Biography
CMS is a band who combine influences of Dave Matthews, Lifehouse, Matchbox20, John Mayer, Coldplay, Radiohead, & the musical styles of rock, blues, & jazz in a rock/pop modern vibe, centered around the singer/songwriter lyrical stylings of Curtis Murphy. (Los Angeles, CA)
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Curtis Murphy Syndicate is a very versatile band with a debut album of tunes hitting many of your multiple moods. It's a great CD for driving up the coast or through the mountains, or for rocking the bar or house party.
The 4 man band is rooted in Los Angeles but come from multiple different musical backgrounds which adds a rad flavor to the vibe of each song, especially live on stage!
Curtis Murphy - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, kabone
Joel Hellman - electric guitar, backing vocals
Justin Apergis - electric bass, upright bass, backing vocals
Brian Mendes - drums
* "HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY" has CMS song "All that I Want" in the movie & on the soundtrack.
Winner of LA Music Awards 2006 Rock Single of the Year for "Take A Little While". Also received nominations for 2006 Rock Album of the Year & another nomination for Rock Single of the Year.
*GRAMMY winning mixing engineer - Jeff Juliano (John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz, Lifehouse, Rachael Yamagata, OAR, Bonnaroo)
CD drums played by Ed Toth (Vertical Horizon, Doobie Brothers)
CD keys played by Kris Pooley (tours with Gwen Stefani, Jane's Addiction)
Produced by Mark Williams
http://www.curtismurphy.com
http://www.myspace.com/curtismurphy
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/cmsyndicate
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.