Catching up with Jake Miller

Six shots and I'm faded...you've got a new tattoo.  Fallin' back in old habits cause that's what we do...

Dark Matter Hot Sauce has been lucky enough to collaborate with the one and only Jake Miller.

Jake was cool enough to take some time during his 2017 Back to the Start Tour to answer a few questions for us!

Our limited edition Can't Help My Sauce Jake Miller hot sauce only has 1,111 total bottles for sale.  Once they sell out the design will get retired & never be sold again.  Head over to Dark Matter Hot Sauce now to grab your bottle while you can.  *30% of all sales are donated directly to The Dear Jack Foundation.  

**Jake Miller also signed a bunch of labels and certificates for some lucky winners! All bottles are eligible to win a signed bottle.  You'll know you've won when your order arrives.

Jake Miller with Josh aka
Chicago Johnny's

Thank you to Jake for being involved in this project! 

What made you want to get involved with Dark Matter Hot Sauce? 

I've always wanted to branch out and do some kind of food product. Hot sauce is something Ive always loved and its for an amazing cause. 

How’d you come up with the name [Can’t Help My Sauce] for your hot sauce? 

My new single is called Cant Help Myself, and I can't help myself but to keep eating hot sauce. 

You were extremely involved in the entire behind the scenes process of bringing your limited edition hot sauce bottle to life.  You were also the first artist to request including a thank you note to your fans directly on the bottle.  Why was it so important for you to have that added connection to your fans?

Each limited edition hot sauce is numbered and comes
with a certificate of authentication

My fans are my everything. Anything I do, its for them. I always love showing my appreciation, since I wouldn't be here in the first place if it weren't for them.

What is your favorite food to use hot sauce on? 

Tacos

Everyone knows how difficult it is to eat food that isn’t just drive-thru food when you’re on the road.  What meal do you cook when you’re finally back in your home kitchen?

I love cooking a nice chicken, rice, and pasta dish. 

30% of sales from the hot sauce go directly to The Dear Jack Foundation, which was founded by Andrew McMahon of Something Corporate/Jack’s Mannequin.  We know you’re an Andrew fan and we’ve seen you’ve hosted Emo Nite.  How has the emo/pop punk genre had an influence on your music career? 

I grew up listening to Jacks Mannequin and a bunch of other pop punk bands. It heavily influenced my ear for music and playing instruments. That kind of music brings back the best memories. 

You’re currently an independent artist.  What has been the biggest challenge going from a label to being independent?  Or do you find that the freedom of being an independent artist outweighs the challenges that you’re facing? 

The freedom of being off a record label for the first time is so refreshing. I have no limitations for the first time ever. Of course there are some challenges and obstacles to jump over, but that makes it more fun and rewarding when I win. 

You sing a lot about where you’re from in Florida.  If you didn’t have to be based out in LA for music would you still be based back home?

I don't have to be based in LA. I love LA. Florida will always be there when I miss my friends and family, but I want to be in LA for now because its such a great place to be creative. 

What can we expect next after you wrap up the Back 2 the Start tour? 

After tour, I will make more music and tour more. Over and over again. I just want to keep doing what I'm doing, on a bigger and bigger scale. 

If you were running Dark Matter Hot Sauce who would you like to see on a limited edition bottle? 

I would like to see my dad on the next bottle ;)

An Interview with Jeremy Lenzo of Mayday Parade

The second artist Dark Matter Hot Sauce was fortunate enough to collaborate with was Mayday Parade. The fellas were rad enough to lend us their images for a limited edition hot sauce bottle! (Shout out to Josh Terry at Workshop Management & everyone else involved in helping make the hot sauce a reality)

Jeremy Lenzo, bassist in Mayday Parade, took some time out of his busy schedule while touring in Europe to answer a few questions for us!

What is your favorite food to use hot sauce on?

Probably Mexican, but I generally put hot sauce on just about everything.

What is your favorite recipe to cook when you’re home?

I don't know. It depends on what I'm in the mood for but salmon, green beans with a side salad is usually a weekly thing. 

Do you guys cook on the tour bus or eat out more often?  If you’re cooking on the bus while traveling, who is the best cook in the band?

We usually eat out more on tour. On the bus all you really have is a microwave and maybe a George Forman grill. You can do quite a lot with that, but in a bus the smell, smoke and clean up are a big problem. As far as the best cook, I don't know. I think each one of us has our special dish that we cook really well.

Who decided which lyric would be used on your limited edition hot sauce bottle?/How did you decide which lyric to feature on the bottle?

Derek decided that, he thought it went well using a lyric that referenced "dark" to go along with dark matter hot sauce. I don't think we have any lyrics to actually go with "hot" so we did the best we could.

What made you want to collaborate with Dark Matter Hot Sauce?

We all love hot sauce, and the proceeds we're going to a good cause.

Is hot sauce an essential for anyone in the band?  

I think me (Jeremy) and Brooks love our hot sauces. We need to at least have a few different bottles in the fridge on tour.

When it comes to hot sauce is the heat level more important to a dish or intense flavor more important?

I think flavor is always the most important thing with hot sauce. If you can't taste your food anymore you're doing it wrong. Although, I say that but I tend to push the thresh hold on heat a good bit.

How would you describe the taste of Mayday Parade’s limited edition hot sauce?

Currently in Europe so I can't sample it to remember, but if I can recall It's a vinegar based hot sauce with a smoky taste and a mild heat. Good for chicken and fish.

We know you’re headed to the UK for the last leg of the ALIR 10th Anniversary tour.  What’s up next for Mayday Parade?  Can we expect news on the new album in the near future?

When we get back from tour we're going to jump in the studio sometime in December to record some new material and hopefully try and get an album done by early next year. Hopefully after marketing and what not we can release sometime early summer.

You can still order your Mayday Parade limited hot sauce! Available only at DarkMatterHotSauce.com 

Only 1,111 bottles will be sold & once they sell out the design will get retired & never sold again.  As always, 30% of each sale gets donated directly to the Dear Jack Foundation.  If you decide not to order, please consider making a donation to the organization. *We donate 30% of total sales, not profits, to the Dear Jack Foundation, allowing us to make a bigger donation with your support.