Best Metal Rock Performer
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27.63% Sirface*
Others with Votes (more than one):
* On the ballot |
Sirface, this year’s repeat winner of the Whammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Peformer, is such a band. The members of Sirface are Jared “Paco” Pagan, vocals; Denny Getrost, guitar; Matt Hopkins, bass; Dave “DW” Harris, drums; and DJ Image, tables, samples. “We’ve been a band for seven years,” Pagan said. “There have been a few changes, but the new lineup has been solid for two and a half years.” During that time, Sirface have not only made a name for themselves in Fort Wayne, but have also gained a lot of road experience. They’ve played in Los Angeles at the Ivar and The Viper Room and in New York at CBGBs. “We’ve traveled coast to coast, hoping to play the right spot at the right time,” Pagan says of the road experience. Some of this “right place, right time” thinking has paid off. After their CBGB gig, Avenue Management of New York picked them up. They’ve played the Budweiser True Music Battle Of The Bands and, after two very solid shows, won. Locally, Sirface have made a huge dent in the collective consciousness of the city’s music scene. Their debut CD, For Reasons Unknown, released in 2003, won the Whammy for CD Release of the Year that year. Altogether, the band found themselves nominated in five Whammy categories last year. They also took home awards for Best Metal Rock Performer and Best DJ/Turntablist. They have had music included on “X102’s Essentials volumes 3, 4, 6 and 7, performed at the last year’s Essentials CD release party and were chosen to open for Saliva at last year’s Three Rivers Festival. “We’re ready to take our music on the road for our full-time job,” Pagan said, “but it’s awesome to win a Whammy again, ‘cause for two years in a row, it shows our hard work. Anything that shows appreciation for what we do and why we do it - it means we’re still noticed, and it’s good to be picked for these events. We’ve worked hard and it’s starting to pay off. “Thank you very much for all your support, and we hope to make next year as exciting as the years in the past. We’re going back into the studio to do one tune, and we now have a management company. Hopefully, we’ll be back in New York doing some more stuff.” (John DeGroff) |
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