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NEW 5 SONG EP COMING SOON |
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| Location: | JACKSON, Mississippi |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Jun 23, 2008 (528 days back) |
About Me |
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The Jackson, MS rock/alternative five-some are currently recording their first full-length album with producer Skidd Mills (Saliva, Sister Hazel, 12 Stones Saving Abel) at 747 Studios in Memphis, TN. Mills became interested and signed the band to a production deal after following their regional success and strong underground following from the bands independent release, “Open Letters to A Closed Mind.” The album debuted the number 2 rock album in their hometown in Jackson, MS in the summer of 2006, right under Hinder's “Extreme Behavior”. Best Buy Corporation also chose the band as one of the top unsigned bands in the country in 2007. The band formed in early 2004 after John Dray Lee, founder/guitarist, met drummer Adam Box at a battle of the bands final in Starkville, MS. Later that month Derek Blush, guitarist, formally of New York punk/goth act, Uranium 228, joined the band following his move back to Mississippi. Lead vocalist Michael Martin auditioned, and joined the band a few months later. With the lineup set, Blush, Martin, Lee, and Box started jamming in a small practice space in Pelahatchie, MS. “It’s been an amazing adventure filled with many ups and downs”, said Lee. “But we are all best friends. All of us come from total opposite ends of the spectrum as far as musical influences... from Seal to Bob Marley to Bon Jovi… but we all respect each other as song writers, and trust that whatever each of us brings to the table is worth trying to mold into a great song. Cedric Douglas, well known in the MS jazz/gospel/blues circuit, joined the band to play bass in the summer of 07, and brings quite a unique perspective to AOC's ever evolving sound. Soon they were opening for such acts as Seether, Shindedown, Saving Abel Hurt, Crossfade, 12 Stones, and Evans Blue, to name a few. Regional rock radio also embraced their sound from Rock 93.9 in Jackson-MS, all the way to west TX with airplay at KEYJ also reacting, the local Best Buy couldn't keep copies of the bands CD on shelves due to listeners buying it out. The band signed with New York's Break-thru Artist Management in 2005. President Sandy Thomas says, “It's a challenging time in our industry, piracy, new technologies infringing on sales, but at the same time, consumers, music buyers at Film, TV, Madison Ave.., the demand is still out there for music, and I believe the physical need to buy a CD is also still a dynamic in the commercial marketplace, along with downloading retail platforms. It's about a CD of great songs, not just 1 or 2 singles, but a complete perspective. It takes time to build something compelling, but bands and artists can get to that place. It's about hard work, building a total perspective, and positioning to the right company. AOC has spent a lot of time, and effort at this, growing month to month. The band is now in with producer Skidd Mills, and from his words....”best tracks the band has ever had." We're looking forward to reaching the next level with this band." Local Events by Eventful . real editor best profile tools |
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Music:Member Since: 6/28/2005Band Website: aocmusic.net Band Members: Share This Banner! Click Here! Share This Banner! Click Here! Influences: Guns and Roses, Bon Jovi, Stabbing Westward, Faith No More, Tesla, Peter Gabriel, Seal, Ozzy Osbourne, Monster Magnet, Bob Marley, The Doors, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Sevendust, Dark New Day, Duran Duran, Pantera, Metallica, The Cure, Black Lab, Megadeth, Alice in Chains, Velvet Revolver, Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots Record Label: None Type of Label: None |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Alternative / Pop) |
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"Waiting for the Sun" featured on reputable A&R site Crazedhits.com |
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| We will be featured on www.crazedhits.com starting Tues, June 3 where they will spotlight one of of the new tracks we've recently completed called "Waiting for the Sun.". This is one of the many new ... Posted by ABSENCE OF CONCERN on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:17:00 PST |
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Absence of Concern’s 2006 Album... |
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| Would like to clear any confusion regarding our discography. We released our independtly recorded album "Open Letters to A Closed Mind" in June of 2006 in Best Buy and iTUNES. Track listing as follows... Posted by ABSENCE OF CONCERN on Wed, 21 May 2008 09:12:00 PST |
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New 5 Song EP Coming to iTUNES |
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| We will be releasing a 5 song EP for digital download on iTUNES and other online internet stores this summer. I will be posting a track listing as well as a release date soon. Even though we are stil... Posted by ABSENCE OF CONCERN on Thu, 15 May 2008 08:08:00 PST |
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Jubilee Jam 2008 |
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| Absence of Concern will be a part of Jackson, Mississippi's 2008 Jubilee Jam along with other great acts such as Shinedown, Egypt Central, ZZ Top, Three Six Mafia, Saving Abel, Hurt and more.
ABSENCE ... Posted by ABSENCE OF CONCERN on Mon, 05 May 2008 12:09:00 PST |
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Jon Dray here.. |
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| Its been a few months since my last update so I was just wanting to catch everyone up on whats going down in the world of AOC. A few weeks back we did sign a production deal with Producer Skidd Mills... Posted by ABSENCE OF CONCERN on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:22:00 PST |
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Street Teamers PLEASE READ.. |
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| If you see a date on our tour schedule ( I promise more coming soon) you are very eligable for VIP treatment. Free tickets, T shirts, soundcheck passes..ect.
Just email breakthruartist@aol.com
If you ... Posted by ABSENCE OF CONCERN on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:58:00 PST |
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SAVING ABEL RECORD IS OUT!!! BUY IT!! |
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| Please help support our good friends SAVING ABEL. They released their Virgin Records debut Tuesday. Their first single "Addicted" is climbing the rock charts. Help out our boys and go download from iT... Posted by ABSENCE OF CONCERN on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:48:00 PST |
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NEW MUSIC... |
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| Just wanted to say thank you for the great response to the new tracks we posted. They're plenty more where those came from and we will be posting new tunes through out the upcoming weeks. We are head... Posted by ABSENCE OF CONCERN on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:21:00 PST |
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NEW ALBUM UPDATE...message from Jon Dray |
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| Whats up everyone! Back in my hometown in Jackson, MS and had some spare time to catch everyone up on whats going in the world of AOC. As most of you know we have been working with Producer Skidd Mill... Posted by ABSENCE OF CONCERN on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:59:00 PST |
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Video tour diaries |
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| BEING ON THE ROAD AIN'T EASY
PRANK ON DEREK
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