- Their self-titled debut album was produced and mixed by Jay Baumgardner
- They have over 400 kids on their own streeTTeams world wide
- They charted #43 with a bullet on the active rock charts with their first single Aquarium
- They have an international fan base
- They have headlined 2 national coast to coast tours with major label openers, and 4 others in support of Hed PE, Nonpoint, Tommy Lee and Kitty
- They are now all 20 years of age! And all of this on their own M.O.M. Records imprint
The band is STEPA fresh out of the studio with new tracks. Singer Blake has returned to the college grind and DJ chaz has moved on to take a shot at a solo career delivering pizzas.
And then there were 4: Shane Swaney (lead vocals, guitar), Jessie Krapff (bass guitar), Brendon Oates (guitar, b/g vocals) and Mark Thorley (drums, samples). No member changes, just reorganization. The new material is raw and heavy with hot STEPA grooves! Be on the lookout for the new album, it will be out as soon as the band sign a new record deal…!
name: Shane Swayney
instrument: vocals, guitar
birthday: January 5th, 1983
favorite bands: Korn, Deftones, Nofx, Lagwagon, Rage Against The Machine, Dr.Dre, Hed P.E. and Wes Borland (former Limp Bizkit)
influenced by: my favorite bands
first concert you saw: Rage Against The Machine
favorite sport/team: Unreal tournament
favorite movies: What dreams may come
who would you like to meet: Fat Mike (Nofx)
dreams/goals: I want to be able to rock for the rest of my days..!
name: Mark Thorley
instrument: drums
birthday: April 26th, 1983
favorite bands: Deftones, Zao, Poison The Well, 311, Blindside, Glassjaw, Hed P.E., Apex Theory, converge
influenced by: my family, my friends and stupid people
first concert you saw: BB King
favorite movies: A bugs life, Lord of the rings, X-men
who would you like to meet: Carter Beuford
dreams/goals: To rock the world's ass off..!
name: Jessie Krapff
instrument: bass
birthday: July 26th, 1983
favorite bands: I can't really put my finger on just one favorite band because I have many. Everything I listen to or have listened to inspires me in some way, shape or form… Just to name a few bands; 311, Metallica, Korn, Deftones, Primus, Rush (Getty Lee), Blindside, Glassjaw, Rage Against, Nonpoint, Suicidal Tendencies, Skin Dredinfluenced by: music and life in general
first concert you saw: Rage Against The Machine
favorite sport/team: I'm not too into teamlike sports, I'm more into extreme sports
favorite movies: Shawshank Redemption, Ninja turtles, Memento… I like anything that's not really boring!
who would you like to meet: P-nut of 311
dreams/goals: I just hope that this band makes it because there is nothing else I would rather do then play and write music that others enjoy as well as myself. I want to do a huge tour with a bunch of dope bands that kick ass, and just be able to do this for a living. To sum it up "I wanna
rock".
Blake Beckman - Vocals
Shane - Guitar and Backing Vocals
Jessie Krapff - Bass
Brendon Oates - Guitar
Chaz Kindschi - DJ
Mark Thorley - Drums
