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Potential Difference

About Me


Contact: [email protected]
Potential Difference is a Los Angeles based rock band consisting of singer/keyboardist/guitarist Connor Carroll, drummer Scott Miyako, bassist Kimberly Chai, and guitarist Steven Desa. The band was formed in October of 2005 when its members came together as students at UCLA. One half of the group was already set when Connor and Scott decided to start a band after having collaborated in songwriting for several years. After meeting Kim and Steven through a Facebook U2 Fan Club that Kim had created, the band quickly came together, building on their similar musical tastes and most importantly, their aspiration to write more music.
Since fall of 2005, Potential Difference has tested their music across West Los Angeles, concentrating the majority of their gigs around the UCLA campus. Performances have included UCLA TV talk shows and several appearances on the main stage of Bruin Plaza. In addition, the band has also performed at local nightclubs including the famed Whisky A Go-Go and Knitting Factory.
When it comes to the music, Potential Difference would describe their sound as being of the “indie-rock” style, with songs ranging from slow and melodic to more upbeat and rhythm-oriented. The band cites artists such as U2, the Killers, Franz Ferdinand, the Strokes, Coldplay, and the Shins as being big influences on their music; however more importantly, Potential Difference has also been carefully pioneering their own unique sound. After writing and rehearsing in their Torrance studio for the better part of two years, they find themselves continuously growing as a band and always excited to share their music with the public.
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Member Since: 4/26/2005
Band Website: www.potentialdifference.co.cc
Band Members: Connor Carroll (Vocals/ Guitar/ Keyboard)

Steven Desa (Lead Guitar)

Kimberly Chai (Bass/ Vocals)

Scott Miyako (Drums / Guitar/ Vocals)

Member Photos by Adrienne Gunde Photography

Also:
John Paul (Misc.)
Erik (Piano)
Matt (Guitar)
Kris (Founder/Turntables)
Fortner (Percussion/Guitar)
Stephen (Guitar)

Band Personnel:
Adrienne Gunde (Band Photographer)
Miyako Designs (Instruments)
Rick Gilliland (Band Graphics Designer)
Peter Duong (Additional Designs)
Brigitte (Band Stylist)
Influences: U2, Coldplay, The Killers, The Shins, The Beatles, Franz Ferdinand, Death Cab for Cutie, Ambulance LTD, The Strokes
Sounds Like: Coldplay, The Shins, The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie, U2
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

I Could Be a Ghost

It's been a while, so we've posted a new song called "I Could Be a Ghost."  We're hoping maybe the Grammy's will make an unprecendented last-minute edit to the nominations and let us play tomorrow nig...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:49:00 GMT

Knitting Factory pictures and news?

For those of you who went to our show in October at the Knitting Factory, first of all, thanks for going.  We had a very reassuring turn-out and we had a lot of fun playing.  But second...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:40:00 GMT

Knitting Factory

Over 2 years after playing the Whisky, Potential Difference is hitting the streets of Hollywood once again.  This time, we'll be gracing the front stage of the Knitting Factory.  It should b...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:19:00 GMT

You Said

With new Death Cab and Coldplay songs coming out left and right, and Jon Brion ending his reign of brilliance at Largo, P-Diff couldn't help but be inspired to post a new song called "You Said". This ...
Posted by on Thu, 08 May 2008 21:24:00 GMT

Potential Christmas

Happy holidays, everyone. In honor of the season, P-Diff have put together a few Christmasy songs for you to enjoy. "Snowmen and Angels" is an original song of ours about the plight of the common snow...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:11:00 GMT

Losing Rest

As promised, another new song called "Losing Rest" has been posted.  This is one that's been sitting around, shifting shapes, and improving over time.  You may have heard it before if you at...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:40:00 GMT

Fugitive

So it's been a little over a year since we posted our last official recording, but we think it's worth the wait.  We heard about the competition between Kanye West and 50 Cent to see who could to...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:05:00 GMT

Unless

After much delay, Potential Difference has finally made some big changes to the myspace.  First and foremost, we've posted a new full version of Unless.  The original one entitled "Demo 2" ...
Posted by on Mon, 15 May 2006 11:38:00 GMT

Whisky

So if you weren't at the battle of the bands last night at the Whisky, we didn't do so well in the competition, but we had a lot of fun.  We got to hang around the Whisky for about 8 hours, share...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Apr 2006 01:24:00 GMT

Res TV / Dysktra Idol / Whisky

This has probably been the busiest week in P Diff's brief history.  Monday night we played Gotham's Smoking, White Lies, and Unless for the Res TV LiveBands taping.  It was a very profession...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Mar 2006 22:21:00 GMT