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Sophia’s Revenge

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About Me

Sophia's Revenge is an Alt/Post Rock Band from Madison, WI. The band consists of 5 seriously dedicated musicians; we write music that evokes emotion and passion in us and we can only hope that it does the same for the listener. With influences ranging from The Beatles and Pink Floyd to Coldplay and The Mars Volta, the band has crafted their own unique sound that will keep their audience captivated from the first note to the very last!
"Emotional appeal, uniquely crafted songs and an absorbing performance are all good ways to describe [the] indie rock sensation Sophia's Revenge." -Bodog Music
"Sophia's Revenge includes two key boards, guitar, bass and drums. An ethereal and epic sound filled Metro with rock oriented dream state feel one might imagine." -Bodog Music
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"Build To Nothing"
"I Am The Wall Between Us"

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/7/2006
Band Website: sophiasrevenge.com
Band Members:

Influences: ***ADAM***- A few of the innumerable influences I have as a musician are, in no specific order, as follows:: Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, SRV, Stanley Jordan, Collective Soul, The Who, The Beatles, Zeppelin, Mr. J.S. Bach, Awesome Car Funmaker, Les Claypool, Green Day, Miles Davis, James Newton Howard, Bernard Hermann, Brian Setzer, Andres Segovia, Cynical Ridge, Nigel Tufnel

***JOSH***-First of all my grandpa, Uncle Jason, Coldplay, Radiohead, Muse, Aqualung, Dredg, Metallica, Goo Goo Dolls, Creed, Lifehouse, Keane, Incubus, The Contact, and some of Mat Kearneys stuff (any of his stuff that doesn't have rap in it he, can not rap), Need To Breathe, and life exp

***BART***- Ryan Martini (Mudvayne), Lewis Cosby (10 Years), Tool, Victor Wooten, R.H.C.P, Breaking Benjamin, Submersed, Stanly Clark, Pillar, Red, P- Nut (311), Traa Daniels (P.O.D), Incubus, The Beatles, and others that i cant think of right now

***Drummer Luke's Influenzas, I mean Influences*** - So that I'm just shy of exhaustive, I draw a lot from: Dream Theater, Sigur Rós, Silversun Pickups, Mono, Mogwai, Pink Floyd, Cold War Kids, Wilco, Between the Buried and Me, Cougar, Dillinger Escape Plan, New York Gypsy All-Stars, Gym Class Heroes, Dido, Rihanna, anything from the pop charts, 106.7 Jamz, and WORT (89.9).....dude, I just love music.

***Emerson***-My Musical Obsessions in order of when they happened in my life so far are: Slipknot, Robert Dick, Yes/Dream Theater, Various Free Improvisation Artists, and now John Zorn.
Sounds Like: A mix of... Muse, Mars Volta, Pink Floyd, Tool, and Coldplay

Record Label: We are currently seeking the right label for us
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Studio News (I guess)

Hello to all again. Just filling you in with more news so you are not left empty handed. We are doing our best to get this album done and as perfect as possible and since we are (mixing a probably mas...
Posted by Sophia’s Revenge on Mon, 12 May 2008 09:47:00 PST

We are finally recording (oh it feels good)..

Hello all you lovely people, we are finally recording our first album ever. we have no idea how long this will take but we will inform you as the end of recording nears and the releasing date approach...
Posted by Sophia’s Revenge on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:18:00 PST

Directions to Park and Ride (For those riding bus 1/19/08)

Click HERE to get exact directions to the Park and Ride at the junction of Hwy 12 and Hwy 19. Just click on "to here" and enter your home address. This is where the bus will be leaving at 1:00pm sharp...
Posted by Sophia’s Revenge on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 05:29:00 PST

Coach Bus Transportation for fans 1-19-2008 show

..>Coach Bus Transportation for fans 1-19-2008 show We now have provided anyone, up to 47 people, that wish to go to Chicago to see us play at the Metro with transportation on a coach bus provided by ...
Posted by Sophia’s Revenge on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:57:00 PST

Bodog Battle Round 2! We made it; we’re going to Chicago!

Hey, thanks everyone who made it out in the snow and ice to see us rock the High Noon Saloon. We ended up getting 2nd, so that means we move on to round 3; we play at the Metro in Chicago on Jan 19, 2...
Posted by Sophia’s Revenge on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:59:00 PST

Moving to ROUND 2 of Bodog Battle

    Out of the 14 bands that we battled against we placed 3rd which moves us on to round 2 of the Bodog battle. The next battle takes place at the High Noon Saloon in Madison WI on the ...
Posted by Sophia’s Revenge on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:55:00 PST

$1,000,000 Recording Contract? YEP!

Hey Everyone-We are up for a chance to win a recording contract with Bodog Music. To help us win this battle, you can go to http://battle.bodoglife.net/signup/fan.php and create a password which will ...
Posted by Sophia’s Revenge on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:20:00 PST

RAVE Show; with Les Claypool.

We are opening for Les Claypool at the Rave in Milwaukee on Sunday May 27th; there will also be 4 other regional bands playing. Doors open at 6pm and tickets are only $20; message us if you want some!...
Posted by Sophia’s Revenge on Fri, 18 May 2007 04:13:00 PST

Hope to see ya there...

Please notice we've started posting show dates.  Keep an eye on our page; more dates are sure to fill in.  If you would like to book us for a show, please contact us via myspace. Thanks......
Posted by Sophia’s Revenge on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 04:26:00 PST