Velcro Mindset’s music sticks to your brain. At least, that’s what their name suggests.

Consisting of Pat Rosholt (Vocals, Rhythm Guitar), Chris Weyers (Lead Guitar), Ben Quayle (Bass Guitar) and Joshua Holmes (Drums) the act is known for blending elements of rock, blues, jazz, metal, and everything in between. On Friday night, they’ll pair their talents with reggae act Unite-One for a special performance at the Hard Rock Cafe Seattle.

Formed in 2005 by Eastside residents Holmes and Rosholt, Velcro Mindset started out as an excuse to jam.

“I was working at the Glendale Country Club – and Pat was my boss,” Holmes said.

Although the two talked about playing for years, the idea didn’t come to fruition until Holmes had a chance encounter.

“I was at a bar and I heard this guitar player complaining about how he was unhappy with his band,” Holmes said.

Velcro Mindset was formed.

In addition to placing second in Seattle’s Soundbite event, the band’s debut album, 2006’s Bring On The Strange, was the Editor’s Pick at Indie-Music.com in March 2012. They’ve since signed to Tate Music Group and released a second album called In The Wrong Room.

The Reporter caught up with Holmes in advance of the Hard Rock Show, to talk about how Velcro Mindset came to be – and what’s up next for the act:

BELLEVUE REPORTER: Where did band name come from?

JOSH HOLMES: It took months and months. Out of the blue, Pat said Velcro Mindset. None of us liked it at first, but he stuck with it. It’s a little bit obscure. But some of the bridges we write are a little bit obscure; like, it takes you out of the music and then brings you back in.

REPORTER: How would you describe your sound?

HOLMES: I like to let people listen to us and tell me what they hear. We can’t be held to one genre because of the amount of influences we’ve all had – and how we create music together. You’re going to hear all types of influences.

REPORTER: What is your goal in making music?

HOLMES: We don’t write music like what you hear on the radio. We want to be original. Velcro Mindset wants to sound like Velcro Mindset.

REPORTER: How do you guys write music? Is it a collaborative effort?

HOLMES: It’s funny; we actually have two songs that were written on accident. I think our guitar player was tuning his guitar and I heard a sound. And I was like, ‘I know you probably didn’t mean for that to be anything, but could you repeat it over and over?” Next thing you know we were writing a whole song around that riff [“County Line” off “In The Wrong Room”].

REPORTER: What do you hope people walk away with after hearing your music?

HOLMES: What I’ve seen people walk away with is musical amazement. We write technical songs; we don’t write three and four chord songs; we like to make it hard for us. We’re not a band just jumping around; it’s all about the music.

REPORTER: You released your sophomore effort, In The Wrong Room in December. What’s your favorite track off the album?

HOLMES: It’s the opening track “Cave Man.” It’s really, really fun for me to play. I love being able to play cowbell on songs – it’s just fun. It’s a pretty stellar opening track.

REPORTER: For the show at the Hard Rock, Velcro Mindset will be playing with reggae act Unite-One. How did that come about?

HOLMES: They’re actually friends with our bass player. Ultimately, it’s about the amount of people you draw; you want a good show, you want people to play for. This is the first time we’ve had such a hard contrast in music [genres]. But I think teaming up together, we can make a successful night for both bands.

REPORTER: What are you looking forward to about the Hard Rock show?

HOLMES: You know what it is? What I like about it is the sound system. They’ve got a stellar sound system; when I hear my bass drum I get excited. And the Hard Rock is very classy and they really know how to take care of an act. It’s so professional.

Velcro Mindset play at 8 p.m. Friday (tonight), at the Hard Rock Café Seattle. For more on Velcro Mindset, go to their website.