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Hometown	Rock Hill, SC
Genres	Modern Rock, Alt. Rock
Band Members	Drew Cyphers - Lead Vocals/Keys Paul Wright - Guitar/... » more
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Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Booking City \| Glow Artist Representation CityGlowArtists@gmail.com 803-984-8978 Artist / Band Member Pat Gerasia FuseboxPoet@gmail.com 561-460-1580
# Years Experience Performing Live:	1
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	40
Market Draw:	Northeast United States: 0-30; Southeast United States: 76-100
Venue History:	Valentines - Albany, NY The Money - Rock Hill, SC The Brewery - Raleigh, NC The Oasis - Charleston, SC U-Pie - Youngstown, OH Cojones - Olean, NY The R Bar - Manhattan, NY Spike Hill - Brooklyn, NY Beys - Columbia, SC The Soapbox - Wilmington, NC New Brookland Tavern - Columbia, SC Legacies - Sumter, SC Double Door - Charlotte, NC Blur Ultra Lounge - Newport News, VA Freddies Music Tavern - Philadelphia, PA Rockin' Rick's Rock Club - Limestone, NY Lion Chasers - Tifton, GA Respectable Street - West Palm Beach, FL Jimbo's Rock Lounge - Charleston, SC Volume 11 - Raleigh, NC Luna Bean - Wilson, NC
Opener Experience:	The Sleeping (Victory Records); The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (Virgin Records); Taproot ; Brian Welch (KoRn); Everclear
Similar Artists:	Anberlin; Shinedown
Performing Rights Society:	N/A
Discography:	Fusebox Poet (Self Titled) LP—2010

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Coming together with a high energy sound and powerful rhetoric in their debut self titled album, Fusebox Poet has something to prove to their listeners. November 20th 2010 the band released their debut album only four months after playing their first...

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Reached 10th in Best of Rock chart in 2013. In the top 20 for 1 week.

Indie Rock Winner, November 2011

Reached 54th in Best of Rock chart in 2011. In the top 100 for 6 weeks.

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106.5 The End Radio Interview by In studio radio interview with Divakar
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Creative Loafing - Album Review by By Jeff Hahne of Creative Loafing
The Deal: Formed in July 2010, the Rock Hill, S.C., quartet Fusebox Poet releases its 11-song debut album. THE GOOD: The band hit the studio with the intention of recording an EP, but had enough material to release a full-length debut. Using energetic riffs to draw a listener in, the songwriting is a step above what I expected. While the Poets kick the album off with the melody-focused "Ashes & Apologies," the group quickly establishes an edge on the next track. Singer/pianist Drew Cyphers shows his vocal range on "Skylines & Fine Lines," while the band also offers a few harmonies. "Wasted Goodbyes" shows the band's ability in musical songwriting and more lyrical depth — using the piano for highlights during the verses which build to a strong rock chorus. The band's music comes across as familiar with plenty of potential to establish something of their own. THE BAD: I really hope that wasn't Autotune I heard on "Cynic." Possibly too radio-friendly, which some will see as a bad thing. I wonder if a little more piano work would help to define their sound instead of being used for accents here and there. THE VERDICT: A pleasant surprise and a band worth keeping an eye on. For only a few months together, the band sounds incredibly polished.

2011 Speed Street Festival Review by Amanda Caines
The Deal: Far too often, concertgoers go to a national act’s show well after it begins so they can miss the “crappy opening bands,” but at Food Lion Speed Street 2011, that would have been a sad mistake. The act to see for the night was Charlotte’s own Fusebox Poet, who won 106.5 The End’s battle of the bands for the time slot between Paper Tongues and Everclear on the Miller Lite stage. Rain and bad weather plagued Fusebox Poet throughout their involvement in the competition, with baseball-sized hail at the preliminary round and mega-thunderstorms at the finals. Singer/keyboardist Drew Cyphers said the rain started just as he walked onto the Speed Street stage for sound check and he just looked up at the sky and thought, “Really?!” The Good: Despite a slow start due to bad weather and some technical foul-ups, Fusebox Poet, in their color-themed outfits matching their new t-shirt design, really got in their groove. Fans and casual passersby trickled in slowly toward the stage while the band got its sound locked in during the initial couple songs. Bassist Dave McGarry’s brutal scream at the end of the first song, “Ashes and Apologies,” let everybody know that Fusebox was on the Speed Street scene. It was the third song, “Lifeline,” when things really started to click (pun intended, as Drummer Pat Gerasia begins this song with drum rim clicks), and by the end of the song, Pat’s floor tom sounded absolutely epic. The crowd had grown considerably by that point. Pat said after the show, “The weather sucked and we were really bummed out, so I didn’t look out [into the crowd] at first. But after awhile, I looked out and was like, [pauses and smiles] ‘Yeah.’” When their last song “Clean” rolled around, the faces in the crowd had multiplied exponentially, and Fusebox Poet closed its set to roaring applause. The Verdict: While it looked at first like the rain would put a major damper on what should be fantastic exposure for the band, the weather’s not always the same as the forecast, and it turned out to be the fantastic show Fusebox Poet deserved. (“It was awesome,” guitarist Paul Wright proclaimed.) In the end, the Fused Four found their bearings, and their musical energy transferred well to the larger venue from their customary nightclub surroundings as their Speed Street set blew two signed, national acts off that giant stage.

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INPUT MIC PLACEMENT

Kick Drum Shure Beta 52/Comparable Drum Riser

Snare Drum Shure SM57/Comparable Drum Riser

Rack Tom Shure SM57/Comparable Drum Riser

Floor Tom Shure SM57/Comparable Drum Riser

Bass Guitar Direct Out or Sennheiser 421 Stage Right

Guitar Cab 1 Shure SM57 Stage Left

Guitar Cab 2 Shure SM57 Stage Left

Stage Right Vocal Shure SM58/Comparable Stage Right FRONT

Stage Left Vocal Shure SM58/Comparable Stage Left FRONT

Samples (iPod) Direct Input (DI) Drum Riser

Lead Vocalist/Keyboardist provides his own Radial DI (Direct Input) for keys, Vocal Mic, and Vocal Boom Stand. House DI, Mic, and Stand not needed.

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