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Since forming in the fall of 2000, Particle has enjoyed a successful ride that has taken them to eight countries for over 850 shows including Europe and Japan. After a whimsical San Francisco boat cruise, a musical bond was surged that was would take core Particle members Eric Gould, Steve Molitz, and Darren Pujalet on a sonic adventure that’s strong to this day.Particle forged their signature sound playing late night parties and high profile festivals across the country including Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits Festival, Coachella, and New Orleans Jazzfest to name a few. The band has also appeared at Bonnaroo three times where they played a legendary five plus hour set beginning at 3am. Once dubbed the 'late night kings', Particle has garnered a lot of hype for creating a series of out of the box special events across the country.In 2004, the band released their debut album Launchpad produced by Tom Rothrock to critical praise from fans and media alike. Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and URB ran glowing features on the band and the Associated Press named the album among the year’s Top Ten. The album’s title track was remixed by Groove Armada’s Tom Findlay and released as an EP later that same year.Shortly thereafter, Particle formed a percussive driven electronic side project with Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart called Hydra and created an entire new repertoire for the tour. A sonic shift happened, allowing the band to add new directions to their already diverse style.With the addition of Ben Combe on guitar and vocals, the band released a DVD and Live CD featuring special guests Joe Satriani, Robbie Krieger, Blackalicious, and DJ Logic. They also recorded a song for the Scarface: The World Is Yours Video Game entitled American Dream. Particle is currently recording their sophomore studio effort with producer Steve Goldman and engineer Marc Johnson to be released in 2007.

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Member Since: 7/1/2004
Band Website: particlepeople.com
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Darren Pujalet (drums/vocals)

Steve Molitz (keys/vocals)

Eric Gould (bass/vocals)
Record Label: www.shoutfactory.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Particle side project: PUJA

The band PUJA, featuring Melvin Seals (The Jerry Garcia Band), Darren Pujalet (Particle), Ben Combe (formerly of Particle, Bad Shoe) and Cristian Basso (Leo Nocentelli, Little Hercules), will be doing...
Posted by Particle on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 09:11:00 PST

PARTICLE TAKES SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA W/ ROBBY KREIGER

March 21, 2008The band had a weekend that exceeded all our expectations. It was a nostalgic run for Particle, myself, and of course Robby. I remember listening to the Doors in depth during my college ...
Posted by Particle on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 07:41:00 PST

ARTICLES OF PARTICLE AND PARTICLES

The Adventures of Particle continue!!! Most recently, each member has embarked on individual adventures taking their own Particle flavor across the country and around the world. Steve ha...
Posted by Particle on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:28:00 PST

PARTICLE COVERS THE WESTSIDE FOR NEW YEARS 2007

We had an awesome string of shows out here on the west coast for New Years.Local Family, Brian Jordan (Lauren Hill, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Banyan), joined us on guitar for the entire run. It was...
Posted by Particle on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:31:00 PST

Jambands.com Particle Feature

No Entropy For Particle David Schultz 2007-12-20 ..CONTENT--> Successful jambands thrive by carving out their own niche without isolating themselves from their fellow musicians. At their most rec...
Posted by Particle on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 03:37:00 PST

New Blog from Darren 10.30.07

READ IT HERE!Also check out a drumming podcast with Darren here... http://www.perrysdrummingpodcast.mypodcast.com...
Posted by Particle on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 05:45:00 PST

Sept Recap Blogs & Darren at Burningman

READ THEM HERE!
Posted by Particle on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:44:00 PST

Summer Tour Blog 6 from Darren

August 8, 2007Hello fellow Particle People!The past two weeks out on the road have been really fun for us.On July 28th, we played a cool festival in Louisville Kentucky.The FORECASTLE fest had PARTICL...
Posted by Particle on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:21:00 PST

Summer Tour Blog 5 from Darren

Band Nerding OutBuilding the Event Each NightMudd Island 7/14/07Mudd Island 7/14/07Pensacola 7/15/0710,000 Lakes FestivalCrystal, Eric, Maya Simmons, Uncle D, Kathyrn (Maya's Mom)Hello Particle friend...
Posted by Particle on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 08:44:00 PST

Summer Tour Blog #4 From Darren

This was a really fun week for Particle. It ranged from bats under the bridge in Austin, and late night trio shows, to driving Rabbi's around town.  We finished up the first 3 weeks of Partic...
Posted by Particle on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:29:00 PST