900 Pound Gorilla
9th Annual Punk Song Nominee
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Genre: Punk
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HOMEBASE/COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: usa
GENRES THAT BEST DESCRIBE YOUR MUSIC: punk , metal, rock
ARTISTS ON THIS RECORDING: 900 POUND GORILLA
WHERE WAS YOUR RELEASE RECORDED? THE UNDERGROUND LAIR-WEST HILLS, THE MIX ROOM-BURBANK
DESCRIBE THE INSPIRATION FOR YOUR RELEASE: A TRUE STORY ABOUT LOVE FOUND AT THE ROLLER DERBY RINK
IS IT BIOGRAPHICAL? PARTS OF IT ARE, parts of it are political, parts are made up
WHY DID YOU SELECT THIS RELEASE TO SUBMIT TO THE IMAS? BECAUSE IT SOUNDED REPUTABLE
WHAT/ IF ANY UNUSUAL INSTRUMENTS, SONG STRUCTURE/WRITING TECHNIQUES, RECORDING METHODS DID YOU USE? A COMBINATION OF FAST PUNK AND METAL RIFFAGE CREATED THIS SONG.
DID FANS HELP FUND THIS PROJECT? NO, BUT PLEASE BUY THE ALBUM WHEN IT COMES OUT!
DESCRIBE YOUR AUDIENCE: PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO GO CRAZY AND HAVE FUN, THIS IS ACTION MUSIC, MEANT FOR GETTING UP AND ROWDY.
WHAT MAKES YOUR FANS UNIQUE? THEY GO OFF AND GET WILD.
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE PLACES TO PLAY? RIGHT NOW IT’S THE TROUBADOUR AND OUR LOCAL CLUBS–THE SAGEBRUSH CANTINA AND OUR LOCAL WATERING HOLE–CASA DI PIZZA
NAME SOME OF YOUR FAVE SONGS & WHY THEY RESONATE: A NEW ONE–ROAD RAGE-BECAUSE WE ALL GET MAD DRIVING.
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR MOST MEMORABLE ACHIEVEMENT TO DATE? WINNING A LOS ANGELES MUSIC AWARD AND GETTING ON THE BALLOT IN 3 CATEGORIES FOR THE 52ND GRAMMIES.
WHAT’S IN THE WORKS FOR THE REST OF 2010? 2011? FINISH AND RELEASE OUR SECOND ALBUM AND TOUR BEHIND IT.
FINISH THIS SENTENCE: THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IS…IN GREAT NEED OF 900 POUND GORILLA
WHAT IS YOUR DEFINITION OF SUCCESS? A LARGE PIZZA PIE, A PITCHER OF BEER, AND A HIT ALBUM.
WHAT’S ON YOUR IPOD THAT WOULD SURPRISE YOUR FANS? some hip hop, rap, and dance music , jazz and classical
NAME SOME ARTISTS YOU ARE CHAMPIONING: Any Mohawk Bomb Records artist. www.mohawkbomb.com (we we’re on a couple comps with them)
HOW CAN FANS FOLLOW YOU? WHERE IS YOUR MUSIC AVAILABLE? www.900poundgorilla, www.myspace.com/900poundgorilla, www.youtube.com/900poundgorilla
ARTIST BIO:
The 900 Pound Gorilla story is one of 3 longtime friends having fun.
Along the way, the band made it to the ballot for the 51st Grammies in the Best Rock Group/Duo with vocal category. They also recently received the award for Punk Rock Group of the Year at the 17th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards. In addition to this, they recently garnered 2 nominations for the All Access Magazine Awards-Best New Group and Best Hard Rock Group. The Band continues to expand their diverse fan base through shows and through their extensive web presence including: www.900poundgorilla.com (20,000 hits plus a month), a myspace site, cd baby, itunes, Number1 music, MusicNation, this month in music, earbuzz.com, sonicbids, Feature sounds, cafepress.com, and many, many other sites.
They have also been featured on 97.1 KLSX Radio, in No Cover magazine and on an accompanying cd. In June, they we’re featured on www.rockwired.com with an interview and show. They are also featured with a track on K.t. Recordz Guitars of Tomorrow, with a review in Express Jet’s Inflight Magazine, and feature on Indieguitarists.com. This June, they’re featured on a compilation cd from Mohawk Bomb Records and have songs on a Derder Nation
Paintball cd.
Their recording/rehearsal studio is now complete, with the addition of an analog 24 track machine, a 48 channel mixing board, extensive outboard equipment, and of course pro tools. The idea is to be able to record anytime and still get that fat, analog sound along with the editing of digital technology. The band has music on network and cable tv, published through ASCAP.
John is also an audio mixer for a major post production company and Donat has recorded major artists such as Incubus, and Alien Ant Farm. Jeff was the operations manager/lifeblood of Schecter Guitars for 6 plus years and a touring musician.
The members of 900 Pound Gorilla have known each other for basically well, forever.
John and Donat went to high school together in Fremont , California playing in various bands playing talent contests and all sorts of high school shows.
They played together in bands through college and around California , such as Mad Beat Vison, and eventually started playing shows with Jeff’s band at the time, Dead Lazlos Place (New Red Archives). John later joined Dead Lazlos Place for a year before things came full circle–jeff , john , and donat forming 900 Pound Gorilla.
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This song kicks ass cheeks! And could have been on Drew Barrymore’s first directorial “Whip It!” You should send it to her anyways. Nice One Boys!
They are the best band live…….They also can play hip hop………Yah for 900lb Jeff Edwards
Kidding aside…This band knows how get it done. Great musical layout, drums, bass and guitar that fucking kills it. They need to play more shows………THANKS GUYS