Playa Deception

You’ve seen them on MTV’s Becoming O-Town, and heard about them all over New York…Playa Deception. These guys are incredibly sweet, good looking, and amazingly talented. We got a chance to ask them a few question, and even picked them as FM’s summer Spotlight — check ‘em out!
[L-R: Jay, Donnie, Matt, & Steve]

Many people might recognize you from MTV’s Becoming when you performed as O-Town. What was that like for you guys?
That was an awesome experience for us and we learned a lot about being a group from it, but now we are moving out of that shadow and we have a whole new style and approach to the music industry.

So, how did Playa Deception come about?
Matt: My brother Jay and I have been singing together for a long time for we decided to start recording music onto a computer until I met Donnie and Steve in high school about 4 years ago and we were all just 4 guys with the same dream.

Your name is very unique…how did you come up with it?
We feel that our style is different and we have a rap edge and we feel we can stay in the rap game, yet we also have the look and sound of a pop/r&b group. So its a Playas style but on the other hand it is just a deception because we love makin’ girls go weak in the knees with our "boyband" Look.

Have you always been into music? What made you get into singing?
We have all loved music and been into music and singing from young ages. The influence of other groups and being able to change peoples life with the lyrics of our songs.

Which artist would you say has a big influence on you guys, individually or as a group?
As a group we would have to say O-town & B2K, But individually ranges from artists like Eminem, 50 cent, Fabolous, to BoysIIMen

You had your first show at the Downtown back in January, how was that for you?
That was a great experience for us to do what we love to do and perform for our fans but we hope to improve greatly in our upcoming shows.

Did you keep in touch with any of the acts who also performed on the show?
Yes we do keep in touch with a couple of the groups that performed.

Can you tell us a little bit about the song Shady? Is there a story behind that?
We all sat around the piano one day and put our thoughts together and came up with it.

What process do you go through when writing a song?
Listening to a beat and writing down whatever comes to mind..Or experiencing something in life and writing your feelings onto paper.

How does it feel to be on stage and have everyone enjoying and singing along to your music?
It is one of the best feelings in the world..We hope to go on tour and perform all around the world and influence people.

Out of all your songs, which is your favorite to perform live?
My Wife.

Have you met any fans who have made a big impression on you, yet?
We have all met really great fans..and we love you all..We have also received fan books made by some special fans. (Thank you)

Is there a special message each of you would like to say to your fans?
Each of us would personally like to thank all of the fans that support us especially in these beginning stages. And we are doin’ what we love to do and working hard to come out with an album for all that have supported us. Thanks again, We love you all. Fate will find a way..We Got Next.. Thank you to Fanvasion online magazine for putting us in this months artist spotlight..It means a lot.