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Bio
DRiVEPiN's brand of hard
rock is diverse in texture and delivery. This electrifying
four-piece hailing from San Diego delivers a tight performance with
knock-out punches and unruly power. “Thank you. Finally something
that I can listen to. This is great music. The production is good,
the band is tight and the song just kicks pants. Extra Credit:
Guitars,
Production.”-
Jeremy TG,
Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Garageband.com
review of the song “Cold” by DRiVEPiN.
Formed in 2001, DRiVEPiN includes members Rich Ducharme (guitar),
Ryan Elias (bass), Mike Ellison (drums) and Ryan Holmes (vocals).
Long-time friends and music store co-workers Ducharme and Elias
started DRiVEPiN as an off-shoot of a cover-band focusing on popular
hard rock and metal tunes. Discovering a growing passion for
writing original material and with the addition of Ryan Holmes,
formerly of Spin Records signed-artist F.K.A, they began to
perform as an acoustic three-piece at small local venues. Adding a
drummer, the band “plugged-in” and started playing shows in well
known San Diego clubs. Within six months the group had written more
than a dozen songs and began work on their self-titled debut album.
Mike Ellison joined the band in 2004, bringing improved dynamic to
the heavy rhythms that drive the band’s live performances.
DRiVEPiN sites influences ranging from contemporary and 90’s hard
rock acts such as Tool, Soundgarden, Audioslave, Foo Fighters, Alice
In Chains, Mudvayne and System Of A Down to 60’s and 70’s rock icons
Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.
The
album DRiVEPiN (2004) includes ten original songs about
relationships, fairness, being caught in the middle, getting burned
and starting over. Tracks range in muscularity and subtle nuance,
each with devastating riffage and smart vocal passages. "Cold" is a
forceful, souring and energetic announcement about surviving past
tragedies. With it’s driving rhythm and heavy finish, it opens the
door for the floor-dropping "Walking The Dead', a haunting blast on
family tragedy. The band’s maturity is demonstrated further through
clever combinations of hook and heavy handed instrumentation on
crowd-pleasing tunes “Barriers,” "Listen," and "Plain" a discussion
between father and son about being absent during the coming of age.
DRiVEPiN has delivered an album that excites, grooves and delivers
knock-out blows.
The
band’s focus for 2004 has been promotion and sales of their debut
album (DRiVEPiN, 2004), and cultivating a growing following
in their local San Diego music scene with shows at popular San Diego
venues including Hard Rock Café, Cane’s Bar & Grill, The Jumping
Turtle, Blind Melons and Honey Bee Hive.
In
2005, DRiVEPiN plans to broaden their audience and with shows
throughout California and in some cities in Arizona and Nevada in
support of current recordings. They seek radio airplay and street
promotions in areas where they plan to perform. All efforts are
supported by an ongoing web campaign designed to introduce the band
to new audiences and promote album and merchandise sales.
Booking
Contact: Ryan Elias, Phone: 619-665-5992 Email:
info@drivepin.net
Visit
the DRiVEPiN’s official website:
www.drivepin.com
Fan
Pages: www.myspace.com/drivepin.html
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Here are a couple of DRiVEPiN's songs!!
Cold
Lost
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