Take two singer/songwriter/guitarists - one from England, one from America - and throw them together with a Japanese drummer and Thai bassist, in the mountains of northern Thailand. Result: The Tonic Rays. Marie Dance does most of the singing, plays rhythm (and occasional lead) guitar and composes the T-Rays' chart-toppin' hits. Very brave, yet also sensitive, an intriguing combination of rough and delicate, naughty and angelic. Joe Cummings plays lead guitar, sings harmonies and occasional lead, and also writes songs for the band. Freelance writing is his day gig but making guitars feed back in front of a packed house is his life passion. Sun Ray the bassist is a tall, shy hippie with torn jeans who, when you finally get to know him (and it takes a long time, even if you speak Thai), will surprise you with his intelligence and his detailed knowledge of classic rock history. Drummer Mark Iwamoto hails from Tokyo but has spent a lot of time in the USA and now Thailand. Grounded in rock, but with interests in Latin and African percussion, he was an early regular at the Mt Fuji Rock Festival. The Tonic Rays' major inspiration is the new rock renaissance, that is, doing what you can with two guitars, bass and drums.
At the end of 2007 the band finished producing their first full-length CD, and the album is now available at www.amazon.com, www.cdbaby.com, myspace.com/tonicrays and at live performances, or as MP3 downloads from reverbnation.com, Snocap (see below), iTunes, Ruckus, Tradebit, MusicIsHere,
Inprodicon, GreatIndieMusic, AudioLunchbox, Verizon, PayPlay, GroupieTunes
and BuyMusic.
If you have a PayPal account you may also buy the CD direct from the band NOW for US$13 plus US$2 for shipping anywhere in the world. Just click 'Buy Now' below:
The Tonic Rays on SellaBand
Mark Tomaras www.marktomaras.com and Brent Madison www.madisonimages.com shot the studio images of the band in the Pics section.
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