Bob Garaffa
Middletown (South), NJ
- Bob Garaffa đđ¤đ¸đ¸đš (Lead and Bkng Vocals, Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Keyboard Synthesizers, $Drum Sequencer Programming and Percussion)
- *Kevin Newton đĽ on Drums.
- Produced by Bob Garaffa
Formerly of the New Jersey band 'Amphibians'
A great band from New Jersey, a wonderful band thatâs going to be around forever.â Don Dixon, REM/Counting Crows/Smithereens producer* â A sixties British sound with cool guitar riffs. Itâs nice to hear a song that sounds happy without being saccharineâ. Jerry Harrison, Ex-Talking Head, Garageband founder (Advisory board member along with George Martin, Brian Eno, Steve Lillywhite etc.) and producer, review of âNew Dayâ *
'New Day (I Feel Alone)' by Amphibians
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Progressive rock with brilliant melodiesâ Billboard Magazine â * When a bandâs from Jersey you expect alot and the Amphibianâs power pop definitely delivers.â Yahoo Music/Listen *âAny one of the songs I heard tonight would make a great hit single.â Aquarian Magazine âInteresting and catchy, you guys understand that rock is groove-oriented. I loved the songs! Great job and congratulations!â Musicians Network * âThey combine styles such as rock, dance and pop with the drive, ambition and determination shared by few songwriters.â Steve Zuckerman, freelance writer, Rolling Stone and other music publications.
Amphibians dig back to simpler times when vocals were key, melodies integral and lyrics from the heart. They mix this with a progressive backbeat for an appealing new sound unlike any other. Their offering is unique in its freshness, a change and yet preserving valid elements from the past. In a word-EVOLVING. The Amphibiansâ track record speaks for itself and gives an indication of their enormous popular appeal. The versatile songwriting team of brothers Bob and Fred Garaffa hail from Central New Jersey and also perform vocals, guitar and bass in live shows. They have fine-tuned their act at many NYC area clubs including the Stone Pony, CBGBâs and the Bitter End. *Garageband's Chart Success: Achieving three top five songs: 1)âNew Day (I Feel Alone)â reaches #2 out of all genres combined in Garageband's Final Countdown (out of tens of thousands of submissions). "New Day(I Feel Alone)" also reached #1 in power pop and #1 out of 9,699 in the rock genre. 2) "Cabane de Dounier" by Amphibians
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#3 and rising in groove rock and #5 of 3,147 songs in the rock genre. 3) "Hangin' On" by pop/rock side project Galactic Inner Groove reached #3 out of 15,665 songs in the pop/rock genre. CREDITS: *âArtist of the Weekâ by Billboard Talent Net on their first week * âNew Day (I Feel Alone)â Reaches #1 on BTN three different times * Included on The Best Of Billboard Talent Netâs âNew Talent Spotlightâ CD * First and Second Prize, Musicians Network Songwriting Contest * Mid-Atlantic Song Contest winners *Four Billboard Magazine Songwriting Awards * Recognized by ASCAP Songwriters Workshop *âNew Jerseyâs Best Rockâ CD, released by WDHA 105.5 FM, Dover, New Jersey *Finalists in Paramount's "Sol Goode" soundtrack contest.* Two songs chosen for United Nations UNESCO New Songs For Peace Project. REVIEWS: * âA great band from New Jersey, a wonderful band thatâs going to be around forever.â Don Dixon, REM/Counting Crows/Smithereens producer* â A sixties British sound with cool guitar riffs. Itâs nice to hear a song that sounds happy without being saccharineâ. Jerry Harrison, Ex-Talking Head, Garageband founder (Advisory board member along with George Martin, Brian Eno, Steve Lillywhite etc.) and producer, review of âNew Dayâ * Progressive rock with brilliant melodiesâ Billboard Magazine â * "When a bandâs from Jersey you expect alot and the Amphibianâs definitely deliver the goods!!!"
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