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6 Sigma
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Google "6 Sigma" and you'll get approximately 426,000 results that mostly regard a philosophy practiced by corporations faced with the pressures of decreasing flaws and increasing immaculate production. Among this throng of instructional Web sites, 6 Sigma -- the Cincinnati band of the same name -- can also be found. While the bridge between data-entry and melodic Hard Rock might not be an obvious one, the band and the plan are actually quite similar. "It's all about ideology and trying to be the best person you can be in what you do," explains guitarist Joe Beck, "(and) how to eliminate your weaknesses to achieve a perfect performance." The entire band is tightly unified in their goal of presenting themselves as the archetype of a disciplined Rock group. Along with Beck, the quartet (including bassist Mike Reichert, drummer Ryan Kiefer and singer Smitty) is a template of professionalism. And after learning their collective history, it's logical to assume they have the talent and determination to do more than just continuing to make a name for themselves in Cincinnati. As Kiefer says, "You have to eventually think, 'Why not me?' You have to have that attitude. If you have any aspirations at all, you have to say 'Why not us?' What we're doing is just as good as anything on the radio." So ... why not them? Since their beginnings in January of 2003, more and more people have come to realize that there isn't a satisfactory answer to that question. Originally Beck, Reicher
