Rausch (band)
RAUSCH | |
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| Origin | Philadelphia, United States |
| Genres | Progressive rock, Neo-Progressive |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Website | www |
| Members | Doug Rausch |
RAUSCH is an American progressive rock/neo progressive band from Philadelphia.
History[edit]
RAUSCH has noted artists such as Queen, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Bon Jovi, Guns N Roses, and Muse as heavily influencing their music. After devoting the better part of his early years to the piano, namesake frontman Doug Rausch earned his Ithaca College music degree - winning recognition as concerto competition finalist with Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue".[1] RAUSCH caught his first compositional accolades when Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) contacted him to perform in the very first KEYFEST; the invitation stemmed from a college demo that made its way into Jordan's hands. At KEYFEST, RAUSCH unveiled the 11-minute song titled "FLOW."[1] Meanwhile, he was hard at work in an attempt to craft the proper debut.
These efforts attracted virtuoso guitarist Gary Wehrkamp, best known for his work with progressive rock titans Shadow Gallery. As Wehrkamp's musicianship helped put a cohesive stamp on the tracks - and industry engineer Rich Mouser (Neal Morse, Spock's Beard, Dream Theater) agreed to help complete the long-awaited self-titled debut album RAUSCH (2009). Leadoff single "No Fair" hit the top 10 on New Music Weekly's small-market radio charts, and the haunting "Ode to Pain" earned an honorable-mention nod from the 2010 International Songwriting Competition (ISC). Grammy-nominated producer David Ivory (The Roots, Halestorm) "discovered" the band, opening yet another door.
In 2014, RAUSCH released the first track produced by David Ivory, a stand-alone single called "Good Day" with accompanying video directed by musical contemporaries JOLLY.
In 2018. RAUSCH releases second full-length album BOOK II. BOOK II Included many notable contributions from Mark Zonder (Fates Warning), Ryo Okumoto (Spock's Beard), Gary Wehrkamp and Brendt Allman (Shadow Gallery).
Discography - RAUSCH[edit]
- 2009: RAUSCH
- 2014: Good Day (Single)
- 2018: Book II
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "RAUSCH Biography". Progarchive.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- Ewing, Jerry. "US prog rockers Rausch release film about second album". Louder Sound. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- Vineberg, Andy (January 27, 2018). "Vineberg: For Doug Rausch, the music is all that matters". Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The Intelligencer. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
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