D'AMATO to Rock The Main Stage at 15th Annual Inkslingers Ball April 23 at Angel Stadium.LOS ANGELES -- "People want to see a spectacle, and it's not something you can fake," says Anthony D'Amato, lead singer, songwriter and namesake of the L.A. indie band D'AMATO, whose four song debut EP "Synesthesia synesthesia /syn·es·the·sia/ (sin?es-the´zhah) 1. a secondary sensation accompanying an actual perception. 2. " is as blistering, in your face and incendiary INCENDIARY, crim. law. One who maliciously and willfully sets another person's house on fire; one guilty of the crime of arson. 2. This offence is punished by the statute laws of the different states according to their several provisions. as their skyrocketing career on the DIY DIY abbr. do-it-yourself DIY or d.i.y. Brit, Austral & NZ do-it-yourself DIY abbr DIY do it yourself a DIY shop/job. circuit. Come April 23rd, when D'Amato -- along with his band mates Jason Gile (guitar), Dave Filice (bass) and Glen Sobel (drums) -- takes the main stage along with acts like Dead Boys Club and The Drills at Angel Stadium in Anaheim as part of the 15th Annual Inkslingers Ball. 'Synesthesia' is a phenomenon in which one type of sensation evokes the sensation of another. In the past, the star-studded Inkslingers Ball, which takes place this year over the weekend of April 21-23, has attracted such body art loving luminaries as Billy Idol, Brian Setzer, Ziggy Marley, David Lee Roth, House of Pain, Motley Crue, Alice in Chains and Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. For most of its career, the group has consisted of vocalist Anthony Kiedis, guitarist John Frusciante, bassist Michael "Flea" Balzary, and drummer Chad Smith. . Despite the growing local and worldwide acclaim for D'AMATO -- which includes blazing gigs at Sunset Strip haunts the Key Club, Whiskey a Go-Go and Viper Room, as well as airplay air·play n. The broadcasting of an audio or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television. airplay Noun the broadcast performances of a record on radio on Italy's Radio Antenna Due -- the charismatic, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Philly bred lead singer keeps it all in perspective: "In a weird way, we're like Audioslave without money." Audioslave is a good point of comparison. The songs on "Synesthesia" were mixed to vibrant perfection by Grammy winner Thom Russo, who has worked similar magic for that band as well as Jay-Z and System of a Down. The EP was co-produced by Russo, Bryan Carlstrom (Offspring, Alice in Chains, Billy Idol) and J.J. Blair (David Bowie, Rod Stewart). Carlstrom was blown away by D'AMATO's home demo (created via Logic Pro and Pro Tools) for "Killer In Me," and produced that song -- the disc's scorching scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. opening track -- as well as "Take You Down." Blair helmed the later sessions for "Speak No Evil" and "Edge of Disaster." D'AMATO the band is currently in the studio working on its first full-length album project, due in October 2006. www.DamatoMusic.com |
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