Jeremy Bradley-  You guys have been together long before appearing on "America's Got Talent".  Now Hans, tell me how AT LAST came to be.

Hans-  Well, Mike and I have been singing together since high school and we actually came down to L.A. for an audition and we met Justin here.  The three of us have been singing together for about five years now.  We had a previous member in the group that left at the end of last year, 2005.  In the CD that's out right now you notice there's only three of us but we were looking for a fourth member because we really wanted to fill up… it's all about four-part harmony.  So we auditioned a fourth member and DJ was it.  It's been the four of us since the beginning of this year and we're gonna make it happen.

JB-  So DJ, he just mentioned you.  You're from Texas.  How did you meet the group?

DJ-  My original place was, I moved out here (Los Angeles) and I was teaching some kids at a science camp and I saw this ad for an audition and I was already on my way out to L.A. and I felt like, "You know, I'm going to give this a try."  I love singing and see where it goes from there.  I rocked the audition, I got lucky and here I am.

JB-  Justin, you've been doing music for quite some time.  You took it in school.

Justin- Yes.

JB-  Did you ever see yourself in a group situation or did you think you'd be a solo act?

Justin-  I started singing when I was really young.  Actually, I was in a singing group in high school too, so I kind of got started pretty early.  I like the dynamic.  I enjoy being out there and having other people on stage with (me) and they rock out with you and it's just a lot of fun having three other guys.  And I knew that was an ideal situation so when I had the opportunity to form this group AT LAST with Mike and Hans, initially I just jumped at the chance.  I knew it was going to be a great time.

HANS CHO

MIKE LEE

JUSTIN FONG

DJ SAY

JB- Do you prefer working or performing live with or without music?

Hans- I think there's definitely pros for both aspects and I feel we're very fortunate to include both, to incorporate both in our music. 

JB- Mike, tell me about being on "America's Got Talent".  What made you choose the songs that you did on there?

Mike-  The sound we create has always attracted a lot of attention.  It's always been one of our strong hooks.  But the show wanted to bring in something that not many people had heard before.  We had so much fun singing those songs too so they were the best ones to bring to the show.  We just wanted to bring a fresh sound that would get noticed and give us a chance to win.

JB-  It is a bit different too to have your only instrument being your voices, like doing your own beats into the microphone rather than have a band back you up.  It seems more original then, doesn't it?

Mike-  Absolutely. 

JB- Now obviously since appearing on "Talent" you have had tons of opportunities to continue performing and get some exposure.  Tell me, Mike, was it tough getting that sort of attention before going on the show?

Mike-  Yeah, it was a little bit more work.  I mean, we were definitely blessed with the opportunity to be on the show.  It gave us some instant exposure and a platform to launch from but before we took more of a grassroots approach to it.  Well, actually we still do that now but we would do a lot of our own legwork, do our own research and book our own gigs, a lot of word of mouth in the area.  We slowly built a pretty loyal fan base through those means before the show happened.

JB-  There's an incredible blend of voices in the group, as was mentioned earlier that four-part harmony is a main focus -- we saw several a cappella songs on  "Talent" this summer, so DJ is that hard to perfect or did it just come naturally with all of you four?  How much practice did it take before you hit it perfectly?

DJ-  It takes a lot of practice.  Like me, personally, before I joined this group I was a solo singer looking for my big break and going from calling your own shots to having to adjust to the other guys because you have to make it sound right.  You can't just wing it like you would normally do when being a solo artist.  It's really stressful and you have to keep a good head on your shoulders because there's times when it would get to me and it would just make you think differently like, "Should I just go solo or should I just keep going with this harmony?" but it's well worth it when you put in the work and hear the sound.

JB-  Is it easier to sing and harmonize with or without music?  When you're trying to get it, do you need a piano to give you each the notes or does it just feel right?  Like how does that work?

Justin- It's a lot harder to harmonize without music.  Music gives us a reference it's (a piece of) cake compared to doing it just strictly a cappella.  I carry around a little pitch pipe with me at all times. Every time I leave the house!  I'll forget my keys or I'll forget my wallet but I'll never forget my pitch pipe.  It's a pipe that gives you pitches and stuff like that.

JB-  They could have come up with a more creative name for it though, hey?