About: The Underground All Stars
The Underground All Stars are a collective
of songwriters, musicians and producers that came together quite by
accident. With individual accomplishments ranging from writing and
playing on albums by Alicia Keys and Daughtry to writing and performing songs
for hit television shows, the band itself almost never came to be. Here
is the very short but informative story of the Underground All Stars.
In the cold New Jersey Fall of 2008,
guitarist Jim Farrell began sketching out song ideas with the concept of making
the listener really “feel something”. After getting good feedback from family
and friends he decided to reach out to writer/producers Ron Haney and Bart
Schoudel, with whom he had previously worked. The three played through the
material, working up clever arrangements, and began tracking keyboards and
guitars. The result was an infectious blend of emotional piano, lush guitars
and rich, dark textures. In need of a drummer, Mr. Farrell invited onetime band
mate Chris O’Hara to come and hear what the team was creating. Even without
finished vocal melodies, the song fragments were undeniable. Chris played the
first four tracks on the spot! Three states away in Charlottesville, Va.
Andy Waldeck was in the studio producing a band and co-writing a single with
Chris Daughtry for his upcoming release. Farrell always considered Mr. Waldeck
among his favorite vocalists though they had only briefly met some years
earlier when Waldeck was in the band Earth To Andy. Farrell took a shot
in the virtual dark, emailing Waldeck a short, cryptic note about some amazing
songs in need of a singer. They didn’t know it yet, but Underground All Stars
were about to be formed. Through the miracle of modern technology, Waldeck
returned the songs one at a time with intense and passionate vocals; the
perfect marriage of singer and song. The last piece of the puzzle was now
in place; albeit a cyber place. At this time, the group had only ever been in
the same room just once!
In 2010, Underground All Stars welcomed the additions of NJ's Mike Maino on lead guitar & Brian Zaleski on bass guitar.
Now the band was ready to bring these songs out live & take the listener on journey with them while creating an atmosphere that has been sorely missed in the music world for far too long.
In 2010, Underground All Stars welcomed the additions of NJ's Mike Maino on lead guitar & Brian Zaleski on bass guitar.
Now the band was ready to bring these songs out live & take the listener on journey with them while creating an atmosphere that has been sorely missed in the music world for far too long.
Underground All Stars just released their
debut EP titled ‘People Are Stars’ and are completing work on their full length
cd.
“This is going to be a great year for Underground All Stars” says guitarist Jim Farrell. “We’ve done lots of great things on our own, I can’t wait to see what we’ll do together”! With gold records, major television and film placements and A-list studio sessions to their credit it’s easy to understand his excitement…
“This is going to be a great year for Underground All Stars” says guitarist Jim Farrell. “We’ve done lots of great things on our own, I can’t wait to see what we’ll do together”! With gold records, major television and film placements and A-list studio sessions to their credit it’s easy to understand his excitement…
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The Underground All Stars – Our Stage
http://www.ourstage.com/uas
The Underground All Stars – Twitter
https://twitter.com/PeopleAreStars
Videos!
The Underground All Stars – YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/UndergroundAllStars5
Buy Music!
The Underground All Stars – iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/underground-all-stars/id372198402
The Underground All Stars – eMusic
http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/artist/-/12720618/
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