Artist description Semi-Automatic is an intelligent hard rock band with a wider range of sound and greater depth of lyrics than you're likely to hear when you turn on the radio.

Music Style Hard Rock, Alternative Rock

Musical Influences Chum, Circus of the Sun, Tool, etc.

Artist History Conceived as a result of a couple of songs written on a computer, bass, guitar and caffiene, guitarist Chuck Davis (Circus of the Sun), drummer Dave Becknell (Circus of the Sun) and bassist Matt Parmenter (piano w/ Hi-Fi and the Roadburners) were soon joined by guitarist Sean Saatkamp (of Kid Valance) and vocalist/guitarist John Lancaster (of Chum). Bringing influences from a wide variety of stylistic backgrounds, Semi-Automatic has melded their diverse influences into a coherent whole and created a debut release that any national act would be proud of. With a live show that consistently blows audiences away, Semi-Automatic has quickly found a sizeable group of fans locally and regionally. As they expand to new areas, Semi-Automatic is finding an audience that's eager to hear more of their top-notch performances and intense songwriting in action.

Group Members |DAVE BECKNELL - DRUMS | CHUCK DAVIS - GUITAR | MATT PARMENTER - BASS | JOHN LANCASTER - VOCALS, GUITAR | SEAN SAATKAMP - GUITAR |

Instruments Guitars, Bass, Drums, Vocals, Piano

Albums Semi-Automatic

Press Reviews Larry Nager of the Cincinnati Enquirer calls Semi-Automatic "one of the best new bands on the scene". Mike Breen of Cincinnati CityBeat says, "if you're into well-played, song-based Hard Rock, you can't do much better" and "it's easy to imagine nearly any of the memorable tracks on their debut being played on current Rock radio (though their songwriting is far smarter than your average Creed-y band)"

Location Cincinnati, OH - USA

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