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Hometown	Milwaukee, WI
Genres	Alt. Rock, Contemporary/Soft Rock
Band Members	Peter Grau (vocals, guitar); Amir Hamizadeh (guitar, ... » more
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Upcoming Shows	None

Contact Information:	Artist / Band Member Amir Hamizadeh ahamizadeh@yahoo.com 4143034553
# Years Experience Performing Live:	3
# Live Perfomances Past Six-months:	5
Market Draw:	Milwaukee music scene [Miramar Theater]: 51-75; Whitefish Bay area: 0-30; Whitewater, WI: 0-30
Venue History:	Miramar Theater - Milwaukee, WI Sendiks - Milwaukee, WI Washington County Fairgrounds - Miwaukee, WI University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - Milwaukee, WI University of Wisconsin/Whitewater - Whitewater, WI Up and Under Pub - Milwaukee, WI
Opener Experience:	Ron Pope; Ari Herstand; Coldspring Drive; Take the Day
Similar Artists:	Goo Goo Dolls; Northern Room; Dashboard Confessional; Train; We the Living; The Fray; Snow Patrol; Boyce Avenue; The Script
Performing Rights Society:	BMI
Discography:	The Piper's Song" EP—2012; "On Your Mark, Get Set, and Don't Let Go" EP—2011; "Under Siege" LP—2008

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About the Artist

The Siege Perilous, a melodic Wisconsin soft rock outfit, delivers an engaging live show that draws from two albums worth of original arena-style anthems and intimate ballads in the vein of Dashboard Confessional and Train. The band has headlined the Miramar Theater and UW-Milwaukee’s Union Ballroom, opened for national acts Ari Herstand and Ron Pope, and garnered public praise for their performances from the likes of the Goo Goo Dolls, Skillet and Boyce Avenue.

The band as a whole had come together to add to the musical renaissance Milwaukee is experiencing, thanks to the efforts of The Gufs, Northern Room, Fever Marlene, We the Living, and many more. Through close personal and professional relations with these established acts, The Siege Perilous has set sail for their own place in Milwaukee's coveted music scene.

Formed in the summer of 2008, The Siege Perilous is Peter Grau, Andy Stone, Amir Hamizadeh, and Troy Pronchinske. After releasing a completely self-produced, independently released acoustic debut album "Under Siege" to a great local response in 2008, duo Peter and Amir officially added long-time session drummer and close friend Andy and continued to make a splash on the local Milwaukee music scene. Playing to an unexpectedly large crowd that even established bands hope for, the trio played their first official show at the Miramar Theater in Milwaukee, featuring Midwest staple Jeremy Bryan of the Figureheads as a guest performer. By coincidence, producer Eric LaBrosse of Cherry Pit Studios (The Heroes Lie, Chasing Taylor) attended the show and expressed interest in working with the band.

LaBrosse invited us to record two songs, "Stay Awake" and "Hush”, which both later served as the band’s platform for a renewed online presence. Having received overwhelmingly positive reviews from fans, local radio personalities, and national competitions, we quickly went to book a full-length summer session with LaBrosse, while also beginning our own recordings in our makeshift studio.

The result will be five EPs spanned throughout 10 months. The first two EPs, "On Your Mark, Get Set, and Don't Let Go” and “The Piper’s Song” were home to instant band anthem “This Is Tragedy”, the danceable pop-rock "Curtain", and the sultry hook-laden “Sephorus”. Since their releases, the songs have consistently charted in the Top 40 on AOL/MTV-partnered indie music site Ourstage.

Instrumentation

Peter Grau - Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
Amir Hamizadeh - Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
Troy Pronchinske - Bass, Backing Vocals
Andrew Stone - Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussion

Discography

"On Your Mark, Get Set, and Don't Let Go" - 5 track EP
"The Piper's Song" - 5 track EP
"Under Siege" - 12 track debut album

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Achievements

Reached 81st in Best of Pop chart in 2015. In the top 100 for 3 weeks.

Reached 57th in Best of Rock chart in 2015. In the top 100 for 21 weeks.

Reached 100th in Best of Rock chart in 2014. In the top 100 for 1 week.

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Press Coverage

Stories From a Scene by Free Music Friday (04.08.11)
Last but not least, some new songs from Milwaukee natives The Siege Perilous. Grab their two new releases ”Stay Awake” & “Hush” here. If you’re in the Milwaukee area, catch them at UW-Milwaukee...

Absolute Goodol Competition by
Great jam...fun and refreshing." -- Boyce Avenue Cool version. I like they way they reinterpreted the parts to work for two guitars. Nice." -- Goo Goo Dolls

Milwaukee loses a local record shop legend by
Two Milwaukee bands have reached the top 10 in the Briggs Battle of the Bands, which had nearly 300 entries from around the globe. Two of the finishers are from Finland and Italy. The two-month, online contest winner, gets a Summerfest gig. The Brew City advancers are acoustic rockers The Siege Perilous and Little Bribes, a group of local college kids who play gigs via Skype!

Bands battle it out for cash prize by
The Siege Perilous There is a legend that claims King Arthur had a special seat reserved at his round table for the knight that could pull the sword “Excalibur” out of a stone. This chair was called “the siege perilous.” This story inspired the band to get its name. Band members senior Troy Pronschinske, senior Andy Stone, Peter Grau and Amir Hamizadeh have been playing together for over a year. For this performance the band will be joined by their part-time keyboard player, Ian Philips. They classify themselves as a rock, soft rock, alternative and indie band. “All of us have a great passion for music,” Stone said. “And we just love to share that with everyone and have a good time doing it.”

Band practice via Skype by
Briggs & Stratton will soon announce the three finalists of its fan-voted Battle of the Bands contest, with the winner playing the company's sponsored stage at Summerfest: the Briggs Big Backyard. The final 10 includes a local band called Little Bribes that uses Skype to close the distance between the band members. Keyboardist Chris Senner and guitarist Keegan Calmes started exploring music together as upper-class men at Arrowhead High School and Muskego High School, respectively. Senner went to UWM, Calmes went to Adams State University in Alamosa, Colo., but the distance didn't stop their collaboration thanks to e-mail and video conferencing. Little Bribes, which officially formed about six months ago, came in at 8th place in the latest round of fan voting. Now a panel of judges from Briggs will see whether they advance to the final 3, and then fans can vote for their favorite until May 24, when the winner is crowned at Briggs' blog on MySpace. After talking with Senner today, I am really interested in learning about more local musicians using Skype or other online tools for creative collaboration. If you know of anyone, feel free to shoot me an e-mail or ping me via Twitter. Meanwhile, music from the current finalists is streamable here, including a song from The Siege Perilous, which is another Milwaukee band making the top 10; Dr. Noise from Madison; and Cailyn/Dani from Fond du Lac.

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Stage Requirements
Five outlet
Four vocal mic
Direct-In for Keyboar
Mics for 2 guitar amps, 1 bass amp, 1 acoustic guitar am
Sound Engineer (Lighting optional