The Ultra Suede

The Ultra Suede is comprised of five top Los Angeles-area pop musicians with a flair for melody, composition and good times. Currently putting the finishing touches on their debut album (due winter of 2006), The Ultra Suede features five songwriters, vocalists, arrangers, and musicians: Kerry Chicoine (bass and vocals), Kenny Howes (lead guitar and vocals), Jeff Marino (drums and vocals), Tony Valenziano (guitar and vocals) and Dan West (keyboards and vocals). All of the members have been/are involved with many bands of varying degrees of success but all agree on one thing: the music. Stay tuned to this page for more updates soon. Individual band member bios follow (in alphabetical order).About Kerry Chicoine:See www.myspace.com/kompostAbout Kenny Howes:See www.myspace.com/kennyhowesAbout Jeff Marino:Nothing is known about Jeff at this time.About Tony Valenziano:Tony Valenziano’s music background started at an early age when his father, then a Capitol Records Sales Manager, brought home records by a band called The Beatles. Back in ’63, when Tony was a toddler, he was taken by the sound of the only music he had ever heard. From that early moment, Tony was driven by a force called rock ‘n’ roll. He was also influenced through his early years by music of his grandparents era, mainly big-band swing and the crooners of the day.Smile Records was started in 1995 and is the brainchild of musician/ producer Tony Valenziano, with the release 12 addtional CDs before the summer of 2002. Valenziano has recently signed a long-term distribution deal with Image Entertainment, one of the leading distributors of videos/DVD'swho are entering into the audio market with the signing of Smile. "Powerpop is a continuous genre that transcends all those that come and go," Tony explains, "yet there's never been a label that has focused entirely on that style of music. Image shares my vision and I'm excited to have them in our corner."About Dan West:See www.myspace.com/aguafantastica