Living Proof
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Living Proof has 2 upcoming events... Saturday Feb 24th - 7:30pm. The Elbow Room - 144 Bleecker Street (Between Thompson Street and LaGuardia Place) New York, NY. Friday Mar 23rd - 9:30pm. FURIOUS FRIDAY @ The Swing Set - 60 East Main St. Bay Shore, NY.
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Living Proof is a four-person alternative rock band based in Mineola, NY. The band members include, Mark Zeldis (vocals and rhythm guitar), John Hollwedel (bass), Scott Levy (drums) and Dave Jimenez (lead guitar and backup vocals). Mark, John and Scott have been playing together since December 1994. In December 2000, Dave joined Living Proof and has brought a whole new life into the band. Living Proof released their debut CD, Somebody Else's Sky, which has 10 tracks and is 40:58 minutes long.
Do you play live?
Living Proof has played at local clubs and bars around New York, in Nassau and Suffolk County, Manhattan, Queens and Albany, and in Providence, Rhode Island. Some of these places include The Elbow Room, The Lion's Den, The Downtown, The Wrong Way Inn, Downtime, CBGB, Dr. Shay's, The Spiral, Summer's Beach Club, Bootleggers, Castle Heights and Valentine's. In addition to clubs and bars, the band has performed at colleges such as Columbia University, U Albany, Bryant College and Brown University. Some recent highlights include Winning Bryant College's Spring Weekend 2000 Battle of the Bands; Playing at U Albany's SPRINGFLING 2000 in front of 6,000 people at the Altamont Fairgrounds in Upstate, NY. Living Proof opened the show for such National Acts as Sister Hazel, The Beatnuts, Mr. Vegas, Method Man and Redman; Being a Semi-Finalist at the Long Island Music Festival 2000.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
MP3s, although hurting the major music money makers, have greatly helped smaller bands.
Your influences?
Pearl Jam, Live, Our Lady Peace, Counting Crows, Third Eye Blind, Dave Matthews Band, Better Than Ezra, etc.
Favorite spot?
New York City.