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Genres: Pop Punk / Rock / Powerpop

Location: Portland, OR

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Members: Steven Cockayne, Brad Stephens, Tom Cruz, Amy Smith, Mark Matocha

SLOWtheIMPACT, also known to their fans as "STI", took stages by storm in the summer of 2005. STI is comprised of veterans in the Portland music scene, all with diverse musical backgrounds.

STI has remained non-genre specific in all of their music, with touches of hard rock, pop, punk and even some bits of 80..s "whatever-wave" blending together for something that truly defines the Portland "alternative" sound.

At the time the band was recording their first album, "From The Stars We Fall" they were at an impasse. Member changes forced them to follow new ideas and take the band in a new direction, incorporating various new elements into their already infectious pop-punk style. The release in late 2007 was well received in the local scene, and helped establish the band in their home town.

The single off their first album, a track titled "My Good Friend Temptation" was featured in the local independent comedy film titled "Cracking The Code" by writer and director Steve Coker.

STI delayed work on their second full length album which they began recording in January of 2009 while their lead singer, Brad Stephens, is on a scholarship in Japan, however, both the band and Brad are actively playing shows and writing new material in both the US and Japan and are still expecting a release in the spring of 2010.