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Empires Street Team

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This is the Empires Street Team. This is a page for everyone to get together and spread the word about Empires. If your interested in promoting the boys just add this page, then send a message.
Empires is...
Al Smith
Max Steger
Ryan Luciani
Sean VanVleet
Tom Conrad
About Empires:
It takes a keen eye to recognize any opportunity. It takes a strong hand to go forth and make something of it, be it forming a dream into reality, recognizing the talent of those around you or, in this case, building Empires.Empires began in fall 2006 when long time friends Sean Van Vleet (vocals) and Tom Conrad (guitar) realized their musical chemistry together and, wanting to form a full band, aimed to complete the equation. They moved to Chicago in early 2007. The blessing of talented friends continued, when Max Steger (guitar) and Ryan Luciani (drums) joined in the months that followed. Though the search for a bass player was long, it was well worth it when Alfred Smith officially joined the band towards the end of the year. Their individual skills had been proven on stage and in the studio before, but there was unity and solidity together in this new band of old friends.Throughout the whole of 2007, the as-yet-unnamed band wrote and created songs, playing and replaying and perfecting. The care and time with which the songs were formed allowed for an organic type of growth between the five members, every note and lyric being carefully placed on top of Luciani's hypnotic drums. Their name came in natural time as well, when Conrad and Van Vleet separately had the word Empires come their minds; it worked. With Steger at the helm producing, the recording process began in October.Four months later, and done entirely by the band themselves, Howl was complete. Fifteen songs vigilantly written and recorded, an effort Empires are proud to release. Though some have been able to preview the tracks at their recent (and sold out) Chicago area shows, the complete album will be made available digitally, and for free, this spring. Howl is an eclectic rock record, with a timeless sound preceding the age of it's twenty-something writers. Empires will be bringing their completed work to stages across the rest of the country later on in 2008 but, in the mean time, enjoy its sound at myspace.com/empires. The anticipation of hearing this act over a year in the making may be hard to withstand, however, it's important to remember that Rome wasn't built in a day, and neither were Empires.

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My Blog

Vote for Empires in the Airwalk Unsigned Hero Contest!

Vote for Empires in the Airwalk Unsigned Hero Contest ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:40:00 GMT

EMPIRES - ALTERNATIVE PRESS HOMETOWN HEROES 2008

hey guys -i know i haven't posted or updated in a while, i've been busy with school, life, etc...but i have a new mission for ALL of you! Alternative Press Magazine is running their the 2008 AP Reader...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:34:00 GMT

FAN GALLERY!!!! DO YOU HAVE EMPIRES MERCH?!

Do you have any Empires shirts? if you do take a pic wearing one of them (or all of them) and email me at [email protected] and have your pic added to our gallery! DID YOU GET ONE OF THE PRESSED ...
Posted by on Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:37:00 GMT

A MESSAGE FROM EMPIRES AND THE STREET TEAM!

we thought that since the CD is available soon (something like, 5 days) the street team should get the word out. we're asking you all for a huge favor! no just the street team, but the band as well! c...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 15:01:00 GMT

BE STOKED! + new FLYER

so, im not sure how many of you guys listened to THIS DELIBERATE LIFE (Christopher Gutierrez's Radio Show) but Sean and Tom were the guest! if you listened you got some inside info about the new CD an...
Posted by on Thu, 01 May 2008 10:25:00 GMT

MISSION!!!

we have a mission for EVERYONE!since the weather is nicer and the sun is out longer we need to get Empires name out there!while this isn’t a contest this will help us decided who gets official e...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:46:00 GMT

CONTEST!!! (winners posted!)

so i've been in a pretty generous mood lately. i think since you guys are the first 240 friends you all deserve a chance to win some fun stuff...the person who gets us the most adds will recieve... FI...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 22:35:00 GMT

flyers.

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Posted by on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:10:00 GMT