In a world that often feels dulled at the edges, like color drained from something that once burned bright, S8NT ELEKTRIK arrives like a jolt to the system, a flicker of neon cutting through the dark. The Los Angeles-based band doesn’t just play music; they detonate it, building something that exists somewhere between a sound and a state of being. Their debut album OFF THE EDGE, which arrived March 20, 2026, via Long Branch Records, isn’t just an introduction; it’s a declaration, a step off something solid into something unknown, exhilarating, and entirely their own.

It’s a fitting title for a band that refuses to sit still. Before the fire, the stunts, the chaos, there were just two people orbiting the same idea from different directions: “I’m Niko, and I’m the guitar player… I’m Briana, and I am the lead singer, and we are two-fifths of S8NT ELEKTRIK.”

Their beginnings don’t feel manufactured; they feel inherited, passed down like muscle memory. For Niko, it started in the quiet intimacy of shared listening: “My dad always listened to rock music and stuff, so we were always listening to rock music together. And there’s a point where I just, I always loved the guitar, so when I was 13, I just, I felt like I had to play guitar.”

For Brianna, it was less linear, more like fragments collecting over time, stitched together into something that eventually felt like destiny. “I would say I grew up spending time with a lot of different family members, so I feel like I have a very interesting music taste… it spoke to me… I would perform a lot as a child for my family… I just loved singing songs.”

But S8NT ELEKTRIK didn’t begin in a rehearsal space. it began like most things worth holding onto, with risk: “We’re dating, we’ve been together for 7 years… we met each other on Instagram… I moved over here for love, and now I feel like I’ve moved over here to find, like, my purpose in life.” There’s something almost celestial about that – how love became the bridge, and somewhere along the way, purpose quietly builds a home on the other side.

Even their name carries that same collision of feeling and intention. What could have been a throwaway idea became something that pulsed, literal and metaphorical all at once. “I always had a list of band names… I had just put that down, like, Saint, with the eight,” Niko recalls, while Brianna fills in the rest, threading her own influences into it: “I came up with Elektrik, because at that time, I was really into EDM music… I love the way it made me feel… I wanted to push that into… rock.. the way I feel… when I go to these raves and concerts.” S8NT ELEKTRIK isn’t just a name; it’s a feeling they’re chasing, over and over again.

And like everything else in their orbit, the band itself grew outward, piece by piece, until it became something fuller, louder, more complete. Five members, five moving parts, all locked into the same current. It’s not accidental. It’s intentional in the way that matters most. “We’re actually very intentional about what our goal is, and we’re all in agreeance on what that is… everyone is just really on board with the vision.” With five creative voices in the kitchen, that might seem like a disaster, but for S8NT ELEKTRIK, it’s fate.

That vision comes to life most vividly on their debut record OFF THE EDGE, an album that doesn’t just document growth, it bleeds it. Not polished, not sanitized, but lived-in, worn at the edges. Niko describes it as “very intense emotional moments that really pushed us to change, and we’re kind of turning points for us.” Moments of rupture. Moments where something breaks open and forces you forward, whether you’re ready or not.

The title itself didn’t arrive neatly. It emerged from something messier: lost distance, the quiet unraveling of relationships that no longer fit. “We had these friends we really, really loved… but we just had different views on how we want to live our life… and I remember one night, we were just like, you know what, let’s just cry about it.” It’s that willingness, that acceptance, of feeling everything the way it is meant to be discerned that blossomed into their first musical endeavor as S8NT ELEKTRIK.

And somewhere in the aftermath of that, the idea surfaced: “What if we say ‘Off The Edge?’”

It’s not about standing on the edge, hesitating, calculating the fall. It’s about stepping past that hesitation entirely. “Jump off the edge and not be afraid… trying to figure out who we wanted to be, who we didn’t want around us, what do we want to see ourselves in eight years… that’s what Off The Edge is.” There’s a difference between fear and movement. This record lives in that space. And it doesn’t stop at the music.

For S8NT ELEKTRIK, the message has to exist beyond the sound; it has to be embodied. That’s where the stunts come in. The truck surfing, the fire, the skydiving, the drift cars circling like controlled chaos. Not spectacle for the sake of it, but proof of concept. “To do something, maybe even a little, but dangerous, but it makes you feel alive.” Brianna describes it in a way that feels almost meditative: “I do shut my brain off when I do these things… it’s like a nice zen… I just feel so relaxed afterwards.” Because that’s the antidote to living life unapologetically. It’s adrenaline, yes, but it’s also clarity. A stripping away of everything unnecessary until all that’s left is the moment itself.

That same duality exists within the record. It’s not one sound, one genre, one lane. It refuses to sit still long enough to be categorized. “We listen to all types of drum… from Muse to Florence and The Machine… I listened to like country music yesterday… that’s what gives the influence.” The result is something they’ve half-jokingly labeled as “pop metal,” but even that feels too confined. It’s more like controlled collision: melody meeting distortion, softness pressed against something heavier, sharper.

At the center of it all is a question that threads through the record like a pulse: who are you when things don’t go your way? “I think the message of that song [“HOW 2 FEEL“] is… who are you when things are not going your way… how do you respond to that? Because that really just defines who you are as a person.” It’s not about perfection. It’s about candid awareness. About what you choose to do when everything feels uncertain.

For Brianna, the record reads like something even more intimate: “every song is literally a moment in our lives… good, bad, sad, happy… everything.” A journal, but louder. A record of becoming.

And maybe that’s what makes S8NT ELEKTRIK feel different – not just the sound, not just the visuals, but the intention underneath it all. They aren’t chasing chaos for the sake of it. They’re chasing something more deliberate: inspiration, connection, the kind of freedom that doesn’t destroy you in the process. “I want to not glorify this old rock and roll lifestyle… live fast, die young… I want to live my life… I want to take care of myself.” There’s something refreshing in that. A rejection of the myth in favor of something real, even if there’s risk underscoring it.

When they look ahead, they don’t just see streams or numbers or milestones. They see something more profound, something harder to quantify. “I would love for people to see this as the beginning of a movement that changed their lives… the beginning of a community… people that help each other.. push each other to their limits.” Not just fans, something closer to belonging.

Because ultimately, S8NT ELEKTRIK isn’t asking you to watch from a distance. They’re asking you to step forward, to lean in, to feel it for yourself. To jump. And maybe that’s the point; OFF THE EDGE isn’t about falling. It’s about finally choosing to move.

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Sabrina: Okay, we’ll jump into it. Can you guys start by introducing yourselves? Tell us your role in the band?

Niko: I’m Niko, and I’m the guitar player.

Brianna: I’m Brianna, and I am the lead singer, and we are 2 5ths of S8NT ELEKTRIK.

Sabrina: Wow, five members. That’s a lot to juggle. So, can you tell me a little bit about your guys’ first introduction to music, like where did it all start for you guys? How did you get involved in music?

Niko: So for me, my dad always listened to rock music and stuff, so we were always listening to rock music together. And there’s a point where I just, I always loved the guitar, so when I was 13, I just, I felt like I had to play guitar. 

Brianna: And me, I would say I grew up spending time with a lot of different family members, so I feel like I have a very interesting music taste. When it comes to rock music, my uncle and my aunt, they played a lot of rock music around me growing up, and I just really fell in love with it. It spoke to me, and I didn’t really, I would perform a lot as a child for my family, all the time, I just loved singing songs, I would sing Chicago, like the musical, and like, you go all out and everything. But yeah, that’s my introductory to at least wanting to be where I am now. I didn’t really pursue it until about 4 years ago, until now, but I tried different instruments out, and I tried different things out until about 4 years ago, 4 or 5 years ago, I was like, let’s see if we can do singing and perform and stuff, and it’s been really great, and yeah.

Sabrina: I know this is probably a question you guys get asked all the time, but what’s the S8NT ELETRIK origin story, like, where did you guys find each other, how did your lives collide?

Brianna: Well, we’re dating, we’ve been together for 7 years, so we, yeah, so we met each other on Instagram, and we did long distance, and then I found him online, because someone had posted him, and there’s like other music stuff he had done, and then, yeah, we kind of talked, and then, yeah, like, long distance for about a year and a half, and then COVID happened, and then I came over here, and then I got really inspired by him. And I told him I want to start a band, and yeah, that’s how it basically happened, and then we obviously met our band members along the way, and they become like our really awesome best friends, so that’s how it’s happened, it’s kind of crazy, because I moved over here for love, and now I feel like I’ve moved over here to find, like, my purpose in life.

Sabrina: That’s beautiful, that’s beautiful, and how far did you move, like, was it across the country, or?

Brianna: It’s far, I’m from Texas, this place is called Edinburgh, Texas, and it’s, we’re like, I guess the way it’s like, space exits now, like, it’s like at the tip, if you look at Texas, it’s like way, like, tip, border town, so to drive, it’s like, I want to say a whole day, honestly, it’s like a 20 hour drive, but flight, it’s like 3 and a half hours, so kind of far, I mean, yeah.

Sabrina: I mean, you can’t easily go back home, so it’s definitely like a flight, but what about the name, S8NT ELETRIK, where did that come from, is that inspired by anything?

Niko: I always had a list of band names, and I had just put down that, like, Saint, with the eight, and I just put that in there, and I was like, oh, maybe that’d be cool for some, like, I don’t know, some, like, rapper or something, I don’t know, I didn’t really think about it, and then we were trying to, we were in the car, we were trying to figure out some band names, and she was just kind of going through the list, right, and I was like, oh, I have the Saint thing, and she’s like, oh, that’s cool, and then she, I can’t remember exactly how, but she came up with Eletrik.

Brianna: I don’t even know how, like, actually thinking about that, like, I know why, like, okay, so we did Saint, I came up with Electric, because at that time, I was really into EDM music, and I love the way it made me feel, I like going to, like, Calvin Harris, like Zedd, like, very Rufus DeSalle, very just house, flowy, dance, fun music, like, that makes you feel good, you know, and yeah, so I was like, you know, the way I feel about this, I want to push that into the, like, rock, like, what I feel, like, you know, when I go to these, like, raves and concerts, and then the K in Electric is, well, his name’s Niko, and it’s spelled N-I-C-O, but he changed it, well, changed it, like, N-I-K-O, so I was like, yeah, I’ll put a K, you know, for Niko and Electric, so yeah, that is how we created Saint Electric’s name.

Sabrina: It definitely sounds like a rave kind of festival, like, you know how there was Ezoo, I’m like, S8NT ELEKTRIK could definitely be a tour poster, a festival poster, it’s eye-catching.

Brianna: You’re right, you’re right, you’re right, 

Sabrina: it’s fitting, so five band members, was it, like, since the start, you guys knew you wanted to have a full band like that, or did it kind of just work out miraculously, like, how did you guys find those band members?

Brianna: I know, like, we wanted to have a full band, because that’s, like, typically, like, you know, two guitar lead and rhythm, and then singer, bass player, drummer, some people obviously do, like, you know, be, like, 21 Pilots, it’s, like, two, or, like, you know, some, it just kind of depends, but I don’t know, at least for me, I always pictured being, like, a pretty big, like, normal band, you know what I mean, I guess.

Niko: Um, yeah, I think all the bands I listened to, like, growing up, like, that I was, you know, Guns N’ Roses, or ACDC, or Avenged Sevenfold, or Metallica, or whatever, like, they all have two guitar players, so that was always something, I’m like, I need to have another guitar player, and I had been in bands before where I was the only guitar player, and it’s kind of, like, it’s kind of a lot of pressure, you know, you have to, like, you kind of have to play, like, both parts, so I always wanted a great rhythm guitar player, and I ended up finding Sinner. Who’s our, our rhythm guitar player, and he’s, he’s pretty badass, he’s pretty insane, so, and it ended up working out, you know, it’s, it’s nice to have a bandmate to have your back, and, you know, we’re really close with.

Sabrina: Yeah, that’s, like, best case scenario, I was talking to my friend about that last night, I’m like, do you play guitar? Because you only have three members in the band, including yourself. He was like, honestly, it’s just so hard to coordinate, like, rehearsals with everyone, so when you guys say five members, I’m like, that is a lot of schedules to work with, that’s a lot of people to work with, so, you could have done it, the two of you, so it’s an interesting story to see, like, yeah, we wanted to have this full experience.

Niko: Yeah, absolutely.

Sabrina: So, talking about your guys’ origins with music, what is one song, any artist, any genre, that truly changed the way you view music, like, altered your brain chemistry?

Brianna: That’s a question.

Niko: That’s a good one. One artist, one song. Hmm. Oh, man.

Brianna: Sorry.

Sabrina: It gets everyone stumped, but I love to hear the diversity in the answers. I haven’t heard two of the same answers yet, so.

Niko: It’s gonna make me bust out the Spotify, I’m not gonna lie. Is that okay, is that cheating, if I do that?

Brianna: Well, you maybe have to remember, you know what I mean?

Sabrina: It’ll hit you when you see the name.

Niko: Yeah.

Brianna: Okay, you know what? I don’t know. I listen to all types of music, and I’ve never thought about this, like, I’m trying to think of a moment, I’m like, yeah, like, I feel cool, or I feel, you know, like, this is sick. So, I’m a big Muse fan, fan, and in eighth grade, I was at Dave & Buster’s, and I played, like, I think it was, I don’t know, either it was guitar hero or rock band, I’m not really sure, and Nights of Cydonia by Muse was really cool. And I never had heard of Muse before, and I just thought this was, like, the coolest song ever, and I was just, like, I felt so cool. I was, like, 12 or 13, you know, in eighth grade or whatever, playing this song, fakely playing it, and I felt so cool, and I don’t know, I just felt for me, like, just, I don’t know, just thinking of that, I think that was such a, I really enjoyed that song, and I think that’s, like, a song, like, I won’t ever get tired of. Especially, like, the live version, the live versions that they have, I think Nights of Cydonia is definitely a game-changer song for me.

Niko: I think for me a game-changer song is, I was, like, obviously, like, really, really into, like, rock, and pretty much my whole identity was, like, built around rock music and stuff, so it wasn’t until Brianna came that I started listening to different music, and it was, like, one of the songs I just thought was, like, an incredible song was called Cosmic Love by Florence and the Machine, and that kind of, like, put me on to alternative music and kind of opened my mind to stop being, like, such a, oh, you know, I need guitars and solos and whatever, like, it just kind of opened my mind to different musical possibilities, so that’s my answer.

Sabrina: both fantastic answers, and Muse is such a good one, I’m so surprised I haven’t heard that one yet either, because I feel like that’s such a good fusion of, like, that electro and rock, the first song I ever heard by them was Madness, and I feel like that’s the perfect combination of that, where it’s, like, you still get that heavy guitar solo, but then it’s also, like, these eclectic sounds.

Brianna: Yeah.

Sabrina: Obviously, Florence and the Machine, that’s an iconic choice, I mean, she creates incredible music, so.

Niko: Yeah, she’s so good.

Sabrina: Great one. But such a spanning diversity, too. Muse and Florence and the Machine, two different spectrums. But I do want to talk about the debut album, Off the Edge. Can you talk a little bit about the creative process behind this album? Like, what inspired the songs? Was there a moment, a story?

Niko: Hmm, that’s a good question. I think the general thing that inspired a lot of these songs was very intense emotional moments that really pushed us to change, and were kind of turning points for us. The first song on the record that was written, it’s called Ecstasy, and that one was about my first time doing jiu-jitsu, and, like, how free I felt after doing that. And I think that theme kind of carried over to how the other songs are written, even though there were, like, three or four songs that were written because Bri and I went through a really hard time with some, you know, ex-friends that we used to have, and we both kind of mourned them. We mourned them in our own way and wrote our own songs about it, and that was, like, a turning point for us personally. We also wrote, you know, Catacombs, which is, like, the second song in the record. Basically, the first lyrics was really about kind of burying your old self and becoming a new version, and becoming a new version of yourself and finding, basically, finding yourself. So, in general, that’s the big theme of the whole record, and it wasn’t, like, conscious that we were trying to do that, it just kind of came out that way.

Sabrina: I mean, for a debut album, that’s kind of the best direction you can go in, because you are finding yourself, you’re finding your voice as musicians, so it’s the start of it all.

Niko: Absolutely.

Sabrina: How do you see the title playing into that? Like, where did Off The Edge come from? Is that inspired by a song on the record? How does that encompass the message?

Brianna: So, during, like, an interesting time of, like, trying to figure out who we wanted to be, what kind of friends we want to have, like, you know, they say, like, the five people you surround yourself, like, you are, like, to an extent, like, you pick up little habits and stuff, and, you know, me coming to L.A. and you go here, we have a very different, at that time, different view of what friends are supposed to be and what friends are like. Just, you know, it’s just different, you know. And for me, like, I don’t know, I’m not trying to be mean, I’m not trying to be mean, but for me, like, I think that I just kind of grew up also being, like, a girl, there’s more emotions, like, you go through, I feel like, a lot more, like, people that are, like, jealous or mean or bullies or, I don’t know, as a girl. I know guys experience that too, but I think, like, for me growing up, I was just, like, I don’t know, sorry, I’m going on a tangent of how all of this is going, but for me, like, I am blanking, I’m so sorry, guys. Sorry, I’m blanking so bad right now.

Sabrina: It’s like, how does the album title tie into, like, where did the album title come from? How does it tie into the songs?

Brianna: Okay, so, okay, thank you, thank you. So basically, from that, like, we were trying to, like, the different types of relationship dynamics that we had individually, when we got together, you know, they just didn’t, like, really mesh well, because we had a different view on how we should be treated or, you know, should we just, you know, oh, they’re just like that, like, you know, they’re never going to change or things like that. And for us, once we had, you know, cut off these friends that we made together through the choices that we made, it was really hard. And going off of what I was saying in the past, it’s like, we’re growing, no matter what age, you could be 50, you could be eight, whatever, we’re always learning more about ourselves and the people that are around us and how they affect us to be the people that we are, you know. And with Off The Edge, we went through it, like, we had these friends we really, really loved, and, you know, we thought it was the same, you know, but we just had different views of how we want to live our life, both of us and our other friends, you know. And I remember one night, we were just like, you know what, let’s just cry it out. Let’s just cry it out. Let’s, like, listen to music. Let’s, you know, do what we gotta do, you know. And I don’t really know how, it just kind of popped in my head, but I was like, oh, like, people need to live their life on the edge or whatever. And then Niko was like, I don’t know, that’s a little Aerosmith, that’s a little, like, overused, you know, Off The Edge, whatever. On the edge, sorry. And then we slept on it, and I woke up, and I was like, what if we say Off The Edge? Because going with all of what I just said, like, not only about friendships, but also, you know, like I said, you’re inspired by friends, and then you should have friends that make you want to be better and push yourself and stuff. So our whole concept, our whole motto, it’s not just, like, our album name or our, like, instrumental song name, it’s, you know, we are S8NT Electric, and we live Off The Edge. And that is, you know, if you close your eyes, you know, pretend, like, close your eyes, and you’re on a building, and you look down, and you see there’s so many opportunities, but there’s also so many mistakes, there’s so many amazing things that can happen to you. But you’re so afraid because you feel like you might fail, you feel like you might get judged, or anything like that. Well, what we’re trying to promote with this whole album, what we’re about, all the stunts we do, is to jump off the edge. Like, jump off the edge and not be afraid to say no if that person is, you don’t want to be friends with that person, or if you want to be a lawyer, like, go to law school. That’s what Off The Edge is, and that’s how we came up with it, trying to figure out who we wanted to be, who we didn’t want around us, what do we want to see ourself in eight years, you know, like, I want to be alive, I want to be a grandma, like, I want to also not glorify this old rock and roll lifestyle, like, live fast, die young. Like, I want to live my life, I want to not be, not scare my family, I want to take care of myself, you know, but yeah, that was a long answer, sorry.

Sabrina: No, I love it, I love it, because it shows how connected you are to this record, and you know, a debut album, it should be like that, it should be intentional, you should be taking the time, even with just like the title alone, like, there should be that much thought into it, because this is you announcing yourself to the world, this is our music. And I think it’s a really cool phrase as well, to be like, just take the risk, live life off the edge, you know, don’t be on the edge, teetering on, should I do this, should I not do this, just do it, and whatever happens, happens, just take it day by day, so I really love the message. Niko, is there anything you want to add to that?

Niko: No, I think that was, I think that kind of covered, I think, you know, since we’ve been on this journey of doing, of showing the example of living off the edge, you know, we’ve, first it started with, I think the first thing we did was like skydiving for a music video, and then we went for our song Tar on the record, we like, our drummer, he’s from New Mexico, we hit him up, and he had some buddies who do like drift driving, and they’re really good, really amazing drifters, and we went and shot a video with them, where they’re like drifting all around us, and, you know, all trying to show what this means, you know, like this, this way of life, of living unapologetically, not being afraid to express yourself, to do something, maybe even a little bit dangerous, but it makes you feel alive sometimes, and just from that video alone, it’s just unlocked so many opportunities for us to, you know, to work with, now we worked with like, Formula Drift Driver, or we’re working with really cool people in motocross, or things like that, so it’s kind of, that one mantra that we have has really opened the door, a lot of doors for us, and, you know, our goal is to really spread that message to the world, so, yeah.

Sabrina: I love it, I love it, it sounds like you guys are very invested in it, and, I mean, that’s what an album should be, it’s a full project, you put a lot into it, so you kind of have to live it out completely, you have to go full force on it, so this question, I actually, I knew you guys were a band, I didn’t know how many there were, and I obviously didn’t know you two were together, so I feel like this question now has even more weight to it, but when you’re creating a longer, larger project with multiple artistic voices, it can sometimes be difficult without stepping on each other’s toes, so is there anything you learned about each other creatively or personally during the process of creating this record? Especially you guys, because you’ve been dating for seven years, and this is like the first project you’ve done together, so what did you learn about each other?

Brianna: I think, I’ll go with, I think for us, like, you know, when people hear that we date, I used to be, because they kind of like give faces or be like, oh, like Fleetwood Mac, and I’m like, no, I don’t do coke, okay, like, I don’t do stuff like that, like, I’m sorry, but like, you know, like, yeah, anyways, for me, like, I think for us, we just have our, like, head on our shoulders, and, you know, we fight, like, that’s normal, we have, you know, discussions, it’s like, no couple’s perfect, but we have the same goal, that’s the thing, we have the same goal, no matter what it is, so, like, we’re a team, and he always reminds me, like, we’re a team, like, we argued yesterday about, like, editing, or like, whatever, editing and content, whatever, and it’s like, we know we’re a team, this is our goal in life, our goal is to, we both have this, I want to perform, I want to sing, I want to be in this band, like, this is the band I want to be with, and likewise, and I think because of that, like, we’re very, like, one, we may disagree on some things here and there, but I’m, I’m pretty, like, chill when it comes to, like, songwriting, whatever, like, I’ll edit, like, little things, or make things different, I think with our drummer, like, we, you know, we come up with the creative things, and our drummer, he, like, comes in, talks with Niko, and they figure it out, and, like, just come to a medium, and then Harrison, our bass player, and Cynter, our guitar player, like, you know, they’ll put in their own flair, and I think, like, without even speaking, we kind of have our own way of how we do it, and it’s honestly been really chill, and really relaxed, because everyone’s just down to, you know, down to do what’s best to grow. I’ll come up with you crazy stunt ideas we do for each of our songs, and after the first one it’s kind of like, okay, she figured it out, let’s just roll with it. So I think that for me, being in a band with someone I love and stuff, it’s very fun, because we’ve got to travel a lot and travel the world and experience this, that not a lot of people can really say that they’re in a band together, but also are actually doing it and pushing towards it and really working on it. We work on this band seven days a week, we have our own jobs obviously, but there’s no like, this is what we want to do. So for both of us, we’re very adamant about this, and it’s just really important to us, and I think that’s what brings our relationship closer, because we want to have kids one day, and we obviously can’t have them now, because we’re trying to do our dreams, so one day they could do their dreams. And I think there’s a lot of things that just also to the relationship, in a weird way our relationship also, the way we are relies, the other three guys rely on that. Even if we were to break up, whatever, we’d still do it, but it’d just be maybe different, and I feel like us being together is what makes S8NT ELETRIK as well. But yeah, I definitely feel like, I don’t know, our motto I think, living off the edge, has helped all five of us understand the goal, and understand all the stunts that we do, and understand that honestly all our rehearsals are non-negotiables. We’ve rehearsed at like 12 in the morning, if someone cannot do it it’s never like, oh you know, maybe someone’s out of town or whatever, but when it’s time for a show, we’re pretty all hardcore about it. So I think with that dynamic, it’s also just being in a band with five people. I think it’s really important that every single person understands what they want to do with their life, and take it seriously, because if you have one person who doesn’t take it seriously, it’s just not gonna work the best you want it to.

Sabrina: Yeah, you’re very lucky that you found a group of five people especially, that are all very dedicated and tethered to the project, because that’s like one of the biggest struggles. I hear it all the time, like yeah, we have a great drummer, but he doesn’t like to show up very often, or like our bassist is busy in like five other bands, and you know, there sometimes. So it’s like to find that match, it’s very hard to do, but once you have it, you have to hold on to it.

Brianna and Niko: Yeah, yeah.

Sabrina: Then Niko, what did you learn? Was there something you noticed about Brianna as a creative, like what’s her tick? Like, is there anything you learned about that bothers her?

Niko: Yeah,

Brianna: a lot.

Niko: Criticism. Criticism in general. You know, I think working with her definitely, I’ve definitely learned to be, you know, more sensitive with how I deliver criticism for sure, and to make sure that everyone feels, it’s kind of helped me with everyone, like to just make sure that even if I don’t like something, that they feel like we’re all trying to figure this out together, and we’re all, it’s all of us against the problem, or trying to figure out how to make the best song, or the best performance. It’s not like one of us trying to assert our ego over the other person. You know, so that’s something that’s really important that I’ve learned with her, is that, you know, if we disagree on an idea sometimes, maybe sometimes it is my ego, and it’s just I just don’t want something to change, because I feel like it reflects on my personality, that I’m a crappy artist, because she had to change something that I did, and that’s not true, and I know that’s not her intention. So just understanding that everyone needs to have a say in this, and it’s not personal, like no one’s trying to hurt each other’s feelings, we’re just trying to make the best thing, and so she’s definitely helped me learn that a lot, with how I handle everybody in my life really.

Sabrina: That’s such an important distinction too, like I own this publication, and I have a team of like three creatives I collaborate closely with, and we talk about that all the time, it’s like people get a little bit too defensive of the art, and when you’re collaborating with people on something artistic, it’s hard to not be defensive of what you’re creating, because you’re proud of it, but at the end of the day, you’re bringing in multiple creative voices, and you’re trusting each other’s vision, you’re trusting these people to make something out of what you come up with, so you have to give them that trust, you have to give them that space, and it takes everyone, it really does take a team, because you know someone might change something and be like no, I’m not changing it back, this is how it is, I like it better, and it’s like no, well let’s find a middle ground. So I think collaboration is always one of the hardest parts when you’re doing something, especially like music, that’s so personal to you.

Niko: Yeah, and I think that’s why it’s the main thing is establishing roles, you know, which is it’s just like if everyone knows what they’re doing, and like is not fighting for each other’s jobs, that definitely helps a lot, and I think everyone kind of just sat nicely in the roles that they have now in this band, so I’m really happy about that.

Sabrina: Yeah, is this your guys’ first band, or?

Brianna: This is mine.

Niko: I’ve had like six other bands, I think, before, yeah.

Sabrina: What’s special about S8NT ELETRIK for you? What makes it different?

Niko: I think what makes it different is we’re actually very intentional about what our goal is, and we’re all in agreeance on what that is. That’s not something I’ve ever had in any other band before, it’s usually just been like kind of everyone just fighting to get their ideas in, and we’re just trying, we don’t know what we’re doing, we don’t know who we are, we’re just trying to be big, because I don’t know, because we’re entitled to be big or something. That was kind of the attitude, it’s just like this kind of, okay we’re gonna see if we can get lucky, and whatever. But this band it’s very… we know what we want to say, it’s very important to us, it’s very important that we make music that we all love, and that is unique, and no one in the band is trying to copy some other band, because they think that band is cool, or no one’s trying to jump ship to another band. Everyone is just really on board with the vision, and that I think it’s like a needle in a haystack. Like you said, if you find that, don’t let go of it. So that’s what makes this band really special to me.

Sabrina: Now Brianna, were you doing solo work before, or not performing at all?

Brianna: No, I didn’t perform at all, I didn’t sing at all, I didn’t do anything.

Sabrina: So is that intimidating, like stepping into this now as you’re the singer, correct?

Brianna: Yes, no, it was my idea to start this band. Yeah, so I’m a pretty out there person, and I’m not really like shy. So yeah, I played music though before, I was in like the school band, I was in drama, I did try guitar, I did like some kind of drums in college, but I always wanted to sing. I’d always see these girls in high school, and they’re these most beautiful voices, and I was like, man, like only if they sing rock music, like I wish I could. And then I did do singing in fifth grade, but all the girls around me sing falsetto, and I don’t, that’s not, I just knew that I’m a very chest, I’m a chest singer, like belty person. So it’s kind of intimidating being like, I don’t know, nine years old, ten years old, and like singing loud. So I at that point, I thought I sucked, and then I looked at the video, I found the video, like this was like in fifth grade, right, and I found the video like a few months ago, and I was like, I did not suck. I was like, I did not suck at all, but honestly like I feel like everything happens for a reason, because like if I would have started singing like back then, like I probably wouldn’t have been here. Maybe I would have been trying to do my own solo stuff, or trying to figure some other thing out, but it was COVID time when I moved over here, and I I like to do a lot of things, and I was doing a pretty successful business of doing, what is it, what’s the word again? Commission-based work of art, for like clothes, and leather jackets, shoes, and paintings, and stuff like that. And I just never, I’ll never forget, like I was doing it, and I was listening to this song by Marina and the Diamonds, or Marina now, and I don’t know, I felt like something just whispered in my ear, like I don’t know, like a fairy or something, and it was just like, you should start a band. And I was like, I don’t know how to sing, like I didn’t reply, but you know what I mean? I was like, I don’t know how to sing, and then I was like, but you know what, I think I’m the person I want to be, like I definitely love to dance, like I’m not a shy person. I’m shy maybe at the beginning, like because I’m trying to vibe, and like check, you know, see. But yeah, I went to Niko, and I was like, hey I really want to start a band, I don’t know how to sing, but like I would really like to do this. And he was doing something else at that time that was doing really well, and you know, so he just was like, okay let’s just do it for fun, whatever. I mean I just feel like for me, like it’s blessed, but also right place, right time, and yeah, like it’s just been so cool, because like I didn’t come to LA for music or anything, I came for him, and this has been my life, and it’s been hard, it’s been exciting, it’s been fun, it’s been doing great, you know, I’m seeing it all flourish, so yeah, that is a, that’s how I feel about it all, which I never did before, so yeah. 

Sabrina: Yeah, I mean to step in as a lead singer when you’ve never done something like that before, it’s intimidating, but you guys have gotten great engagement, I mean I saw your social media profiles, I need to find your personal page, because now I want to see your art, Brianna, I want to see it really bad. I’m not an artist in the slightest, but I work with like a painter, and she’s phenomenal, and it blows me away every time I see people’s art, but yeah, that’s, it’s scary, but the spontaneous things end up working out very well, and your guys’ engagement, I was looking through, I mean you have a pretty good fan base right now, for a debut album, I mean it’s a good start, so I’m excited for you guys, especially with the debut.

Both: Thank you.

Sabrina: And you have a record label behind you, right?

Both: Yes.

Sabrina: What is it, Long Branch, I think?

Both: Yes.

Sabrina: So how did you become connected with the record label, where did that kind of start?

Brianna: Well we had this guy reach out to us, who’s our manager, and his name’s Hendrik, and he reached out to us about like, we’ve been together for five years in July, so he reached out to us about like three years ago, I want to say, like three, two, four years ago, and yeah he was interested in us, and so from there like, he just, I guess pitched us, and they liked us, and so yeah.

Sabrina: Wow, yeah that also kind of fell into place, perfect.

Brianna: Yeah, yeah, 

Sabrina: I mean that worked out very well for you guys. Congratulations, but thank you. Back to the debut, so debuts can come with a lot of pressure, and this is you announcing yourself to the world, so when people think back to this era of S8NT ELETRIK, what impact do you hope the debut album has? How do you hope it’s remembered, in the grand scheme of everything?

Brianna: I hope that it’s remembered for something that had mixed opinions, and that it was very different, and also impactful, like you know, either way, because what we do is we have our promoting of living off the edge, but also we do these crazy stunts all the time of living off the edge, it’s like either you really resonate with the message of this deeper, more emotional, vulnerable message, or you resonate with the stunts and just being crazy, but also just living just life freely, whatever that means to you. And that’s what I’d like people to look back in 10 years, and hopefully everything goes the way we planned and stuff, and people are like, wow that was an album that really we found ourselves, but when people listen to it maybe they might find themselves a little bit more, and just live life more freely, obviously just the whole off the edge thing, that’s just who we are, and I hope people can help people. We have some hardcore songs, we have some soft songs, and whatever resonates with somebody I’d like it. I feel like there’s a audience for everybody, and I feel like I would hope that our audience wants to just do better with themselves, and I hope like when people hear that, and maybe if they’re going through something, like I said 10 years from now, like yeah that album helped me through a really hard time, and it made me create this business, or it made me reach out to this friend that I miss, or stuff like that. I would like this album to be like a very inspirational thing for people.

Sabrina: Niko?

Niko: Oh yeah.

Sabrina: I’m forcing both of you to give me answers for every question.

Niko: I think for people to see this as the beginning of a movement that changed their lives, or the beginning of a community, which is the bigger goal for us, is to create a community of people that help each other, and are there for each other, and help push each other to their limits, to discover more about what they’re capable of. So I would love for people to see this album as a bonding experience that they have with a new group of friends that they met at our show, or at our event, or at our whatever. We are big fans of the band Ghost, and she actually has a shirt on right now, which I didn’t realize, but it’s like with with Ghost it’s such a… in a way obviously they’re massive, and they’re super huge, but they’re also kind of a niche thing that if you don’t get it, you really don’t get it. So when I see someone else with a Ghost shirt, there’s kind of like an instant camaraderie, like oh you like them too, like how many times you’ve seen them, whatever. And it’s the same for bands like the Grateful Dead or whoever, and that band is part of their identity, and I think in the same way I would like this album to be a part of someone’s identity.

Brianna: So I like that.

Sabrina: Yeah, both very inspirational answers, and I feel like with this message you’re getting across of kind of just taking risks, I think it will resonate, I think it definitely will, I think it will be inspiring to people, and I also think it’ll help people discover what it is they want out of life, their identity, and just kind of open doors for people. I really do love the mantra, so I love that you guys are like really diving into the off the edge. It’s great. So talking about songs on the record a little bit, what song on the record are you guys most proud of?

Brianna: How to Feel.

Niko: I’m gonna say a song, Peace of Myself.

Sabrina: Why? What is it about these songs?

Brianna: I like How to Feel. Well, I love Peace of Myself. I love that song a lot, but I like How to Feel because I feel like that really embodies our whole like, you know, so many people call us so many different genres, you know, and like some people say we’re this, some people say we’re that. It’s like literally like I think like a few months ago, because we started calling our bass player, when people asked us like, why does your music sound like, and we’re like, I don’t know, because we’re just playing what makes us happy, and all five of us listen to bass. I mean you’ve heard from muse to a florence and the machine, like we have, I listened to like country music yesterday, like we listen to all types of stuff, and that’s what gives the influence, especially all five, you know. And so our bass player was like, oh like we could just call ourselves pop metal, right? We’re like, you know, yeah, we have like poppy sounding songs, but chuggy riffs, and electric guitar solos, and hardcore drum breakdowns, and just like a mix of everything that’s like, you know, yeah, like anyways, so you can continue.

Niko: Yeah, so like what she was saying was how to feel, that song is kind of a combination of like all of our influences, and for me I really like the song Piece of Myself. I think what I like about that song is, well like not to get too nerdy or whatever, but I’m also doing like the mixing and engineering and stuff, and I felt like from a producer point of view, I kind of found my style with that song, and I think it was kind of the start of like really this pop metal thing for both of us to kind of come together in our minds, like really clearly. And Brianna has a really great raspy kind of vocal she did on that, which is really kind of the first time you did that, right?  So there’s a lot of different things about that song that just made it really really special to me, and also I think people, that’s our most popular song, people really love that song, and it really connected, so you know there’s a lot of reasons I’m proud of that one.

Sabrina: Now conversely, what was the hardest song for you guys to nail down? Which one really challenged you?

Niko: It’s a good question, I’m trying to think here. 

Brianna: I don’t really know, because our process is, he’ll come with a demo to everybody, like a rough thing, and lyrics will be on it, they might be changed, so I think it’s, I don’t know, because we have a certain way we do things, so majority of the time I’ll write lyrics, poems, whatever, he’ll come up with a song, then he brings it to me, and then we’ll figure it out, and then from there if I’m like okay, sick, whatever, then he’ll take it to Trey, our drummer, and then them two together kind of get that situated, and obviously he’s like a fake drum to just kind of do the demo, and then Trey will come in and do his super sick drums, and they’ll figure that together, and then we’ll take it to a rehearsal, maybe before that I’ll try and change the lyrics, and then Cynter, our other guitarist, and Harrison, our bass player, will kind of change it around too, and they’ll kind of figure it out, so yeah, creating I think one of the songs, I don’t, I don’t, I personally don’t think there’s anything that’s been too crazy, maybe just for me I don’t know, 

Niko: usually if a song is like kind of giving me trouble to like write, or to put together, usually I will just give up on it, and I’ll just go for it, losing so many good songs, I know, yeah, I probably got to go back and just revisit some, I kind of did recently, and I was like there’s some good ones here, but I don’t know, usually what I try to do is if I get it really inspired, I know there’s a time limit on this, I’ll try to get to the end of the song as fast as possible, just rough draft, straight to the end of the song, pretty much get all the bones of it out there, and then like she said, the process, we’ll go start that process, but there isn’t songs that take more than four hours, so it’s kind of a hard question. I guess the one that did maybe take the longest, and was a little tricky, was the song How to Feel, because that song is kind of like this epic thing with a lot of parts, and like a very kind of intricate guitar solo, and the outro section took us a minute to figure out, and it was kind of outside of our comfort zone, so I’d say How to Feel would probably be the answer for that one for sure.

Sabrina: Amazing, I was gonna say if you guys can’t come up with one to like write or record being difficult, like what song are you scared to play live, like is there any songs where it’s going to be like crazy, you have to drop tune in the middle of the song?

Niko: I would say actually the same song, How to Feel was like, at first it sounds like really simple, but every where everything is on the guitar is just like really annoying to play as a guitar player.

Brianna: Is it because you had to change it for my vocals or no?

Niko: No, no, not the same song.

Sabrina: I was gonna say, Brianna, you’re a vocalist, like which song are you scared of singing?

Brianna: Yeah, you definitely have some. I have some, but I’m like I’m not, so I mean I’m grateful for like how it’s all rolling out for me in the vocal world, but yeah I’m still learning, like I’m still learning, like I know you know obviously like a year, like four years ago I did not sound like I do now, and I know in five years I’m not gonna sound like right now, it’s like a muscle, like you just get better and better, you learn, your body learns, you know. Yeah, still there’s just some songs that like I just, I have a certain key that I’m very comfortable with, and I like it, and I like to, I just enjoy that, and I probably should live off the edge and really push myself, you know, live my own, what I’m saying, in that world, but I’d say our songs, Seasons of Yesterday is a very, I have to warm up, if I don’t warm up, which I’m pretty bad at sometimes, but I don’t need to get better at that, I could definitely do that, but it’s just a lot of like air, and a lot of like, there’s there’s not that many breaks in the song either, and it’s usually like in the middle of the set, so it’s like, oh my goodness, like sometimes I won’t sing some stuff, that obviously makes sense if you know, live, but Seasons of Yesterday, and then I would say Catacombs kind of used to be, but that’s like a more older song that we wrote, and obviously just released it, but like that we wrote a while ago, and I think I’ve gotten better at that, because you know, the time, but I would say Seasons of Yesterday is not my favorite song to perform live, because it’s just so much air quality, and so much pushing, you know, and so much energy.

Sabrina: I’m excited to see how it comes to life, because this will be, I mean, I’m assuming you guys are going to do a tour for the record, right? I mean, maybe not anytime soon, but 

Niko: yeah, we don’t know exactly when, at some point.

Brianna: For us, we want to make sure it’s worth it monetarily and stuff, and you know, we’ve realized through social media and creating our off-the-edge world and stuff, we’ve actually gotten a lot of really cool opportunities just by focusing on that, and then in turn, I mean it’s fun, we have such a great time, but we’re also still like this content, we’re not just singing in random places, we’re being super intentional with what we’re doing, so it’s like we get these cool opportunities, and you know, with the Drift video for a song called Tar, that was the start of really figuring out our brand, and because of that, it just kind of trickled, you know, we got invited to play at this really big Drift festival, Cajapé Autofest, it’s a super famous Drift Formula driver named Jeff Jones, and then he had a reality TV show that just came out, and the producers and him, they asked for our album to use the song on it, so it’s like from one post to that we’ve gotten these amazing opportunities and stuff, and we’re just kind of like looking at the future of this, it’s like just doing more social media stuff, doing more things around LA, California, we have a lot of really cool things coming up to a festival, Cajapé Autofest in May, and that’s just for us, every month something always happens, fun and exciting with all the stuff that we do, so that’s what we’re kind of looking forward to. And we just today posted, we did a whole live video of our album, a whole live performance of our album with all the stunts that were in every video, so it was a lot of hard work directing it, and thank goodness we had our friend Marcos, who’s been an amazing film person for us, and all the people that came out, so that’s something that we’re going to start pushing, and that’s something that we’re just I guess more of like this year for us, we finally found who we are after this album, and we’re just gonna just, our foundation is there, we’re just gonna keep pushing out the creativity, and more songs more frequently, and really cool collaborations with other artists, and cool collaborations with people who do off-the-edge stunts.

Sabrina: Yeah, I get it, because tour is expensive, it’s a lot to undertake, but if you have these opportunities coming in to do something like a Moto X event, a festival for that, I mean that’s, how can you turn that down, that’s an incredible opportunity, so I was being intentional with it, but I was going to say I’m excited to see how your vocals continue to evolve with the live performances, because that’ll really push you on the edge, I mean when you’re in a venue like that, your voice echoes, the speaker system is crazy, so that kind of teaches you some things as you go along, but yeah, hopefully you guys come to New York, I am New York based, so eventually you’ll have to come to New York City, I don’t make the rules. So my final question for you guys, what track on this debut record, Off The Edge, do you think really represents this era of the band? What is one song that it’s like, this is where you should start, this is where, the direction we’re going in?

Brianna: How To Feel.

Niko: Yeah, I agree with that.

Brianna: Yeah, How To Feel, just because it’s like a mix of, like our whole album, what you’ve been saying is, like our whole album is like who we are, and who we used to be, it’s like a journal, every song is a journal entry of every, every song is literally a moment in our lives, good, bad, sad, happy, everything, and even just like, like the journal, but even just like the sound, you know, from our song, from like XTC to How To Feel, they’re very different, and I think, yeah, I think How To Feel really like embodies who we are, and like our growth, and yeah.

Sabrina: Amazing, How To Feel came up a lot. Wait, sorry, go.

Niko: Oh yeah, I agree with that, yeah.

Sabrina: Yeah, nothing to add to it, nor the reason you think it encompasses?

Niko: Yeah, I think, okay, well, I guess I will add to it.

Brianna: Yeah, King.

Niko: Yeah, I think, yeah, it just kind of shows the monumental thing that we’re doing, and I think the message of that song is, you know, who are you when things are not going your way, when things are difficult, when things are, you know, the future doesn’t look too bright, how do you respond to that? Because that really just defines who you are as a person, and everyone has to go through really hard things in life, but how you handle it and your perspective on that is ultimately what defines whether or not you’re living off the edge. So that message in of itself, I think, encompasses what we are trying to say as a band, and also the sound of that song, and everything about it, and just musically what it is, I think, is the direction where we’re headed.

Sabrina: Yeah, well, you guys have what sounds like a great team between your manager and, of course, your PR team. I’ve worked with Tori for a very long time, and she’s just an incredible person. She’s a wonder to work with, so I’m excited for you guys. I think this record is going to be really big for you, and you’re being so intentional with the branding, there’s no way it won’t stick. I mean, you’re going above and beyond, and that’s a lot for a debut album, so all the power to you guys.

Brianna: Thank you so much.

Niko: Thank you, Sabrina.

Sabrina: I’m going to leave the microphone to you. Anything you want to tell people, anything you want to say to the people reading?

Niko: I’ll say stay tuned, follow us on Instagram at S8NT ELETRIK. We’re going to be doing a lot of really cool stunts, we’re doing a live album performance, as well as playing some really cool events, and if you want to see some crazy stunts or be inspired to live a more fulfilling life, check it out.

Sabrina: What’s been the craziest stunt so far?I’ve heard stunt a few times, I have to ask. What is like the most insane thing you guys are planning? 

Brianna: I don’t know, I think it just depends, because I’m going to be honest, I do shut my brain off when I do these things. I know that’s crazy, but that’s something I realize, it’s like I kind of have to, but it’s like a nice zen. I can’t explain it, I just feel so relaxed afterwards. I guess I was born to be a stunt person or something, but I would say obviously we’ve done a lot of things, like we’ve done truck surfing, we’ve skydived, we’ve blown fire, that’s our album cover. One thing that you know, we did a song mirror image, and I just did this video one-off, it was me, Niko, my friend Salam, and she has a drone, and I climbed this really big mountain, really, really big rock, actually not even mountain, I feel like mountain seems a lot nicer. No, this huge rock called like Vasquez rocks, if you search it up you can see like the one that I actually climbed, I didn’t realize is the one that’s like the photo, and yeah it was so scary, but it was so beautiful. I created this beautiful leotard with a bunch of mirrors to represent mirror image, and I was just singing on it, and it felt so ethereal and so beautiful, and I would say that was the scariest one for me, just because if I tripped, I would die, just go off. The videos on our Instagram are a little bit more lower, we’re meaning to post like a full video of it soon, you know, on YouTube, like the full full song, but yeah, I think that was like the scariest for me, because when I got up there that was like the first stunt ever, I was like man, like I don’t know if I can, I’m scared, so I stood there for like, I sat down for like 20 minutes, and then like I chilled, some people talked to me or like whatever, and then I was like okay, so I stood up, and yeah I think so, I mean like we really started with this whole off the edge thing like last year, you know, we figured out who we were last year and stuff, so we’ve done a lot of stunts in a year, like it’s actually been crazy, but to me that’s one I did by myself, and that one was the most scariest to me, but it was very fulfilling and very beautiful, and like I don’t know, when I was on that mountain, I just experienced like this, I don’t know, beautiful feeling up there, and it was just very like, wow, I’m doing this, and I’m very proud of myself, so yeah.

Sabrina: Yeah, that has to be so rewarding, I mean it’s a rush of euphoria to say that you did that.

Brianna: That’s the right word, for sure, for sure, 

Sabrina: and you say you want kids, and one day you’re going to be able to tell them these stories, and they’re going to be like, oh my gosh, my mom was so cool, they’re going to live with no fears, and then Niko, what has been the craziest thing?

Niko: You know, I’ll be honest, she does like more, she does more gnarly shit than I’ve ever done, but I mean we’ve done a lot of, let’s see, what was the most intense? The last thing we did for the live album was really cool, less of a stunt, but more of like we had drift cars, motocross, fire spitting, fire dancing, a lot of stuff happening at the same time, which is like playing and watching that was really, really epic. It was so cool, I felt like I was in a movie or something, that was really, really cool. Playing in the back of the truck was really sick, she was on the hood, she’s like even more gnarly, so can’t really speak on that, but yeah, we did a lot of cool stuff, and I’d say, I’d say getting, the first time we got circled by drift cars was really, it was really pretty magical too, it was very, very thrilling, like see them like a few feet from you, like just circling around, and kind of, you know, I think when you’re in the midst of that, it’s not really fear anymore, it’s kind of like just excitement, it’s just really, really cool, you kind of just surrender to the moment, so.

Sabrina: It’s the adrenaline of it all. Well, thank you guys so much, I appreciate you taking the time, best of luck with the debut, it’s going to be amazing, I’m excited for you guys.

Both: Thank you, appreciate it, thanks so much, have a good one.