ABOUT
SINK TO SEE Artist Profile:
In the late summer of 1995 the band Sink to See was born. Two students, Jason Napier and Dony West, met while attending art school in Columbus, Ohio.
Together they formed a rock band and called it Sink to See, there they began a songwriting partnership. Their guitar driven, emotionally melodic indie rock tunes, along with a little hard work, helped them garner attention on the local college scene.
In January of 2001, the band uprooted from the Midwest and dropped onto the coastal town of Santa Barbara, California where they made their rock n' roll nest. Initially being compared sonically to Radiohead and vocally and emotionally to The Smashing Pumpkins, the band were evolving and establishing their own identity and sound while paying dues, gigging incessantly and gaining notoriety opening for such acts as The Breeders, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, AM Radio, Summercamp, The Pen Fifteen Club and Ima Robot. It was there, too, that the band went into the studio to record their first demo.
Making a name for themselves, but not content to rest on their Santa Barbara laurels, they brought the band back and forth from SB to Los Angeles in September of 2001. There they continued their musical endeavors on a more serious and focused level. After a year of writing, regrouping, gigging and living in between L.A. and Santa Barbara, STS recorded several new tracks in 2002, as well as their self-produced work in early 2004 at the Compound Studios in Long Beach. Fast forward to Los Angeles 2007, Jason and Dony are joined by bass guitarist Shawn Bathe, and percussionist Dish, as the band began work on a library of new songs, new recordings, and upcoming gigs, breathing new life into the group and taking all things to the next level, the band recorded in 2007 their break through self titled SINK TO SEE E.P.
Sink to See are a band of songwriters with old school rock n' roll heart and soul with a true indie rock core, Sink to See have longevity. A very close group of musicians bringing to life music that has been stirring inside since the bands infancy. Lushly melodic, sometimes dark and evocative of mood, the music is fueled by emotional vocals and lyrics that paint elaborate pictures, the songs showing the many faces and emotions of the music.
- Screen name:
- sinktosee
- Member since:
- Nov 02 2007
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years together:
- 7
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 2-3 nights a week
- Age:
- 46 years
Influences
The Beatles, U2, Oasis, Coldplay, Tom Petty, Bowie, The Verve, Hum, Pumpkins, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, B.R.M.C., The Cure, Led Zepplin, Radiohead
Members Of Band
Name:Dony West
Hometown: Deerfield, Michigan
DOB:
Instrument: guitar
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Name:Jason Napier
Hometown: London, Kentucky
DOB:
Instrument: vocals / guitar
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Name:Shawn Bathe
Hometown: San Diego, California
DOB:
Instrument: Bass
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Name:Dish
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA.
DOB:
Instrument: Drums
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