Fiction

Fiction was formed in early 2015 but the band's roots
can be traced back to 2011 where founding members
Jimi Mann, Chris Siena, and Joao Joaquim met in the
music department at Southern Connecticut State
University and formed The High Tides.

After releasing their first album Firewater Zoo on
June 4th, 2016, Fiction played non-stop around
Connecticut until early 2017 when they enlisted the
services of fellow SCSU alum Matthew Gambardella
after a chance meeting following a gig at New
Haven's Cafe Nine. Matt's refreshing approach to
guitar and songwriting proved to be a tremendous
source of creativity and new ideas that the band was
desperately craving.

In April 2017 founding member Jimi Mann decided it
was his time to leave and due to an upcoming
high-profile show the remaining members reached
out to Ethan James, who they had first met while
playing in Danbury the previous summer. Ethan had
opened for Fiction as an acoustic act throughout the
summer of 2016 and his unique blend of original
music and cover tunes as well as his dynamic
performances really left an impression so he was
unanimously the first choice to fill in. Inspired by the
change, Fiction decided to jettison their entire back
catalog and start fresh with a completely different
sound. The four bonded through a month of
exhaustive rehearsals and exploded onto the stage at
Foxwoods Casino in June 2017, where it became
clear that there was serious potential.

Honing their sound, playing out extensively, and
writing new material throughout the remainder of
2017, Fiction started off 2018 by recording a new EP
with Sam Carlson of Sans Serif Records to showcase their new sound

Fiction was formed in early 2015 but the band's roots
can be traced back to 2011 where founding members
Jimi Mann, Chris Siena, and Joao Joaquim met in the
music department at Southern Connecticut State
University and formed The High Tides.

After releasing their first album Firewater Zoo on
June 4th, 2016, Fiction played non-stop around
Connecticut until early 2017 when they enlisted the
services of fellow SCSU alum Matthew Gambardella
after a chance meeting following a gig at New
Haven's Cafe Nine. Matt's refreshing approach to
guitar and songwriting proved to be a tremendous
source of creativity and new ideas that the band was
desperately craving.

In April 2017 founding member Jimi Mann decided it
was his time to leave and due to an upcoming
high-profile show the remaining members reached
out to Ethan James, who they had first met while
playing in Danbury the previous summer. Ethan had
opened for Fiction as an acoustic act throughout the
summer of 2016 and his unique blend of original
music and cover tunes as well as his dynamic
performances really left an impression so he was
unanimously the first choice to fill in. Inspired by the
change, Fiction decided to jettison their entire back
catalog and start fresh with a completely different
sound. The four bonded through a month of
exhaustive rehearsals and exploded onto the stage at
Foxwoods Casino in June 2017, where it became
clear that there was serious potential.

Honing their sound, playing out extensively, and
writing new material throughout the remainder of
2017, Fiction started off 2018 by recording a new EP
with Sam Carlson of Sans Serif Records