PureVolume

Featuring ex-members of 30 Seconds to Mars, Hellogoodbye, Metro Station, and the Beautiful Mistake.

+ The band is set to be featured in URBs NEXT 100 acts to watch for
2010 (released in March + largest selling issue)

+ Secured a spot on URBs top 15 albums for 2009

+ Featured as having one of the top 40 songs of 2009 (see: Cityscape) on Kevin Bronsons Buzzbands.LA (formerly of the LA
Times).

+ Digital release single off the EP and a remix of the
song First Light in early March. The remix was done by Daisy ODell, who has worked with Cut Copy, Har Mar Superstar and recently opened for Lady Gaga's sold-out LA shows

+ music placements in MTV's Real World DC, VH1s Secrets of Aspen, E!s Keeping up with the Kardashians, & Bravo's Project Runway.

///////////

Parade of Lights from Long Beach, CA might be the future of pop music--but they dont know that yet. Already boiling in their local Los Angeles scene, Ryan Daly (vocals, guitar), Randy Schulte (bass), Matt Frey (keys), and Mike Nielsen (drums) are set to take the US and beyond with their first eponymous debut EP, released early December 2009. With a sound reminiscent of Joshua Tree era U2, Doves, Editors and displaying an energy that could rival even The Boss, Parade of Lights brings a fresh pop sensibility and earnest song craft that is unmatched today, and they look damn well doing it, too.

Like many bands before them, Parade of Lights got their start after growing tired with their prior musical commitments. Constantly touring in bands in locales such as Lisbon, Moscow, Tokyo, South Africa and right here in the States was …an exciting and great learning experience, but being away from those that you really want to be creating music with was finally wearing on me…artistically and mentally, Daly explains. We all had other musical commitments, but it was time for us to finally do this right. Their time away from not creating music together only further fueled the members already grand musical aspirations and inspired songs for what would eventually become the bands debut EP. Needless to say, the time had come. The guys parted ways with their prior bands and went full force with Parade of Lights.

Parade of Lights began the process of recording what would be known as their debut EP. Vintage amplifiers, analog keyboards, delay pedals, booming percussion and luscious reverbs became their ammunition for shooting out such powerful songs. They eventually teamed up with engineer Carlos de la Garza (Travis, Alkaline Trio, Midnight Movies) at his studio Music Friends in the sleepy little city of Eagle Rock, CA. That time was very exciting and fulfilling, Daly explains. This recording was a huge release of creativity for all of us. We emerged with something that we believed in and were ecstatic to share it with the world.

The attention immediately came pouring in. Their shows have already become a breeding ground of industry and tastemakers. According to Los Angeles Future Sounds, [the] band is being discussed by A&R weasels everywhere. The band is only a little more than a year old and has already garnered a spot as part of URBs NEXT 100 acts to watch for 2010, secured a spot on URBs top 15 albums for 2009, and their gorgeously crafted anthem Cityscape was featured as one of the top 40 songs of 2009 on Kevin Bronsons Buzzbands.LA (formerly of the LA Times). Radio play on Seattle's 107.7 FM The End as Pick of the Week and having music set to appear in upcoming episodes of Real World DC and Project Runway doesnt hurt either.

Recently, the band has also caught the attention of DJ Daisy ODell who has provided a remix of the band's song First Light, set for release early March 2010. We love her prior work with Cut Copy, Har Mar Superstar, and her DJ sets/parties. The remix is a cross between our favorite electronic-esque groups, Cut Copy, Basic Channel, & Whitest Boy Alive, Daly explains …plus it has lots of cowbell and analog synths!

Parade of Lights plan on releasing an upcoming digital single and accompanying music video by Spring 2010.