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Watt White

About Me

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WATT WHITE arrives in 2008 with half an album in the can and 10,000 road miles under the belt… after logging several years fronting NYC-based punk metal band The SmashUp (and touring the US and Canada dozens of times with Megadeth, Deftones and the full Warped Tour '06), WATT put down the screaming mic and picked up the pen, digging into an untapped realm of melody and songwriting depth. Deciding to bypass a smoldering music biz wasteland, WATT dug 6 songs from his arsenal of acoustic demos and started his new solo recording on his own. Holing up at Long Island's Vudu Studios with former bandmate Rich Liegey at the engineering controls and bass, the first half of "DARE ANYTHING" was recorded in the Winter of 2007. The self-produced effort was mixed by Mike Watts and features KYLE PAAS (guitar) and ALEX SMOLINSKI (drums). Says WATT: "For the first time I sat down to write songs with no preconceived notion of what it had to sound like or where it had to fit---what came out is organic..."

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Member Since: 22/02/2006
Band Website: http://sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=144513
Band Members: Watt White (Vocals, Guitar) Kyle Paas (Guitar, Vocals) Rich Liegey (Bass, Vocals) Rob Affuso (Drums)
Influences: Kiss, Muse, Dio, Foo Fighters, Morrissey, Death Cab For Cutie, Skeletor
Sounds Like: somebody's got a case of the Mondays

Management: 1L Music, [email protected]

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"BEAT YOU (Acoustic Club Mix)", Watt White, National Underground NYC 2008

Record Label: 1L Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

"Times That Try" on MTV Road Rules/Real World Challenge FINALE 10/29

Watt White's "Times That Try" will be featured in a key moment of MTV's "Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Island" FINALE tonight, 10/29 at 9/10/11pm EST. Plop down, root for your favorite airhead ...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:34:00 GMT

LIVE @ BMI Showcase, CMJ: Wed 10/22 Crash Mansion NYC

I am exciteder than ever for this show as my two favorite 3-letter acronyms (BMI & CMJ) have invited us to perform at this prestigous event during this prestigous week of music. Hobnob and/or ca...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:10:00 GMT

"Times That Try" on ESPN Monday Night Football!!!

Friends,Just want to share some exciting news. Last night (August 11), "Times That Try" was used during ESPN NFL Monday Night Football - Green Bay Packers vs. Cincinnati Bengals!After the commercial b...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:38:00 GMT

BUY "DARE ANYTHING" EP NOW on ITUNES

"DARE ANYTHING" the new 6-song EP from WATT WHITE has just been released on Itunes! Click the link above to purchase.
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:21:00 GMT

WATT AWARD SHOW & EP RELEASE....hot giggity damn

Hey guys, I have been awarded the Songwriters Hall of Fame (That's SHOF to you) Abe Oleman Scholarship and I will be performing my winning song "Impossible" with the ever sexy and totally Canadian Ky...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:15:00 GMT

WELCOME 2...

Guys it's been brewing for months, and my new solo rock EP "DARE ANYTHING" is here. . I've spent a solid year living/writing/struggling to bring this to life, and I hope the result speaks for itself. ...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:42:00 GMT

WWIII Comedy Metal?

Watt's WWIII Comedy Metal Genius Retard MySpace has moved!www.MySpace.com/WattWhiteiiinow boasts the shit-hottest songs and videos about Band T-Shirt Removal, Poop, and German Techno Tampon Guys.PLEAS...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 09:23:00 GMT

STU-STU-STUDIO

I just got back from 2 days of drum sessions--the start of my new rock solo record! I'm doing 7 songs to start, expect them sometime around Thanksgiving. And more ha-ha funny stuff from WWIII is on ta...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:02:00 GMT

SMASHY R.I.P.

WTF? I have been asked this question a few times over the past few months, so I wanted to make heads and tails of the story for everyone. I did in fact part ways with my old band The Smashup a while b...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:46:00 GMT