Radiohead, the Beatles, Tori Amos, Interpol, Bjork, The Police, Lamb, Kate Bush, Drum n' Bass, Fiona Apple, Tears for Fears, Phil Collins, Family, The Beach Boys, Jon Brion, Matt Chamberlin, Portishead, Adrian Young, Portishead.
BIO
the State Of is the product of the marriage between Steph Taylor’s edgy piano/synth playing and Nabedi Osorio’s electronic-like live drumming. Their dark pop sensibility is born out of their hometown of Miami, FL and is reminiscent of artists ranging from the Eurythmics and Bjork to Radiohead and the Police. Taylor’s style of playing is often percussive and dark where Osorio’s drumming is melodic and steadfast and when coupled, they create a dynamic sound larger than what’s expected out of two people.
With a plethora of new material, they are currently on tour to showcase songs from
their upcoming album, Day Of Abandon, which has tracks that vary from live
drum and bass beats met with melodic piano movements to guitar driven rock
songs, all reflecting that dark, haunting sound that the State Of is
notorious for capturing.
PRESS QUOTES
"The bespectacled duo The State Of, made up of vocalist/pianist Steph Taylor and vocalist/drummer Nabedi Osorio, mixes tough and breathy vocals with potent piano work and intricate drumming that sometimes evokes a less hectic, though no less quick, drum-and-bass approach to percussion. They're fun, but serious; dark, but not gloomy." -Broward New Times
"The massive appeal of the State Of comes simply from variety."-Miami New Times
" South Florida duo the State Of likes to keep pop tunes dark but upbeat. The ladies crank eerily pretty arrangements on the keys and back them with big, electroniclike live drums for a Tori Amos meets LCD Soundsystem effect." -Tampa Bay Times
CONTACT INFO
to BOOK the State Of, write to:
bookings@thestateofmusic.com
to write to Steph:
steph@thestateofmusic.com
to write to Nabedi:
nabedi@thestateofmusic.com
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NABEDI'S PROMO VIDEO FOR TOM TOM MAGAZINE
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your version of "undo" is awesome. you could catch its fragility and tenderness through the instrumentation which is really transparent and through the sweet voice.
AyyyYYyY SHAWTAYYYYYY! lol Stoppin by to tell u that "anything for u" is my new shyt! It was realli cool to meet u both. (ur both sum hot tomales!) Remember me when u become larger than life!
Steph very important information! heather.guilin@gmail.com is no longer my current email address it was hacked i thought i told you...anyway greenguilinmachine@gmail.com is my new email address for those who have questions about the house concert....
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