Live From the Gig" Adds Five New Featured Bands
Virtual Venue Continues to Grow, Providing Select Artists With Prominent Placement, Exclusive Content, and Merchandise Sales
"Live from The Gig" www.LiveFromTheGig.com, the first website to stream and archive live concerts nightly, announced today that it has signed five new bands. Independent artists Ghost, LoverLee, Paperback Hero, Rozinante, and Stereo Suite have been earmarked as "Featured Bands," entitling them to priority bookings at The Gig, Hollywood's pre-eminent live music venue. These bands will have a prominent presence on the site, including bios, videos, photos and music.
Launched by independent filmmaker Peter O'Fallon ("Suicide Kings," "Blade: The Series") in May of 2006, "Live from The Gig" is a groundbreaking website that streams live performances from The Gig-Hollywood, the premiere venue for unsigned talent in Los Angeles. Every show played at The Gig is posted the following day and archived for future viewings. Additional features are constantly being added, including search functionality and the ability to rate your favorite bands.
O'Fallon's vision behind the launch of www.LiveFromTheGig.com is to create an interactive forum for creative content that brings the concert-going experience online. "In working closely with these bands, I've been able to see their passion and what they go through to keep their music alive," said O' Fallon. "I'm amazed everyday by the amount of raw talent that has yet to be discovered, and these new featured bands are a testament to that. 'Live from The Gig' provides an interactive outlet where bands can share their music with a world-wide audience, including fans, family and potential music industry executives."
With three to four performances per night, seven days per week, the site has accumulated a substantial quantity of shows and exclusive footage for fans to view. The site also recently added chat forums where viewers and fans interact with one another, request their favorite shows, and discuss the previous night's performances.
In addition to the original bands the site launched with, LIVEFROMTHEGIG.COM hosts:
-- Ghost -- GHOST's new ultra-funk sound is a collection of G. Rhymes' St Louis rap along with Mychael Bates' sounds of Brooklyn's mean streets on guitar, the pure soul of J. D. on bass, and the prodigy funk drums of "Poppin' Fresh", Lyle D. and the rabble rousing vocals of Paul Benshoof. The eclectic mix of funk, soul and hip-hop have been described as an "in- your-face reminder that funk is best when it played loud, fast, and with relish." -- LoverLee -- This six-piece "lo-fi pop" band is based in Burbank, Calif. and was assembled in the image of other collaborative/ensemble bands such as The Arcade Fire, The Concretes, and Belle and Sebastian. The group is comprised of six people with different levels of experience and backgrounds, using various instruments from their tiny junior drum set and children's Casio keyboards to "adult" instruments. LoverLee strikes its audience as personable, enjoyable, and fun with songs that stick in their heads long after the last note is played. -- Paperback Hero -- Paperback Hero is a band blessed with both strength and intellect. In one short year, the North Hollywood, California-based group has earned both a loyal west coast audience and expanding national media visibility. As winners of the "2005 KROQ-Budweiser-Hard Rock Café Battle of the Bands," their electrifying live performances provide potent persuasion for industry judges and new fans alike. Paperback Hero is creating a distinctive new soundtrack for their courageous musical mission. -- Rozinante -- Rozinante is groove rock with an ebb n flow that sways between sultry and funky. The music is set by percussive rhythms which lay down a foundation for lyrics that are both a social commentary as well as an interpersonal reflection. The four musicians harmoniously blend their individual experiences into music that expresses their journeys. As a full band they've been offering up sweet dynamics that fill any room, large or small. The name, Rozinante, comes from that which Don Quixote named his trusty steed. Rozinante symbolizes the vehicle that carries us through our experiences and dreams. -- Stereo Suite -- Los Angeles-based, Stereo Suite blends a mixture of modern rock with high energy pop, creating a sound that appeals to a wide range of audiences. Refreshingly inventive, Stereo Suite's original and bittersweet lyrics are accompanied by melodic pop/rock compositions that are reminiscent of such bands as Matchbox Twenty, Foo Fighters and Fuel. In the end Stereo Suite manages to create both melodically and lyrically a sound that captures the audience and allows them to feel they are not alone in the world.Best known for its incredible sound and band-friendly staff, The Gig-Hollywood has helped launch the careers of world-renowned artists such as Macy Gray, Linkin Park and Michelle Branch.
For more information, including a calendar of performances, please visit LivefromTheGig.com. "Live from the Gig" is the flagship property of Peter O'Fallon and his business partners' venture AlternaTV.TV.
