TYLER: Richard D. James, Roger O'Donnell, Ralf Hütter, Alessandro Cortini JENN: Yukke, Yu-ki, Murdoc Nichols Q: Robin Finck, John Lennon, Porl Thompson JAMES: Vinnie Paul, David Silveria, Joey Jordison CHRIS: TERU, Arkadius, Marcel KENDRA: Amanda Palmer, Valentina Lisitsa, Liberace NICOLE: Mick Fleetwood, Joey Kramer
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BAND HISTORY:
March 22 2006: Tyler and Jenn meet each other in the city of San Francisco one day. The two immediately become friends and, after Jenn mentions that she can play bass, Tyler suggests that the two make a band. Whiskers is formed. April-June 2006: After auditioning for more members, Livi and Cailie join Whiskers. The four record most of the unreleased album "GAFURK!". Q joins the band and he helps to finish the recording of the album. July 14 2006: The Whiskers MySpace is created. July 2006: The five members take a hiatus from the band; Livi and Q travel abroad while Tyler, Jenn, and Cailie just take a break from writing music. November-December 2006: Tyler, Jenn, and Cailie return to the recording studio without Livi and Q and record about ten demos for an upcoming album. January 2007: Livi and Q return to the recording studio. The five members of Whiskers begin recording their next album. August 23 2007: The name of Whiskers' next album is revealed to be "Subliminal Messaging" in a statement given by the band. January 19 2008: With the album nearing completion, Cailie malfunctions and can not continue to perform her duties as the drummer of Whiskers. In her place, Tyler, Jenn, Livi, and Q hire Emily, and Tyler hires James to perform various other instruments for the remaining tracks on the album before leaving the band. February 6 2008: Despite several setbacks, Whiskers completes the album "Subliminal Messaging." The track list is revealed and a release date is set for late March/early-mid April for the album. February 27 2008: The five members of Whiskers set to recording a follow-up to "Subliminal Messaging." March 20-22 2008: Whiskers play their first three concerts at Q's estate in Newport, Wales. On the 22nd, as well as celebrating their two-year anniversary, Whiskers announces that they have completed recording a 7-song EP titled "Childus Prime." April 5 2008: Complete information on "Childus Prime" is posted on the band's blog, including a track listing and a hopeful release date of mid-late Summer/early Autumn 2008. Late April, 2008: The band begins recording a second full-length album. May 24 2008: Emily leaves the band due to "creative differences," leaving the band with no drummer. May 27 2008: After being invited back into the band, James returns as the new drummer of Whiskers, and sets to rerecord the percussion tracks on the already-completed songs on the second album. June 22 2008: Whiskers announces their first full headlining tour, which has such stops as San Francisco, Tokyo, Disney World, and a Super 8 Motel in Alaska. June 25 2008: After almost half of a year out of commission, Cailie is finally fixed by Tyler and rejoins Whiskers as an additional drummer and keyboard player. August 19 2008: A split between Whiskers and the band ???? (Aokigahara) is released containing two new songs written by the six members and a rerecording of the song Aborto from the unreleased GAFURK! EP. August 27 2008: The second Whiskers album, titled The End, is completed. September 27 2008: Work on a third studio album begins, said to contain both new material and finished versions of demos from past releases. November 23 2008: All of Whiskers' releases (except for GAFURK!) become available for free download on the band's MySpace. December 14-20 2008: Whiskers plays their first shows in the UK. After the final show, Livi and Cailie leave Whiskers. December 28 2008: Three new members are recruited into Whiskers: Chris (guitar), Kendra (keyboard), and Nicole (percussion). July 8, 2009: Whiskers releases Whiskers: Stage Three, a combination live EP/in-studio single containing 8 songs, 7 of which will appear on their next album.
TYLER: Once an inmate at an asylum, the day Tyler was released, he was given a synthesizer with all of his belongings. He had no idea how the thing got there, but he wasn't going to complain. After spending a few weeks in a boarding house in San Francisco, he met Jenn, who had mastered the ways of the bass. The two formed the band Whiskers and haven't looked back since.
Keyboards/Synthesizers/ Traditional & Electric Piano/ Organ/Samples/Effects/Voice/Noise
JENN: A magician whose drawings can come to life. She drew herself a bass and soon mastered it with her insane wicked skills. One day while walking through San Francisco, she bumped into Tyler, and the two created the band Whiskers. Since then, the two have worked hard on creating what they think is the greatest fictional band of all time.
Live & Synthetic Bass/Various stringed instruments/Programming/Noise
Q: Nothing is known about Q besides the fact that he is over 500 years old and a vampire. A multi-instrumentalist, Q's contributions to the band range from his permanent position as one of the guitarists, to playing trumpet and even the vibraphone. After spending time abroad in late 2006, he rejoined the band with a clear sense of what his role in the band is.
Guitar/Various Instruments/Noise
JAMES: After knowing Tyler for a few years and secretly learning how to play drums on the side, this Transformer-like creature finally asked Tyler if he could join Whiskers. Of course, Tyler said yes, knowing well that with his abilities to morph parts of his body into anything, James would be a great addition to the band.
Live & Electronic Percussion, Drum Machine
CHRIS: Born and raised by vikings, his viking warlord parents were killed in a brutal skirmish on the coast of Sweden. He was taken in by wolves where he was taught the ways of murder and suffering. And then he found a time machine and a guitar. Here he is.
Guitar
KENDRA: History still unknown...
Traditional & Electric Piano, Keyboards
NICOLE: Washing up on the shores of America at infancy, she was raised by bees, creating honey and collecting pollen. After discovering the human world a few years later, she was adopted by kittens who taught her how to drum. She uses the skills she learned living with the bees and the kittens to this day.
Live & Electronic Percussion
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Subliminal Messaging
[Release Date: April 14, 2008]
Tyler, Whiskers, Adam, or whoever you are today... this is so cool! I loved road house and aborto. The do you want a hug is good too, very random though heh.
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