Defined Perception

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With the release of their debut album “OPEN YOUR EYES” and an extensive and nomadic touring schedule, Defined Perception has become one of the most anticipated acts to hit the Midwest music scene. Over the course of the past four years, fans in hometown Carbondale, IL have been dancing the night away at crowded performances in local venues such as The Hangar 9 and Booby's Beer Garden.



On the road, DP (Defined Perception) has been putting down the miles, performing at Wakarusa 2007 as well as traveling all over Illinois and to other Midwestern states such as Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Arkansas. DP has shared bills with nationally known acts such as Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon, Billy Nershi of String Cheese Incident, and Otiel and the Peacemakers, as well as awesome regional touring groups The Station, Cornmeal, Madahoochi, 56 Hope Road, Groovatron, Euforquestra and Backyard Tirefire.



DP has also performed at eleven festivals at the largest music venue in Southern Illinois, The Shawnee Natural Amphitheater. During the summer of 2006 DP headlined the weekend performing Pink Floyd's entire album Animals before playing a full set of originals. In the fall of 2007 they did it again, playing an hour and a half of misc Floyd material before playing their own set. Both shows were set to a spectacular display of lasers and intelligent lights. Before many of the Cave events DP was invited to play live acoustic sets in the studio of WDBX 91.1 FM to promote the festival.



The band draws from a variety of genres such as rock, funk, newgrass, reggae, Latin, electronica, and jazz to create their fusion of music. Along with their extremely well written and complex original material, DP uses the diversity between each member's individual style to explode into a frenzy of improvisational grooves comprised of screaming guitar solos, raging organ, pianos, and synths, and block rockin' beats.