- Redeye Empire
Redeye Empire is a rock-reggae band from
Vancouver British Columbia , Canada, and a prominent presence in the rock-reggae scene in Vancouver and Whistler. [http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/pique/index.php?cat=Entertainment&content=Redeye+empire+1507]Musical influences are Sublime, Jack Johnson and the
Red Hot Chili Peppers [http://www.weeklysurge.com/2008%20archives/050108%20archives/review2_050108.html] , and Redeye Empire has toured in support of G.Love & Special Sauce in 2007, playing venues such as The Vic Theatre in Chicago, House of Blues Orlando and Stubbs BBQ in Austin Texas, and the Whistler Crankworks festival in 2007 and 2008. In Spring 2008 they toured in support of former Warped Tour headliners Pepper. [http://www.clubkingsnake.com/index.php?/archives/684-Concert-Review-Pepper-at-Stubbs-Bar-B-Q,-Austin,-Texas.html]Redeye Empire has two albums. "Redeye" (2006) and "The Diary of Everett Miley" (2007), created with producers Chris D (
Ben Harper , Jack Johnson) and Ben Kaplan (Shakira , Trapt), which the Vancouver Province called "modern pop awareness [with] an occasional ska influence...but...firmly reggae." [http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/etoday/story.html?id=d1d8adf8-0287-451f-b80a-b0de4b4d657c&p=2]They are signed to the label 29 Records in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Members
Gabe Davis - Vocals/Guitars
Mike Redmond - Vocals/Guitars
Eric Stephenson - Bass
Ben Brown - Keys
Andre Arsenault - Lead Guitar
Ali Siadat - Drums
Discography
"Redeye" (2006)
"The Diary of Everett Miley" (2007)
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