- The Sleeping
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Name = The Sleeping
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Origin = Massapequa,New York , U.S.
Genre =Post-hardcore Alternative rock Experimental rock
Years_active = 2003–present
Label =Victory Records One Day Savior
Associated_acts =Skycamefalling Stillwelle
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Current_members = Salvatore Mignano
Joseph Zizzo
Douglas Robinson
Paul Cadena
Past_members = Cameron KeymThe Sleeping is a
post-hardcore band fromLong Island, New York . Cameron Keym, Sal Mignanio, and Joe Zizzo formed the band in 2003 from the remains ofSkycamefalling , after auditioning twenty-two potential singers, they came across Doug Robinson former singer/guitarist of the bandStillwelle ."Believe What We Tell You" and "Questions & Answers"
They released two albums, their first album "Believe What We Tell You" in 2004, and "Questions & Answers" in 2006. They were featured on the
Nintendo Fusion Tour along withPlain White T's ,Relient K , Emery, andHawthorne Heights . They also toured the UK on theVictory Records Tour withThe Audition , Bayside andAiden . They toured in January 2007 withSenses Fail among others. Their music has been featured in video games including "Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam " for the "Wii ", "Madden NFL 07 ", ' ("Don't Hold Back") and ' ("Listen Close"). They were also nominated for 2007's MTV Mountain Dew Circuit Breakout, and finished in the Top 12. [http://dewcircuitbreakout.mtv2.com/]The band had notable guests during their live performances, such as
Thomas Erak fromThe Fall Of Troy ,Sebastian Bach fromSkid Row , and Jack O'Shea from Bayside.Present
On August 6, 2008 the band announced on their MySpace:
We have written some new songs that we are honestly so immensely proud of that we WILL BE PLAYING ON THIS TOUR to give you guys a feel of what's to come.
They also stated after 6 months of auditioning for a new pianist/guitarist to replace Cameron Keym, they had recruited Paul Cadena, the newest member of The Sleeping.The band is currently toured across the East Coast and Midwest US with
Envy On The Coast ,Secret Lives of the Freemasons , and also a few concerts withThe Gay Blades , finishing in late August. On August 15, they announced in a MySpace blog that they would be giving out tickets for upcoming shows when their profile image changed to black. This contest has since ended, and they are currently continuing production of their new album.
=Members=*Salvatore Mignano (Resides in
Queens, New York ) - bass
*Joseph Zizzo (Resides onLong Island, New York ) - drums
*Douglas Robinson (Resides onLong Island, New York ) -vocals
*Paul Cadena (Resides onLong Island, New York ) -guitar Former Members
*Cameron Keym (Resides in
Massapequa, New York ) -guitar , keyboard Announced via myspace bulletinDiscography
*"
Believe What We Tell You " (2004, re-issue in 2007)
*"Questions and Answers" (2006)
*"Untitled Third Studio Album" (TBA)Doug has done guest vocals on Ever Since Radio's EP "Burn Down This Beach Town" Action Action's first album "Don't Cut Your Fabric to This Year's Fashion", and most recently on Amen. The Animal's second EP "My Iron Heart". He has also done guest vocals for
Four Letter Lie on the song "Cowboys & Indians."External links
* [http://www.thesleeping.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thesleeping The Sleeping MySpace Page]
* [http://www.insidepunk.com/interviews/thesleeping/ The Sleeping interview on InsidePunk]
* [http://bebo.com/The-Sleeping-Bebo The Sleeping Bebo Page]
* [http://mindviz.com/thesleeping The Sleeping MindViz Page]
* [http://www.lambgoat.com/features/interviews/the_sleeping.aspx Interview with Sal and Joe (2005)]
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