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This is a Shakedown
12+ albums
indiesynth rockrockelectronicindustrial
about
Leading a new generation of artists is a group that appropriately calls itself THIS IS A SHAKEDOWN! Fusing together influences drawn from playing in punk and heavy rock bands and listening to an eclectic range of music from gospel to R&B to hip-hop to underground dance music, THIS IS A SHAKEDOWN! has created its own intoxicating blend of rock by fusing a unique blend of instruments and electronics. Its goal above all: to get your blood pumping and your body moving. "It's music you can bang to," says vocalist/guitarist Brandon Zano. “It's very sexually driven” adds bassist Daniel Lee, "There's definitely a lot of adrenaline.” Although THIS IS A SHAKEDOWN! is new to Cleveland's music scene, its members are veterans of bands that have enjoyed some local success. Zano, Lee and drummer Stephen Nicholson played together in Leo, which signed a development deal with Island in 2002, and all also went on to play in the well-regarded Dozen Dead Roses. “I started to work on music of my own,” says Zano. “Daniel and Stephen were going that way too. I kind of coerced them into playing with me and we started writing songs together. We knew Justin through a previous band he was in and knew he would be a good asset as far as completion of what we needed.” Keyboardist/programmer Justin Nyilas turned out to be the missing ingredient that transformed THIS IS A SHAKEDOWN!'s music from a collection of strong rock songs into a throbbing, sexually driven, music experience. The band launched in
