Living Syndication
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Living Syndication is a hard rock band from Massachusetts started by frontman Pervez Taufiq
in 2001. They've been described as "tailored blends of Alice In Chains and Tool with enough modernization to attract a younger fan-base"
Initially a solo project, it then evolved to being a band which has released two albums which have had moderate success. Two songs in particular "Choke" and "13 Minutes" have been confused by many A Perfect Circle
fans as being unreleased or bonus A Perfect Circle
tracks from their Emotive CD. These two tracks have been the cause of some confusion amongst fans who've speculated that the tracks were in fact released by Maynard James Keenan on a side project that he was working on at the time. In fact, they were re-named on the file sharing network Limewire and thousands of fans had downloaded the tracks to get an early release of the Emotive album only to find themselves with copies of an upcoming release from Living Syndication. Since that time, Living Syndication has been receiving a steady influx of fans as those files are still in circulation.
started Living Syndication in 2001 as a basement project initially playing all the music for demo tracks on his own. Initially bringing on a singer to work with him, he found it easier to just sing the tracks himself. After putting together 2 demo tracks, Pervez Taufiq
released to tracks via the then underground file sharing program, Napster. One of the tracks, "Restrain" had been burned by a DJ at the New York radio station KROCK and played on the air. Shortly after, Pervez received a phone call from A&R David Levy from Flawless Records fielding interest in the tracks and wanting to hear more. Thus began the building of the band, and the early tracks from a 2004 released EP titled "Om Factor". News was spreading about the band and even Universal Records artist Godsmack started coming by to watch the band play shows In 2003, Living Syndication took a demo that they had done of a song named "Choke" and submitted along with 1,800 other bands to AT&T for their contest for CALL ATT. After a month's time, the band was selected from amongst all the acts by Atlantic Records, as a winner of the contest. They proceeded to tour with Kill Hannah as a result, and were able to bolster their fan base as a result. They were receiving opening slots for many of the genre's notable National acts such as Sevendust, Shinedown, Crossfade, Lacuna Coil, Drowning Pool. In early 2003, The band began recording their first LP.
Living Syndication's song "Hubris" was the theme song for NBC Show CORR (Championship Off Road Racing)
While garnering local support on stations such as WAAF, WGIR and WBCN, the band lost members Gregg Irick and Mike Desmond due to Irick wanting to work on production in Texas, and Desmond wanting to play a different format of music.
Replacing these members were guitarist Bernard "Senchant" Birgenheier and drummer Joe D'Arco. D'Arco was an original member of Boston based rock band Godsmack
. After 8 months, Joe D'Arco left the band due to differences with Pervez and drummer John Spinney joined the band.
Living Syndication is presently working on a new album titled "Conquistadead" which they said will be released in early 2010.
Pervez Taufiq
Pervez Taufiq , is both the vocalist and primary songwriter for the hard rock band, Living Syndication. Taufiq has been described as "a thinking man's musician" and is also a rhythm guitarist, performing both on albums and during live shows...
in 2001. They've been described as "tailored blends of Alice In Chains and Tool with enough modernization to attract a younger fan-base"
Initially a solo project, it then evolved to being a band which has released two albums which have had moderate success. Two songs in particular "Choke" and "13 Minutes" have been confused by many A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums...
fans as being unreleased or bonus A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums...
tracks from their Emotive CD. These two tracks have been the cause of some confusion amongst fans who've speculated that the tracks were in fact released by Maynard James Keenan on a side project that he was working on at the time. In fact, they were re-named on the file sharing network Limewire and thousands of fans had downloaded the tracks to get an early release of the Emotive album only to find themselves with copies of an upcoming release from Living Syndication. Since that time, Living Syndication has been receiving a steady influx of fans as those files are still in circulation.
Om Factor
Pervez TaufiqPervez Taufiq
Pervez Taufiq , is both the vocalist and primary songwriter for the hard rock band, Living Syndication. Taufiq has been described as "a thinking man's musician" and is also a rhythm guitarist, performing both on albums and during live shows...
started Living Syndication in 2001 as a basement project initially playing all the music for demo tracks on his own. Initially bringing on a singer to work with him, he found it easier to just sing the tracks himself. After putting together 2 demo tracks, Pervez Taufiq
Pervez Taufiq
Pervez Taufiq , is both the vocalist and primary songwriter for the hard rock band, Living Syndication. Taufiq has been described as "a thinking man's musician" and is also a rhythm guitarist, performing both on albums and during live shows...
released to tracks via the then underground file sharing program, Napster. One of the tracks, "Restrain" had been burned by a DJ at the New York radio station KROCK and played on the air. Shortly after, Pervez received a phone call from A&R David Levy from Flawless Records fielding interest in the tracks and wanting to hear more. Thus began the building of the band, and the early tracks from a 2004 released EP titled "Om Factor". News was spreading about the band and even Universal Records artist Godsmack started coming by to watch the band play shows In 2003, Living Syndication took a demo that they had done of a song named "Choke" and submitted along with 1,800 other bands to AT&T for their contest for CALL ATT. After a month's time, the band was selected from amongst all the acts by Atlantic Records, as a winner of the contest. They proceeded to tour with Kill Hannah as a result, and were able to bolster their fan base as a result. They were receiving opening slots for many of the genre's notable National acts such as Sevendust, Shinedown, Crossfade, Lacuna Coil, Drowning Pool. In early 2003, The band began recording their first LP.
Aneurythm
After multiple member changes and delays in recording, Living Syndication released "Aneurythm" on September 27 of 2007, a 18 track CD with 79 minutes and 59 seconds of music, the most that any band had ever released on a CD before that time.Living Syndication's song "Hubris" was the theme song for NBC Show CORR (Championship Off Road Racing)
While garnering local support on stations such as WAAF, WGIR and WBCN, the band lost members Gregg Irick and Mike Desmond due to Irick wanting to work on production in Texas, and Desmond wanting to play a different format of music.
Replacing these members were guitarist Bernard "Senchant" Birgenheier and drummer Joe D'Arco. D'Arco was an original member of Boston based rock band Godsmack
Godsmack
Godsmack is an American heavy metal band from Lawrence, Massachusetts, formed in 1995. The band is composed of founder, frontman and songwriter Sully Erna, guitarist Tony Rombola, bassist Robbie Merrill, and drummer Shannon Larkin...
. After 8 months, Joe D'Arco left the band due to differences with Pervez and drummer John Spinney joined the band.
Living Syndication is presently working on a new album titled "Conquistadead" which they said will be released in early 2010.
Albums
| Date of Release | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Om Factor EP (Self-Released) | None |
| 2007 | Aneurythm | (LS Records) |
Band members
- Pervez TaufiqPervez TaufiqPervez Taufiq , is both the vocalist and primary songwriter for the hard rock band, Living Syndication. Taufiq has been described as "a thinking man's musician" and is also a rhythm guitarist, performing both on albums and during live shows...
- (vocals, guitar) - John Spinney - (drums)
- Mike Desmond - (guitar)
- Andy DeCicco - (bass)
Former members
- Joe D'Arco (drums)
- Paul Wandtke (drums)
- Gregg Irick (drums)
- Robert Lauer (drums)
- Mike Bodnar (drums)
- Matt Kaminsky(bass)
- Jason Musgrove (bass)
- Bryan Croad (guitar)
- Jimmy Magoon (guitar)
- Michael Desmond (guitar)
- Bernard "Senchant" Birgenheier (guitar)