The Dreamscapes Project
Encyclopedia
The Dreamscapes Project is a rock
band from Reston, Virginia
that formed in 1997. In 2010 Northern Virginia Magazine awarded the band as best musician in their "Best of NOVA" awards.
. They eventually formed a group, rounded out by drummer Ed Bizzell and violinist Donna . This line up self-released Focusing the Madness in 1999.
Bizzell and Griffith left the band and were replaced by Dave Clark on drums and Ben Guy on cello
. This lineup won the Jaxx Battle of the Bands in 2002. Also in 2002, they released their first live album ...a lot more colors in my world recorded at Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA.
In the following years they competed in the Emergenza
Battle of the Bands. In 2004 Keith Center was named the best rhythm guitarist in the Washington, D.C.
region, and the band ranked #1 in the Washington region by popular vote. Jeremy Rodgers was named Best bassist in the Washington
region in 2005. That year they were the runner-up in the D.C.
finals, making them the only band out of the 432 which participated in the DC Region to reach the Emergenza DC finals twice.
In 2005 they hit the studio again and recorded their third album There Are No Safe Words, with Figment Studios and Pure Shift Productions. In 2006 drummer Dave Clark was replaced by Gordon Shankman and percussionist Eric Sanford. The Dreamscapes Project were voted the highest ranked unsigned original act in DC in 2006.
Producer Ted Comerford and engineers Jeff Juliano and Paul Hager were involved with Dreamscapes Project Pity in a Heartbeat in 2007 for Figmental Records. Their CD release party was held at the 9:30 Club
.
Then on April 26 they appeared on WCUA Radio's The Red Line Rocks (Nationally Syndicated, with a billion listeners) at the Catholic University of America.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band from Reston, Virginia
Reston, Virginia
Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The population was 58,404, at the 2010 Census and 56,407 at the 2000 census...
that formed in 1997. In 2010 Northern Virginia Magazine awarded the band as best musician in their "Best of NOVA" awards.
History
The Dreamscapes Project formed in 1997 when Keith Center met Jeremy Rodgers at George Mason UniversityGeorge Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
. They eventually formed a group, rounded out by drummer Ed Bizzell and violinist Donna . This line up self-released Focusing the Madness in 1999.
Bizzell and Griffith left the band and were replaced by Dave Clark on drums and Ben Guy on cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
. This lineup won the Jaxx Battle of the Bands in 2002. Also in 2002, they released their first live album ...a lot more colors in my world recorded at Jammin' Java in Vienna, VA.
In the following years they competed in the Emergenza
Emergenza
is an international music festival for up-and-coming bands, with concerts in more than 150 cities around the world.- History :The first Emergenza Festival was the result of an idea of a group of musician friends in 1991. In 1992, the first ever Emergenza Festival in Rome was held to 245 people....
Battle of the Bands. In 2004 Keith Center was named the best rhythm guitarist in the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
region, and the band ranked #1 in the Washington region by popular vote. Jeremy Rodgers was named Best bassist in the Washington
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
region in 2005. That year they were the runner-up in the D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
finals, making them the only band out of the 432 which participated in the DC Region to reach the Emergenza DC finals twice.
In 2005 they hit the studio again and recorded their third album There Are No Safe Words, with Figment Studios and Pure Shift Productions. In 2006 drummer Dave Clark was replaced by Gordon Shankman and percussionist Eric Sanford. The Dreamscapes Project were voted the highest ranked unsigned original act in DC in 2006.
Producer Ted Comerford and engineers Jeff Juliano and Paul Hager were involved with Dreamscapes Project Pity in a Heartbeat in 2007 for Figmental Records. Their CD release party was held at the 9:30 Club
9:30 Club
Foo Fighters Promise to come back to D.C. and play the 9:30 ClubNightclub 9:30 is a nightclub and concert venue in Washington, D.C. Originally located at 930 F Street, NW, Washington, D.C., in the 1970s it was called the "Atlantis Club", and hosted primarily rock, New Wave, and punk bands...
.
Then on April 26 they appeared on WCUA Radio's The Red Line Rocks (Nationally Syndicated, with a billion listeners) at the Catholic University of America.
Band members
- Keith Center - lead vocals, 12-string acoustic guitarSteel-string acoustic guitarA steel-string acoustic guitar is a modern form of guitar descended from the classical guitar, but strung with steel strings for a brighter, louder sound...
- Benjamin Guy - celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, vocals - Jeremy Rodgers - electric bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Gordon Shankman - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Eric Sanford - percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
Discography
- Focusing the Madness (1999)
- ...A Lot More Colors in My World. (2002)
- There Are No Safe Words (Figmental Records 2005)
- Pity in a Heartbeat (Figmental Records 2007)