Artist description Bound by a common passion for music, three young men started playing gigs in March 1998. They recorded a demo cassette of seven songs in four hours, and from there, continued to arrest the attention of the bustling alternative rock scene in Singapore. After many impressive gigs at pubs, colleges and other concert locations, the band was signed to Smack Records. Smack Records is an independent record label in Singapore focussed on marketing and distributing homegrown music to the world via the Internet. Gerald, the band's lead singer and song writer, possesses a powerful and passionate voice that can evoke joy and anguish. Backed by hard-hitting Kamal (drummer), and the band's live-wire, Ivan (bassist), Sherene's Closet is an exhilirating live act. This comes as no surprise as the band members are great buddies off-stage. Producer Leonard Soosay was able to capture the band's energy in their debut album, Kept Secrets.

Music Style Modern rock

Musical Influences Monostar, Ash, The Cure

Artist History ***NOV 1997: Sherene's Closet was formed ***MAR 1998: The band recorded a six-track demo titled "Crash Crash Crash" ***SEP 1998: Sherene's Closet joined AudioTRIP.com (http://www.audioTRIP.com) and saw their songs race straight to the top spots ***JAN 1999: The band was approached by Singapore independent record label, Smack Records for a recording deal ***FEB 1999: The band had a spiritual encounter in the recording studio ***MAR 1999: Carried Away, a digital single released by Smack Records went to #1 in the AudioTRIP.com charts on 14 March 1999 within 9 days (debuted at #2) Release of the debut album, Kept Secrets, in late March

Group Members Gerald Stahlmann (vocals, guitars) Ivan Lee (bass) Kamal Mahtani (drums)

Albums Kept Secrets (Smack Records, Mar 1999)

Location Singapore, Singapore - Singapore

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