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Seconds Away

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Join our Mobile Fan Club to be included in hot updates, discounts and specials, as well as free stuff!What would you expect from a band with the name, "Seconds Away?" Add in the phrase, "from what?" and you complete the cliff-hanging question that Mark Borison, Richie Brees, Del DeGiuseppe, Jake Bertke, and Brad Hollmann seek to answer. Since 2004, Seconds Away has been painting the local music scene with its colorful blend of high energy rock, alternative, and power pop music delivered with a sense of humor that walks the fine line between clever and immature Unbridled imagination and a fan-centric approach have been the keys for Seconds Away's success.
Every change has been a welcomed challenge and every setback has brought forth new opportunities for Seconds Away. After finishing 8th in Emergenza's 2005 Regional Finals among over a thousand bands spanning from Cleveland to St. Louis, Seconds Away hit the studio for the first time, recording with Rob Nadler from On-line Studio (now with Waycross Studios) and released their EP "Your New Favorite Wrong" in January 2006. The well-received debut opened up many opportunities for the band and allowed them make their mark in the Cincinnati music scene.
Nearing the end of 2007, Shane (drums) and Mark (bass/vocals) moved on to form "The Press Club" while Del and Richie continued forward with Seconds Away. After a fortunate introduction to Erwin Musper (whose name has been credited on albums for such artists as Van Halen, David Bowie, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Mick Jagger, Elton John, Scorpions, Jeff Beck, Chicago, and Metallica) and his studio, The Bamboo Room, Del and Richie decided to hold off the search for replacement members and hit the studio again. The result...Seconds Away's eleven song sophomore album, "Tongue In Cheek" released June 2008, Friday the 13th.
2008 has been one of high action for the band. Seconds Away has christened new members Jake (drums) and Brad (bass and harmony vocals) with fire by taking opening slots for Avenged Sevenfold, Atreyu, and Bullet For My Valentine in the Taste Of Chaos tour, as well as Saves The Day and Metro Station in the Bamboozle Road tour. The band also briefly partnered with Starzz Promotions, who has represented Cincinnati bands Close To Home, Black Tie Affair, Upset Victory, and Made Avail from Chicago.
With the lineup set, Seconds Away is again hitting the stage in both the local and regional music scenes while writing for its third album!

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Member Since: 15/09/2004
Band Website: www.SecondsAwayRock.com
Band Members: Del DeGiuseppe
Richie Brees
Jake Bertke
Brad Hollmann
Influences: sometimes over it, sometimes under it.
Sounds Like: Flintstones' push-pops squished in your ears. The tires popping off the car of the j'kass on the cell phone who ran a red light. Running over your neighbor's kid's big wheel that was left in your driveway.
Record Label: none

My Blog

You’ll need NVGs...

to see what I'm "scheming."In more than a week since lighting the fuse, exploding the secrets that blew us in two, some have heard that the "black" is gone and all that's left is the "red" and "blue"....
Posted by on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:28:00 GMT

red, yellow, yellow, yellow, green!

Why have we been so quiet lately?  Well friends, it's been for good reason.  To prepare for a nice and entertaining summer, we've had to tie up a few loose ends before things got busy. ...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:01:00 GMT

In Black

Hello friends, Tonight, our Madison Theater performance will not involve our typical stage show...we will be in a "missing man" formation.  There will be no intro music, background video, floor l...
Posted by on Thu, 31 May 2007 07:15:00 GMT

I'm keeping this short...

Hello friends, There's no rest for...yeah.  Thanks to everyone who came out on Saturday May 12th at our "Rumble At The Madison" show. So the "Demo" is out and your phone calls and emails have bee...
Posted by on Wed, 16 May 2007 23:16:00 GMT

Video: The Making of "Candle"

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Posted by on Thu, 10 May 2007 04:37:00 GMT

Help us entertain you...

Hello friends of Seconds Away.  I'm sure a lot of you already know about our "Rumble at the Madison " and Demo Release show next week on Saturday, May 12th at the Madison Theater .  While I ...
Posted by on Fri, 04 May 2007 08:41:00 GMT

I left my heart in Chicago...

not really, I actually left my entire Seconds Away "wardrobe" of three shirts (including my most favoriter-est red shirt that I confiscated from Tracy when he left for Florida) and three black pants i...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:39:00 GMT

Chicago II: The Bloodening

What's up everyone.  By now, i'm sure most of you have heard--we swept up in Chicago.  We played for the Emergenza festival--as apparently we did last year too (but here in town).  I gu...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 07:24:00 GMT

iTunes, and a brief History of SA

Friends... Very rarely do I take the time to look and see how far Seconds Away has come since its beginning.  Today, I stumbled across some good news.  Though it may be minor, it is still a ...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Jan 2007 18:34:00 GMT

5-second rule applies to toothbrushes in the toilet.

No?  Well I got the tongue scraper in 2 so I'm taking the mulligan. Hello friends.  I hope everyone is having a good 2007 so far.  Your boys in Seconds Away are making noise again, evid...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:34:00 GMT