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CRUSH

Longwood, FL  USA
October 09, 2000
CRUSH is a great band currently performing in central Florida. Their play-list consists of a mix of both original and cover music. The cover songs range from the light sounds of Oasis and Live, to the heaviness of NickelBag and Creed. The original music is more a combination of many different rock and roll influences, yet always danceable and always fun!
Band/artist history
CRUSH is composed of four members. The founder, Ben Shader is performing as lead vocalist while also serving as the band's bass player. After struggling to acquire a drummer, Ben was blessed by locating Chuck Imo. Chuck has a solid background in percussion and is the backbone of CRUSH. Chuck used to be in the Ted Skorman band Angel's Flight along with Ben's sister Kimberly Shader. Chuck is also a master of sequencing which will open up many possibilities for the band in the future. Next is ax slinger, Bill Pellick. Bill had already jammed with Dave Pettingill (CRUSH's previous drummer), in another band so Dave suggested that the band recruit him for his incredible command over the instrument. In addition to being a master of the guitar, Bill also fills in as bass player or singer, allowing Ben to pick up his acoustic guitar for the band's smooth original music. Last to join the band was Chris Porter. Chris had responded to an ad he found in Jam magazine CRUSH had posted. Not knowing who CRUSH was, Chris made the call only to discover the number belonged to none other than Ben Shader, his long time pal from Full Throttle! Chris is not only an incredible singer and guitarist, but an excellent keyboardist, drummer, and bassist as well. All four members of the band have too many previous band credits under their belts to list. One thing is for sure, this is the last band they'll ever need to be in to see their dreams become a reality. Getting their start playing parties, as many bands do, the original members of CRUSH felt as if they could use several unprofessional gigs to get acquainted with each other and their new material. But only after their second party gig, the band was scouted by an entertainment supplier and asked to play their first paying gig. Given only several days notice, CRUSH went on to play and took the audience by storm. After the gig was over, there were over fifty people asking to be placed on the band's mailing list. Currently CRUSH has over 700 E-Mail addresses on their mailing list and the response grows with each show.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
We play all over Florida. The House of Blues is our favorite venue.
Your musical influences
Everyone we ever listened too, including local unsigned bands have been an influence on our sound.
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