Derek Day & Franco Gravante (Classless Act)

Derek Day & Franco Gravante are the singer and bass player of the hard rock band Classless Act. The band recently opened shows on the Stadium Tour alongside Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett. They have an album out now titled “Welcome to the Show” and an acoustic EP coming out soon as well as a club tour. We discuss all this in the interview along with how the band formed, the advice they got from the stadium bands and more! 

00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Band Introductions & Instruments
01:20 - Next Tour & Stadium Tour
02:43 - Origin of Band & Chemistry
04:05 - New Album "Welcome to the Show"
04:45 - Band Early Days
06:40 - Up & Coming Bands & LA Scene
08:04 - Acoustic Album
09:26 - Writing Music
11:18 - "On My Phone" & Technology
12:35 - Negativity on Social Media
14:12 - Vince Neil, Tommy Lee & Bob Rock
16:03 - Advice From Stadium Tour Bands
18:20 - Taylor Hawkins Tribute Show
20:42 - DMC of Run DMC
21:09 - Big Stars, Kindness & Alice Cooper
22:55 - Upcoming Shows
24:28 - The Innocent Project
25:07 - Outro

Classless Act website:
https://classlessact.com/

The Innocent Project website:
https://innocenceproject.org/

Chuck Shute website:
http://chuckshute.com/

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