Check Out Painted Goya’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Painted Goya

Hi Painted, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.
I, Thomas Decker, the drummer of Painted Goya, came up with the name for the band after studying the paintings of Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes; also known as Francisco Goya. The darkness, brutality, and disturbing imagery spoke to me on an artistic and personal level. The group went through many changes but the final lineup was materialized over the span of a few months. Bella Johancen-Walt on vocals, Tyler Rohm on bass, Dayne Macdonald on guitar, and myself on drums. I had known Dayne and Ty from high school at Eaglecrest High School. I had also met Bella at School of Rock Aurora where we were both studying our respective instruments. Dayne’s metal guitarist background added to the heavy rock sound of Painted Goya. Ty and I built a rhythm section not only focused on heaviness, but also groove as well. This gave the songs a heavy, but danceable edge. Bella’s powerful voice blended these sounds perfectly together.

Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way. Looking back would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Productivity, time, and expenses were the biggest struggles for the band. I’m in multiple bands myself, as well as school. This is the same situation for Bella. Ty and Dayne also have full time jobs, so that can make it hard at times to rehearse consistently as well.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?
Painted Goya’s music can be described as a unique amalgamation of all our respective music backgrounds. Ty and Dayne grew up studying metal music and its many sub-genres. I personally, have experience playing jazz and studying the genre under Dru Heller at Metropolitan University of Denver. I also grew up playing most sub-genres of classic and alternative rock. Bella has a similar college musical background at Colorado University of Denver, as well as playing similar music as myself growing up.

We’d love to hear about how you think about risk taking?
We took a risk when we decided to play a show that our particular sound was unique among the styles and genres at the event. One show that comes to mind is Rootstock at Roots Music Project. The festival was a fundraiser for the venue to put on more classes and workshops for musicians around Boulder. Many of the other bands at that festival were country, folk, alt-rock, soft rock, etc. When Dayne turned on his loud distortion, it blew the minds of many of the audience members, and they loved it. We raised over $2,000 dollars in donations during our 20 minute set alone. Due to us raising so much money in donations, Roots Music Project is allowing us to host a festival at their venue, coming soon!

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paintedgoya?igsh=NDEzYmM1Z3Bwbnpm
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1HYucXQ33m/?mibextid=wwXIfr
• Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4vR5l7mwD6lyAJ3QR9HVuk?si=JEoZNVRPRxSjU6ntEP39lg