Biography
“PLANTS live performance takes you on a journey
of emotions, hitting high energy with songs such as
“Trigger” & “Double O Nothing” and feelings of hope
with “I Believe” and the deeper soul searching of
“No Ones Land” & “Child” a live experience
not to be missed”
PLANT from Caldas Da Rainha in Portugal have been together just
over a year, however Johnny Fernandes (Guitar) and Alex Gomes
(Vocals) have been jamming together since high school. In May 2008
Luis Arrabaca (Drums) and Joao Pereira (Bass) joined them and
PLANT was born.
Receiving high praise from friends and new fans at the live shows,
entering and winning new band competitions and winning their
round of the ICHOOZ.TV internet competition, a US TV portal
competition judged by fans, has gained the band the attention
of local print and radio media and media in the States. Recently
the band played high profile shows with Rita Redshoes and
Buraka Som Sistema in Pombal and Os Pontos Negros in Caldas.
In May 2009 the band met their manager to be, with 20 years
music business experience in marketing and promotion with
artists such as Placebo, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Verve &
many others, He spotted something special in their songs and
was blown away by Alex’s vocals which led to them joining
forces and the project stepped up several gears.
The shows have been getting better and better with the most
recent performancecaught on video at Pombal on the epk DVD,
also available here on the bands page along with photos and
demo tracks recorded in their rehearsals.
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