Pound (band)
Encyclopedia
Pound was an American rock band from Poughkeepsie
Poughkeepsie (city), New York
Poughkeepsie is a city in the state of New York, United States, which serves as the county seat of Dutchess County. Poughkeepsie is located in the Hudson River Valley midway between New York City and Albany...

, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

.

History

Four of the members of Pound were in a New York hair metal band in the early 1990s. Later in the decade, they went on to be signed with EMI Music Publishing working closely with then EMI V.P. Evan Lamberg. Shortly after recording what was to be their first self titled release they parted ways with original singer Corey Ray DiGiovanni and changed stylistically. In 1999, they signed with Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...

 and released their debut album, Same Old Life, produced by Tom Lord-Alge
Tom Lord-Alge
Tom Lord-Alge is a four-time Grammy Award–winning record producer and mixer. He is the youngest of Vivian Lord's five children, Mark Lord-Alge, Lisa Lord-Alge, Chris Lord-Alge, Jeff Lord-Alge and Tom Lord-Alge...

. The album's lead single, "Upside Down", which was co-written by original lead singer Corey Ray DiGiovanni, was a rock radio hit in America, reaching #16 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart that year. The group left Island in 2000 and reconstituted itself as Flywheel; its first album under the new name was released in 2003. A follow-up release, also self-titled, appeared in 2005.

Official News: POUND has recently reunited with its original members Corey Ray DiGiovanni, Pat Gasperini, Jason Terwilliger and Jerry Terwilliger. They are currently rehearsing for shows, and together have decided to record and release an entire albums worth of all original POUND music that pre dates their Signing with Island Records and the release of "Same Old Life " in 1999 with their chart topping Billboard hit “UPSIDE DOWN”, which reached # 15 on Mainstream Rock charts. The new album is a blend of melodically driven, hard edged radio rock, with intricate woven vocal layers that brands the band with a sound all of its own. The grinding guitar work of Pat Gasperini, accompanied by Corey Ray DiGiovanni is some of the key ingredients when mixed the slamming rhythm section and brothers Jason Terwilliger, Bass, and Jerry Tewrwilliger, Drums. Together Corey, Pat, and Jay also create their own unique sound layering vocals on top of their hard rock songs, each one hitting harder than the next. Now better than ever the band is headed down a road that is clear and straight head, staying true to their original vision ... Look for show dates from POUND Fall 2011!

Members

  • Pat Gasperini - guitar (Pound, Flywheel)
  • Jason Terwilliger - vocals (Pound), guitar (Pound, Flywheel)
  • Jerry Terwilliger - drums (Pound, Flywheel)
  • Corey Ray DiGiovanni - guitar / Vocals ( Pound )
  • Sandy Nardone - bass (Pound, Flywheel)
  • Jimmy Crifo - drums (Flywheel)
  • Stephen Bell - vocals (Flywheel)

Discography

Pound
  • Same Old Life (Island Records
    Island Records
    Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...

    , 1999)


Flywheel
  • Flywheel (Electric Records, 2003)
  • Flywheel (2005)

External links

  • Flywheel Official Website
  • Flywheel at MySpace
    MySpace
    Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....

  • [ Pound] at Allmusic
  • Corey Ray DiGiovanni Official Website
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK