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Last update: 21 Nov 2008 11:26 AM Account: AltPremium Location: Los Angeles, CA Signed up: 04/12/05 00:37:18 Members: Michael Rosas, Aaron Wahlman, James Fletcher, and Matthew Fletcher Genre: Rock / Indie / Alternative Influences: Rock / Indie / Alternative AltSounds URL:http://www.altsounds.com/Satisfaction Website: http://www.satisfactionmusic.com

Biography
Summer 2003: For three friends, several afternoons spent kicking new musical ideas around on a beat up acoustic guitar and a Rhodes piano in between hot tubs and episodes of "The Office" yielded something worth forming a band around: a few songs and a scattered, vague sound concept; The Zombies playing Van Halen, AC/DC playing Pet Sounds, Slayer playing Steely Dan, DEVO playing Harry Nilsson, Bowie playing The Blood Brothers, Plastic Ono Band playing Wings (Are you still reading this?!). Though they would soon refine their sound and develop something all their own, Michael Rosas (guitar/vocals) and brothers Matthew Fletcher (keyboards) and James Fletcher (drums) needed a bass player to realize their design. The word quickly went out to friends and fellow Los Angeles-area musicians and soon made its way to Aaron Wahlman. The four clicked immediately, of course, as bands always do right?

The new band took to their cramped rehearsal space daily, quickly writing and arranging enough material to take to the stage. By mid January 2004, they had nine complete songs and were nearly ready to book their first live show, but first they were to overcome the tedious task of naming the group. Just a week before their debut, amidst a night of drunkenness, near black eyes, and vetoed names such as Advanced Hamburger, Deep Throat, and Nirvana II, the band was officially named SATISFACTION. Their first ever live performance was on February 2nd 2004, the first of a month-long residency at the trendy Costa Mesa venue, Detroit Bar, which has hosted a number of exclusive word-of-mouth shows by artists such as Stereolab, Elliott Smith, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Modest Mouse. SATISFACTION quickly had people talking and, by the third night, had broken attendance records at the small club by packing it full of curious music fans, scenesters, and 20-30 something 'kids' carrying bags with cute monkeys embroidered on them.

Things were going well.

The next move was to put a few songs to tape. The sessions that followed were carried out as quickly and raw-sounding as possible, so as to achieve an honest representation of their on-stage sound. These recordings are now available on CD as the bandÕs first four-song demo.

Soon after the demo was finished, the band was approached by a longtime friend and aspiring director, Matt Michael, to be the subject of a music video for a film class project. Shot on 16mm with a shoestring budget using only the band members' homes/apartments and rehearsal studio as sets, the resulting video for "Nothing, Oh Nothing" surpassed the expectations of everyone involved and boasts a level of charm, entertainment, and style that many high budget major label videos fail to meet. The video was accepted into the Newport Beach Film Festival in April 2005, and can be viewed on the SATISFACTION website. It will soon be coupled with a mini-documentary of the band on a digital press kit DVD.

As SATISFACTION approaches their second year of existence, they are playing on a weekly basis and continuing to build a loyal following on west coast. An unmatched streak of unpaid shows in the Los Angeles area has yielded an unforgettable live set (they don't smash their instruments on stage, but they DO smash other bands' instruments!), and a generous amount of talk, and complimentary comparisons to some of the greatest artists in rock/pop history. It is now only a matter of time until SATISFACTION becomes that band that you used to love, but now you hate because everyone else loves them but, by then, it won't matter; computers will write their songs for them and they will be busy cashing huge Clear Channel checks to buy yachts with cute monkeys embroidered on the sails. Comments (0)

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