Intension w/Menorah, Grey Water & Shuteye

What do you get when you add a tattooed bald folk singing music teacher from Boston, a charismatic Abercrombie model with a loud mouth from Long Island, and a Jerk from Detroit? InTension! “Sometime in late January of 2003 I got a phone call from this guy asking ‘Is this the Gus I know from that band Die Screaming’ and of course I said yes, and that’s when it all really began!”- Gus Colarusso The voice on the phone was drummer Justin Doig and he had no idea what he or any of the other guys that formed InTension were in for. Over the next year and a half this band would undergo member changes, girl fights, throwing knives, crazy roommates, bathtub sleeping beauties, car accidents, fat in-bread promoters, trucks running over guitars and bass players, radio DJ’s losing their minds, and dirty used car salesman. This list could go on, but through it persevered the three kings: Gus Colarusso on lead vocals and bass; Rick Kovac on backing vocals and guitar; and Justin Doig on backing vocals and drums. This is the high-energy hard rock trio known as InTension. Hailing from sunny Daytona Beach, Florida, InTension has enjoyed a very successful career over the past two years. The guys have been interviewed on 101.1 WJRR Native Noise in Orlando, Fl, 95.7 WHOG Metal til Midnight and The Scene in Daytona Beach, Fl. The band has been featured in That’s Entertainment Magazine, The Daytona Beach News Journal, What’s Happening Daytona.com, and Emergenza.com. InTension has gone onto two successful national tours stopping in major U.S. cities like Los Angeles, CA., San Francisco, CA., Austin, TX. Detroit, MI., Little Rock, AR., and Youngstown, OH. In June 2005 InTension won best drummer, best bass player, second best guitarist, and overall band at the “Emergenza” Orlando final. InTension also came in Second place at the “World Battle of the Bands” Los Angeles Final held in late 2005. This summer InTension will be featured in a television commercial for the Daytona Beach News Journal. The band also has plans to release a live DVD recorded at the Shamrock in Daytona Beach. On April 15th, 2006 InTension independently released Taking Over their explosive debut CD to a record-breaking crowd a Shamrock’s Night Club in Daytona Beach. Produced by Ray Grimard at Ear Waves Digital Recording the album has been well received by fans and press! See what you’ve been missing! Check out InTension now!

Born in 1979, on Belo Horizonte - Southeast Brazilian metropolis - Samuel Parrela aka Menorah was introduced to the electronic music production process in early 1996. In 2001, caught by the veteran producer, Dudu Marote aka Prztz, he was requested to release two tracks for the electronic music compilation “COMP_01|02 Orgânico|Sintético”, that gathered the 23 most important Brazilian artists on a double cd, with 29 tracks. Requested to perform live acts, his presentations are always filled with a smashing experimentalism influenced by Jazz and Detroit Techno. With a deep minimal approach to the dancefloor, Menorah is building electronic dance music as it is meant to be: in constant search for creativity in its architecture.

Shuteye, the explosive musical collaboration of award-winning singer-songwriter Elysia Hang-fu and veteran DJ/Producer Alena Ratner, is living proof that the best things come in twos. The innovative Chicago duo has succeeded in creating their very own genre of music—a distinct, category-defying sound that is emotional, stirring and electrifying. Before joining forces, Elysia and Alena were accomplished musicians in their own right, but each was searching for something more—a fresh, new musical endeavor that would challenge and inspire their musical instincts. Very fortuitously, both artists had spent several years writing music and lyrics on their own, so each had amassed an impressive body of unused material by the time they met in 2010. Shortly after crossing paths, the pair realized they were each other’s missing piece. They fused their artistry, reinventing, adapting and blending their individual concepts into the unique electronic sound that would ultimately come to define Shuteye. Elysia and Alena’s inherent musical chemistry shines through on their debut EP Sun Night Sky, which is scheduled for release in December of 2011. The EP is the first release off their album Hush Hush which will be released in 2012. Since their first release, Shuteye has shared the stage with artists such as Ladyhawke, JD Samson, The Deertracks, Peaches and Toro Y Moi. In May 2012 Shuteye won the Monster Diesel VEKTR Headphones Contest, for which their song "Hearts And Stones" was converted to a 3D track through GenAudio´s spatial 3D technology process. The track was then featured in displays around the world, including everywhere that headphones are sold, and on MonsterCable.com and Diesel.com. In addition, Shuteye was recently voted Runner Up for “Best New Band” in the Chicago Reader’s "Best of Chicago 2012." Their music was also featured on Tello Films webseries The Throwaways. Before They Were Shuteye…. Born in Toronto, Canada, Elysia moved with her family to Cleveland, Ohio when she was five and immediately began studying piano and performing in choir. In 2001 she wrote her first original song and knew instantly that she had found her calling. Shortly thereafter, Elysia wrote and recorded her first full-length album under the guidance of Grammy-nominated producer Simon Illa of Warner Chappell, and she supported the album’s release with live performances throughout the U.S. Elysia’s album was also licensed to MTV, which lead to her songs airing on hit shows like Real World, Laguna Beach and The Hills, as well as ABC’s Wildfire. In 2004 Elysia was a top-four finalist in VH1’s and Paramount’s national contest, School of Rock, and she was also a finalist in the pop category of the “John Lennon Songwriting Contest.” Elysia spent the last three years compiling an impressive collection of lyrics, melodies and concepts—all of which she planned to share with the world when the moment was right. Alena's relationship with music began in Kiev, Ukraine, where she was born and raised until she was eight years old. She began studying piano and singing at the age of four, and she continued her musical studies throughout her childhood. In 1988 Alena's family relocated to Chicago—it was a move that would ultimately lead to the most significant musical influence on her life. Like so many others at that time, Alena discovered dance music on Chicago’s radio waves. Legendary house DJs were pumping out a new, underground sound and Alena was hooked from the very start. She purchased her first pair of turntables in 2000 and began to obsessively collect vinyl and hone her DJ skills. Within months she scored her first residency at famed Champaign nightclub, Orchid, where she regularly played for massive crowds alongside heavyweight Chicago DJs. Shortly thereafter, she moved back to Chicago and began spinning regularly at various local clubs. In 2001 she landed the coveted opening resident spot at Justin Long’s renowned .Dotbleep night at Smart Bar, and she continued to play regularly at Smart Bar until 2010. In 2003 Alena ventured into the production side of electronic music and released her first track on Igloo Recordings. Since then she has released a multitude of tracks and remixes on labels such as Greenhouse, D'Lectable and Smart Bar’s Area DJ Records. In 2004 she began touring globally and played multiple gigs throughout the U.K., and in Belgium, headlining at prominent venues like The Egg and The Key in London, Sankey’s Soap and Casa Musica in Manchester, Nation in Liverpool, and Stinkey’s Peep House in Leeds. Genre: Electronica/Electro/Pop Shuteye’s music consists of electronic and live drums and percussion, virtual instruments, vocal and instrumental effects, live keyboards, and vocals.