One of the most sought after guitarists in rock hooks up with up n’coming bass master and you get an explosive combination! Guitarist, PeterDiStefano most notably of Porno for Pyros has teamed up with veteran Ventura musician, producer, Erik “E-Rok” Richards.E-Rok and Pete recorded a collection of 11 songs titled “Somis”, with plans to release t...
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One of the most sought after guitarists in rock hooks up with up n’coming bass master and you get an explosive combination! Guitarist, PeterDiStefano most notably of Porno for Pyros has teamed up with veteran Ventura musician, producer, Erik “E-Rok” Richards.E-Rok and Pete recorded a collection of 11 songs titled “Somis”, with plans to release the album to iTunes and over 30 other digital music services worldwide, in Fall 2005. E-Rok and Pete are currently touring in support ofPeter’s solo album Soul Trigger previewing some of their new songs in such places as The Roxy and The Viper Room in L.A. , with stops in Colorado, and Detroit. In 2006, they plan to showcase the whole album live and deliver an explosive sound and energy that is E-Rok and Pete. The sound they create together is part punk, alternative, and art rock. It could easily be in the fore front of modern rock formats such as K-ROQ, MTV,VH1, and College Radio. Their music creates a familiar, yet unknown quality that has also been well received. Sonicly, the songs bring you to a very visual place. The music was all written and recorded after E-Rok and Pete had been surfing all over Ventura County California. They would return to the studio just 15 minutes away, after each surf session to start writing and recording. You can hear the inspiration in each song, such as “Good Ride”, “Worked”, and “RedTide”. Pete has collaborated with Scott Wieland from STP/ Velvet Revolver, Tricky, and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers as well as touring twice with Peter Murphy and performing on the Seattle leg of Lollapalooza 2003. Peter has contributed to several TV and movie sound tracks including Shrek, Phone Booth, Spy Game, Jimmy Neutron, and a 20-minute BMW short film titledBeat the Devil starring Gary Oldman and James Brown.E-Rok did a remix for Beck on the song, “Mixed Bizness” from the Midnight Vultures album with DjmeDjyou and recently collaborated on a piece called “Funky Lil’ Song” for a Cure Autism Now benefit album due out 2005. He also performed and wrote for DjmeDJyou on all three of their releases. Richards performed and wrote on the Soul Ecstacy Soundtrack and did the music for Carrot Top’s “Live in Las Vegas” movie. He continues to write, record, and produce with Somis Sound’s catalogue of artists and others, and develop his indie label at somissound.com.
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