to meet us whenever possible. The best we can do from far away, is like we said before, creating the vlogs, and giving people a closer look into our lives and who we are as people. We think it makes them feel a little closer to us, and like they can know us a little better. We love to be inspiring for people and giving out a positive message about how anyone can achieve anything they want in life if they just believe in themselves and are willing to put in a little hard work. We know everyone is unique and has a special talent, and sometimes it takes some people longer to find it. But when you do this, it gives you a feeling of great purpose in life. And we want to help people find their special talents, and find what they love to do in life, to spread their wings, and become the person they want to be. We are just here to help inspire and motivate and we hope people will find inspiration through our music and that it can help them in anyway.

Y: What are you currently working on? Tell us about your album.

A: We finished our Debut Album, and it’s being released on April 19th, 2019. We are very excited to finally be able to release it to the world! As far as other things, we are also working on another project that is an EDM DJ Duo called Dr. Cool & Babe.

Can’t wait to hear your new album! Thank you for the interview!