Emberglow \'em-b&r-'glO\: An alternative rock band based in Long Beach and the Los Angeles areas with sounds ranging from, but not limited to, off-kilter guitar, driving bass chords, and drums subtly enmeshed with programmed sound loops. An array of influences exists, but most predominately heard are Sonic Youth, BRMC, Radiohead and the Pixies. The Summer of 2002 – Birth In the midst of a war against terrorism and the crackdown on Worldcom and corporate corruption three musicians meet in a Los Angeles rehearsal studio. There was an instant connection described as being natural, and cohesive by all three that allowed the band Emberglow to form. In the beginning Jeff Fuller, vocals and guitar, Wesley Harding, bass, and Randall Maass, drums, worked on Fuller’s musical ideas. Prior to meeting, Fuller had spent the past year in his home studio pushing faders, tweaking knobs and recording his own music. This turned out to be a great start for the trio allowing them to add insight to Fuller’s music, share ideas, add and delete parts, and grow together. The result turned out to be a creation all three felt they had contributed and were a part of. Songs such as Back at You, Washed Away, and From this Moment On were the result of their initial meetings. In search of a name that did not label the band to a specific genre and had a particular vague connotation turned out to be a simple task for the group. Fuller had a chrome cursive emblem of an old toaster oven that read Emberlgo in place of the Marshall emblem on his guitar amp. A few band names were bounced around between the three, but unconsciously Fuller named the band the day he screwed on the Emberglo emblem. A “W” was added to decipher band from toaster and Emberglow was born. The Winter of 2002 – Definitive Sound With a self-released three-song demo to their credit, Emberglow began to pull out of the underground scene and make some noise. The band played solid gigs throughout Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Orange County at venues such as the Gypsy Lounge, Que Sera, The Echo, and Mr. T’s Bowl with many artists including, Go Betty Go, Maxeen, Mother Toungue, and TinPaco. The group marketed themselves to the masses when they created their own Web site, had the fire logo created into stickers, posted flyers, and utilized independent music Web sites such as Garageband.com and Mylocalbands.com. Here is what a few Garageband.com users had to say…. “I hear some influences from other bands, but Emberglow is pretty original; they rock out and hang back.... really cool. They have a nice use of percussion and the musicianship is great.” “Beats are catchy…good melodic riffs... and the singer’s voice is great. The mood leaves the listener a feel of dark and dreary. Emberglow has got some pretty unique sounds.” “The drums were hot and on time. The guitar was oozing with attitude. They sound a little like Alice in Chains, but better to me. Emberglow has there own style.” At the time, Emberglow was paying an hourly rehearsal studio each time they wanted to practice. In search of a more comfortable atmosphere that would allow endless hours of rehearsing and composing, the three musicians moved into a 24 hour lock-out rehearsal space in downtown Los Angeles. This proved to be a good move for the band’s creative inspiration and allowed Harding to write new melodies. Once Fuller and Maass heard Harding’s creations both began adding their own parts and producing the melodies. Maass experimented with a virtual drum set and sampler and Fuller added guitar riffs and harmonic vocals to form songs such as Just Like Me, Footsteps, and Forget Me Not. These songs pulled Emberglow in a new direction and lead the band into a more definitive new sound. The Summer of 2003 – Recording Sessions During the war on Iraq and the California governor recall circus Emberglow recorded the songs for a yet to be titled seven song EP. Their journey began at The Complex in Los Angeles where Fuller engineered the session and tracked the drums of Mass. They collaborated with former KCRW s