Artist description Corporate Circus is a five piece musical group from Warsaw, Indiana influenced by the rock, alternative, punk, pop and metal genres

Music Style Rock/Alternative/Punk

Musical Influences Corporate Circus

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Artist History Corporate Circus is a five piece musical group from Warsaw, Indiana influenced by the rock, alternative, punk, pop and metal genres. The band was formed in 1996 and they have been on a mission from day one to get their unique genre-bending style of music heard around the world. This unordinary band consists of lead singer Ryan Bettinger (20), guitarists Corbin Arnett (21) & Jon Shoes (19), bass player Josh Bloom (20), and drummer Jeremy Isaacs (28). The past six years have seen Corporate Circus release two full length albums, appear on six compilations and tour the East Coast of United States. Recently, the Corporate Circus track "Fool's Paradise" held the number one requested position for six weeks on the "Alternative 9@9" segment at Ft. Wayne, Indiana's Extreme X102.3 WXTW. "Fool's Paradise" was on the 9@9 segment from mid-January to April. "Fool's Paradise" is featured on the upcoming Corporate Circus release "There's No Place Like Home" along with 12 other tracks that are guaranteed to please. Recent online competitions have earned Corporate Circus a spot on the Ernie Ball Stage in the Vans Warped Tour 2002, #1 song overall on BandMates.com, Top 30 recognition (out of 40,000 song submissions) on GarageBand.com and Top 3 recognition (out of 7,500+ artist submissions) in a $25,000 Pop Scholarship contest hosted by Starpolish.com With a bright future ahead of them, nothing is going to stop Corporate Circus from doing what they love. Corporate Circus has shared the stage with such national acts as NOFX, New Found Glory, Good Charlotte, Anti-Flag, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Good Riddance, Rise Against, Bad Religion, Thursday, 88 Fingers Louie, Student Rick, Rahzel, Ultimate Fakebook, Sewing With Nancie, MXPX, and Reel Big Fish With a remarkable ability to produce catchy songs and captivate their audiences live, Corporate Circus is quickly becoming one of the most sought after bands in Indiana. Learn more about the fab five from Indiana that call themselves Corporate Circus.

Group Members Ryan Bettinger - Lead Singer Jon Huse - Rhythm guitar/backup vox Josh Bloom - Bass Guitar Corbin Arnett - Lead Guitar Jeremy Isaacs - Percussion

Instruments a set of lungs, 2 geetars, 1 bass geetar, and a drumset

Albums There's No Place Like Home

Press Reviews Corporate Circus have just released their second album. Packed with13 hyper-kinetic songs, There’s No Place Like Home exhibits a degree of professionalism and polish usually reserved for national releases. While they label themselves as “punk rock,” my ears pick up alternative influences and a highly developed sense of melody not usually found in punk fodder. You have most likely heard “Fool’s Paradise,” which received heavy airplay on 102.3-FM. Exhibiting a catchy melody, buzzing guitars, and a dumpster’s worth of energy, it takes a major effort not to like this song. “Hooray For School” finds Ryan Bettinger spouting forth sarcastic lyrics against a wall of Krokus-edged guitars provided by Jon Shoes and Corbin Arnett. More 80s influence is found in “Everyday,” which rockets through a metal introduction before bassist Josh Bloom leads the motley crew into a gutsy guitar riff section quite out of character for punk. The band exhibits their amazing technical skill in “What I Never Had,” which opens with a ferocious display of guitar mastery while Jeremy Isaacs pounds the skins with such insanity that I imagine he was about two inches off his stool while playing. Also getting a lot of airplay is “Disturbed,” a bouncy, gritty diatribe against small town America, a song that currently has plans to infect the musical mind of anyone who hears it. True to the punk ethic, most of these songs hover around the three-minute mark. What I found particularly pleasing was that a number of songs open with well-written extended instrumental passages that provide a nice change from the usual song structure. Add to this the variety of song influences, from metal to hardcore to punk to pop, and you’ve got my attention. These 45 minutes of screaming, energetic, melodic punk can be found at Karma Records, Wooden Nickel Music stores and Sam Goody. By Jason Hoffman, WhatzUp Magazine With a six-year bond under their loosely fastened belt, Corporate Circus’ sound seems to be fully developed and original. They label themselves as a Punk/Pop/Alternative, but I have never heard such a tight Punk-style band before. Every stop is on the dime, and all of the music compliments each other; kind of like peanut butter to jelly, or honey ham to swiss. This five-piece project hails from Warsaw, Indiana; ah... Hoosier-land. “Fool’s Paradise” has had much documented success, reaching and holding the number one position on Indiana’s Modern Rock 102.3 WXTW for five weeks straight. After multiple listens, the music is nothing less than absolutely, positively correct, and the vocals work tremendously together in "tone and rhythm" tandem. If you haven’t downloaded this song already, you are definitely missing an important addition to your new music collection. Before the opportunity passes you by, quickly get this song in your song rotation, and learn how to rock Corporate Circus style. – Chris Mugno, Starpolish Critic

Location Warsaw, Indiana - USA

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