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The Rising Sound

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The Rising Sound was formed in 1999 by long-time friends Taylor Martyr (singer & songwriter), Kevin Holt (lead guitar) and Tom Benzian (bassist). Coming from the urban nightlife of San Francisco, through the vibrant house music scene of San Diego, to the rock & roll lifestyle of Los Angeles, this Alternative Rock band draws from a variety of influences to arrive at a sound all their own.Taylor, Kevin, and Tom first met in High School, and their friendship continued through college and to this day. From the beginning they had a diverse array of musical tastes. Taylor's early influences were R&B and Soul artists, which then led into Rap and Hip Hop… Kevin dove deep into Metal and Rock, and Tom loved Metal as well as Rap and Hip-Hop. But inevitably, they all fell in love with Alternative Rock.One might think their musical journey ends with Alternative Rock….. However, when college hit, all three developed a love for electronica and got deep into the world of dance music. This world of music gave them new inspiration and moved them in ways they had never experienced before. Operating at the time under the band name IOS, Taylor, Kevin and Tom began fusing together alternative rock, electronica, and dance music with their other influences. They immediately garnered attention as a live band and played shows from San Francisco to Miami – including private parties for Playboy, and in front of a crowd of over 100,000 people at the San Francisco Love Parade!By 2006, the band's sound and style had evolved and matured. After signing with Jaggo Records and starting work on their upcoming debut album, the band changed their name to The Rising Sound to reflect the unique new sound they had arrived at – Alternative Rock, with a love of electronica, R&B and the thumping beat of house music weaving through their recordings. You can't really categorize their sound. Simply put – it's The Rising Sound. And it's just the beginning!View The Rising Sound's EPKPlease confirm all Bookings/PR through PROTRX/ProLaunch cblueman(at)protrx.com" real editor best profile tools real editor best profile tools

The Rising Sound - "Freak Kingdom" Music Video
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Member Since: 12/9/2006
Band Website: blog.therisingsound.com
Band Members: Taylor Martyr- Vocals/guitar, Tom Benzian - Bass, Kevin Holt - Lead Guitar, Reade Pryor - Drums
Influences: Smashing Pumpkins, U2, The Verve, Daft Punk, Silversun Pickups, Beatles and Stones, Bowie, Cut Copy, on and on it goes....
Sounds Like: Listen and find out...
Record Label: PROTRX/ProLaunch

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MALDROID plus Song of the Siren / The Rising Sound

http://sonicliving.com/event/1250751/s/cve9mtcb The Rising Sound - Live at The Red Devil Lounge April 30, 2009 San Francisco The Rising Sound will be joining forces with Maldroid and SOS to s...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:05:00 GMT

Bookings for The Rising Sound through Protrx

Please confirm all Bookings and PR through: PROTRX/ProLaunch [email protected]
Posted by on Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:33:00 GMT

THE RISING SOUND GETS REVIEWS ON NEW SINGLE

Review of "In Space" by hedprefekt      THE RISING SOUND - In SpaceVery well produced song, that sets itself apart from any other 'rock' song in its genre with a very stylish and clever use of instrum...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:11:00 GMT

Lights Out In Space

LIGHTS OUT IN SPACE EP The Rising Sound is close to releasing their new EP Lights Out in Space The EP will feature 4 new songs and will illustrate the new directions TRS is taki...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:12:00 GMT

TRS LIVE @ THE BAYOU SXSW

YOU VOTED AND YOU SENT US!   THE RISING SOUND IS GOING!   LIVE AT THE BAYOU MARCH 18TH 10PM2009 EMERGING ARTIST SHOWCASE @ SXSWhttp://www.platform-1.com/home.phpALL ATTENDEES THAT MENTION OUR NAME AT ...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:28:00 GMT

Press Review All Access Magazine

Check out the press review in the latest issue of All Access Magazine.http://allaccessmagazine.com/vol6/issue11/battle100 0.html
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:01:00 GMT

The Rising Sound - 'Freak Kingdom'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0CtSG3O3Kc The Rising Sound's debut release of the video 'Freak Kingdom" is here. If you're a freak, which you are, you'll love it. Show your friend how much ...
Posted by on Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:37:00 GMT

FREAK KINGDOM RELEASE - www.therisingsound.com/free

THE RISING SOUND HAS RELEASED THE NEW HIT SINGLE "FREAK KINGDOM" THIS SINGLE IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD FOR A LIMITED TIME AT WWW.THERISINGSOUND.COM/FREEENJOY. BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR THE VIDEO LAT...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:06:00 GMT

The Rising Sound and Mayor Villaraiogosa Celebrate the opening of LA’s New Fire Station

The Rising Sound has been awarded the opportunity to play live at the grand opening of Los Angeles' new fire station. Thousands of the neighborhood residents will be coming out to join in the ceremony...
Posted by on Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:28:00 GMT

TRS took the first round @ the Battle 1000

Thank you for everyone who came out to support us for the Battle of the Bands.  Good news... we won the first round. So we will be playing the finals at the end of August @ Forbidden City in Holl...
Posted by on Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:35:00 GMT