Music Style Rock

Group Members Mike Greiner Chris Kramer Drew Englebrecht Hunter MacDonald Scott Kramer

Albums "Live " 2003 "Frequency" 2001

Press Reviews ENERGY AT CORE OF REDLINE 5 Robert Kinsler, Orange County Register, Nov 2001 How does a singer know when he has landed in the right band? Ask Mika Greiner, who joined Redline5 in August 2000. "I found these guys through a Recycler ad," Greiner admitted. "I had been on 60 to 70 audutions over two months; literally sometimes going on two or three a day." However, after listening to Redline5's new independent release "Frequency," it's clear that Greiner's search to match his strong and distinctive vocal style with an equally talented and movitated group of musicians was well worth the search. The band has a diverse approach, able to play hard alternative rock with a melodic bite such as the instantly memorable "Mayfly" and "1,000 Trees," as well as haunting acoustic songs such as "Jennifer." Redline5 also features guitarists/fraternal twins Scott and Chris Kramer, drummer Drew Englebrecht and bassist Hunter MacDonald. Those four members had played together as teen-agers and attended Corona del Mar High School together, while Greiner is a native of Daytona Beach, Fla. "I got their demo and said, 'Yes, this is new.'" Greiner said. "Over the last year we've nurtured that chemistry." In September Redline5 was one of eight bands to play at a birthday bash for New Rock 104 FM in Fresno. The bill also featured 311, Handsome Devil and Fenix Tx. The radio station got a hold of a copy of "Frequency" before its official release Sept. 8 and began playing "Mayfly" and "Born Again" in regular rotation. "There were 5,500 people in the audience," Chris Kramer recalled. "We could see girls in the front row singing along with the songs." Even more importantly for the band is the confidence that emerged. The members agree that performing on a bill with seven other signed artists (in the seventh spot, playing immediately before 311) convinced Redline5 that its songs and live show are an alternative to the post-punk and rap-rock bands that dot the modern rock radio landscape. "A turning point for us was the Fresno gig," Greiner said. "Every band should have the experience to play in front of that type of crowd." Add MacDonald: "I love playing in front of a huge crowd, but I love playing in front of five people, too. No matter where we play, we put all of our energy into it." Greiner noted that the band uses music to explore life's full range of emotions, from love and anger to issues such as religious faith. "The energy and chemistry of the band has spawned a positive side," Greiner said. "We look at the struggles of life and how we choose to get through it." That positive spirit has caught on with several professionals who are volunteering their services to help the band, including music producer Nick Fainbarg and Wendy Boggs, a recent graduate of California State University, Fullerton, tackling public relations. "We've been pleased to have all this help along the way," Scott Kramer said. But the band's growing success hasn't changed the way it makes music. "We stil love to play music. It's the art," Kramer said.

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