Sinch

Sinch is an American alternative rock band.

History

Sinch was founded by Jamie Stem (vocals), Tony Lannutti (guitar), Mike Abramson (bass ) and Dan McFarland (drums) in 1994, towards the end of their high school years. In 1996 the first album of the band, The Strychnine, which was produced by the band itself. In the next few years Sinch played numerous concerts, especially in the Philadelphia area. Appeared in 1998 diatribe, which earned them gigs as the opening act for Linkin Park, Korn and Rob Zombie. After they signed a record deal with Roadrunner Records in 2001, 2002, the breakthrough came with the album Sinch, the nearly 100,000 sold worldwide. Shortly before Jay Smith had joined the band, but plays no conventional musical instrument, but the so-called Viditar, a guitar-like video manipulation device that comes with live performances of the band used. 2005 the band moved to independent label Rock Ridge Music and recorded the album Clearing the Channel. In 2009, wanting to record their next album without the support of a record company and instead focus on crowdfunding, the band announced. Fans can sign up for $ 10 to participate in the financing of the recordings and download this album as soon as it appears. When an overpayment can pre-order, for example, a signed CD or T- shirt.

Discography

• Sinch (Demo, 1995)
• The Strychnine (1996 )
• Diatribe (1998)
• Project: Bluebird (EP, 2000)
• Imitating the Screen (EP, 2002)
• Sinch (2002)
• Clearing the Channel ( 2005)
• Live Cuts ( EP, 2005)
• Subdivisions (EP, 2006)
• Hive Mind (2012 )