1220 {Mixing New Full-Length Record}

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1220 bring echos of the seventies style of rock, but with a good dose of their own swaggering style. With the rock-solid rhythm section of Bill Van Vleet and Michael Cover anchoring the twin guitar attack of Nick Kurtz and Ricky Dover, Jr. this band has the power to back up vocalist Jacob Gibson's soaring vocal lines. Take the unpredictability of early Aerosmith, and mix a little bit of Led Zeppelin and T. Rex, and add a little Motley spice, and you've got a band that sounds a bit like 1220.

Formed in Knoxville in 2001, the band released a their first self-titled CD in 2005. After going through a lineup change in 2006, the band recorded their latest E.P. "Miss Legendary," with former Superdrag drummer turned recording uber-god Don Coffey, Jr. at the controls. With every show, in every city, 1220 keeps turning heads with their infectious high-energy shows. Once you see the band live, you'll never forget it, and there's no better time than right now. So what are you waiting for? Get off your ass and go see 1220!
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"Make no mistake, Knoxville's own 1220 are the real deal, mean, and hungry you New Avatars of bad-boy hedonism who come on with all the cocksure authority and leering, reckless abandon of a young Motley Crue."
- Mike Gibson, Metro Pulse, Knoxville
"1220's Miss Legendary EP came out in 2007. Those guys face melt, they shred, they pound the rock! ME: "so, look, when I mix this do you really want it to sound like a 70's record or do you want it to have some of those elements, but more modern overall like JET." THEM: "FUCK JET" Enough Said, and bring back my Thin Lizzy DVD."
- Don Coffey Jr., Producer/Engineer at Independent Recorders, Knoxville, TN. Drummer, Superdrag.
"On their latest release Miss Legendary , Knoxville four-piece rock outfit 1220 sounds like it just stepped out of 1982, straight off L.A.'s Sunset Strip and into your CD player wearing leather pants and high-heeled boots and guitars slung way down low. So raw that the jewel case is still dripping with bloody residue.
Who said rock is dead? Long live 1220. "
- Metro Pulse, Knoxville
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Member Since: 6/27/2005
Band Website: myspace.com/knoxvilles1220
Band Members: Jacob Gibson - Vocals
Ricky Dover, Jr. - Guitar, bgv
Nick Kurtz - Guitar, bgv
Michael Cover - Bass, bgv
Bill Van Vleet - Drums, bgv
1220 - Out on the Town Video
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1220 - OUT ON THE TOWN (LIVE CLIP FROM THE CORNER LOUNGE! 11/25/06)
Influences: Aerosmith, Beatles, Thin Lizzy, The Rolling Stones, GNR and Led Zeppelin, just to name a few.
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Record Label: Unsigned
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My Blog

NEW ALBUM IS FINISHED!

Hey everyone!Well the new record is done, and it sounds awesome!For this second session we included 4 more brand new tracks to make a total of 13 songs for this new record.Heres the track listing so f...
Posted by 1220 {Mixing New Full-Length Record} on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:07:00 PST

STUDIO PART 2 (w/ Pictures!)

Howdy e'rone!Well Thursday we got out of the studio and the new recordings sound awesome. We actaully were ahead of schedule and got to put vocals on about half of the songs! We have some rough mix...
Posted by 1220 {Mixing New Full-Length Record} on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:30:00 PST

STUDIO PART 1

Howdy everyone,Well today is the first day of recording our new album! And we are very excited. Since we only have 6 days in the studio we are just gonna record 9 songs and then schedule some time la...
Posted by 1220 {Mixing New Full-Length Record} on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:11:00 PST

iTUNES!

Miss Legendary is now on iTunes! Buy it for $4.95! Thats CHEAP!Click on the link!http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewA lbum?playListId=283090621
Posted by 1220 {Mixing New Full-Length Record} on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:59:00 PST

NEW ALBUM INFO! Part 1

Hey everyone,Well as it naturally happens, bands tend to write songs, and, well... we've written alot. 25+ possibles.SO we're going to make another album! We've been demoing alot and once they get f...
Posted by 1220 {Mixing New Full-Length Record} on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:49:00 PST

MISS LEGENDARY AVAILABLE ONLINE!

Will also be available on iTunes, Rhapsody, eNapster and more very soon!!!!...
Posted by 1220 {Mixing New Full-Length Record} on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 02:04:00 PST

90.3fm WUTK ReDistilled CD info (why this is a great cause!)

*taken from, http://www.metropulse.com/news/2008/may/07/emredistilledem-h elping-keep-local-music-air/WUTK station manager Benny Smith conceived his radio station's ReDistilled local music compilation ...
Posted by 1220 {Mixing New Full-Length Record} on Fri, 30 May 2008 07:55:00 PST

3/14/08 Wall Street rescheduled

Hey everyone, well we will have to sadly reschedule tonight’s gig.Wall Street Bar in Murfreesboro is a 21+ bar, THIS INCLUDES ALL BAND MEMEBERS.So due to the circumstances, we do not reach the r...
Posted by 1220 {Mixing New Full-Length Record} on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:19:00 PST

Dinosaur Jr. Show! Nov. 29th @ The Valarium

Yes folks believe it.THURS. NOV. 29th, 7pm1220 is opening for DINOSAUR JR! at The VALARIUM (formerly The ELECTRIC BALLROOM)!!! with Awesome Color.*Free tickets available at The Disc Exchange.21+ FREE ...
Posted by 1220 {Mixing New Full-Length Record} on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 12:05:00 PST

Knows News Sentinel Article + Metro Pulse write up!

Knoxville rock outfit 1220 boasts the local music scene's best coming-of-age story. Having formed in the original members' formative high-school years, the band has since developed an impressi...
Posted by 1220 {Mixing New Full-Length Record} on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:10:00 PST