3.13.2008-The Ranger

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we are new to town..and we love to party..so come out and party with the pounds!!!

"1000lbs of Sound, with a solid rockin' set of American rock done right! The sound hit you like half of a ton (I kill me!) of rock bricks, and closed the night properly."

Bob Lablah- March 07

Cost effectiveness is difficult. Driving across the country is silly unless you're rich.  Stamps are only 39cents. 

We are shifting focus to promotion and exploitation. You might not see us on the stage, but fear not...we've only just begun......

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aug. 22   Olympia, WA @ the Vault w/Black Market

       23   Olympia, WA @ Hannah's w/Black Market

       24   Olympia, WA @ The Manium w/Black Market & Dynamite Plan

       25   Portland, OR @ The Paragon w/dark skies& ride the blinds

       28   Sacramento, CA @ Marilyn's

       30   San Francisco, CA @ Ireland's 32

Sept. 1   Richmond, CA @ The Baltic

         2   Santa Cruz, CA @ The "New" Jury Room w/jcleave&beaverfever

         6   Bakersfield,CA @ Fish Lip's

         7   Delano, CA @ the Cuckoo Inn

         8   Lebec, CA @ Rocky's

       12   Olympia, WA @ the Manium w/Black Market

1. Artist Name: 1000 lbs. of Sound

                                    Alan Lee Gillguitar, vox

                                     Lee Perez---drums, vox

                                    Jason Riggsbass, vox

2. Hometown: Amarillo, TX

3. Style of music: Heavy, trippy, groove, blues, rock: Hard to define, easy to enjoy.

4. Describe with emotions how music makes you feelListening to, playing and creating music makes us feel all kinds of emotions.  In general, music just makes us feel the rainbow of emotions from ecstasy to anger. 

5. Quote yourself on your music philosophy

Music is alive and must come from within. We feel we are not just the creators of music, but more so the vessel in which the idea of music travels.1000 lbs of Sound  

      Stay true to yourself and let the music flow- Lee Perez

     I am sound. Am i not just a reverberating carbon based instrument through which sound, energy is transferred, not created or destroyed, but simply transferred, transformed, regurgitated and re mastered, well, Im getting carried away now arent i, i really just like music. Alan Lee Gill

    Music is a very powerful entity.  It can bring people together regardless of differences such as politics, religion and culture.Jason Riggs

6. What inspires you?

         Our main inspiration comes from trying to make our dream a reality.  We live our everyday lives in pursuit of this goal and find inspiration through our relationships, jobs, past and present musicians, and our honest love for music.  We are not trying to change minds; we are trying to open them.  We are inspired by the opportunity to create something from nothing. Music is our one true form of communication. We inspire each other.    

7. Awards or Acclaims in the industry

         Independent film director Hiro Anan requested us to write the score and soundtrack for three films:  The Suitcase 04

                                            On the Table 05

                                            Smoky Flavor 06

     The film On the Table won 1^st place at the National Broadcasting Societys 2006 national convention for Best Video Drama.

        We participated in the 2005 Emergenza Music Festival and received the following accl..

      "For a heavy name, 1000 lbs of Sound was able to jump around musically through intricate guitar mixed with trippy rhythms and solid bass. Great instrumental work!"--Bob LaBlah, panelist for Emergenza Music Festival

8. Upcoming gig plans until end of summer 2006-04-10. Tour?  We plan on touring the west coast and southwest area this summer.  We independently book all of our shows and are constantly striving to play anywhere and everywhere.

9. In the process of writing music?  We are always writing and recording new material.

10. In the process of recording music?  We just finished recording our first album, Heavy(2006); however we still spend time in our own studio on a weekly basis.  Three of the eleven tracks on our album were recorded, mixed and produced by our drummer, Lee Perez.

11. Upcoming album/EP releases?  Our debut album, Heavy will be officially released by the end of the summer.

12. Where music is available for sale:  At the moment our music is not available for sell, but can be downloaded for free on our myspace site.  We always have cds at our shows in addition to caps, shirts, stickers and buttons, which we designed ourselves

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Logos for the gogos.  Gogos being 1000 lbs of Sound.