Artist description The members of Stillframe come together as something that was just meant to be... The band is based in the Philadelphia Area and has been concentrating its efforts on writing and recording material over the course of the last year. The musical evolution of this band has just begun, it draws on the raw energy of rock, the moodiness of emo-core and the textures and melodies of pop. No single word can best describe the sound that is Stillframe. The music is filled with ambient guitar textures intertwined with a driving rhythm section and a vocal presence that ties the harmony and melodies together into a sound that is dynamic in nature. The diversity of Stillframe is present in the ever growing list of artists that have influenced the band over the years, such as: Sunny Day Real Estate, Our Lady Peace, Finger Eleven, Built to Spill, John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk, Rush, Ravi Shankar, Led Zeppelin, Quasi and the Smashing Pumpkins...just to name a few. The future of Stillframe is wide open, their music is under constant evolution and growth as they welcome the influences of all styles of music. They are selfless in the act of the creation of their music, knowing full well that the listener must be able to relate and understand the undelying meaning of the music that is before them.

Music Style Emo-core,pop indie rock

Musical Influences rock, pop, jazz, emo and classic rock

Similar Artists smashing pumpkins,incubus,sunny day real estate,hum, built to spill, radiohead, zwan, pearl jam

Artist History The band's founding members are B. Shanfelt and J. Parrot. They share a musical history and spent some time together in their previous band CODEGIVEN. They moved to the Philadelphia area from Virginia in search of bigger and better things. It was time for them to start a new band, after months of searching and a few auditions they found J. Ziemba, a drummer of a unique style that brings something all his own to the music. B. Shanfelt began the search for the final pieces, The guitarists... He post ads on the internet and auditioned many, first they came upon R. Foehl, a young and ambitious guitarist who had an element that the felt was necessary to the band, the search continued for a second guitarist, and a few more auditions later they found M. Sarro. The original direction of the band was going in a darker and heavier genre, of the likes of new metal, but very quickly did they realize that they had the potential for something different and more of their own style. March of 2002 is when the line up became complete, time moved forward and they began writing and creating, by the time summer hit they were ready to start recording. June of 2002 was when the first songs were tracked, a long summer then followed with many setbacks and things that seemed to keep the band from completing the songs. Finally in the fall things started to fall into place, the vocals were being recorded and they started setting their sites on the final product. Things were about to change though, the holidays came and went and things were still not yet completed. The band came to the realization that some changes were coming and at the mutual understanding of the band and guitarist R. Foehl, Mr. Foehl decided to breakaway and explore his own creative endeavors. Now the first of many songs are completed, and more are to follow. They are currently searching for a new element for the band, guitar player? Keyboardist? who knows exactly, but it must be someone to help complete the sound. They continue to practice, write and record to this day have confidence that their future will be rewarding. M. Sarro 03-03

Group Members B. Shanfelt - lead vocals J. Parrot - Bass guitar, backing vocals J. Ziemba - drums M. Sarro - guitars, backing vocals

Instruments guitars, vocals, bass and drums

Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - USA

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