THE MAENSION-2008 Hollywood Rock Band of the Year!

About Me

The Maension was born from the twisted minds of songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mark Ortoli and drummer Diego Ortoli, two Italian brothers who made Hollywood their home after leaving Italy in 2003. In their home country they received media attention, radio play on major national stations and toured extensively. Their Debut Ep "Introspection" (available on iTunes) was released in June 2008 and includes their single "Lizard Eyes", which is currently featured in a commercial airing on MTV, VH1 and Spike and for wich a video directed by Merit/Andrew is in the making. The band received the prestigious Award for Hollywood Rock Band of the Year by the Los Angeles Music Award 2008 edition. National and international critics are acclaiming the originality, quality and depth of their music. Their sound is heavy as well as elegant, ambient at times, a bit prog and always dark, their melodies enticing with powerful lyrics, they would be the perfect soundtrack for any Sci-fi movie. The core idea that drives this powerful band is to create timeless, inspirational music that escapes genres definition and to bring it live with an enormous amount of emotional impact and energy. Their first tour is scheduled to kick off in march.
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Member Since: 4/20/2006
Band Website: www.themaension.com
Band Members:
Mark Ortoli
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: Vocals and Guitar

Diego Ortoli
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: Drums

AP
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: Bass

Ryan Bertolami
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: Guitar

Rayne Xiaphiam
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: Backing Vocals, Synths
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Influences: Apc, Vex Red, Jesus Lizard, Tool, Soundgarden, Aic, NiN, Silverchair, Deftones, Mastodon, The Mars Volta, Audioslave, Radiohead, Machine Head, Opeth, Depeche Mode, She Wants Revenge, Smashing Pumpkins, Marilyn Manson, System of a Down, Korn, Failure, Spawn the soundtrack, Filter, Ratm ecc..
Sounds Like: The future
Record Label: Unknown Indie
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Maension is recording the new full lenght album "Ævolution"

After winning the "Hollywood Rock Band of the Year Award" in 2008 with their Debut Ep "Introspection" and receiving worldwide positive reviews, The Maension is finally back in the studio recording the...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:11:00 GMT

The Maension Live @ Loco Fest with Mudvayne!! 03/14/09

The Maension is playing this kick ass festival in Palm Beach, Florida this saturday. Mudvayne are the headliners. They expect 200,000 people this year!! http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:47:00 GMT

Myspace.com Blogs - THE MAENSION Interview "from Italy to Hollywood" - MUEN Magazine

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.... Interview for Muen Magazine
Posted by on Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:17:00 GMT

Reviews & Interviews

queenofthescene.net: http://www.queenofthescene.net/qc_themaension.htmlUa Radio: http://www.uaradio.com/themaension.htmlInfernal Scream Magazine: http://www.infernalscream.com/v2/album-review/66-the-m...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:47:00 GMT

The Maension is the Award recipient for Hollywood Rock Band of the Year!!

Yes indeed, we have won the Award for Hollywood Rock Band of the Year by the Los Angeles Music Awards! We will attend a red carpet event at the Music Box Theater on November 20th t...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 14:09:00 GMT

DEBUT EP - Coming out soon..

It looks like we are finally goona see the end of this long wait, The Maension's Debut Ep is almost ready. It's a 5 songs, 30 mins long CD and it will include the single Lizard Eyes, you guys are gonn...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:20:00 GMT

"L.A. Rockers for life" compilation...

The Maension will be featured on the Illumina Records "L.A. Rockers for life" compilation. The release date is set for June 2007. Stay tuned!! Drk.
Posted by on Sat, 26 May 2007 23:59:00 GMT

The Maension selected by Killer Puppy Records for their Showcase

The Maension has been selected by Killer Puppy Records for their Showcase in L.A... They offered to sign the band to their Killer Puppy Label. Talks are in the process. Drk.
Posted by on Fri, 25 May 2007 16:32:00 GMT

The Maension was voted the .1 band on undergroundrecords.org!!

The Maension made it to the top of the chart with the song "The Hedonistic Goat". If you haven't voted yet click on http://undergroundrecords.org/top100_1.html to keep us on the top!!
Posted by on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:21:00 GMT