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PRESS RELEASE - 7-6-05
LOCAL BAND RECOGNIZED BY INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
Capitol Gain, a local Red Hook band recently received the honor of being named Finalist by the Song of the Year(http://www.songoftheyear.com/ ) songwriting contest. Song of the Year is an international songwriting contest supporting VH-1’s Save the Music Foundation. The Song of the Year judges are some of the biggest names in music including many Grammy Award winners.
Song of the Year is excited to recognize Steve Bednarchak (age 17), Devin Pickering (age 17) and Dillon Pickering (age 15), the band members for their exceptional songwriting ability for the song “Animal I Am”. Capitol Gain competed against songwriters from all over the world for this honor.
Currently Capitol Gain is concentrating on recording their album and will be touring this fall. All three members attend Red Hook High School and have performed at local concerts during the year. They are currently looking for a singer to complement their unique style of music, which has been critiqued by a professional radio personality as a twisted rock, classical and metal mix.
- Song of The Year
Capitol Gain listed in the Top Ten for the Week of September 11th, 2005 on the Website www.numberonemusic.com. Initially listed as number 1. This is a real accomplishment since Capitol Gain is a instrumental band only. - www.numberonemusic.com
Capitol Gain made front page on Northeast In-Tune Magazine for January, 2006. Please go to the webpage for full coverage.
Front page: http://www.northeastintune.com
Full Coverage:
http://www.northeastintune.com/jan06/capitol.html - Northeast In-Tune Magazine
Congradulations to Capitol Gain. The International Contest Song of the Year recognizes their song Break the Silence as one of the top five finalist in the Instrumental Category for the October 2005 round. They were chosen among thousands of entrants. For their accomplishment their song will be sent to Major Record Labels, Publishers, etc. - Song of the Year Contest
The Chance in Poughkeepsie was bombarded with a full-house of metal, hardcore, and rock n' roll last weekend. The three venues - The Chance Theater, The Loft and Club Crannell - featured mostly local bands from the Hudson Valley.
At The Chance Theater, Capitol Gain of Red Hook opened up for Cold Shot of Poughkeepsie, with an extremely well put-together metal sound. Capitol Gain is Steve Bednarchak on guitar, Dillon Pickering on bass and Devin Pickering on drums. Other bands that performed were Audible Thought and Hynged.
Visit www.capitolgain.info online for more information. - The Daily Freeman -4-18-06
Discography
Animal I Am (One of the top Five Finalist in Song of the Year contest for Instrumental)
Break the Silence (only available on CG website as Sonicbids doesn't allow large file downloads) Also a top Five Finalist in Song of the Year contest for Instrumental
Soft Ambient
Devil Incarnate
and others.
The New EP will have 6 all new songs with vocals.
Visit CG site www.bandspace.com/capitolgain to hear more songs from Capitol Gain
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Feeling a bit camera shy
Bio
Capitol Gain is currently concentrating on recording their EP album. Which should be ready for distribution sometime in September 2006. Steven attends Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie were he is studying Communications and Media Arts, Devin works for Think Fast Films as an Editor & Dillon attends Red Hook High School, Red Hook, NY, Jonathan Richardson attends Hudson Community College in Albany, NY Capitol Gain has performed at local concerts and venues during the year.
Capitol Gain's influences range from Metallica to Dream Theater from Killswitch Engage to Joe Satriani and Steve Vai.
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