Addison Jones has been balancing architecture and music all through his college career at Drury. But now, his band, Lost and Found, is starting to gain momentum.
In an interview with The Scoop, Jones offered some advice for playing in a successful indie-folk band.
You’ve got to have a good name.
A name can say a lot about a band. Jones explains that the original name of the band was hard to pronounce, and now, it’s difficult to admit it ever existed.
“We originally had a really weird name that was a mixture of our last names. It was really stupid; I don’t even remember.” Then, he finally confesses: “Melkenstones.”
“As soon as we realized we wanted to get serious, we decided we needed to have a name that emulates who we are,” he says. Lost and Found was then agreed upon, and each member embraced it differently.
But the core meaning is that each member’s musical passions were never properly utilized until the formation of the band.
You’ve got to have a good team.
After gaining popularity in Missouri and Kansas, it was time for Lost and Found to dabble in the serious world of sharing feelings.
When asked about the best attributes of each member, Jones jokingly states, “We actually started having band meetings and talking about that. Because apparently it’s super important? We didn’t realize that at first.” But they eventually got the hang of it and began to “distribute roles by what everybody’s best at.”
You’ve got to have a good time.
As serious as each member is about music, fun is always being had through all stages of the music-making process, Jones says.
Even in the stressful shows where voices are shaky and precious necessities like guitar picks are nowhere to be found, he comments: “How we’re feeling really isn’t the reality. … It’s so fun to be able to look out into the audience and see our friends singing along with the lyrics.”
Lost and Found has a full lineup of shows in the weeks ahead. They are also working on possible covers of popular songs like “Uptown Funk” with a folk twist. This summer, however, is the band’s newest endeavor: going on tour in Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas.
The officially unofficial list of member’s skills and traits
- Chris Powell: *bassist — 30-year-old — business man — wild card
- Bridger Falkenstein: songwriter — idea factory — passion producer
- Katie Daugherty: violin — realist — big picture seeker
- Avery Smith: trumpet — new guy — visionary
- Addison Jones: instrument smorgasbord — connection maker — mediator
*technically didn’t know how to play the bass when the band started out
