Art of Chaos

Art of Chaos
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Alternative rock, Metal
Years active	2005—present
Labels	Unsigned

Art of Chaos (also known commonly as AOC) is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California. Over the past year, Art of Chaos has toured extensively in California, headlining shows up and down the coast. The band also took part in last summer’s Projekt Revolution, after being personally asked by Linkin Park to join the tour for the entire southwest run. Art of Chaos’ fan base is growing at a rapid rate, due to strong internet exposure and widespread talk over the Internet and television exposure on MTV2’s On Demand. The band was also voted “Modern Rock Band of Year” and “Performer of the Year” at the 2007 Los Angeles Music Awards. Art of Chaos is known for their energetic live shows and infectious, inspired rock.

Biography

The thing you notice most at an Art of Chaos show is just how much they love expressing themselves. It is not just about making music for this Los Angeles-based alternative-metal rock quintet: it’s more about connecting with their audience. Playing live gives these guys energy, and the audience picks up on that. The crowd becomes participants, and it fuels the band to dig in harder, take risks, and explore new ground. With a high-octane live performance and intense emotive sound, Art of Chaos delivers to audiences who are looking for something more in their hard rock.

Fusing metal, alternative and hard rock influences, Art of Chaos has managed to forge a sound uniquely their own. Founded three years ago, the band includes singer Brian Torres, guitarists Matt Ardisson and Miles Knowles, bassist Jeff Sutton and drummer Tim Galvin. The five have been writing, rehearsing and gigging relentlessly, with well-received headlining shows at The Troubadour, The Roxy Theater, and The Key Club in Hollywood and performances in arenas throughout the American southwest. Art of Chaos’ following is growing at a rapid rate, aided in part by the band’s strong viral efforts online and exposure on MTV2’s OnDemand

Art of Chaos… the name is an attempt to convey how these early 20-something guys fight everyday to make sense of the world around them... essentially building from the meaningful and positive things in the chaos that is life. But there’s real chaos at play in their music, too – a constant tension between the hard rock rhythms, and deceptively catchy melodies – that’s always one step away from tipping the music over into pandemonium. When Torres sings, “A dose or shot of some catharsis please, It looks calm but I am suffering,” with the band driving beneath his vocals, it’s beautiful yet jarring. Imagine Jeff Buckley or Thom Yorke writing for Linkin Park or The Used, and you begin to get an idea of what they’re about.

Last summer, Art of Chaos toured on the Projekt Revolution Tour with Linkin Park and My Chemical Romance after winning a coveted slot on MTV2's "LA Battle Projekt”, which aired on Time Warner Cable's OnDemand Local Music section. Initially the band’s grand prize was opening a single Los Angeles show, but after winning over audiences and other bands on the tour, Art of Chaos was personally asked by Linkin Park to extend their stay for the entire southwest run.

The band released their second EP, "Lucid EP" in 2006 which stirred up positive reviews. Only a year later they released their powerful "Crimson & Catharsis" which was a short 5-song EP, but these songs would become the cornerstone of AOC's touring. Art of Chaos is currently headlining shows in California and writing the follow-up to their 2007 Crimson & Catharsis EP. Armed with a bevy of new material, propelled higher by their growing fan base, Art of Chaos is making their mark on the independent music scene - with their infectious, inspired hard rock.[1] Recently, the band has released a new song called "Slates" to their Myspace said to be on the next record. The band has stated via Twitter and Myspace that August will be a big month for the band material-wise but has not told what they will be revealing/releasing in the coming month.^[1] The band released a snippet from a song entitled "Tightrope" off of their upcoming album. Two tracks "Tightrope" and "Hide & Seek" were released on the band's Facebook on August 10, both anticipated from their upcoming album.^[2] On August 19, Brian announced that the band has broken up, but he will continue AOC as a solo effort.^[3]

On February 1, Brian revealed the release date for Art of Chaos' newcoming EP "Dreams." This will be the first Art of Chaos CD released as a solo effort by Brian and will be released February 16, 2010.^[4] The new band is planning a show with Sick Puppies followed by a possible tour.

Touring

Rigorous touring around Los Angeles and the American Southwest in the last year opening, headlining or direct support with the following bands:

• Linkin Park
• My Chemical Romance
• Taking Back Sunday
• H.I.M.
• Julien-K
• Placebo
• Saosin
• Mindless Self Indulgence
• Cute Is What We Aim For
• Bullets And Octane
• Helmet
• Madina Lake
• The Bled
• Full Scale
• Yesterday's Rising
• Sick Puppies

Notable shows

2007 Projekt Revolution Tour at Hyundai Pavilion (San Bernardino, CA), Shoreline Amphitheater (Mountain View, CA), Coors Amphitheater (Chula Vista, CA), Cricket Amphitheater (Phoenix, AZ), Verizon Amphitheater (Selma, TX), Smirnoff Music Center (Dallas, TX) and The Woodlands Pavilion (Houston, TX).

Local Shows at Angel Stadium (Anaheim, CA), House of Blues (Hollywood, CA), The Troubadour (Hollywood, CA), The Key Club (Hollywood, CA), The Roxy Theatre (Hollywood, CA), The Viper Room (Hollywood, CA), Chain Reaction (Anaheim, CA), and Henry Fonda Theatre (Los Angeles, CA).

Art of Chaos in the media

Some of Art of Chaos' media presentations included interviews and live performance featured on MTV2 On Demand for 2 months as well as airplay on INDIE 103.1 (Los Angeles), X103.9 (San Bernardino), KXLU (Los Angeles), KEXP (Seattle), New Rock 106.5 (NC), KSCR (Los Angeles), and WDYN (New York). Airplay on over 100 Internet radio stations including Hard Rock Radio Live, Limelight and Killradio.org. Songs “Alright” and “Nothing at All” Ranked Number One in the Top 20 Bands of Hard Rock Radio Live. They were also number 1 Requested band on RadioXXX. Their song “Maker Maker” featured on Enduro at Erzberg DVD by Bang Productions 2005.

In the press

• Music, interviews, and live performances featured on MTV2 ON DEMAND
• Multichannel News, MTV2, Time Warner Experience Art of Chaos - Rock band Wins ‘LA Battle Projekt’ Contest
• Roadrunner Records, Blabbermouth.net news article "Linkin Park Selects Battle of the Bands Winner for 'Revolution' - July 27, 2007
• LA Music Awards Nominee for 2005 Rock Album of the Year (Lucid)
• USC Daily Trojan Newspaper - Article/Interview 3/7/05 – 750 Words
• All Access Rock Magazine, Puerto Rico, Lucid album reviewed by Emmanuel
• Sick Filthy Rock Magazine, Puerto Rico, Lucid album reviewed by Emmanuel
• The Beach Reporter, 9/15/05 “Local bands Battle it out”
• Rampage Newspaper, Marshfield, MA Issue VI February/March ‘06 “Music Influencing Teens, In the Spotlight Art of Chaos” by Christina Holt
• Daily Trojan, Vol. CXLVI, No.36, March 7, 2005 “Upstart coalition of Trojan talent” by Courtney Lear
• Music Connection, Los Angeles, CA Vol. XXX, No. 19 - Demo Critique Issue 19, 2006
• Music Connection, Los Angeles, CA – “CHAOS ON DEMAND” by Michael Mollura .
• Concert Review: Projekt Revolution – Dallas - MonstesAndCritics.com By Ben Rhudy Aug 9, 2007
• IMG Music Promotions Inc, Music Review
• Interlude Magazine, Music Review by Caryl Rogers 2006
• Art of Chaos currently has over 980 active street/e-team members on their grass roots team, the "Art of Chaos T.E.A.M".

Awards

• Winner of MTV2 / Time-Warner Cable’s “L.A. Battle Projekt” against 135 southern California bands
• “Modern Rock Artist of the Year” and “Performer of the Year” at 2007 Los Angeles Music Awards
• #1 Album of 2006 on EarBuzz.com (Lucid EP)
• Featured in the Top 40 Unsigned Metal Artists on Myspace for 12 months straight
• Featured in the Top 10 Unsigned California Metal Artists on Myspace for 12 months straight

Band members

• Brian Torres - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Drums (2005–present)

Former Members:

• Matt Ardison - Guitar (2005–2009)
• Jeff Sutton - Bass (2006–2009)
• Miles Knowles - Lead Guitar (2007–2009)
• Brian Sumwalt - Drums (2008–2009)
• Tim Galvin - Drums (2008)
• Dave Feldman - Drums (2006–2008)
• Rico Avila - Bass (2005–2006)

Discography

EPs

Date of release	Title	Label
2005	Art of Chaos EP	Unsigned
2006	Lucid EP	Unsigned
2007	Crimson And Catharsis	Unsigned
2010	Dreams	Unsigned

References

1. Official site

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1. ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=10522582&blogID=500378567
2. ^ http://www.facebook.com/artofchaos
3. ^ http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=10522582&blogId=506331308
4. ^ http://www.facebook.com/artofchaos?ref=ts

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