Interview:
Name: Mark Cachia
Born on: 12th December 1982
Home town: Mellieha
Website / Facebook / Twitter You Tube page links:
www.facebook.com/cachiamarkJAMM Band -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dD8BOf1Y9sSong : Waqt li Qed Nitfi d-Dawl -
soundcloud.com/l-ghanja-tal-poplu/12-waqt-li-qed-nitfi-d-dawl-mark-cachiaFavourite food: Chinese
Sports activity: Football
Favourite local TV show: Times Talk
and favourite Foreign TV show: The Flash, Arrow and Castle
How important is music to you/why: Being a music teacher, I make my living out of music so practically my world revolves around it.
Can you share with us something curious/funny which happened to you when performing: While performing with my band “JAMM” in an outdoor activity, there was a power cut in the middle of a song which left us all in the dark with only the drummer being heard... After a few seconds the lights came back again along with our instruments. However the audience thought that it was part of the show.
From the current *GTP finalists, who would you choose to duet with/why:There are a lot of good singers... I would choose either Rita Pace or Joe George Micallef as I could learn something from their vast experience.
A typical weekday for you from morning to night: Wake up early to prepare for work, then off to teach at Naxxar Middle School, the rest of the day I spend either with my girlfriend, my band, my football mates or working on different projects which usually involve charity musical events.
How do you like to spend your weekends: With my girlfriend, enjoying a nice meal at a restaurant or a nice night in watching a good movie.
Can you forecast who will win the festival this year: Not really, as I have not heard the other songs yet. But I met the singers and they were all very nice.
L-Ghanja Tal Poplu champions our national language. Do you think Malta should send a GTP winner to sing in Maltese at Eurovision one year and why/why not: In my opinion the ‘Ghanja tal-Poplu’ is on a totally different platform than the Eurovision song contest. While ‘Ghanja tal-Poplu’ focuses on the music, the Eurovision focuses on the show. However I feel that we should include more Maltese influences in the song which represents our country.
Your musical influences: Danny Elfman and Alan Menken. Your inspiration in life: My father and my grandfather, both very remarkable men.
A message to our readers?: Keep supporting Maltese artists and their music. Maltese music is an important factor in our culture which we should all embrace.
Interviewed by Mr. Joseph Portelli (Music News Malta Editor)
Festival Information :
www.facebook.com/GhanjaTalPoplu
