KisTone is an emerging pop/rock band from Sydney,
Australia with a unique sound of catchy melodies, edgy guitar riffs,
soulful piano and finely-blended vocal harmonies. The members were
formerly part of the band Jeapster and have been generating music
industry interest in Australia, the U.S. and Europe over the last few
years.
In May 2008, KisTone entered the studio to record their
debut album with award-winning Sydney based producer, Lindsay Rimes.
Having already won MusicOz and ASA awards, Lindsay's credits include
Born Crain, Anthony Snape and Kayne Taylor -- whose single reached #1
on the Australian charts. Recently KisTone's album garnered interest
from Grammy-nominated producer John Fields (Lifehouse, Switchfoot, The
Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus) who mixed several tracks in his Los
Angeles studio in January 2009.
KISTORICAL FACTS:
2007 saw Jeapster transform into KisTone. With fresh
inspiration and a new sound they rose to prominence when, out of
thousands of unsigned bands from across Australia, they were selected
as one of the six top finalists in the NOKIA 'Be Heard' Competition.
They were ultimately chosen by thousands of fans as first runner-up. As
part of their prize they received full press coverage and a special
live performance on MTV Australia.
After gaining notoriety, the
band was selected for the Australian Poker League's nationwide
competition to create a new theme song. Out of hundreds of entries,
KisTone's song was chosen to represent APL's National Advertising
Campaign, which aired extensively on radio and television across the
country.
While known as Jeapster, the band recorded an album
with renowned Swedish producer Adam Kviman (Jewel, Eagle Eye Cherry's
'Save Tonight' – one of the most played songs of its year) and engineer
Brian Sperber (Moby, Everclear, Tom Jones, 3 Doors Down, Staind, Fuel)
which went on to sell 5,000 copies independently. They were then
selected by Sydney's largest radio station, NOVA, to play the half-time
show at the Rugby Semifinals in front of 38,000 fans broadcast live on
Fox.
In addition, KisTone were selected as HitQuarters'
'Artist of the Week' and were brought to Los Angeles to work with
producer Rudy Haeusermann (Matchbox 20, Tina Turner, Snoop Dogg, Rob
Zombie) to record an EP. While in L.A. the band played sold-out shows
at famous venues, such as The Whisky A-Go-Go and The Viper Room,
building up a fast following of fans.
They have attained radio
play from Sydney to Los Angeles, earning high rotation on some of
Australia's largest radio stations, including NOVA 96.9 FM, Triple M
104.9 FM and FBI 96.5 FM. While on their 2006 Los Angeles tour, the
band received airplay on L.A.'s famous KROQ 106.7 FM.
Due to
the soundtrack-able nature of their pop/rock sound, four of their songs
were chosen and aired on Nickelodeon's 'Beyond The Break' TV show.
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Producer/Director Aaran Creece was introduced to the band in July 2008
and he began work on a new music video for the track Naked Decision,
which will be the first single of their debut album.
With an
ever-increasing fan base, extensive airplay and a new music video,
KisTone are currently wrapping up production on their album Way To
Nowhere, which was recently nominated for a MusicOz Award. They are
currently in the United States to tour and play showcases for the
album.