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Atlanta, GA
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Rock
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STiiLPOiNT
In a hot, southern corner of the musical universe, three artists are throwing down powerful, in-your-face, no frills rock-n-roll that’s driving Georgia audiences into a frenzy. Brandon Seay, vocals and guitars; Matt Dameron, bass; and Nelson Markham, drums; are STiiLPOiNT, and they’re determined bring the raw energy of rock back. Take a listen to hard-driving tracks like “No One Like Me” and it’s clear that these guys aren-t kidding-and will be playing to national audiences very soon. “We're not here to shove our political views or religious beliefs down your throat,” says Seay, who first realized he wanted to perform at 16 while singing at an open mic night at the Peckerhead Brewery in Douglasville, Georgia. “We just want to rock and play a song that will get you laid, will make you cry, and will make you want to stand up and say ‘Fuck yeah, rock-n-roll is back.” It’s hard to argue with that. For Seay, Dameron and Markham, the music is more than what they do- it’s a deep-set part of who they are and what they want you to feel. Ask them from where their inspiration derives, and it’s clear that these are musicians who observe, and deeply feel, everything within and around them. That translates to an intensity that you’ll hear in their recorded tracks and at live performances. When you leave a STiiLPOiNT show, the band wants you to feel like you’ve been hit over the head. “I want them to say, ‘wow, I was just part of something special,” says Seay. Markham refers to it as an “energy bomb,” and Dameron likens the experience to “sticking their finger in an electrical socket.” While their audiences continue to leave venues amazed, the band hasn’t lost sight of their two biggest challenges: getting radio air-play, which will deliver bigger audiences in bigger venues; and not losing touch with their musical soul. “We're not competing with all the other Indie bands out there who are trying to carve a niche for themselves in the music industry; we’re competing with our own sense of identity,” says Markham. “We’ve agreed that if success doesn't happen right away, we will exercise patience and trust in a higher power and know that it will. The music is what's important.” With a new album, “Bleed Every Note,” due out in March, and a new deal with Southern Metal Records, the members of STiiLPOiNT will be able to focus on their music and watch the audiences grow larger and larger.
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