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Promise to Burn

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Quickly becoming one of the most popular modern rock bands in the Midwest, Promise to Burn is defined by a distinctive sound born from combining extremely cohesive live performances with a vocalist who demands the listeners' immediate attention with his inimitable voice and presence. This unique cohesion is due to the fact that the band is comprised of two sets of brothers, Ben and Luke Sample and Derek and Damon Pearson who have matured musically with one another since first picking up instruments. In addition, members of the band also have a history of performing with vocalist, Heath Hartwell, since 2001 which has given them several years of experience performing in front of large live crowds. All five members also attended college together at Southeast Missouri State University earning seven different degrees ranging from Agricultural Business to Cell Molecular Biology.
The current incarnation of Promise to Burn as an original act began in 2004 when they shifted all their focus to songwriting for a period of nearly two years. Another local musician, Bob Glastetter, took an interest in the band and took their extensive catalog of original songs to his old friend, Malcolm Springer. Malcolm happened to be one of the most talented rock producers on the planet. Springer's credits are quite impressive having engineered and produced countless major acts such as: Matchbox Twenty, Collective Soul, Fear Factory, Faith Hill, and the multiplatinum Spiderman Soundtrack. Malcolm was also single-handedly responsible for discovering, producing, co-writing with two very successful bands: Full Devil Jacket, and the Grammy-nominated Greenwheel.
After an impromptu live tryout, Malcolm was quickly impressed with the band's songwriting, work ethic, and potential. Promise to Burn immediately began pre-production with Springer within two weeks of the tryout in early 2006. By the end of April, the songs were mixed at SoundStage Studios in Nashville. The debut EP, And Everything After, was released two months later.
After the release of the EP, Promise to Burn quickly developed a huge online following while becoming a regional favorite in the Midwest through their live performances. The group has experience performing in countless regional shows as well as headlining the world-famous Viper Room and the Plush Lounge in Los Angeles, as well as headlining 12th & Porter in Nashville. The group has gathered various media attention in the Midwest by regional newspapers, radio stations, and television news programs. The group has also warranted national attention when they had a rehearsal and interview filmed for Fox's American Idol program in 2006 after lead singer, Heath Hartwell, made it to the late rounds in his first attempt to be the next American Idol.
In the last few months, Promise to Burn has been playing a variety of regional shows where they played mix several well-known cover songs with their growing collection of originals. To spice up their live performances, Promise to Burn went to an extreme measure: they decided to let their alter-egos, an 80's glam metal group called Blind Lion, perform at many of their shows. Claiming to be the comeback of a hair band that dates back to 1983 (who composed every successful rock hit of the 1980's), Blind Lion's delusions are a bit far-fetched. However those delusions combined with the 1980's hair, attitudes, attire, and persona's transform a normal modern rock concert into a high-energy, unforgettable party that is guaranteed to entertain.
If anyone would like to contact Promise to Burn for any questions about booking them and/or the 80's band, Blind Lion, please send a myspace e-mail or at [email protected] with any questions or information that is needed.
Lastly, Promise to Burn is always looking for any career advice from or potential partnerships with people in the industry. For anyone in the industry who is an agent, lawyer, manager, or songwriter who have ideas or advice for the band, please feel free to drop us a line through the myspace e-mail with your ideas and of the type of things you've done in the industry. Check out our Electronic Press Kit (EPK) by clicking the image below:
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Member Since: 11/11/2005
Band Website: promisetoburn.com
Band Members:
Heath Hartwell: Vocals

Luke Sample : Guitar

Derek Pearson : Guitar

Damon Pearson: Bass Guitar

Ben Sample: Drums

Influences: We only have one influence:

BLIND LION

Sounds Like: Get PTB Ringtones Here!!

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My Blog

New Facebook Profile!

We just created a new page on Facebook that should allow us to communicate directly to everyone a little easier.  Just go to this address:http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=15519205526An d add...
Posted by Promise to Burn on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:55:00 PST

Bodog Battle for $1 Million! Tues @ 9:30. House of Rock in STL!

For those that will be in the St. Louis AreaJust another reminder, we will be playing at the Bodog Battle of the Bands second round tomorrow (Tuesday) night at 9:30PM.  The winner of the battle w...
Posted by Promise to Burn on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:25:00 PST

Show at River Nick's on April 21st!!

Saturday, April 21st we will be performing at River Nick's at 1 North Main Street in downtown Cape Girardeau.  There will be a $5 cover charge and we will be going on a little after 9:0...
Posted by Promise to Burn on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:06:00 PST

Video Blog for Upcoming Shows in April

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Posted by Promise to Burn on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 07:28:00 PST

80s Show and More Press

Hey guys, we have some more updates for you.First, be sure that you mark your calendars for March 3rd.  We are going to play an 80s themed party show at River Nick's in downtown Cape.  The b...
Posted by Promise to Burn on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 07:20:00 PST

Newspaper Article...Check It Out

Below is an article from today's Southeast Missourian on the band.  Let us know what you think.Baby, you know who you are Matt Sanders Friday, February 16, 2007 Downtown. Saturday. One of the la...
Posted by Promise to Burn on Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:24:00 PST

Interview at bannedpromotions.com

Just wanted to let everybody know that we recently did an interview at www.bannedpromotions.comYou can check out the interview here.The interview tells a little bit about our future plans, our trip to...
Posted by Promise to Burn on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 12:30:00 PST