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In 2003 brothers Justin and John Peloian formed
the band APEYGA. They began to create songs based
on musical ideas Justin had originated a couple years
earlier, during his Graduate work in Visual Arts.
As the compositions began to develop, it was clear
that the band's direction would be an Instrumental
Fusion. While John was completing his M.A. in Psychology,
they began to perform as a Duo at open mics. In between
singer songwriter, and stand up comedians, they would plug
the electric guitar and bass into the house P.A.,
and play their songs. The response was great, and
they were asked to have their first show at the Rainbow
Bar and Grill on Sunset Blvd. At that show, the sound-man,
Jeff Justice asked if he could record them. So, APEYGA's
first music was recorded as a guitar, bass Duo at
Great Spirit Studios in West Los Angeles, California.
This demo CD, entitled "Instrumentals for Guitar
and Bass", was then used to audition drummers.
In 2004 drummer Colin Popadiuk joined the band.
With his back round in Punk and Math Rock, he added
flare and soul-full drum parts to the Duo's songs.
With their new Trio, APEYGA began to perform in Los
Angeles and the South Bay. Within 6 months, and positive
reviews of their shows, an L.A. booking agent
asked to represent them, and they soon headlined
small clubs in West L.A., as the only Instrumental
band on the bill. With growing support, they recorded
this set of music at Alan Gaffere's Hi Pro Studios
in Torrance,Ca. APEYGA released their first full
length studio album in October of 2005. The
self produced, self-titled album gained good reviews
and established them as a defining element for the
musical genre, "Jazz-Metal". Other terms used to
describe APEYGA's music at the time were, "Punk-Fusion", "Aggro-Jazz",
and "Nu-instrumental Rock". Justin and John soon
began to write new music and audition drummers.
In August of 2005 they were fortunate to bring
Drumeline expert and coach, Kyrt Hensch into the
group. Within 2 months they were playing shows again
extending their territory to San Diego, and were
sounding better than ever. In February of 2006, a
4 song "Live Demo" was recorded in the well known
Studio C at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, with
engineer Geoff Gibbs.This Demo was used for promotion
only, earning them online recognition and new concert
opportunities. Playing to standing ovations and gaining
a larger fan base, venues wanted the band to return
to their stage. Then, in December of 2006, APEYGA
was voted the "BEST MELODIC AND INSTRUMENTAL BAND'" by
L.A. based Rock City News Magazine. They soon began
to put together the next album of songs that earned
them this award. This time the music has been self
recorded and produced at their own studio in Culver
City,Ca, and is anticipated to be their greatest
project to date. Apeyga is now performing shows with drummer Pete Pace.
THE NEW ALBUM "FORWARD" IS
OUT NOW FOR 2007!
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