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VIZIONZ was officially formed in August 2007 by lead-singer, Jesse, and guitarist, Pete/"Church". A few days later, Church contacted Johnny, a childhood friend about joining the band. Johnny currently fills the Bassist position in VIZIONZ. After the band's fourth rehearsal, the members recorded a three-song demo at Centerline Studios in Santa Monica, California. The songs on the demo include: "Phenomenon", "Hypnotized", and "Never Too Late". These songs were recorded "live" with no leads or fills. One year ago, on August 13th, 2007, the band launched its first website on My-Space. In that brief time, not only has the site had over 37,000 profile views but also, the original 2007 Demo has had over 23,500 plays. Shortly thereafter, VIZIONZ released the single, "Phenomenon" on the website: mp3.com.au. "Phenomenon" debuted as a Top-10 song, across three of their categories, (Hard Rock, Rock, and Pop). For their second single, VIZIONZ released "Hypnotized", and it debuted in the Top-30. In the meantime, VIZIONZ had also entered MetalMonthly.com's online "Battle of the Bands" and did very well, winning "7th Place". By the Fall of 2007, VIZIONZ was nominated for the 2007 Rock City News Awards. (This is a yearly award given out to unsigned bands in Los Angeles, California.) By December 2007, it was announced that VIZIONZ had won! The Band excitedly accepted the 2007 Rock City News "Rockies' Award" for "Best New-Generation, Hard-Rock Band". In early 2008, VIZIONZ went on hiatus in order to re-focus and write new material....Finally, in April of 2008, Stephany Rose led Church and Johnny through a compelling video-Interview to address questions about the future of VIZIONZ. In May of 2008, VIZIONZ took the stage once more with new material and a new addition to the group. This was the debut of VIZIONZ' heavy-hitting guitarist, Henry Rojas. On a final note, by August of 2008, the Band's line-up was completed with this key change: VIZIONZ chose to fortify the backbone of its music by injecting punk-rock musician, Sean Myers, into the drumming duties. Today....VIZIONZ does not only "bring-it" - they BRING THE SOUND. --------------------------------------------------------------SUMMER 2008 June: The following month, VIZIONZ was chosen to be Airspun.com's "June 2008 Rock AirGods". The Band celebrated all of this growth by releasing interviews with HardRockHaven.net and Dischordence Magazine. July: Momentum for VIZIONZ was still going strong into the next month, July 2008. That helped to propel VIZIONZ' music into regular rotation on "Maximum Threshold" radio. (This is a popular internet radio show featuring interviews and music from some of the best unsigned and signed rock artists.) August: VIZIONZ proceeded to place in the Top-20 at SPIN Magazine's Music Nation website in the Hennessy-sponsored, "Hot Pursuit" online-battle. Additionally, VIZIONZ appeared on the radio front. X103.9FM is a leading alternative rock radio station in Southern California, that features a Local Band Spotlight show. By the end of the summer, "Phenomenon" and "Hypnotized" had both been added to this radio station's regular, Sunday night rotation. Furthermore, VIZIONZ headlined their X103.9 FM's Local Band Spotlight Show at a club called, "Stingers", located in San Bernardino, California. -------------------------------------------------------------- FALL 2008 September: VIZIONZ proudly announced that it landed its first endorsement with the company, "Dean Markley". The Band was also honored to be the Headlining Performer for Atlantic Records' Red Carpet, Live-Music Event, at the MTV VMA Pre-Party, on September 7th, 2008. A couple weeks later, on September 28th, VIZIONZ conducted a live webcast from Hothouse Studios to feature the recording of (3) of their new songs, "Don't Let It Slip By", "Goodbye", and "Wake Up". VIZIONZ concluded the month by providing a follow-up interview with Dischordance Magazine. October: VIZIONZ is once again making a media blitz! The Band was very happy to be selected by The Rockin Princess "The Rock and Roll Report", as their, 'Unsigned Pick of the Week': "Vizionz….The Band that is taking the United States by Storm". In addition, Church and Henry interviewed with the online TV internet show, "Ear Candy". Church and Jesse also gave Smokin Tunz Radio a full hour in-depth interview describing the Band's past, present, and future. October was also historic in that VIZIONZ made its first appearance on the world famous "Sunset Strip"! The Band was thrilled to be performing at the Cat Club, for a 17-Year Anniversary Party celebrating, "Happinen' Harry's Hellhole" & "Happinen' Harry & The Haptones All Star Band". This Event featured members from: Guns 'N' Roses, L.A. Guns, Iron Maiden, and more! *Upcoming News*: VIZIONZ is very excited to have begun the process of mixing the Live-CD that was recorded during this September of 2008. However, the REAL excitement for VIZIONZ...is: A WORLDWIDE distribution contract, in-the-works, for January! BIO WRITTEN BY MARY ELIZABETH