Artist description Deep Red is a study in contrasts, just like their red and black logo, symbolizing darkness and passion. Some hail them as the future of Goth music,regularly featured on top ten goth favorites lists on alt. gothic and other music forums, while on the other hand remaining virtually unknown to a lot of people.

Music Style Distinctive and original, mixed with colder electronic darkwave.

Musical Influences DELERIUM, ENIGMA, ULTRAVOX

Artist History Deep Red is a study in contrasts, just like their red and black logo, symbolizing darkness and passion. Some hail them as the future of Goth music, regularly featured on top ten goth favorites lists on alt.gothic and other music forums, while on the other hand remaining virtually unknown to a lot of people. This is their story, how they became what they are, and what their aspirations are for the future. The band was formed in early 1996 in Miami (USA), mainly as a studio project, the brainchild of original members DC astro and Martha M. Arce. Before long, and through a set of bizarre circumstances, they were signed to Candyland Entertainment, a European record label founded by members of Project Pitchfork, a German Industrial band. This in itself was not surprising, as the band always had strong European influences. Word of mouth about the group and its distinctive sound began spreading, leading to their participation on a slew of compilations, including "The Goth Box", "Through A Looking Glass" (A Tribute to Siouxie and The Banshees)", "Strange Love", "Nights Of Darkness", etc. Their first album, "The Awakening", was released in late 1996, followed by the CD single "I Live", that contained several remixes by then label mates Project Pitchfork. The album prominently showcased intricate rhythm loops, sometimes tribal, sometimes euro, blending memorable melodies and meaningful lyrics, a mix of aural and visual references that had been influential to the band up to that point, collecting rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. In 1997, the band was again busy as the opening act for Project Pitchfork's Chakra Red European Tour. At this point, extra musicians were needed to recreate Deep Red's multi-layered sound on stage, and Mario Soto, who provided backing vocals on “The Awakening”, became a permanent member of the band prior to the tour, due to his talents as vocalist, drummer, guitarist, bassist and keyboardist. After the tour Deep Red continued reshaping their sound, mixing sometimes disparate ingredients to achieve their musical vision, but still had enough free time to contribute one track to Cleopatra Records compilation, "The Carnival Within" A tribute to Dead Can Dance, where Mario performs the lead vocal track. In June 1998, Deep Red released their next full length CD, entitled "DarkwaterS", which showcased the results of over a year of labor, except now it was released on their own label, Osiris Soundworks. The label was founded by DC Astro and Mario Soto in order to represent Deep Red’s new and earlier releases and any other artists that the band may entertain to promote in the future. During this period Dely also produced and remixed other artists at Pulse Studio’s (Deep Red’s studio), bands such as Open Canvas, an ambient act on Waveform Records, and Divine Love Mission, an up and coming Electro/Goth group out of Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.. Mario continued working with other local artists in developing their vocal and musical aptitudes, besides handling the business and management side of Osiris Soundworks and Deep Red, while Martha has her own project, "Distorted Reality". This latest CD combines the efforts of many great people, and the dedication of Deep Red to provide our current and new fans with new original and distinctive material. The CD contains the bands first video, “Moments” and other features for all to enjoy. Deep Red thanks all the dj’s around the world who have supported us and of course the fans themselves who we enjoy sharing our thoughts and dreams with.

Group Members DC Astro - keyboards, programming, drums * Mario Soto - drums, guitars, keyboards, vocals

Instruments http://deepred.com/equipment.html

Albums The Awakening (1996) / DarkwaterS (1999) / Chimera (2001)

Press Reviews For all reviews go to:http://deepred.com/reviews.html Starvox Exclusive Reviewed by: Mike Ventarola For those who are avid readers of Outburn Magazine, you may have noticed that this particular Deep Red, from Florida, won the court case for the rights to utilize this name. Since they had the name for a longer period of time, it is only fitting that the name conflict be resolved once and for all. This verdict could not have come at a more appropriate time since this trio has been steadily carving an unforgettable worldwide niche in the dark underground dance clubs. Their driven, full-bodied work has been ranked at the top with artists such as VNV Nation, Apoptygma Berzerk, et. al. Deep Red goes a few steps ahead of the aforementioned bands simply because the driving intensity is so infectious and the vocals so seductive, that few can come away not being in total awe of this band�s presence. Stylistically, the work is a marriage of EBM and Gothic, laden with liberal doses of tonal sensuality. Deep Red has amassed 11 tracks of such exquisite EBM masterpieces that I would venture if one bought this disc and didn�t like it, I would buy it back from them! It is not often that a band releases a CD where each song is destined to be a hit. Despite the intricate brilliance of each song, the underlying lyrics of despondency capture the moody element prone to goth sensibility. This is a group who has fine tuned every aspect of the music before laying it down for mass consumption, and as such, you owe it to yourself to fall in love with all this phenomenal sound.

Additional Info T-SHIRTS AND OTHER MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE

Location FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - USA

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