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| View Show | Create Your OwnBIO:Four New York women, Susan Wendelken,
Meredith Hermann, Gina (AKA "Gee") and
Urith Myree paid their dues in such bands as
Perseverance, One Step Beyond and
Sympathetic Magic. Influential and
instrumental in showing that metal/hard rock
was not just for the boys, these ladies have
wowed show and radio audiences with their
sheer talent and knack for writing strong,
aggressive yet memorable material.After years of mutual admiration and guest
appearances, they have finally decided to
take on the world as a united force - Dormitory
Effect. Formed New Year’s Day, 2004,
Dormitory Effect has a lot to live up to as all of
the members’ former bands were well
established acts. Guitarist Hermann’s
Perseverance was a signed act produced by
Biohazard’s Billy Grazeidei. They performed
with such acts as Kilgore and Stuck Mojo and
toured with many established groups. One
Step Beyond, former home of uber-vocalist
Wendelken and bassist Myree, was one of the
most acclaimed local acts ever. They opened
for Black Sabbath and other national as well
as regional acts and received extensive radio
airplay.Their self-released debut CD was produced
by Grammy-nominated artist Joaquin Lievano.
Powerhouse drummer Gee was a core
member of Sympathetic Magic (formerly
known as Neutron Cafe). An all-female unit,
they garnered its solid fanbase with its
relentless gigging schedule and impressive
demos which made them the toast of the
underground. The music of this exciting new
juggernaut? Melodic, yet heavy, propelled by
a voice that is considered one of the best. A
sound that celebrates the old while embracing
the new. Music that pounds you from within
yourself along with lyrics that pummel you like
an assault from an outside force. Powerful
grooves articulated with a level of
musicianship that well exceeds expectations. A
live show that never disappoints. All done
without excessive hype or gimmicks.Dormitory Effect is ready to unleash its brand
of metal upon the unsuspecting masses...with
no regrets, no holding back, and no equals.*****************************************************
**************************************SEE THE GIRLS LIVE...(VIDEO BY FETUS)MAY 5TH 2007 - THE THRASH BAR - BROOKLYN
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Women In Music Spotlight Artist DORMITORY EFFECT Long Island / Queens / NYC, NY Unsigned www.dormitoryeffect.com www.myspace.com/dormitoryeffect By: Bob Donovan (All Photos Courtesy Of www.dormitoryeffect.com) Although everyone I’ve spotlighted in the Women in Music Feature has been highly deserving of the spot, the exposure and attention, I haven’t really focused very much on the Women of Hard Rock and Metal. These are some of the hardest working and surely hardest rocking women in the industry. So, my lack of coverage in this area is about to change; starting now with an awesome motivating force from New York known as Dormitory Effect. I’ve been following the career of this band’s drummer, “Gee,†from back in her days with the signed act known as Neutron Café. This was another all female kick ass, in your face band with serious potential that the “ways of the industry†simply dropped the ball on. From there I followed and supported her and her band mates in her next extremely talented band known as Sympathetic Magic. Another very hard working band with powerful material and a band dedication to their fans that was undying. I watch them as they traveled long distances to play for cheap or no money simply because they loved to perform and they knew they had fans in the area and felt they deserved to be able to see the band they supported! To me, this is incredible to believe in and respect your fans with such diligence, determination, and sacrifice.Now, the story continues; this time with “Gee’s†latest venture and most powerful outlet to date – DORMITORY EFFECT! This all female line-up consists of 4 NY women, Susan Wendelken, Meredith Hermann, Gina (AKA "Gee") and Urith Myree who have ultimately paid their dues in such bands as Perseverance, One Step Beyond and Sympathetic Magic and more. Their experience is obvious, their dedication to their fans is simply astounding and their show – hold on tight because these girls will knock you on your ass!! What are a group of women doing in the male dominated world of ass-kicking hard rock and metal? Well, listen to their material and you soon be among the many who are saying, “Well Boyz, dominate this, or die trying!†These girls must never have been told that this type of material is for the guys to produce! In fact, they are so good at what they do, I feel, some of the guys could take a few lessons from these women in producing a sound this intense! Their material is quite strong, seriously aggressive and totally not what many may expect from a guy band, let alone an all female band!! Something that burns and indelible memory; an image of what heavy really means! All this with 3 instrumentalists and a vocalist! A sound and power that many 5 and 6 piece bands can’t deliver, Dormitory Effect produces with ease.Over the years these women have not only known each other, but have done guest appearances in each others bands at various shows. They each knew what the others were capable of and what they had for goals. Dormitory Effect was more of a coming together of the minds than the formation of a band. It was something natural that was destined to happen. As the band’s publicity states, “Formed New Year’s Day, 2004, Dormitory Effect has a lot to live up to as all of the members’ former bands were well established acts. Guitarist Hermann’s Perseverance was a signed act produced by Biohazard’s Billy Grazeidei. They performed with such acts as Kilgore and Stuck Mojo and toured with many established groups. One Step Beyond, former home of uber-vocalist Wendelken and bassist Myree, was one of the most acclaimed local acts ever. They opened for Black Sabbath and other national as well as regional acts and received extensive radio airplay. Their self-released debut CD was produced by Grammy-nominated artist Joaquin Lievano. Powerhouse drummer Gee was a core member of Sympathetic Magic (formerly known as Neutron Cafe). An all-female unit, they garnered its solid fanbase with its relentless gigging schedule and impressive demos which made them the toast of the underground.†Their music is full of incredible, riff-filled guitar work with a serious, gut shattering heaviness that grabs and forces you to listen. Totally intense, hard hitting and extremely talented drum parts that, together, with powerful bass lines and runs unites to develop the earth shattering backbone of the band. Vocals? You want to talk about vocals? Remember that power I just described the band is engulfing the venues with where they perform? Well, it takes a seriously strong vocalist to not be lost, but instead, propel her tough, melodic, and exceptionally authoritative voice through it all in a skull shattering manner. When you add this all together, you get the explosive intensity of DORMITORY EFFECT! If you are a fan of ultra hard rock and metal, DORMITORY EFFECT is a MUST SEE! (Editor’s Note: Watch for another Incredible Hard Hitting All Female Metal Act; Cleveland, Ohio’s own “Level-C,†in next month’s Women in Music)
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"Weath of the Disease"
Now AvailableAs a band we are so excited right now, we
have a number of things happening in 2007
that are gonna be a launch pad for special
times. We have spent the last year getting our
live performances tight, so we have not put
out any new material since our first CD
"Weath of the Disease" - but over the last few
months we have pulled together some new material. We have put our heart and
souls in to these tracks, and collectively as a band we have all brought new
influences to the sound. We are very excited and hope you guys will be as well,
we have a heavier sound on one particular track that we KNOW the fans will like.
We also have a number of tours lined up for
2007, where we are gonna spread the DE word to various locations. We are really excited to be playing Seattle, Wa. where we had such a good time last year, and were received real well. Another area that excites us is that we have
some new merchandise for the public in the new year - you can check out whats available on www.myspace.com/dormitoryeffect or www.dormitoryeffect.com in
the new year - we have gone for some real quality merchandise and hope to see you wearing our colors at our shows real soon!*******************************************************
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