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Recent News September 21, 2009
Ana Lenchantin To Guest Star on "House"
Into the Presence cellist, Ana Lenchantin, will be guest starring as a mental patient on the Season Premier of "House" tonight from 8-10pm on Fox. For more information, please visit www.fox.com
April 28, 2009
Into The Presence joins VAST on tour!
Entourage Talent is pleased to announce (just in time for their self-titled debut release – out today on Razor & Tie!) that Into the Presence will be joining VAST as support for their 12-city east coast run. ItP will just be coming off of their highly successful residency gigs in NYC, DC, Philadelphia and Boston, and are thrilled to be opening for the ambient electro-rock band also known as Visual Audio Sensory Theater. Check the band’s website for tour info and ticketing information.
April 09, 2009
Into The Presence Gears up for Album Release
Into The Presence celebrates the release of their self-titled debut album (due April 28th on Razor & Tie) all month with a 4 city east coast residency. The band will perform every Monday at Velvet Lounge in DC, Tuesdays at M Room in Philadelphia, Wednesdays at Pianos in NYC and Thursdays at Copperfield's in Boston. ITP will also hit Rochester, NY and Asbury Park, NJ before heading home. For more information and tickets visit www.myspace.com/intothepresence
November 24, 2008
Into The Presence joins Entourage Talent
Entourage Talent is proud to announce the addition of Tim Alexander and Luis Carlos Maldonado's new project, Into the Presence (Album due in April '09 on Razor & Tie), to our roster! Alexander, the legendary drummer from Primus and A Perfect Circle, is joined by Maldonado on guitar and vocals (UFO / Train). The duo is rounded out by recording bassist Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle), live bassist Nicki Tedesco (Carol Kaye, Bomb) and cellist Ana Lenchantin (Brian Wilson, Trent Reznor, Gnarls Barkley). Scroll down to check out their full bio!
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 Drummer Tim Alexander (Primus, A Perfect Circle) and guitar player/vocalist Luis Maldonado (Pat Monahan, Glenn Hughes, John Waite, UFO, Anna Nalick, Emma Burgess) wanted to make a recording that could be performed live without any compromises. They desired to capture the warmth and depth of a record that enters the books not for a song or two, but as a free-standing work of art that embraces the quickly dying idea of an "album". Luis and Tim teamed up with recording bass player Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle, Entrance), live bass player Nicki Tedesco (BT, Carol Kaye, Bomb), and cellist Ana Lenchantin (Trent Reznor, Papa M, The Eels, Brian Wilson, Sparkle Horse, Gnarls Barkley) to form Into the Presence. They have just completed their self-produced, self-titled debut in true analog, relying on tape machines and vintage outboard gear instead of computers. The performances embodied are full-take performances where the word "comp" meant nothing more than chords being played. Anything digital was forbidden from entering the signal path -- from tracking throughout mastering -- a classic approach Tim and Luis took very seriously from the onset. The albums they referenced while recording spell out a who's who in the pages of mega-rock history: Queen's A Night at the Opera, Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, AC/DC's For Those About to Rock, Jeff Buckley's Grace, Peter Gabriel's Security, and Black Sabbath's Masters of Reality to name a few. Live performances pay tribute to the musicianship of these artists in a fresh and engaging way. The songs are highly accessible, yet deceptively complex as the layers are peeled away. Always at the forefront are Luis' incredible vocals and haunting sense of melody. Luis was accepted as a child prodigy at the age of twelve into the University of Arizona where he was constantly surrounded by adults in master classes, allowing him to master his instrument and develop his voice at a very early age. Tim Alexander's own recorded legacy is highly revered, his rhythms being a regular topic of discussion amongst drum blogs and publications. Drum magazine flat out declared him one of "the most influential drummers of all-time." The group's individual histories encompass diverse experience in music performance, from classical competition to extensive rock touring, recording, and writing. Their collective trials, loves, desires and influences have been united on Into the Presence in the sole spirit of making great rock music that will be sought after and explored with passion.
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