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Artist

Genre

Hard Rock - Alternative Rock

Bio

The music of Peruvian rock band Emergency Blanket is fully charged with life and energy. With influences from rock classics from the 60’s, 70’s and 90’s “the Blankets” achieve a very classical but yet very fresh and original sound.

The LP "Combi + Nation" (2008) was the band’s first full fledge album (they released an EP “What is the Emergency Blanket in 2005). This production includes a new concept which includes songs in Spanish, English and songs that even combine both languages.
The LP contains 11 tracks and was mixed and mastered at Lima 32 Avenger Studio, Los Angeles California by Peruvian sound engineer German Villacorta (who has worked with musicians such as Ozzy Osbourne, Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, Stone Temple Pilots among others) who gave the album a very powerful and rich sound.

In 2009 they opened for Faith No More in their “Second Coming World Tour” in Lima.

In 2010 they won the Peoples Music Awards (Metal/Punk/Indie/Rock) in London, England and also completed their first European tour playing in 3 countries and 9 cities in total. In Zurich they opened for legendary Spanish band “Hombres G”.

They received positive comments from the judges at the awards such as “I am very impressed by their energy and enthusiasm and the quality of their writing and playing. Sign them somebody so I can work with them!” - TONY PLATT (Producer: Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, Bob Marley, The Who, Rolling Stones among others) and “They show great promise and can expect interest from anyone with ears for good music.” - Mick Glossop (Producer: Van Morrison and Frank Zappa)

The 16th of December 2010 in Lima, Emergency Blanket were selected to open for alternative rock band Stone Temple Pilots.

In March 2011 Emergency Blanket played as an official band for the SXSW Music Festival plus additional dates where played in Austin as well as participating in the SXSW 4 Japan telethon organized by the Hanson Brothers in the famous “Same Sky Studios” to raise money for those affected by the earthquake/tsunami, to round up their first US Tour they played a couple of gigs, one in the legendary The Mint club in LA and the other in The Trip at Santa Monica.

The 22nd of October of 2011, the band opened for Aerosmith in San Marcos Stadium in front of 20,000 people.

The band is currently set to release their next album "Absenta" in the first semester of 2012.

Influences

Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, Neil Young, The Who.
Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Foo Fighters.

Label / Company

Independent

Official Website

http://www.emergency-blanket.com

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/emergencyblanketoficial

MySpace

http://www.myspace.com/emergencyblanket

ReverbNation

http://www.reverbnation.com/emergencyblanket

YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/EmergencyBlanket