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Amateur Takes Control

Built on Miles of Hope.

About Me

Amateur Takes Control (ATC) is a band that both promises and delivers.

Inspired by the simple things such as life, love and waking up in the morning realizing you have another day to be thankful for, ATC strives to translate these inspirations into their brand of heartfelt instrumental music.

ATC originally started out as a solo project in mid 2006 by guitarist Adel but then became a full band in December 2006, now consisting of four boys sharing a genuine love for their craft. Their music is undeniably diverse in style and influence, yet still manages to showcase a seamlessness that justifies their identity as a band.

Belying their age and experience, the band is proud to have self-released an eponymous EP as well as a single entitled “Built on Miles of Hope” thus far, and is hoping to realize their dream of releasing an album in time to come.

Update!

"Built on Miles of Hope" Single is out! Order your copy now!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/20/2006
Band Website: amp.channelv.com/amateurtakescontrol
Band Members: Adel, Jem, Syadie, Isa
Influences: Toe, Pele, Envy, Tristeza, Ghosts And Vodka, Mogwai, Isis, Snoras, Russian Circles, American Footbal, The Lovesong, Unwed Sailor, Owls, Mineral, Sunday's Best, Envy, Death Cab For Cutie, Itch, Plain Sunset, Joan Of Arc, Explosions In The Sky, Minus The Bear, Owen, The Gloria Record, The Get Up Kids.
Sounds Like:
Communication Down Break

4207 Live after the time change.

Type of Label: None

My Blog

Built on Miles of Hope!

On behalf of ATC, I'd like to thank the following people for the truly amazing things they've done to help us out for the show, for the release of the single and every thing else.The most important pe...
Posted by Amateur Takes Control on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:23:00 PST

Looking forward to the weekend.

Finally we’re back to playing shows. We were taking time to chill and just do things bands do during breaks, whatever that is. We’re sharing the stage with HORSE the BAND this Saturday at ...
Posted by Amateur Takes Control on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:02:00 PST

We’re all in this for too many different reasons.

Hello everyone, I suppose it's time for an update. We've played our January's share of shows and that should be it from us this month cause we're all busy with our own stuff, or at least I am. Syadie ...
Posted by Amateur Takes Control on Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:52:00 PST

This is for the fucking rockstars!

Hey everybody, yesterday's show was probably one of the best shows of our entire lives and also one of the latest too! The crowd was beyond amazing cause we had our friends there watching us. The guys...
Posted by Amateur Takes Control on Sun, 16 Dec 2007 10:56:00 PST

KL "tour", upcoming shows and plans to record.

Hi everyone, so about a few weeks back we went up to KL for our tour. Well, not really a tour cause we only played 2 shows but a trip would sound too much like a holiday and a mini-tour would be using...
Posted by Amateur Takes Control on Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:56:00 PST

We will be back shortly.

Hello everyone, i'm writing this just to update you guys on the band's condition. Well, we're fine. :) We're in the midst of writing new songs for our upcoming KL tour in mid november, which is yet to...
Posted by Amateur Takes Control on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:43:00 PST

Shadow-filled Room.

Hello all, it's time for an update! So another show came and went and we had the greatest time. Apologies for the change of venue cause there was a double booking. We brought amps which were only enou...
Posted by Amateur Takes Control on Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:11:00 PST

Thanks for the love song.

"Now we take a good break. Write a few good songs and play more shows! We're really unsure with the album thing, for now. We're just letting the dust settle to see where we should really head to. Sorr...
Posted by Amateur Takes Control on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 06:39:00 PST

Replace, Re-Track.

So last night was one of the greatest shows I've ever played at. I say that all the time but it's true. It was the night all the friends came to watch and to play next to two great bands, it was ...
Posted by Amateur Takes Control on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 08:50:00 PST

Change of plans.

Hello humans. We are no longer gonna be releasing an EP. We're in the midst of tightening up ourselves with our new songs so that we can add to the list of songs to make an album. Sorry for the delay....
Posted by Amateur Takes Control on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:23:00 PST