RapScallions

RAPSCALLIONS
Biography
Matt Still – vocals
Chris Clemence – bass
Dario Forzato – guitar
Adam Fisher - drums
"This is the place/The city of dreamers where angels are made
Devils are born/Money is stored/
And souls are picked up like street corner whores/
Cali is the place where you have to perform/They will try to brainwash
They will try to conform/Just stand your ground/
And go against the norm/ Cause Cali is the place that will let you soar" - "California Brain," RapScallions
"Music is our language, another way of communicating and telling a story about an experience or how we feel at the current time. We create and perform music because its all we know and what we love." - Chris Clemence, bassist, RapScallions
The world of RapScallions is wacky, wild and full of surprises. The band's bone-crushing, funky and ballsy music is catchy and fun…sort of reminiscent of early Red Hot Chili Peppers, but with a very modern twist. Clemence explains, "We all come from such different backgrounds, so that dynamic definitely makes the band what it is. Matt Still is from Jax Beach, Florida, I'm from New York, Dario 'The Italian Scallion' Forzato is from Milan, Italy, and Adam Fisher is from Las Vegas. We're from four completely different corners of the earth. What brings us together is our love of funk, rock, hip hop, and the power of performing this type of music live. Each of us has such different musical tastes, and by combining all of our influences from growing up, we've created an original sound of our own."
RapScallions will release their debut self-titled EP on October 11, 2011. For such a young band, RapScallions has already enjoyed plenty of successes. "We were very lucky to have an all-star team working on our EP. We recorded it at Interscope studios in Santa Monica with producer Wendy Starland, who is credited with discovering and developing Lady Gaga. She's such a great producer to work with, because she gets the best performances out of us and really knows how to capture our sound. Chris Cheney from Interscope engineered. We had Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Shania Twain) mix our single 'California Brain' and Paul Lapinski (Ludacris, Alicia Keys) mixed the rest of the EP."
RapScallions' touring history is impressive, to say the least. "We've been very lucky to share the stage with Chris Cornell, Fishbone, English Beat, Wu Tang Clan, Mike Posner, and more," Clemence says. "We recently licensed our latest single 'California Brain' to Ubisoft's newest video game, 'Rocksmith.' The game is similar to Guitar Hero, but uses real guitars instead of plastic controllers and will be out on Xbox and PS3 this October, 2011. This year, we performed at the 'VH1 Save the Music' benefit concert and the official NBA All-Star Block Party and we've also done shows at the LA Convention Center, and Mandalay Bay Event Center in front of over 7000+ people."
"Due to playing such large venues, we've secured endorsements with D'Addario, Planet Waves, Evans, Pro Mark, Spaun, Warwick, and Etnies shoes."
RapScallions plans to tour and release a full album sometime in 2012. To people about to experience their live show for the first time, Clemence laughs, "Wear a helmet and a raincoat, it's about to get wild. RapScallions shows turn into more of a party then a show so expect to dance your ass off and have the time of your life!"
"We're really looking forward to releasing our debut EP and the music video for 'California Brain' and are excited to tour to promote the new music," Clemence exudes. "Next, we're looking forward to putting out a full-length album and traveling the world playing our music for anyone who loves to have a good time!"
Links:
www.facebook.com/rapscallionsmusic
www.twitter.com/rap_scallions
www.myspace.com/rapscallionsmusic
http://www.reverbnation.com/rapscallions
Track Listing:
1. Last Day
2. Freak In The Sheets
3. Baba Looey
4. Got Your Love Comin'
5. California Brain



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