South Florida-based hard rock outfit Wolffpack understand the true value in the rich history of rock music.
Not only do they perform music deeply rooted in the classic era of hard rock from the 1970s and 80s, but they also share that deference to timeless music with a seasoned and experienced lineup that includes bass player/producer Rey Montecristo – who has previously had record deals with Universal and Sony Music, former Scott Stapp drummer Derek Cintron and legend-in-the-making vocalist Alec Wolff. Realising the need to bring that era of music into the modern age, Wolffpack also enlisted two of the worlds brightest young guitarists in Julez Mason and Ace Long (both 21 years old).
Although in their infancy, Wolffpack had made such a big impression on the local touring circuit that they recently became the first band signed to Big Red Records – a new offshoot of Big Red Communications – a company already successful in the fields of hospitality and US festivals.
That, coupled with the fact the band are preparing to release their first music video for their song Fly, which is taken from a planned debut album release in the first half of 2023, makes Wolffpack a definite rising star for next years music pool.
Wolff and Montecristo both joined HEAVY for a refreshingly laid-back and confident chat earlier this week.
“The whole ideology on this band is to have more of the classic feel – the real rock – not what is going on out there when Daddy has some money to produce some kids with bad songs,” Wolffe began. “We cover the old vibe that you need some great songs and great music, so you can actually pull it off in the music business.”
We turn our attention to Fly and how it’s coming along.
“It’s great,” Montecristo enthused. “I’m more of a writer. I’m the oldest guy in the band. I’ve had a couple of record deals. When Wolffe approached me I said you have to get a bunch of kids to play with you, I’m too old, and he said I love the way you play bass, I love the way you produce and your writing, so he asked me to do it, and I’m really glad I did. My last band was a country band and then COVID came in and I had already started managing other artists and producing, but he got me back in the game and I really love it. As far as the music video, I told them let’s do a concept video. So it’s something like… have you seen the movies for John Wick? It’s something like that. He’s gonna be like The Transporter transporting a secret case with something in it – nobody knows what – and he gets jumped by a gang of people with masks called The Brotherhood. They chase him down, then they fight with him, he gets in a Lamborghini and runs away, and they chase him. He ends up at the club where the band is playing, and he gets on stage and plays with them. Then at the end, he ends up escaping again and delivering the case to the head boss of the mafia.”
HEAVY cheekily asks if we ever find out what is in the case to which Montecristo replied, smiling “that’s a secret. You’ve gotta watch the video.”
In the full interview, the guys talk about the pressures of making a music video, the musical direction of Fly, a couple more songs planned as singles, the whole album and how it sounds, signing with Big Red Records and what it means to them as a band, handling the dual roles of producer and member, putting their own spin on a classic rock sound and more.
Check out the preview for the updated music video for Fly, including snippets of the new action pieces, below.
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