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ToneDrones
Rock / Progressive / Fusion

TD moved to new Studio (111), are anxious to jam.



San Francisco, California
United States

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Member Since4/5/2007
Band MembersPaul Rosset (Guitar), Chris Rosset (Bass), Curtis Dowling (Guitar), & Alexander Rosset (Drums).
InfluencesHere are just 15 of Our Collective Listening Influences over almost 30 years: Rush, Primus, The Police, Led Zeppelin, King's X, Tool, Iron Maiden, King Crimson, U2, AC/DC, Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Megadeth, & The Beatles. More Top influences for Paul: The Church, Grateful Dead, Metallica, The Smiths, Catherine Wheel. Curtis' Top 5: Mission of Burma, The Nels Cline Singers, Wilco, Henry Kaiser, Magma. Chris' Top 5: Tribal Tech, Faith No More, Dixie Dregs, Jonas Hellborg, Opeth. Alex's Top 5: Dave Weckl, Peter Magadini (my teacher), Omar Hakim (of Sting fame), Manu Katche (of Peter Gabriel fame), & Akira Jimbo.
Sounds LikeWho cares! It's important to note that these recordings were done in 2 days, nearly one day. We recorded "Live" as a group, in the same room, & all tracks were done in one take with a few exceptions on guitar. Most importantly, it was fun!
Record LabelUnsigned. But Thanx to Mat @ H.I.T. Wall Records!


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   About ToneDrones

ToneDrones are a native born & bred San Francisco quartet of 3 brothers & a good childhood friend. The 4 of us went to most of the same schools as kids from the 1st grade on. Curtis & Alex were mischievous classmates (we received an "F" or two in conduct together!) since kindergarten together. To this day, 3 of us live in the sunset district of S.F. & the 4th is just minutes away.

The Rosset bros. spent many an hour jamming @ home, @ the old Secret Studios & TimeandSpace studios in San Francisco, & @ AML studios in East Palo Alto throughout the early to mid 90's. East Palo Alto happened to have the 2nd highest murder rate in the country when we drove through in Dad's, gear loaded Chevy station wagon every Friday night! What were we thinking, Paul?!?! Haha.

In 1996, we moved into DRS (Downtown Rehearsal Studios) in S.F. with our pals, then fellow drummer & bassist Curtis, guitarist (he also designed our ToneDrones logo!) Tommy Abbate, & guitarist/keys player Jak Marquez. Our 1996 configuration @ DRS was 2 Roland digital drummers, 2 guitarists, & brother Chris on bass. The 2 drummer approach was quite a mess, thanx (in large part) to my chronic overplaying. LOL! That zany arrangement lasted about a year & DRS was shut down soon after along with the dot.com boom in S.F. We continued to jam & practice on & off for the next decade.

From early 2000 to late 2004, the Rosset bros. were jamming with a close, longtime friend & frontman, Charles (Chuck) Austin. We improvised our own parts & brought a number of Chuck tunes to robust life. I believe we did very few gigs during that 4 yr. period. Brother Chris branched out on his own to play with a few original & cover bands during this time. And a few of us prioritized & ramped up our instrument lessons, myself included. On a personal note, Peter Magadini as my drum instructor has been the best thing for my playing. & I believe brother Chris would say the same of Michael Wilcox, though I do not yet know the fellow. ;)

As of June of 2006 we've moved into Hitwall Studios in South San Francisco with our childhood friend Larry DeSouza of Mad/Love & Damage The Dream. I (Alex) was moved to purchase my 2nd acoustic drumset ever. (The 2 Roland digital drumkits I've owned & still practice on just don't offer the same dynamic musicality that real drums & cymbals do, I've realized.) Shortly into our move in we invited our old friend of 30 years, Curtis (a drummer [26 years]/bassist[22 years]/guitarist[4 years]), into Hitwall to round out our melodic sound with his eccentric, unorthodox approach on a second guitar. It's working out quite nicely. Also, it's given us greater inspiration to jam & fully create our own complete tunes out of thin air for the first time. And all this improvisation, something we've always done, is a ton of fun. ;) Bro. Chris is creditied with arranging all 4 of our above tunes. He did the bulk of that work, setup our recording dates, & helped get our asses in gear! Our tentative intention is to play monthly, Bay Area gigs before the year 2007 ends. We'll be in need of a talented, local vocalist, male or female, who may be inspired to add to our existing sound! If our rough tunes here appeal to you or anyone else you know, please contact us! Also, notice we have no "official" band photos because: a) we're not yet gigging & b) someone always seems to have to hold the camera whilst taking random pics. Feel Free to leave us a greeting or comment. Thanx! ~ Alex of TD.

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Folco Orselli





Jul 14 2009 4:15 PM

ARM ON STAGE  Folco Orselli, Stefano Piro, Claudio Domestico, Alessandro Sicardi e Daniele Parascandolo hanno realizzato un disco “Sun glasses under all stars”, in uscita  in autunno, da cui il primo singolo “The guardian”…buon viaggio (per ascoltare altri pezzi www.myspace.com/armonstage

Centascope





May 6 2009 12:05 PM

Hi ToneDrones

Just stopping by to say hello and give you some news. The new album 'Coolgilly and the Freakshow' from Centascope is now available worldwide from CD Baby and directly from the merchandise page of the official website.
You can also get the album from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon and many more.

DAMAGE THE DREAM





Apr 12 2009 8:17 AM

WOW...THREE IN A ROW. COME SEE IF WE CAN PULL OFF PLAYING QUIETLY!!!

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Dec 29 2008 7:01 PM

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Nov 30 2008 6:53 AM

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Greggorio





Oct 7 2008 2:58 PM

HI !

Thanks for the add ! Please check out the "Wind Song"
tune on auto play ...I play drums on that demo tune..
also please check out my blogs ....
I'm sure you will find some quite humorous.
Have a great week ! Nice to meet you on Myspace!

~Greg~
Max X





Sep 13 2008 8:53 PM

Hi. Just letting you know I'm back in the studio recording the next two albums.
Details on the Max X Blogs.
I won't be able to answer many myspace messages for the next few months, so please be patient with me.


Quantcast Things have been going great! With the help of some internet radio play the site is up to 10,000 Fans! Yay! Shooting to release new stuff at the beginning of the 2009. Hope you're well.
- Max X
Della Terra





Aug 10 2008 1:51 PM

Thank you very much for the add. We appreciate it! We finally have some new music up. Please, check it out and tell us what you think!

Since we have changed the name of the band our CD is now a collector’s item! If you’re interested, please show your support and Purchase the Sand Timer CD here.


Check out our blog for the latest review!


Max X





Jun 10 2008 8:36 AM

Happy to be added as a friend. Enjoy the music! - Max X Max X Blogs- feed://blog. myspace. com/blog/rss. cfm?friendID=165184859
Interstellar Grains





May 29 2008 8:01 PM

Thanks for being our friend,if you like what we do please check out www. dfjams. com where "comet" is the number 1 song and vote for us at www. musicnation. com .Peace.




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May 22 2008 7:26 PM

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May 15 2008 3:32 PM

Hello,we would like to invite you to a rock psychedelic fusion show at the Hotel Utah SF thursday May15th,peace.




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AMALGAMATION





May 10 2008 5:25 AM

Hey Alex,
thanks for your feedback. no, don't know them personally...er not sure how we connected, but that's a great coincidence that you know em! hey, give me a ring when you're ready to do more vox instruction ~ cheers, Robin
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Apr 7 2008 5:18 AM

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Mar 9 2008 2:31 PM

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Steel Cassa





Feb 11 2008 12:37 PM

THANKS FOR THE ADD!!!
Come check out our website:
www.myspace.com/steelcassa
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Feb 3 2008 6:10 PM

Alexander Da Grate!





Jan 23 2008 9:01 PM

stereo





Dec 30 2007 12:58 AM

Happy New Year!
Horizon’s End





Dec 27 2007 2:49 PM

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Hi there!!
Thanx for being a friend!
Happy New Year and all the best!!
Many greets from Thessaloniki, Greece,
HE
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Nov 23 2007 8:58 PM

Joe Quader





Nov 22 2007 8:29 AM

Thanks for your friendship.
Peace and good vibes from Buffalo, NY.
joe
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Oct 27 2007 10:44 PM

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Alex





Sep 6 2007 6:05 AM

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