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The Rank Organization es una banda de rock duro que nace en Sevilla hace aproximadamente dos años, uniendo a tres amigos que habían formado parte de varios proyectos relacionados con el rock clásico. Actualmente tocan versiones de grupos consagrados de rock duro y metal, y preparan su primera maqueta con temas propios.
The Rank Organization is a hard rock band borned in Sevilla two years ago. Three friends who had played at other bands before, decided to create a project which joined their musical tastes. Nowadays they covered well-known hard rock bands, and are recording their first demo cd.

También puedes encontrarnos en/You can also watch and listen to us at:
http://www.youtube.com/TheRankOrganization http://stage6.divx.com/user/TheRankOrganization http://stage6.divx.com/The-Rank-Organization http://www.veoh.com/channels/therankorganization(Thx,Toni!)

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NUESTROS PERFILES/OUR PROFILES
Poco a poco iremos colgando aquí nuestros perfiles, para que nos vayáis conociendo un poco/We'll upload our profiles little by little, so you can meet us
RAFA (VOZ Y GUITARRA RITMICA)

Es el vocalista y el guitarra rítmico del grupo. Fundó junto con Rafa L. y José The Rank Organization. Sus gustos musicales abarcan el rock duro y el pop. Anteriormente a The Rank Organization fue el guitarrista de Bajo G, un grupo de versiones de pop y soul. Entre sus grupos favoritos se encuentran The Beatles y Led Zeppelin. Toca habitualmente con una Epiphone SG y un amplificador Fender Frontman. La distorsión la obtiene de su colección de pedales BOSS, entre los que cabe destacar el Overdrive y Metal Zone.
He is the vocalist and rythm guitar of the band. He likes hard rock, heavy metal and pop. He founded The Rank Organization with Rafa L. and Jose. Before this band were born, he played electric guitar in Bajo G, a band of pop and soul covers. Some of his favourites bands are The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. He usually plays an Epiphone SG with a Fender Frontman amp, and some BOSS pedals, like Overdrive and Metal Zone.

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RAFA (GUITARRA SOLISTA)
Es el guitarra solista de la banda. Comparte gustos musicales con Rafa J, especialmente el rock duro y el heavy metal. Entre sus bandas favoritas se encuentran Metallica y Megadeth. Anteriormente a The Rank Organization, formó un dúo acústico con el actual bajista de la banda, tributando a grupos como Dire Straits y Pink Floyd. Actualmente toca con una Cort EVLK6 de pastillas activas y un pedal Distortion Factory, con el que obtiene una variada gama de sonidos y modulaciones..
He is the lead guitar. He shares some music taste with Rafa, specially hard rock and heavy metal. Before The Rank Organization, he formed a tribute band with the bass player of the band, José, convering songs of Dire Straits and Pink Floyd. Nowadays he plays a CORT EVLK6, with active pickups, and he uses a Distortion Factory pedal, from which he obtains a great variety of sounds and modulations.

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JOSÉ (BAJO)
Es el bajista de la banda. Sus gustos musicales abarcan desde el folk hasta el heavy metal, siendo algunas de sus bandas favoritas Deep Purple o Iron Maiden. Ha formado parte de los dos proyectos musicales citados anteriormente. Obtiene su característico sonido de un amplificador Behringer de 300 watios y, entre otros, un pedal BOSS de compresión.
He is the bass player. His wide musical taste goes from folk to heavy metal. Some of his favourites bands are Deep Purple and Iron Maiden. His personal sound comes out from a 300w Behringer amp and a BOSS compressor pedal.

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JUAN (BATERÍA)

El batería. A Juan le encanta el rock clásico y el grunge. Alguna de sus bandas favoritas son Alice in Chains y Nirvana. Antes de entrar en The Rank Organization, tocaba la batería en una banda de versiones de Creedence Clearwater Revival y The Beatles. Ha sido alumno de Diego Ruiz, batería de la emblemática banda Storm. Actualmente toca una batería acústica TAMA y una eléctrica Yamaha DTXPress.
He is the drummer. He loves classic rock and grunge. Some of his favourites bands are Alive in Chains and Nirvana. Before he came in The Rank Organization, he played drums in a band with covers from Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Beatles. He has received lessons from Diego Ruiz, the drummer from the well-known band Storm. Nowadays, he plays an acoustic TAMA and an electric Yamaha DTXPress.

My Blog

Concierto de Rock en Directo en Clapton's Café el 17/04/2009

Esperamos veros allí!/We hope to see u there!
Posted by on Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:40:00 GMT

Concierto 17 de Noviembre en Sala Mítico

Esperamos veros allí!/We hope to see u there!
Posted by on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 05:05:00 GMT

Concierto acústico de The Rank Organization at Starbucks/The Rank Organization Unplugged

For the first time since Starbucks is in our city, a band has played in this famous coffee shop. The Rank Organization gave the last Tuesday 21th of November the first Starbucks concert, an unplugged ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:44:00 GMT

Cambio de imagen/New image

La empresa de diseño Estudio 45 (www.estudio45.com) nos ha creado un nuevo logo, basándose en nuestro estilo, evolución y planes de futuro. La innovadora empresa ha trabajado para discográficas como ...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 15:32:00 GMT

Alone again / Sólos de nuevo

    As Gilbert O´Sullivan used to said, we're alone again. Our singer Andrea left us as well as our drummer. We're looking for a new one, and we've almost made it. Rafa Jaenes is our ne...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:00:00 GMT

Mi nueva guitarra/My new guitar

         Esta preciosidad es La Bestia, mi nueva guitarra, una Cort EVL-K6, con pastillas activas y puente flotante. La espera ha merecido la pena, pero por fin está en mis m...
Posted by on Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:26:00 GMT

Monarca, Richards and the coconut palms/Monarca, Richards y los cocoteros

        We've post a new pic of the complete band drinking a toast with Monarca, the official beer of the band. Our bassman has manufactered 15 liters of home-made beer, and I...
Posted by on Thu, 25 May 2006 16:18:00 GMT

The amp...at last/El ampli...por fin

       After two weeks of torturing sound, the Behringer bass amp has arrived. Our bassman, José, has been playing with a 15 watts Yamaha guitar amp, with gain and overdrive a...
Posted by on Sat, 20 May 2006 17:34:00 GMT

Meet our new drummer/Ya puedes conocer a nuestro batera

        We've uploaded some pics of Antonio, our new drummer. You can check them out in the pic slide show.  Soon, our profiles...Thanks!      &n...
Posted by on Fri, 19 May 2006 02:06:00 GMT

New add' ons on our space/Novedades en nuestro espacio

Hi everyone. As you see we've upload more pics of us, including our frontman Andrea. We'll take some photographs in our rehearsal this week, for you to meet our new drummerman, Antonio. We're trying t...
Posted by on Sun, 14 May 2006 12:11:00 GMT