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Pop Punk / Punk / Rock

The sleepy, middle America genesis of Maintain Composure, formed in Dayton, Ohio, is a product of four kids who love punk rock. Obsessed with the electric, exciting sounds of their heroes, they toil day and night perfecting their sound. Whether putting in a late night to make sure the spirit of fun comes through on the track or roughing it on the road to get the songs out there, Maintain Composure has shown a relentless thirst for notoriety in the modern punk scene. With a sound that draws comparisons to Set Your Goals, Blink 182, and Green Day, Maintain Composure play an adrenaline-fueled, powerful brand of pop punk. They have energized audiences all over the east coast, playing with such bands as Angels and Airwaves, Motion City Soundtrack, Meg and Dia, and more. In their relatively short history, the band has released their own album, Run Kid Run, filmed their own video, and hit the road for their own independent tour. No matter the challenges they face as an indie band in a sea of cartoonishly serious, sobering hardcore and punk rock bands, they have stayed true to the spirit of fun and sillyness that turned them on to the scene. It is the 90s punk rock aesthetic that they hope to rekindle. Maintain Composure is composed of four kids in their late teens: Lee, Joey, Mike and Ryan. Their youthful, carefree attitude translates on record, but a live show is required to truly drink in the energy. For such a young age, the tour experience and playing bigger concerts opening for their heroes is paying off in a tightly wound, high powered set. Committed to the D.I.Y. ethos that allows a punk band to develop creatively without the controlling manipulations of the record industry, the band has remained the Captain of their own destiny, involved in every step of the process. Although a stiff learning curve is to be expected, they have no fear, leaping past every obstacle with reckless abandon. They are back in the studio again, working with producer and multi-instrumentalist, Steve Falearos (Hawthorne Heights), on their new album, Roughing it Smoothly. The single, â€œRadio Flyerâ€, hits the streets and the web very soon, and the rest of the album is slated for release in mid-to-late summer of 2008. With an independent tour in the works to support it, Maintain Composure has an ambitious schedule on their plate. They have reassured us that they are staying true to the sound that brings kids by the hundreds to shows and hundreds of thousands to their songs on the web. In summation, keep an eye out for Maintain Composure in â€˜08. They have a new record, new tourdates, and an always developing sound and live show, that truly should not be missed!
The Band:

Lee: Lead Vocals and Guitar
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Joey:Guitar and Vocals
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Ryan: Bass
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Mike: Drums/Precussion
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Add us on MYSPACE @ www.Myspace.com/MaintainComposure1

Crew:

Josh: Merch
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Associates:
Booking- Relentless Touring
Promotion- Big Noise
Sponsor- Keep A Breast

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Katius-www.myspace.com/katiusrocks

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October 9

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September 11

WE ARE BACK!

Hey everyone,

No we have not fallen off the face of the earth we have just took a month.
Why? well after touing and recording all summer we all needed some " Me Time"
catch up with family friends SLEEP haha but we got back together september 1st and we are back in action! We have some HUGE shows coming up in Wisconsin At the RAVE September 20th we are playing with Cartel November 10th we are playing with The Audition, ALL TIME LOW and Boys Like Girls then on November 23rd we are playing with Amber Pacific, Mae, and Motion City Soundtrack! so make sure to check em out and come to shows and support!!!! we will have new pics and Video of the shows. In Other news we are going to begin writing again! and shooting our FIRST MUSIC VIDEO this year we will be playing out alot untill Feb. then start demoing new songs for the next album which i will have more info on later. on a last note make sure to keep an eye out on tour dates we have a winter tour this december and a HUGE North American tour for the summer of 2008 i will be back with another updates and more news soon untiil then!

-Lee

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July 10

Studio Studio and More Studio did i mention Studio

Hey everyone,

Lee here on the Purple couch in the control room as joey records the bridge for Grab the duck tape this week is the last week of recording and we are down to the wire everything has to be done by friday and we still have a pile of work to do but everything sounds great we have to finish up 3 songs and add some small stuff but everything sounds great. We have new pics i will put up very soon hopefully everything works out we have been here the last 2 weeks not stop 8-12 hour days to mkae this record the best we can and give you the listeners sometihng brand new to enjoy and listen to. We have used alot of different styles of recording on this album as far as guitars go we have used Mesa Triple Recs and Marshall Jcm 900's as well as gibson Combo amps and a Fender Bass Man as far as guitars its been split Between Fender and gibson guitars for the most part. For drums we have been mixing everything up Big Roomy drums then really tight drums and then trashy snare sounds its all coming out really rad. Bass has been more on the fender side with ampeg bass amps so that is what we have been using. so thats it for now BYE BYE

-Lee

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June 30

The update

Hey Everyone,

Sorry for the lack of posts but i have been so damn swamped it has been unreal. I would like to take this time to thank all the fans that came out to our Bath , Pa show it ment alot to us also thank you to the fans in Indiana at sharkys. We have been on and off the road and in and out of the studio finishing up " Run Kid Run " it has been really fun writing this album the new songs are killer and i know all of you current fans will love them and i think this new album will reach new fans aswell. Some of the songs that stick out for me are Run Kid Run, The Anthem, Complicated and The Beginning.
we have some crazy stories for you which we will be sharing with you soon Joey, Mike and Myself will start editting the footage to get it ready for your viewing pleasure. so that is what is going on make sure you all come see us in michigan on july 8th an Jonas Stock at GS360 ths saturday its going to be nuts. So untill next time!

-Lee

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June 12

Summer Sizzle!

Hey everyone,

I am sorry for the lack of updates but i have been super swamped with Tour and the new album which we have now picked a release date which will be July 21st our welcome home show! we have reached 8 songs on the album at this point with in the next few weeks we will finish tracking everything and go into the mixing and mastering mode. Everything on this album has really cool sounds there are some real stand out songs and i cant wait untill people hear the new stuff. in other news we are planning a short winter tour this december and a summer tour for the summer of 2008 just to keep that in mind we will post dates as soon as we get them. thats it for now i will update again soon take care every one !!!!!

-Lee

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