Biography
F U N , M U S I C , F R I E N D S
"Have Fun", "Make Excellent Music", and "Stay Friends" are the rules under which New Earth was founded. These are the underlying principles for New Earth's music, performances, and the relationships the musicians have with each other as well as their audiences.
New Earth’s founding members, Paul Cappa, Jerry Cappa, Mike Kieser, and Tom Rampelli, have decades of experience writing and performing music. The threesome is dedicated to original music have never performed a cover song under the name New Earth.
T H E B A N D
New Earth has performed at festivals, in clubs, for benefits, and for many personal and private business functions.
New Earth has a long history of helping the American Cancer Society. In October 2007, their hard work was recognized by the Connecticut Chapter of the American Cancer Society, as they were only band selected to perform for 6,000 people in Bushnell Park in Hartford, CT in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.
In November 2007, New Earth was voted Connecticut's "Band of the Month" on ctlivemusic.com - a website dedicated to original music.
Much of New Earth’s music is written in the style of the great music from the late 60’s and early 70’s, but the band is known for mixing in blues, reggae, country and adult contemporary songs.
New Earth released a EP, “Bittersweet” in 1999, and a full length CD, “Ripple Effect” in 2006. The band in the studio putting the final touches on their latest CD, "Roots & Rocks"; which is due in 2008. "Ripple Effect" has had radio airplay in Connecticut and Massachusetts and is available on cdbaby.com, and iTunes. The CD has been sold throughout the U.S. and Canada and on all the continents (with the exception of Antarctica).
L I K E A G O O D W I N E
As a fan most eloquently wrote, “Listening to New Earth’s music is like drinking a nice wine. At first you get a simple taste of a song, when you realize it has complexity with body. You get flavored hints of other artists. Every original song gives you a different taste of artists like The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Credence Clearwater Revival, Steely Dan, America, Willie Nelson, Jethro Tull, Elvis Costello, Robin Trower, Eric Clapton with no two songs sounding alike - but it is all put together in a fun, professional package.”
New Earth is professional and the music is appropriate for all ages.
Instrumentation
Paul Cappa, Guitar & Vocals
Jerry Cappa, Bass & Vocals
Tom Rampelli, Drums, Percusison & Vocals
Mike Keiser, Drums, Percussion & Vocals
Discography
1999 Bitter Sweet (EP)
2006 Ripple Effect (LP) - Radio airplay on "Your Picture, My Magazine", "Extraordinary", "The Queen", "Station", & "Sinner"
2008 Roots & Rocks (LP) (Due 2008)
New Earth music has been played on six of the seven continents - only Antartica remains allusive.
Links
| http://www.new-earth.net |