CEDE

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CEDE
CEDE is heavy. CEDE is melodic. CEDE is rock and roll! You've got muscle, you've got beauty, you've got a party or music to drive to or music for private rollicking or for whatever you feel like having some jammin' tunes provide the soundtrack for. CEDE is Paul Williams of Chi Town, IL, bass; Steve Belcastro of Chi Town, drums; Nathan Brack of El Paso, TX, guitars; Together these musicians are the artistic force behind the power of CEDE's rock and roll.
Life Force
CEDE holds music in high reverence. To them it is the very energy of existence and so must be respected and used to the utmost of its potential. “Music to me and all of us is the life force that drives us daily,” says one CEDE member. Lack of music is lack of soul and it is intolerable. “Silence is death unless it's a creative pause within my music.” Music is an essential part of life and as such, CEDE's membership puts every bit of their heart and soul into creating songs that are both intimate and big, bad and crunching. This is rock for all comers. Bring your friends!
Creativity
“There is only one thing better than hearing a new song for the first time and that's the feeling you get when you write a great new song.” CEDE's members love listening to music and rocking out as much as the next guy. But that doesn't hold a candle to the passion of creating music, making songs that have their own personal imprint, that reflect the spirit inside themselves. Bringing a song from infancy to full-blown existence is a satisfaction beyond understanding for those who have not done so and the joy of CEDE's rock is evident to all listeners.
From the Heart
“Music comes from the heart, from experience, from life.” Music is the very essence of life and that's something CEDE keeps at the forefront of the creative process, remembering as always that if the songs don't reflect real life and real emotions then it won't connect with people. It's this awareness that makes CEDE's music so audience-friendly and so excitingly original at the same time.
Passion
Music should be about passion and joy and loving the experience. If you're just workhorsing it and not feeling it, says CEDE, then it's time to get out of the business. “If it feels like a job, it's not music.” CEDE is all about writing music that its members like, knowing that if CEDE likes it, then so will the fans.
Both
CEDE knows that music is life and life is both light and dark and therefore music should draw from and reflect all aspects of life or it won't be complete and legitimate. “Life inspires us. The hatred, the frustration, the happiness, the darkness, the good, the bad.” In addition, the members of CEDE bounce of each other creatively, thus drawing both from the outside world and from a place of intimate creativity. “Our influences are each other ...”
Working Toward the Future
A good band's work is never done. CEDE's progress can be witnessed with a new video for “Zion” at www.cabrassoundtrack.com. In addition, efforts toward bringing the band's first album to fruition are under way. CEDE is currently working with A&R Select, the leading independent A&R firm in Hollywood, CA.
Review
“To unleash such face-to-the-bricks heaviness and to do it with such strong songwriting skills is a sign that CEDE is the next big thing.” - A&R Select
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