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 So far away from home, four former Providence College students have embarked on a dream and goal in life: to spread their talents and love of music. Ed Healey and Paul Larochelle, the band's founders, quickly realized after some jamming sessions that they had found a way to reach their dreams, and Nathan Everding and Josh Ingemi were soon added to the roster in early 2000.
The four started practicing as a united band in March 2000, completing "Meet the General" and "Let It Go" after just two days together.
In October 2000, [acronym] played their first live show before the largest crowd of the night at The Living Room in Providence, RI under the name “Dollar Ninety-Five”. The band then performed more shows at PCPalooza and Stuartstock in Providence, RI with large crowds at each show. Crowds loved the music and the band loved playing. In November 2000, [acronym] competed in the 91.3 FM WDOM Battle of the Bands, with large fan support. Although they did not capture the crown that night, there was no doubt they were one of the most dedicated and hardworking bands to perform.
After the contest, [fallen] became the band’s transitional name, and they formed DNF Productions as a Management, Promotions and Booking team which still operates as their management today. Also, the band withdrew from the live scene to begin recording their debut EP, a collection of the crowd favorites at the shows. [fallen] entered the studio in March 2001 to work under a great RI-based producer named George Dussault.
In April 2001, [fallen] found themselves being requested to perform at several shows at their college, in Providence, and throughout New England. Due to the excessive number of requests for the band to perform, and with complications with several of the venues, [fallen] elected to perform only at Done with Civ. May 4, 2001, the band performed for over 600 audience members, receiving a great response from the crowd despite oppressive heat in the 90’s and many technical problems with the audio system at the event.
In May 2001 following the show, the band found itself in the middle of promotional photo shoots, college show contract negotiations throughout the Northeast, and on the verge of beginning their ascent. They once again changed their name to distance themselves from the many new bands that appeared with variations of [fallen], choosing [acronym] as their final name. “We just felt that a name like [fallen] denoted a hard-core band, and it didn’t quite match what we were about musically or in our own personal lives,” recalls drummer Paul Larochelle.
The band took the summer off from shows to continue writing new songs and develop their act. In October 2001, they reemerged on the stage for the first time as [acronym] at Providence College's StuartStock 2001 as the headlining band. They also played the Living Room to an extremely receptive crowd, sharing the stage with the now dispersed band “Ten Times Over,” a very popular RI band at the time. In December 2001, [acronym] played the Equator Club in Manchester, CT to an amazing audience. Their first out of state show, [acronym] rocked, opening for Evenstar, a NYC rock band who to this day remains friends with the guys from [acronym]!
In February 2002, [acronym] played their first show at The Blackstone in Cumberland, RI to another large crowd, and were quickly asked to headline a show there. This occurred in May 2002. In April 2002, [acronym] performed at the PC Premed Honor Society Banquet and also at the PC Battle of the Bands, with larger audiences gathering at each show. In October 2002, [acronym] returned to The Blackstone, and headlined at StuartStock 2002 later that month.
In January 2003, the band entered the studio to record their debut album New Years Sun. After three months of working on the album, it was initially released on April 29, 2003, although the band hopes to have an official release and marketing push in the winter of 2003/2004. To date, the CD is available at Newbury Comics stores throughout New England.
In May 2003, the band appeared in decibelMAGAZINE, a new music magazine with over 30,000 readers in the Southern New England area.
[acronym] is now forming the basis of the [acronym] street team. Where is [acronym] headed? They now know the dream is not Completely Unattainable. One Who Learns to Persevere will reach their goal. Are you ready for the road that lies ahead? Hold on tight, [acronym] is about to take off. |
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