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Released: Aug 1, 2012

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Yet to Come
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The Reality Dream
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Worlds Collide
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Learn to Love
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Genre: Alternative / Rock
Location Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Profile Views: 121114
Last Login: 6/28/2012
Member Since 9/13/2005
Website www.slowchildrenLV.com
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.. .. .. .. .. ............Myspace Layouts.... - ....Music/Musicians Myspace Layouts...... ....Myspace Codes.... - ....Myspace Generators.... - ....Myspace Backgrounds.... .......... .... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Seeded in the great state of Oregon and cultivated under the bright lights of “Sin City,” Slow Children have come up with a blend of nineties’ NW Alt Rock, seventies’ Progressive, with a splash of Reggae and Jazz that they affectionately call "Oregonic Kush Rock." As the term suggests, it’s music made by stoners for stoners, sure, but Slow Children’s music is really just plain great music made by great musicians for those who are seeking more musical fulfillment than what your typical cookie-cutter radio stations are willing to provide. Growing up together in the small, sedate, coastal town of Brookings, Ore., Caleb Moffit (vocals/bass), Kevin Hutman (drums), and fellow classmate Bryan Bacci (guitars) started playing music around the age of 12. They practiced their instruments after school and participated in school music programs under the tutelage of music teacher and mentor (and in the case of Caleb also happened to be his father), with a Master’s in Music, Jerry Moffit. By their mid-teens they were playing parties, community events and local bars, but they quickly grew restless in the lack of places and people to perform their music for. In the small, sheltered world of southern Oregon, inspiration quickly ran low for the young men until one day, mere weeks from their high school graduation, it struck hard! They literally sold their cars, bought a van, packed their belongings and ran away from home. In retrospect, there lies the irony in the band’s name in relation to their then, newfound escape. Like the yellow “Slow Children” warning sign always depicting a child running, the young band in their teens without adult supervision, were also on the run. Their logo, a variation of that sign where the kid holds a bottle in one hand and a joint in the other, symbolically depicts the direction “Slow Children” went. Drifting throughout California, the group played their edgy Indie Rock in bars and clubs, slept in parking lots, found friends to help them, and began building their legend. It was in Las Vegas where the van would die, and as they say,“What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” In Vegas, Slow Children found exactly what they were looking for, and then some. Almost instantly they started meeting other bands and became regulars on the Las Vegas scene, taking up residence at the local Rock clubs, where they partied hard and rocked even harder. The band quickly caught the attention of influential promoters, radio DJs, and musicians on the Vegas scene. They also found a whole new level of the party as they discovered all local Rock radio stations and caught on with the release of 2006’s Smoke the Evidence. Singles “Duck Butta” and “Only the Shadow Knows” became local hits on the Rock stations, and the band found themselves headlining more and more major rooms on and off the strip, including House of Blues, The Palms, the Hard Rock Casino, and they even headlined the 10-year anniversary show for Las Vegas’ longest-running local music radio program, Laurie Steele’s Homegrown Show on Rock station KOMP 92.3. “These guys rock the stage every time they perform,” said Laurie Steele. “If you haven’t seen them, live, you’re missing out.” Throughout 2008, the band took advantage of the geographical advantages of Las Vegas and started touring to outlying cities and states, most notably the Northwest, where they played many shows for audiences numbering in the thousands. They spent much of 2010 in the studio perfecting their newest release, Life in Reverie, to be released in summer 2010. Well before the release of Reverie, many of the songs, including “Feeling of Release” and “Misery for Sale” had already become some of the band’s more well- received songs in concert. Promoters and music lovers alike took notice, and the band started receiving comparisons to other great three pieces like Rush and Floater with the way they fill the room with the sound, ambience, and energy of a band twice its size. Audiences are properly rocked with their thundering rhythms and are whisked away by their sweet melodies to places usually reserved for those of higher consciousness, or on some really good drugs! Their lyrics are personal, truthful, and inspired by the pleasures and pains of being alive. The sounds that surround that message are inspired by the pleasures and pains of riding and coming down from life's highs. Though they definitely strike a chord with the college-aged, Indie and stoner crowds, the music of Slow Children transcends age, race, gender and social or music genres. “I record a lot of different types of artists in my studio – Hard Rock and Metal, Hip-Hop and Reggae, and all kinds of music - but whenever ANYONE stops in and I’m working on a Slow Children song, they are like, ‘Whoa – what’s this? That is amazing,’” said Mauro Ferreira, owner/engineer of Maurotone Studios, and producer of Slow Children’s latest CD. “NO ONE else I’ve ever worked with gets that reaction. They are unbelievable artists, that’s why I love working with them.” .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .................... .. < ..
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.... Slow Children was influenced first by their parents, as most kids are. Growing up listening to what made their folks smile helped influence the idea that music is important in life. Guided at the beginning mostly by the music of the sixties and seventies (THE BEATLES, PINK FLOYD, THE BEACH BOYS, QUEEN, THE DOORS), the boy's began to learn about the musical phenomenon that the generation before had already known with the birth of Rock 'n' Roll. As the boy's grew into their rebellious transition period (puberty), the Garage Band era had already been booming for a few years. Suddenly they found themselves seduced by a more sinister and aggressive kind of Rock than they had ever heard before: Hard Rock, Alternative Rock and Punk Rock. The old cassette tapes started to collect dust, and the rainbow sheen of their compact discs suddenly dominated their collections. Suddenly their influences became NIRVANA, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, 311, OUR LADY PEACE, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, SMASHING PUMPKINS, and PEARL JAM. The boys found the music of the nineties to be most influential on their developing of genre. After Slow Children had been playing music for a couple years and the turn of the century had come and gone, they were more distinguished musicians and found themselves exploring new influences. Suddenly, out of nowhere, they found themselves appreciating TOOL, NINE INCH NAILS, MUSE, and SYSTEM OF A DOWN, and it became clear to them that they really had no idea what genre Slow Children had become. Rock, yes of course, but what kind of Rock have they morphed into? You tell us...
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Sep 14

Slow Children

Tonight at Rock Bottom Brewery in Portland Oregon! Slow Children, MoonSpoon, & introducing Nicolas Donez. Don't miss this FREE showcase! 9pm
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Sep 13

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Slow Children has a show on 09/14/2012 at 09:30 PM @ Rock Bottom B... in Portland, OR http://lnk.ms/dCN6t #concert
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Sep 10

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This Friday at Rock Bottom Brewery in Portland..Slow Children with Moon Spoon & Nicolas Donez. 9pm (all ages in restaurant seating) FREE!
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Aug 04

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Here we come Portland! Tonight at Macadam's Bar and Grill -- More info at http://lnk.ms/cDxHx
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Aug 02

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Slow Children has a show on 08/04/2012 at 09:00 PM @ Macadam's Bar... in Portland, OR http://lnk.ms/cv0jV #concert
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