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CrashFour

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General Info

  • Genre: Folk Rock / Jam Band / Rock

    Location BOISE, IDAHO, US

    Profile Views: 5820

    Last Login: 5/21/2008

    Member Since 3/19/2005

    Website http://www.crashfour.com

    Record Label Unknown Indie

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    ..........................CLICK HERE.. TO GET A PRE-MADE MYSPACE LAYOUT.................... ..Get Your Own!.. | ..View Slideshow.... .... CrashFour has been playing in and around the northwest for the last six years and is consistently growing in popularity and professionalism. Along with headlining performances, CrashFour has shared the stage with Collective Soul, Built to Spill, Colobo, moe, REO Speedwagon, Ominous Seapods, Phantom Planet, and Ben Lee. The band has also performed at the annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. .. .. Turn on your mental sound mixer and blend together your favorite cuts from The Dave Matthews Band, String Cheese Incident and Leftover Salmon. Now add a dash of early folk-style Byrds. Beginning to get the idea?- Scott Renshaw Mountain Times.. .. Formed in 1998, CrashFour soon became one of Boise's most talked about bands. Winning talent shows, placing third at Bogie's annual Battle of the Bands and being voted best band in the Idaho Statesman's annual Best of Treasure Valley poll... .. They start with intelligent, fearless songwriting with tight arrangements in shifting tempos. Then they play the heck out of the songs with killer fiddle, punchy rhythm guitar, excellent bass work, and intricate, multi-textured drumming. Dale Mahoney Boise Weekly.. .. CrashFour has recently received tour sponsorship for one year on behalf of Budweiser and the Bud True Music Live program. The BTML program is a great new program that gives fantastic support to independent bands who bud feels are of national caliber and deserving of national recognition. CrashFour was also hand-picked to be one of only 24 music acts who will be representing Bose in live music venues nationwide. CrashFour helped Bose launch their new Personalized Amplification System(tm) family of products. Also, CrashFour has signed on with The College Agency to help build a consistent touring schedule at college campuses across the country. .. .. Bassist Jake Ransom, guitarist Kelly Martin, drummer Chad Waite, and violinist/fiddler Rebecca Gourley have developed a unique sound that has been drawing big crowds in and around the northwest. CrashFour's music is completely original, with lyrics written by both Kelly Martin and Jake Ransom. They have spent the last 3 years playing over 150 shows and writing over 60 songs .... .... ..........

  • Members

    Kelly Martin - Guitar/Vocals Jake Ransom - Bass/Vocals Rebecca Gourley - Violin/Vocals Chad Waite - Drums/Vocals

  • Influences

    Toad The Wet Sprocket, Collective Soul, Glen Phillips, Phish, Sting, Dave Matthews Band, Brad, Pearl Jam, Guster, NWA, Big & Rich, Chris Cornell, Victor Wooten

  • Sounds Like

    Turn on your mental sound mixer and blend together your favorite cuts from The Dave Matthews Band, String Cheese Incident and Leftover Salmon. Now add a dash of early folk-style Byrds. Beginning to get the idea?- Scott Renshaw Mountain Times .... Guster, Collective Soul, Toad The Wet Sprocket

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Bio:

....
CLICK HERE TO GET A PRE-MADE MYSPACE LAYOUT

CrashFour has been playing in and around the northwest for the last six years and is consistently growing in popularity and professionalism. Along with headlining performances, CrashFour has shared the stage with Collective Soul, Built to Spill, Colobo, moe, REO Speedwagon, Ominous Seapods, Phantom Planet, and Ben Lee. The band has also performed at the annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

Turn on your mental sound mixer and blend together your favorite cuts from The Dave Matthews Band, String Cheese Incident and Leftover Salmon. Now add a dash of early folk-style Byrds. Beginning to get the idea?- Scott Renshaw Mountain Times

Formed in 1998, CrashFour soon became one of Boise's most talked about bands. Winning talent shows, placing third at Bogie's annual Battle of the Bands and being voted best band in the Idaho Statesman's annual Best of Treasure Valley poll.

They start with intelligent, fearless songwriting with tight arrangements in shifting tempos. Then they play the heck out of the songs with killer fiddle, punchy rhythm guitar, excellent bass work, and intricate, multi-textured drumming. Dale Mahoney Boise Weekly

CrashFour has recently received tour sponsorship for one year on behalf of Budweiser and the Bud True Music Live program. The BTML program is a great new program that gives fantastic support to independent bands who bud feels are of national caliber and deserving of national recognition. CrashFour was also hand-picked to be one of only 24 music acts who will be representing Bose in live music venues nationwide. CrashFour helped Bose launch their new Personalized Amplification System(tm) family of products. Also, CrashFour has signed on with The College Agency to help build a consistent touring schedule at college campuses across the country.

Bassist Jake Ransom, guitarist Kelly Martin, drummer Chad Waite, and violinist/fiddler Rebecca Gourley have developed a unique sound that has been drawing big crowds in and around the northwest. CrashFour's music is completely original, with lyrics written by both Kelly Martin and Jake Ransom. They have spent the last 3 years playing over 150 shows and writing over 60 songs



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Member Since:

March 19, 2005

Members:

Kelly Martin - Guitar/Vocals Jake Ransom - Bass/Vocals Rebecca Gourley - Violin/Vocals Chad Waite - Drums/Vocals

Influences:

Toad The Wet Sprocket, Collective Soul, Glen Phillips, Phish, Sting, Dave Matthews Band, Brad, Pearl Jam, Guster, NWA, Big & Rich, Chris Cornell, Victor Wooten

Sounds Like:

Turn on your mental sound mixer and blend together your favorite cuts from The Dave Matthews Band, String Cheese Incident and Leftover Salmon. Now add a dash of early folk-style Byrds. Beginning to get the idea?- Scott Renshaw Mountain Times

Guster, Collective Soul, Toad The Wet Sprocket

Record Label:

Unknown Indie

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