- Vocals/Guitar
Christine
- Guitar/Backing Vocals
Cassandra
- Bass/Backing Vocals
Jodi
- Drums
Following a long line of musical ground-breakers from Orange County, California,
who include Rage Against The Machine and Social Distortion, the all-female quartet
Pretty In Stereo, breaks the confines of gender-labels in Rock music and delivers
memorable, emotionally-driven songs, equally melodic and undeniable to the ear.
Easily answering the eternal question of " Can girls rock ?," Pretty In Stereo
shames naysayers with hook-laden songs such as " OCD" and " Okay," turning non-believers
into fans with every listen.
Despite the musical appeal of Pretty In Stereo, the success of the band resides
in the individual strengths, intelligence, and varying interests of all band
members. Blending demonstrative riffs with tasteful layering, guitarist Christine
Fullwood clearly evokes the spirit of her musician father, the great Fully Fullwood
( Bob Marley, Peter Tosh). Bassist Cassandra Clawson, who received her masters
degree in writing and put it on the backburner to pursue all things Rock, holds
down the bottom end with song-oriented chops, creating a tight rhythm section
with drummer Jodi Joy. Joy, whose playing was cultivated during personal lessons
from renowned Jazz drummer Howard Curtis and Def Leppard's Rick Allen, steps
out on her own with dynamic playing, shadowing a young and inventive Tommy Lee
(Motley Crue). Abandoning her roots in Astrophysics and Meteorology to plot
Pretty in Stereo's musical rise, front-woman Natalie E. Poole fills the groups
songs with insightful lyrics, powerful guitar work, and a voice that demands
the listener's attention. Music Connection, one of the top music industry magazines
in North America, agrees, saying, " Poole has a rich vocal range that brings
to mind Bangles' vocalist Susanna Hoffs. The fact that she is also Hollywood-ingenue
beautiful is just icing on the cake. "
Although relatively fresh to the Los Angeles scene, Pretty In Stereo has already
garnered national attention which has created licensing opportunities in film
and television. Their track, " Forever in A Day," for example, was featured
in TV Guide Channel's documentary about Kimberly Caldwell, a finalist in the
national phenomenon American Idol. They have also had several songs placed in
the hit A&E reality show "Rollergirls'. Meanwhile, Pretty In Stereo are generating
substantial buzz on the web. Their break-out track "OCD" has been selected as
one of the five most downloaded songs on CNET's Rock charts and is featured
alongside noteworthy acts such as Green Day in the Rock section of ArtistDirect's
website. Publicity on the web and favorable editorials from Music Connection
and Buzzplay have attracted new listeners to Pretty In Stereo's own website,
drawing thousands of hits each month and creating invaluable exposure. A thirst
for the band's music has been felt at radio as well. Along with airplay at the
legendary INDIE 103.1FM, the Inland Empire's KCXX 103.9FM has especially taken
a liking to the group. The station regularly presents and promotes Pretty In
Stereo across the southland and has even featured the band on their morning
show - a spot that included both a live performance and an interview. In addition
to film and television success, Pretty In Stereo brought home the 2006 Southern
California Music Award for 'Best Pop Rock Band'.
This year, Pretty In Stereo will release their highly anticipated full-length
debut and appear on select dates on the Van's Warped Tour. The band will also
showcase their talent at the nationally known SXSW (South by Southwest) Conference
in Austin, TX.
Pretty In Stereo is Modern Rock at its finest- powerful, melodic, and inescapable.
You don't have to be a man or a woman to recognize that.