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Apartment613 contributor Lidija Marie Rozitis had breakfast at Ada’s last week with Mike Dubue, lead singer for Ottawa indie popsters the Hilotrons, one of the many talented artists heading up to Wakefield this weekend for WakeFest. They take the stage at the Black Sheep Inn on Saturday at 9pm.
How did the Hilotrons first come about?
I have always been writing music, constantly. I have always been part of bands. I started this lifestyle of music when I was a teenager when I was really into soundtracks and scoring. I started composing music for live theatre and then moved on to soundtracks and sound design. So I have always had this aspect in my life where I am being really creative and contributing creatively to bands. And then I started writing all these songs and realized I needed to start my own band and have full control over what I wanted to do, instead of always collaborating. So that’s what I did, and that’s how it started. I met Paul [Hogan], our guitar player, and he had basically the same idea to break free of all these bands and do his own thing. We made a deal and said, “I’ll play in your band, if you play in mine.” So that’s what happened. I have been playing with our drummer since I was basically fifteen.
