On March 25th Ace Enders took the time to have a quick phone interview with PropertyOfZack to catch up on the release of his brand new album, The World We Know, and to talk about his next two releases during 2010. Everyone give a big thanks to Ace and read up to find out some details on his next release.

You released The World We Know two days ago. On the first day it sold 1,000 copies, are you pretty content with the early reactions to the album?
Yeah, it seems like everybody has been really positive about it. So, I’m pretty stoked about it. I’m really happy with how it’s been going, for sure.

Last week Amazon made a mistake…
Yeah, good old Amazon coming through. It was a big bummer, but it worked out actually pretty well because it allowed us to put up the whole thing on Monday and all that stuff. And you pick what you pay so we decided to be quick on our toes and do that for people who had already downloaded it.

Did Amazon in anyway repay you for their mistake, or was there nothing they could do?
I wish. But that’s something that there’s no way to tell exactly who messed up, so there’s nothing we can do.

What was the decision behind your choice of going back to the name I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business instead of Ace Enders & A Million Different People?
It just feels right. Even though when you make music and projects obviously you’re the same person, but if you go back to a different feeling or something that has a different vibe you tend to make things a little bit different and I just really enjoy the feel of that. I really like the feel of all the stuff that has been happening and it was just like, it really feels like to be doing this like this.

Are you putting & A Million Different People to rest or do you see yourself releasing anything under that name in the future at some point?
Yeah, probably for a while at least.

When did the recording process for the album begin?
I would say December was the very, very start. I recorded pretty much like one song at a time for a little while and we didn’t really do recording sessions everyday until February came along.

Before December had started did you have any big inspirations to start an album or was it just kind of a slow process that you didn’t necessarily know was going to lead to anywhere?
It was more of just like, let’s see how things go and if things start to go good then more songs would be written. Originally it was just going to be a few songs though.

The World We Know is broken up into tracks but ideally it’s a one 40-minute long listening experience. What exactly did you have in mind for your audience to undergo while listening to the record?
I guess I just want them to take it all in for what it is. I didn’t put any thought or anything into like making one song stronger than the other, or a single, or any approach any song different. The songs compliment each other and I think I just want people to take it in for the whole piece rather than just buying one song off of iTunes and knowing that song, or only hearing one song. It’s just sort of meant to be done as the whole guy.

You start off with “Sleep Means Sleeping”. Can you tell us a little about the meaning of the song in relation to its lyrics?
I think that song is just like trying to find, it’s like all the songs. The whole record is pretty much stuff about searching for something, a feeling that you once had. And that song leads it all off because I think it sets it up for the rest of them. Basically, just like searching and hoping for another chance, or another…you’re older, you’re smarter, you’re young and you make silly mistakes and don’t really have the clearest of minds and then as you face things the second time around they’re sort of a little more difficult and that’s sort of the description of that song.

This release is the first of three planned for 2010. Will the other two fit in with The World We Know or are they gonna be three individual pieces?
They’re all definitely going to have their own identify, for sure. But what’s gonna happen is that the last one is going to be, the third is going to be like a video/movie type portion which will tie all three of them together, or the other two together. They’ll eventually all make sense together, but probably they’ll definitely all have their own individual identity and what now.

Have you started the recording for anything else or will that come later?
Yeah, we’ve done a couple things and had a bunch of ideas ready to go for when we get home. There’s the video guy who has really been helping us through it and has been doing a great job and he’ll be directing the film and has been working on that as well for a next winter release. It’s going pretty well.

In a recent statement you spoke about finding yourself over the past three years through writing, struggles, and the birth of your son. Who would you say you are now compared to the Ace of three years ago?
I’m pretty much the same, but if anything it’s taught me to go back to the beginning of where I started and not think that I know anything. Like I know I have experience of the music business and obviously having a career for such a long while. But it’s just pretty much shaken that, you know, starting from scratch and relearning how to have that young, naïve, not naïve, but a little bit more open mind frame and not think that I know what I’m doing.

The first I Can Make A Mess album was six years ago when you were still apart of The Early November obviously, but do you think you feel any resentment from fans from The Early November towards any of your new projects, including when you were doing & A Million People and even this new album?
I think there might be a little bit from people, but those are like the close-minded people. The people all who have been supporting right now have all been amazing and have been just true, true fans. I know, I’ve seen them so many times before that I know a lot of their faces, but most people have been really supportive and anyone who wouldn’t have been or holds resentment or whatever and refuse to understand it, it’s just how it is. And I mean, I’d rather not have them around anyway.

Is it a little nerve-racking to be independently releasing an album for the first time? Drive-Thru Records had been your home for a very, very long time.
Yeah, it’s something that I always wanted to do and I wish I could have before, but I wasn’t able to right now and then it’s awesome. I’m really enjoying it so far. It’s so weird every other release I’ve ever done I’ve been very anxious the first week and whether it’s going to sell, looking and worrying about numbers. I really have not even looked for anything like that because I know I’m not worried on a label completely giving up after the first week or not caring. I know this is going to be a building thing and I’m excited that there’s an option to actually keep building instead of going stale after a while. It’s wonderful.

You often open up your studio to bands that are looking for spaces to record. Do you see yourself becoming a full time producer at some point in the future?
Maybe far down the road. Maybe far, far down the road. Right now I don’t really see that, doing it full time.

Is it difficult having a newborn son out on tour with you? How exactly does that work out?
It’s very interesting. He’s actually much calmer than I am, and he pretty much sleeps in the van and once we get to the venue he’ll hang out for a few minutes, then grab some food, and then he’s off to the hotel, which is usually nicer than my house. So I really don’t feel bad, it’s usually a pretty good thing. And he’s normal for the rest of the night, has his dinner, takes his bath, gets a bed time story, plays a little bit, and falls asleep. Then he wakes up the next morning and we do it over again, so it’s not as crazy and wild as most people would think.

And you’re out on Copeland’s farewell tour with Person L right now. How’s the tour been so far?
Great, wonderful. Every show has been like sold out. Person L is great, being with Kenny and those guys again, they’re great friends and it’s great to see Copeland every single night because it is their farewell and it would be sad to only get to see one show. I feel bad for everybody every night, but it’s great to watch them every night and not get tired of it. It’s definitely been a wonderful tour and they’ve been great, the bands have been wonderful. The first band, Deas Vail, they’re pretty amazing too.

Do you have any touring plans set in stone after the Copeland tour before Warped starts?
Uh, nothing yet, just recording and doing another record. That’s pretty much it so far.

So after the tour you will finish up the second release?
Yeah.

You and Jeff Kummer have played shows together since the hiatus of The Early November, is there a possibility you and he would ever do a side-project together?
I don’t know, maybe, but who knows.

Since the new era of finding yourself, would you say that everything has come easier to you since starting over?
Definitely been much more relaxing, at least. Maybe not easier, but definitely much more relaxing and that’s good enough for me.

Have you given any thought to what your plans will be after the three-part series is finished and complete?
Not yet, just more touring and seeing where we end up after that.
Thank you so much for your time, is there anything else you would like to add?
No, that’s pretty much it. Thank you very much for your time as well.