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Focus Group

About Me


Focus Group is a collection of friends making music for friends to be friends to. Aged only three years, our five members range from classical piano to MPC aficionado and everything in between. Our influences are are as diverse as our sound and we hope you will agree that we are seriously dedicated to the idols of absurdity. Footwork, freshness, and all your favorite f-words combined.
What does it mean? It means good tidings from beyond the infinite.
Best wishes from hot britches.
All of the above. We are completely independent, we book, write, load/unload, drink, and love, all on our own. I really do hope you will take a few minutes off of cruising myspace and listen. We have an EP for sale, are soon to release another, and its never too long between shows. We recently just completed our first tour through the great midwest. In Texas, we heart Austin favorites Hole in the Wall, Emo's, The Parish, The Scoot Inn, as well as the wonderful Triple Crown in San Marcos. Please drop us a message no matter how absurd it may be. We want to be your fans, who just happen to play music.
talk to us: focusgroupband @gmail dot com
Check out Andrew's very, very cool solo project here!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 16/04/2007
Band Website: you're looking at it
Band Members:

donald stuart gallaspy III
andrew brown (aka soundfounder )
seth munson williams
alex rivard
mike d

Influences: for better or worse, everything seen, heard, touched or tasted since removal from modest womb living.
Sounds Like:
"the Ritalin kids of Focus Group value consistency over compression. The surprisingly smooth instrumental workouts on the quartet's eponymous EP dabble in everything from glitch-pop and ragtime jazz to galactic funk and trip-hop, at times recalling early Drums & Tuba, only with heavy doses of trombone."-Austin Chronicle
"bizarrely fascinating, layering a polished instrumental prowess with contortions of samples and beats"-Austin Sound.net
"Focus Group oozes personality."- '5 Austin Bands You Should Listen To' -Examiner.com
"The show itself was amazing. They mix pre-recorded and live music, which is always interesting but they have a great sense for sounds and rhythms. They're tight as a band, and have some intensely danceable/moveable tracks." -independentcultureproject.blogspot.com
"I've made it to many shows now and they have been the undisputed highlight of every lineup." -shermthoughts.blogspot.com

Also, Read the Focus Group Interview on TwoGroove.com

FG Shirts for Sale!!!


We have hand-printed t-shirts for sale! Each shirt was pressed by Andrew, Seth, and our wonderful friend, Chantelle (myspace.com/tastesense). There are two designs, each from the brain of Seth, and they are available in Hanes unisex tees, and also American Apparel “Baby Doll” tees for the ladies in an assortment of colors and sizes.
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Two shows this week!

Hello good people, hopefully Halloween has left you feeling spectacular... Just realllll quick now I want to let you know about these two shows quickly approaching, two shows in two days o my o my ...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMT

10/23 and 10/24- Indonesia

Friends, October 23rd and 24th will be my last shows with Focus Group before I leave for Indonesia, working in a recording studio and teaching local children music. The boys and I would love to have m...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:26:00 GMT

Mixx Make: The pre-Halloween Craftacular @Mixx on SAT 10/24/09

http://do512.com/event/2009/10/24/mixx-and-make-th... This is going to be a wonderful show ladies and gents, this may well be our last show with our dear Mike D as well, so you want t...
Posted by on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:31:00 GMT

On Purpose. For Money?

On Purpose. For Money?My eyes burn from prolonged exposure to cigarette smoke, club lights, sunrises and lack of sleep. Behind me are seven others, desperately trying to nap while sitting up and trekk...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:05:00 GMT

Focus Group and Falcon Buddies on KXUA 88.3 Fayetteville

This is the radio show we did on the first  rainy, beautiful day of our tour. Recorded on the University radio in Fayetteville, Arkansas.  Its a good mix of Focus Group and Falcon Buddies recordings. ...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:53:00 GMT

Tour Conclusion

............ The On Purpose. For Money? tour ended around 10 am Tuesday morning, our last leg of the trip being delayed due to a minor accident involving our equipment trailer in Houston. T...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:14:00 GMT

Tour Blog: http://askaboutwhathappenedin2009.blogspot.com/

Follow our tour blog:http://askaboutwhathappenedin2009.blogspot.com/Love,FG
Posted by on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:32:00 GMT

Tour Benefit Tonight, 8/3!

Dear Focus Groupies, Focus Group will be rocking the Parish this Monday at 10:30pm. Door is $3 with $2 drink specials (domestics & wells). Show is all ages. This will be our tour benefit show...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:59:00 GMT

FG on BreakThrough Radio and More.

Friends,I found out today FG is featured on Breakthrough Radio. http://www.breakthruradio.com/index.php?show=7224 You can subscribe to River Runs Red via iTunes (free of course) and it'll downl...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:03:00 GMT

6/18/2009 Thoughts.

Friends of Focus Group,This week has brought many surprises!I randomly discovered ourselves on Pandora radio. If you haven't checked out this online radio station I recommend it. Basically, type in an...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:58:00 GMT