Loosely Tight
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Loosely Tight is an American
hard rock
band originally based out of Phoenix, Arizona
. The band came to prominence after taking top honors at the 1979 California World Music Festival held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
In conjunction with their festival success, the Loosely Tight song Ruff & Tuff was the lead off track for radio station KDKB
(93.3 FM
) 1979 Arizona Sounds Volume 3 and was featured in heavy rotation.
After a brief stint with Capitol Records
the bands album Fightin' Society found release on Star Struck Records. Catalog number TDS 020559.
The Loosely Tight lineup included singer/songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Dino Livingston, Mark Lehman on bass, Jr. Lomeli on guitar, and Pat Dixon on drums. Dixon went on to play drums with another Arizona based band Icon (band)
who recorded albums on both Capitol Records
and Atlantic Records
.
The songs on Fightin' Society are now controlled by independent record label Fervor Records
. The label placed the band's song Bombs Away in the 2008 Paramount Pictures
, Mike Myers
comedy, The Love Guru
.
Loosely Tight is currently based out of Houston, TX. Dino Livingston has teamed up with bass player Wolff DeLong (former bass player for, most notably, Mean Gene Kelton and Super Chikan and the Fighting Cocks), and drummer, Rick Gomez. Wolff and Rick provide a powerhouse rhythm section which befits Dino's "Loosely Tight" style to a T. Dino is still writing new songs and wowing audiences with his brilliant guitar artistry, catchy original tunes, hard hitting Freedom Rock.
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hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band originally based out of Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. The band came to prominence after taking top honors at the 1979 California World Music Festival held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
In conjunction with their festival success, the Loosely Tight song Ruff & Tuff was the lead off track for radio station KDKB
KDKB
KDKB is a commercial Rock music formatted radio station located in Phoenix, Arizona. It is owned by Sandusky Radio and licensed to Mesa Radio, Inc...
(93.3 FM
Frequency modulation
In telecommunications and signal processing, frequency modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its instantaneous frequency. This contrasts with amplitude modulation, in which the amplitude of the carrier is varied while its frequency remains constant...
) 1979 Arizona Sounds Volume 3 and was featured in heavy rotation.
After a brief stint with Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
the bands album Fightin' Society found release on Star Struck Records. Catalog number TDS 020559.
The Loosely Tight lineup included singer/songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Dino Livingston, Mark Lehman on bass, Jr. Lomeli on guitar, and Pat Dixon on drums. Dixon went on to play drums with another Arizona based band Icon (band)
Icon (band)
Icon is an American heavy metal/glam metal band that formed in 1981, disbanding in 1990.-Formation:Originally known as Schoolboys, Icon was formed in 1981, in Phoenix, Arizona by high school friends Dan Wexler , Stephen Clifford and Tracy Wallach . They were joined by David Henzerling and John...
who recorded albums on both Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
and Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
.
The songs on Fightin' Society are now controlled by independent record label Fervor Records
Fervor Records
Fervor Records is an American independent record label based in Phoenix, Arizona. Since its origin in 1990, this netlabel has issued releases featuring a wide variety of artists and genres from the 1950s through the present.- Company history :...
. The label placed the band's song Bombs Away in the 2008 Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
, Mike Myers
Mike Myers (actor)
Michael John "Mike" Myers is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer of British parentage...
comedy, The Love Guru
The Love Guru
The Love Guru is a 2008 comedy film, directed by Marco Schnabel and starring Mike Myers and Jessica Alba along with Romany Malco and Justin Timberlake. In addition to starring in the film, Myers wrote The Love Guru with Graham Gordy and produced it with Gary Barber. The film was released by...
.
Loosely Tight is currently based out of Houston, TX. Dino Livingston has teamed up with bass player Wolff DeLong (former bass player for, most notably, Mean Gene Kelton and Super Chikan and the Fighting Cocks), and drummer, Rick Gomez. Wolff and Rick provide a powerhouse rhythm section which befits Dino's "Loosely Tight" style to a T. Dino is still writing new songs and wowing audiences with his brilliant guitar artistry, catchy original tunes, hard hitting Freedom Rock.