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"Supe Rocks"!... that's what you'll hear from
those who've seen or heard this LA-based aggressive rock band. But it doesn't
stop there. Supe (pronounced 'shoop') has a surprise. The band is Japanese.
But there's nothing foreign about their music. Cut from the same cloth as Breaking
Benjamin and Hoobastank, Supe is nothing but all-American hard rock.
In 2003, the guys relocated to Long Beach, California to perfect their international
sound and expand the reach of their energetic live shows. With the 2006 self-release
of their successful six-song EP Grow in the Cold, produced by Sylvia Massy-Shivy
(Tool, System of a Down), Supe launched their first US tour with 50+ dates from
coast to coast.
Then in 2007 the EP was picked by Buddy Records in their native Japan and a subsequent
homecoming release tour followed to eager fans. This landed the band on the
covers of various "in-country" rock magazines and a feature on MTV-Japan.
Back in the US Supe launched a follow-up tour and released their single Shade
to radio. The independent EP sold in impressive 10,000+ units prompting a
full 11-song follow-up CD with the support of Buddy Records in Japan as well as
the US partner Activate Ent.
Once again producer Massy-Shivy went to work yielding the 2008 release 2nd
Place To None, which took the band to new levels with the power-ballad
Perfect Libra along with rock anthems, Do I Care and Crash.
Supe then took to the road hitting over 65 cities in the U.S. and Japan for their
Summer Rocks 2008 Tour including several stops on the VANS
WARPED TOUR.
In 2009 Supe toured Japan with (hed) p.e. and then quickly jetted
to Taiwan and China to join mega-rock band Story of the Year for
a series of dates before returning home to the US to record a follow up CD and launch
the much anticipated Hed to Head Tour criss-crossing the
US for the summer with (hed) p.e and Mushroomhead.
Discography:
- 2004 Supe EP - Recorded & Mixed by Steve Duda - Independent
- 2006 Grow in the Cold EP - Produced by Silvia Massy-Shivy - Independent
- 2008 2nd Place To None - Produced by Silvia Massy-Shivy & Rich Veltrop
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Buddy Records / Activate Entertainment
Videos:
- 2006 Naked
Kings, The Only One
- 2008 Eclipse
- 2008 Supe
Visual-Eyes - Live
RESENT GIGS and UPCOMING SHOWS
 | The Wall Livehouse - Teipei Taiwan | Friday, March 20, 2009 | 8:00pm | | Star Live - Beijing China | Sunday, March 22, 2009 | 8:00pm | | Clun Citta - Kawasaki Japan | Saturday, April 11, 2009 | 7:00pm | | Hogue Barmichael's, Newport Beach, CA | Friday, June 26, 2009 | 12:00midni | | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO | Monday, August 10, 2009 | 5:30pm | | Pop's Sauget, IL | Tuesday, August 11, 2009 | 8:00pm |
For a complete updated list of live events, please visit the artists' site.
Visit the SUPE web site.
www.supe-web.com
e-mail: supe@RPMEntertainment.com
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| | "This 5-piece band explodes out of your speakers with heavy hooks, solid musicianship & memorable songs throughout this album. Packed with super tight playing, big production & over-the-top hooks, 2nd Place To None is one of those rare albums that you feel like listening all the way through, then hitting restart to feel the rush all over again!
" | | | | - Nick Waters Rock City News, Sept. 2008
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| | "The members of Supe really feel like stronger songwriters and the energy is still there so don’t expect a pop record. The band knows how to rock which you can hear in ‘Crash’ or ‘Do I Care’. The melodic ‘Lost in the Name’ should work on active rock radio but my favorite is ‘Spin’ that brings thoughts of Papa Roach and Disturbed. This is music that will make you sweat. How come, you say? Well I just cannot see how anyone can sit still during such power plant of a record! " | | | | - Kaj Roth www.melodic.net Sept. 2008
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| | "They are now out in the real world, only where the real ones succeed... but, I think it won't take much time for them to succeed in the U.S. There is no other band with a stronger will than Supe." | | | | - Jun Deguchi - Editor, JIVE magazine August 2005, Vol32
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| | "These guys are one of the most dynamic, exciting and energetic bands I have seen in years! When these guys move around on stage, it doesn't seem forced (like with most bands) rather, they seem truly motivated by the music itself, and that is what makes the excitement real. These guys put on a show in a small club with the same energy of an arena." | | | | - Mike Mikulka - Engineer/Producer, Hollywood, CA
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| | "Hi guys!!!! YOU ARE AMAZING! I saw you on the event at Long Beach City College and I was very impressed by what I saw and heard. You are the first Asian band that I've heard play rock. My respects for you!" | | | | - Maritza - www.supe-web.com fan
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| | "Dude....Freakin' U guys rocked and stole the show from all the other bands at DiPiazza's...that was the best show I've seen in a long time...good luck to U guys. Your new fan, David." | | | | - David - www.supe-web.com fan
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| | "Supe is one of the best bands ever. I love their music and watching their shows. Supe are great guys and I love them." | | | | - Dominic Sanzone - Owner, Back Yard Drums/Recording Engineer
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| | "This high-intense band's show is equal to their dynamic sound...a must see band, all the way from Japan." | | | | - Mark DiPiazza - Owner/Promoter, DiPiazza Lounge, Long Beach, CA
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| | "Supe are nothing but hard-hitting riff mania with splendid melodies from Kihiro not to mention the glowing and tight performance - they're coming at ya like a 5-ton tanker." | | | | - Kaj Roth, Melodic.net March, 2006
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