An eclectic quartet of musicians, The After Effect hail from Brooklyn, NY. They formed in the summer of 2005 and have been going on strong since.
Joe Song and Nick Gagliardi have previously worked under the band name Bad Poetry and released their debut album, Things That Youre Afraid Of, in the summer of 2004. The ten-track release consisted of songs that Joe wrote prior to meeting Nick and were the first songs he ever wrote. By then, Joe had only begun his interest in music and was only a novice songwriter/performer. Though well received, the album was easily recognized as a good first attempt with songs that were catchy but underdeveloped.
Nick and Joe met at their high school and became friends after learning of each others interest in music. Nick was already familiar with recording music at decent fidelity and soon formed the band Bad Poetry with Joe. They took Joes first songs and added the usual rock instruments to his acoustic blueprints and made a compilation that served as a stepping stone for the two. Both Nick and Joe played all the instruments on the CD. Not only did the album serve as a stepping stone, it also served as a valuable learning experience on things like engineering, producing, distributing, and selling a CD. The need to find a drummer and bassist became glaringly obvious upon completion, and soon The After Effect was born.
Joe remains heavily influenced by Dave Matthews Band and artists such as Kyle Riabko and Gabe Dixon. After dabbling with the electric guitar, Joe finally settled into playing the acoustic because of it's ability to maximize the playing of rhythms.
Nick is influenced by classic rock bands, especially the ones he grew up listening to such as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Queen, and The Who, and has a flair for tons of contemporary music such as 311, Rage Against The Machine, and Sublime. Having the better part of a decades experience playing the guitar, Nick lets loose as a guitarist. Nick also owns a rehearsal and recording studio in his hometown that the band uses to practice regularly and record their albums.
After having a unstable drummer for around a year and a temporary drummer for a couple of months, The After Effect put an ad out looking for a new drummer. When Jon read that The After Effect was looking yet again, he jumped on the opportunity and contacted them, letting them know of his interest. Jon was a fast favorite to become the drummer and sure enough, he was a perfect fit. Jon is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio but moved to New York with his family. All together, he has 13 years of drumming experience under his belt. Among others, he remains influenced by Carter Beauford, Dennis Chambers and Dave Weckl.
Also after a year and a half, The After Effect decided to part ways with their original bassist for musical and personal reasons. Luckily enough, Joe knew a bassist from college named Chris and asked him if he wanted to jam with the band. After jamming, Chris became interested and just like Jon, turned out to be a perfect fit. Although Chris goes to college in New York, he is originally from Charlotte, Vermont. He has been playing bass for 4 years and has a lot of experience playing with bands from his hometown. His influences include artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Dave Matthews Band, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Level 42, Mark King, Victor Wooten, Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke, and Bootsy Collins.
The After Effect is almost more like a family than a band. They are about making music as a group effort and also creating music on the fly by jamming together whenever they can, whether it is on stage performing or in the studio messing around.
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