DEAD P.A. is changing the rules of dancefloor events. After cutting their teeth in the fourth largest U.S. city of Houston, Texas with an unusual dynamic interaction of live percussion, guitar, keyboards, vocals and programmable audio, the act quickly obtained a monthly residence at a swanky downtown club and has set fire everywhere since with their unique brand of "Drum N Breaks." While DJs are known for bringing music to the party, DEAD P.A. is bringing back the party to music. An emphasis on bad ass music, blistering performance, and theme oriented sets (rather than standing behind gear and pumping a fist once in a while) has generated comparison to a concert atmosphere and has consistently won over even the "cliquiest" of music-lovers. An adrenalin fueled exchange with audiences has kept DEAD P.A. in demand from Miami to Los Angeles and everywhere inbetween.
Core members of DEAD P.A. include George "The Human Drum Machine" Blitch and Jason Walsh AKA "Papa Zero" while frequent collaborative and performance duties are supplied by soulful songbird Krystal Hardwick and the Los Angeles based producer and MC Levon Louis.
2007 kicked off a little rough as Jason was diagnosed with a brain tumor the size of a small orange… but when life hands out small oranges, we’ve learned to make orange-ade. In spite of this setback, DEAD P.A. has released the full length cd (distributed to retail thru LOAD Media UK) “The Dead Will Rise,” a split 12" with Miami, Florida's Devine & Emily Play, headlined the Guitar Hero 3 stage at SXSW, and wrapped up 2008 with the "DEAD P.A. for President Tour." DEAD P.A. is accepting bookings for 2009!
These are some of the most entertaining cats in the drum n bass scene as of late - a breath of fresh air that was needed to add excitement in an otherwise stagnant culture . . . Check with anybody who has seen or worked with Dead P.A. and they'll have nothing but top notch things to say about their work ethic, as well as their integrity as artists . . . Check their website here, their myspace here, and go pick up their new album, The Dead Will Rise, here . . . EZ
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