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THE ADOPTED Above photography by Christina Mathers. Artistic direction by Lynn Breton. All rights reserved 2007.
"Live" at Barrymore's Music Hall.
Our names are Ryan (drums), Anthony (bass) & Cheetah (vocals & guitar). Together we are The Adopted. We are a rock n' roll band. We make music, breathe souls into songs and connect with people who listen to us. It is what we do.
Cheetah (wordsmith, lead vocals, guitars & keyboards)
God, Life, longing, liberty, loss, great songs, history, politics, people, family, friends, relationships, roadtrips, books, news, documentaries, world events, bands, concerts ..
.. education, philanthropy, movies, parties, pop culture, internet, beaches, theme parks, rollercoasters ..
.. art, photography, video games, travel, touring, shopping, hanging out, caffeine, cookies, hockey, mountain biking, rock climbing, chess, soccer, TV, the economy, museums, technology and random stuff like ummm .. Guitar Hero, Rockband .. cotton candy, flying my kite at the park and kissing gf Piper <3 (lol) ..
YOU and the weather but just ...
Please!
Sounds Like
Huh?! Dood, where've you been?!! :P
Alrite, so .. no one band in particular .. but hey ...
.. here's what in our iPods, Skullcandy, cd collection & consciousness:
Jimmy Eat World, Terminal, Funeral For A Friend, Coldplay, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Flyleaf, Pearl Jam, U2, The Killers, Sum 41, Linkin Park, Taking Back Sunday, Avril Lavigne, Our Lady Peace, Staind, Alexisonfire, Billy Talent, AFI, Atreyu, Incubus, Radiohead, Dashboard Confessional, Blink 182, Liz Phair, The Cure, Tool, Sevendust, Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, Goo Goo Dolls, Live, NIN, Third Eye Blind, The Postal Service, Starfield, The Church, Fall Out Boy, POD, The Who, The Police, Three Days Grace, Metallica, Jane's Addiction, The Counting Crows, Nirvanna, Death Cab For Cutie, Story Of The Year, Jars Of Clay, Oasis, Econoline Crush, The Clash, Front 242, New Order, Utah Saints, Eva Cassidy, Alanis Morissette, Snow Patrol, Enigma, Angels and Airwaves, Neverending White Lights, The Verve, 30 Seconds To Mars, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Plain White T's, Fat Boy Slim, Bob Marley, Inkwell, The Academy is ..., Paramore, HIM, Placebo, Underoath, Breaking Benjamin, The Color Fred, Mayday Parade and a band from our hometown Ottawa called Addison and Katie Leigh. So yea, we like a mix of rock, alternative, indie, folk, pop, acoustic, punk, emo, some industrial, ton of new sick & fly shit ... MORE ROCK! ... u get the drift .. !!
From the new cd, "Standing in the Light of a Shooting Star". A One Man Industry music video. Produced by Creando Music Video Production. All rights reserved. 2007.
Video directed by Marcelo Bursztein. Special appearance by Angela Meinzinger. Production designer: Rob Oehring. On site photography by Mélanie Jacques.
Audio engineered, recorded & mixed by Gerry Villiers at Bearbrook Recording Studios. Mastered by Wayne Bartlett (Gemini Award) at Bartmart Audio Inc. (Disney, Pixar, IMAX).
Executive producer: Cheetah Davy Lai
Music by The Adopted. Words by Cheetah (Socan).
Cheetah accepting Evolving Artist Entertainment (USA & worldwide) New Music Awards 2006 - eaTV Hall of Fame Inductee.
Other recipients include Alexisonfire, Flyleaf & more ..
Cheetah - Daytona USA 2 (2008).
As seen on MuchMusic the nation's music station, CTV, Canada's MusiquePlus & worldwide on Yahoo ! LAUNCH.
Featured in 45 major U.S. markets (available to estimated 19 million household) on Swept Away TV, Varsity TV, PBS & Comcast Digital Cable (USA). Coming soon to Germany, Australia and the United States (Time Warner Cable in Manhattan and Cablevision Long Island) on Absolute Indie Music Television, produced by Access Media Central in New York. Highlighted on IM Music Television (sponsored by CD Baby & Sam Ash), available to 55 million household.
Supporting act for two time (2004 & 2005) Juno Award Nominee - The Trews (Bumstead/Sony/BMG).
Proudly endorsing Daisy Rock Guitars (USA), The Godin Guitar Company (Canada) & EPEK Percussion (Canada).
"Singed" by THE ADOPTED. Label: One Man Industry / distribution by IRIS Produced by Creando Music Video Production. Special appearances by Melanie Cockerline & Carol-Anne Sharpe.
One Man Industry. All Rights Reserved. 2004-2006.
PRESS / REVIEWS
"This Ottawa band is a force to be reckoned with!" - OttawaPlus.ca (Ottawa). January 2008
"(The Adopted) score points immediately with me by lacking any ambitious pretension to force their style into one genre or another .. Their new album Standing In The Light Of A Shooting Star shows a band that is great at what they do … Guitarist Cheetah Davy Lai can write great riffs but he also isn't afraid to limit his playing during verses to two-note harmonics when the song calls for it, and to forgo solos in favour of peppy melodic riffs and licks during bridges. The lyrics are sentimental and the subject matter is easy for anyone to relate to ... Take "Happiness is Sitting Next to You" for example. The song contains all the elements that are required for a dynamite radio rock hit: A fuzzed-out guitar riff to open, verses hard not to tap your foot to, bass and drums that kick hard into the chorus, lyrics that are sweet, inspirational and so catchy that it hurts. I think that all of the tracks here display expert songwriting, considerable talent for arrangement and more than decent performance skills. This disc is a worthy purchase for anyone who enjoys songs that they can bop their head and sing along to." - Highlights from Sound Opinion Music Review (Vaughan, ON). June 1, 2007
"These cats hit it hard and fast with an in your face rock on attitude! Some excellent song writing gives this band a kick in the ass most don't have! Dramatic, moving and simple! A fantastic addition to the Canadian bands of our time! With all this attention, be on the lookout for big things from The Adopted." - CatsAsk Music & Entertainment. (Barrie, ON. Canada). Sept 6, 2005
"The Adopted is on the fast track, with a strong industry buzz and, yes, a cool new video. These guys click -- the performances mesh brilliantly -- they enjoy playing together and you can tell. Well, I can tell. You can think what you want. Lead guitarist/vocalist Cheetah, bassist Anthony Way, and drummer Ryan Dunford are three rock stars just waiting to happen." - Stone Bayliss, U.K. Staff Reviewer for HitClick.net Indie Music Network & BandFreaks.com (Tucson, Arizona. USA). Apr. 12, 2005.
"Outstanding performance .. abundance of passion ... "Singed" possesses everything The Adopted fans have grown to love about these rising stars from Canada. If you were not a fan of The Adopted before, chances are you will be after watching this video. Those already fans, will love them even more." - Lyric, Founder of BandsBackStage.com - Jul 2, 2004. (CA, USA)
The Adopted LIVE - 2008!
CHART
Charted seven times at the Number ONE spot on eaTV - (Evolving Artist Media Network) - Worldwide Voted "Most Wanted" video by you for 13 consecutive weeks. (eaTV Weekly Report. MA, USA - based on 56,018 to 74,724 total requests weekly. Week of Sunday Jan. 28, Feb. 4, Feb. 11, Feb. 18, Feb. 25, Mar. 4, Mar. 11, Mar. 18, Mar. 26, Apr. 1, Apr. 8, Apr. 15 & Apr. 22, 2007)
Charted Number 1 on ENGAGE Internet Radio. Week of Feb. 19, 2006 - (Evolving Artist Media Network) - Worldwide. Voted "Top 10 Most Wanted" track by listeners for 9 weeks. (ENGAGE Radio weekly report. MA, USA. May 28, 2006)
Charting Number 3 & "Top 10 Most Wanted" on eaTV - Evolving Artist Media Network - Worldwide for 13 consecutive weeks (eaTV weekly report. MA, USA - May. 28, 2006).
Charting on the "Top 20 Video Countdown" and heavy rotation at Adrenaline Nation TV (Fl, USA) airing to over 100 million subscribers worldwide. (Feb./2006).
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