BELLE
During our recent interview with "high school sweetheart" Adi and Ernesto we learned how this loving duo passion for music lead them to creat ONE ION.
Q. When did you meet and how long have you been playing together now?
A. "We met in 2002 and became high school sweethearts, both of us were very much involved in music but we played in separate bands. Later we broke ways in 2008 and Ernesto went on tour with a few different projects. In 2011 we somehow found ourselves back together again and eventually got married. In July 2014 on Ernesto's path to sobriety his therapy group asked if he would play for a monthly BBQ event that they had and he came to me and asked if I wanted to sing for it and we've been writing like mad and playing together ever since."
Q. Who are the members in the band and what instruments do they play?
A. "Arianie Elcida Hernandez, primarily I do vocals and rhythm guitar and Ernesto Paez primarily does lead guitar but we enjoy experimenting with different instruments/roles and keeping audiences guessing."
Q. Where is the band based out of?
A. "South Florida"
Q. Where did the band get their name?
A. "We thought about the many layers to humans and existence and how metaphorically it was like that of the layers of an onion, which at times even brings us to tears! We played around with the word and also applied the
Buddhist philosophy of oneness and became, ONE ION."
Q. What are your songs about?
A. Arianie- "I feel in most cases there is an underlying theme of duality in my songwriting. The fight between good and evil; seeing between the black and white. Human emotion in general, fear, anger, sadness, love, hope, desire. Personal experiences and growth, the universe and its dimensions, looking within yourself, reaching beyond physical limits, and ultimately finding TRUTH and what I believe to be my TRUTH."
Q. How would you describe your music to public audiences if they have never seen you before?
A. "Definitely soulful and heart wrenching. It's intense, for the most part the content is not light-hearted. Lyrically it's heavy and musically it's eerie and haunting. It's music created to make you think and feel."