Interview with Brian Corn of the powerhouse three piece rock band, QUOR

September 2, 2015

The powerful three piece rock band QUOR from San Diego was not always known by that name. Originally they were called We Are Going To Be Awesome and they had changed their name after Guitarist/Vocalist Brian Corn saw a giant liquor store sign glowing off in the distance on a foggy night out on the Pacific Coast Highway. Brian comments about how the catchy name came about,

“The L and I were out and the sign read QUOR. I had to stop and photograph the sign. The band name was changed to QUOR as we wanted a simple unique name. The name QUOR poked at the current state of rock labeling everything into ‘core’ genre’s (hardcore, mathcore, metalcore, etc etc.) and we also avoided the trends in band naming that make every band sound the same.”

Even though the band is fairly new to the scene, forming in 2012, QUOR have since been gained quite a dedicated fanbase and their music can be described as their original moniker, AWESOME. They are just about to release their new album, Human Paradigm on September 10th. The deluxe edition is a 9 track LP combining two EP’s to maintain the integrity of the works as a whole.

Quor:

Brian Corn – Guitar & Vocals
Doug Smith- Bass & Vocals
John Michael Cordes- Percussion

The title track “Human Paradigm” was recorded in one weekend at Swagger Studios in Los Angeles, CA with engineer Dan Whittemore. Dan invited the band to stay and “campout” at the studio during a challenge to complete a full song over a weekend. Bruce explains more about how this weekend came about in our recent interview. Where they band literally “camped out” in the studio and led to the great sound of that song. Check out our interview with Brian here:

What a great story about the making of the Let’s Rise video! We will have to check out the cemetery turned park that Brian talks about. If you haven’t had the chance yet, check out the video for Let’s Rise :

We are excited for the album release and hope you get a chance to pick it up. The physical release will be a “two CD/EP snack pack” containing a broader art proﬁle for physical album collectors. Make sure to visit their social media sites and stay up to date on their latest news.

~ Marisol

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