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We are a four piece band based out of
south Florida with a rich history. Chris Perez and myself
met sometime in 2003 when my band Westview was looking for
a singer. We ended up writing and self recording an EP and
signing to our drummers faux record label. The music was
very poppy, almost irritatingly catchy.
Beauty to the Moon
We went on a crazy ride with this
band. We played shows all over the country, we went to
celebrity parties, we moved to California, we recorded
in famous studios like Oceanway in Nashville. After a
dispute with our drummer and record label CEO (haha),
we decided to call the band quits and move home.
Eventually (couple weeks later),
we got the itch again. We started our second band Beauty
to the Moon. This was an aggressive, in-your-face southern
rock post hardcore mix; a big contrast from our former
band. These shows were so much fun to do. Our trademark
was a Jack Daniels bottle at every show. We started to
really get noticed when Rob from the band Nonpoint saw
us play a show. He asked us to start opening for the
band every time they were in town at the Revolution.
We did a handful of shows and our name started to spread
through the local scene. At one point, GWAR was in town
and their opening act Job For A Cowboy had to drop off
the show and we got called in to fill their spot. What
an memorable night that was! |
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having a great time
Being in an original
band is hard because you make very little money. So a
year or so into this band, we had the idea of starting
to gig to make some cash to put back into the band. Not
all the members of our band could keep up. So those of
us who could (Chris Perez, Steve Laudicina, and myself)
started Bobby and the Renegades; a blues funk band. We
enlisted a long time friend of mine, Harry Brooklyn on
drums and found a guy named Mason on craigslist.
Things
were going great, we were making money and having a great
time doing it. Eventually, egos between the 3 original
members of Westview (Chris, Steve, and myself) started
to clash when Steve decided that playing the blues was
his true passion. This is right around the time that
our other band, Beauty to the Moon, was about to land
a major record deal with Beuler Bros. This completely
threw us since we were friends and writing partners for
over 7 years. We never followed up on the deal. Both
bands broke up, and Chris and I once again decided to
punt. |
In the summer of 2012, we started to play shitty bar covers
and some of the old blues/funk material we used to do in Bobby
under the name "The ScumDogs": named after our dog "scummy" when
we were roommates. We used my good friend Harry for this project
since he was awesome in Bobby and Andrew Musselman who used
to fill in for Bobby gigs when our bass player was sick. We
had been in so many different styles of bands that we just
wanted to have no boundaries in our set list. Our covers span
many genres: country, rock, alternative, funk, blues, jazz,
and hip hop. We've started writing original tunes that are
in the vein of Circa Survive and later Thrice: Ambient, Progressive,
and Aggressive. Blues and funk always sneak their way into
our writing as well since it engrained itself in us in the
Bobby days. Our goal is to eventually not have to play covers
and promote ourselves as an original band. Our passion is in
the music that we create.
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