{"id":2725,"date":"2014-09-22T00:33:05","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T00:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/?p=2725"},"modified":"2014-09-22T00:33:05","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T00:33:05","slug":"reverbnation-contest-winner-dead-day-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/reverbnation-contest-winner-dead-day-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"ReverbNation Winner ~ Dead Day Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lRPWQNKE5EA\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2731\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2731\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2731\" src=\"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Mike-Sandoz-head-shot-225x190.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Sandoz\" width=\"225\" height=\"190\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Sandoz<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I\u2019m really excited that our first Amused Now ReverbNation contest was so successful that they asked us to host a second one. About 4,000 musicians submitted their music. The first band we selected this time around is Dead Day Revolution or DDR for short. Mike Sandoz is the lead singer\/songwriter, lead vocals and guitar player. Mike is joined by Skeeter Joplin on drums and Cristian Sturba on bass.<\/p>\n<p>We selected Dead Day Revolution because we love their rocking sound and the variety within their music. This band is super talented. Of all their songs, I agree with fans that <em>Bury My Soul<\/em> is my personal favorite. I also really like <em>Wait<\/em> and <em>On Our Own<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>When I asked Mike Sandoz to describe the band\u2019s music, he told me: \u201cWe\u2019re pretty much straight up rock-n-roll. Some people describe us as punk, but I think it\u2019s more in the attitude than the music. I don\u2019t really listen to punk music. I would say rock-n-roll or alternative rock, because we do have a varied range of styles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is Mike Sandoz\u2019s first band. Mike was just looking for the right musicians: \u201cI never really lived around people who are like-minded. I moved to Los Angeles in 2009; and the first week, I met Zoey Taylor, our original bass player. She\u2019s a tattoo artist. I got a three-quarter sleeve over two days, and we became best friends. She introduced me to her brother Skeeter. They grew up playing music. They heard my songs; and when I asked them if they wanted to start a band, they said \u2018Yeah.\u2019 I\u2019m a little late in the game, but whatever works. I\u2019m still here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zoey left the band after a year and a half, and the band went through a few temporary bass players. \u201cI always had my eye on Cristian, because he\u2019s in the scene here. He and Skeeter used to be in a band called the Vicious Licks. I finally got him to come and play with the band about a year ago. Things have really taken off, since he joined the band.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike Sandoz is a self-taught guitarist and singer; he started playing at around 14 years old. \u201cI begged for a guitar for three Christmases. I finally got one and started picking out notes. Skeeter is self-taught too. \u201cI think Cristian has the most theory background. He grew up playing music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2728\" src=\"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Dead-Day-Revolution-On-Our-Own-cover-225x180.jpg\" alt=\"Dead Day Revolution - On Our Own cover \" width=\"225\" height=\"180\" \/>As for music influences, Mike grew up listening to The Smashing Pumpkins and Nine Inch Nails and Iron Maiden. He also went through a country phase. However, \u201cIn the last five years, I started listening to Roy Orbison and a lot of older country and singers, like The Platters, The Andrew Sisters and Mahalia Jackson, an amazing gospel singer. A lot of these influences come from Skeeter and Zoey, because they have such a huge musical background.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Skeeter is heavily into the 70\u2019s New York punk scene. He played a lot of rockabilly growing up. According to Mike, \u201cI think his favorite band is Deep Purple. Buddy Rich is his favorite drummer. We listen to a wide range of artists.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No wonder Dead Day Revolution\u2019s music is so varied!<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to social media, Mike Sandoz has done a lot of Facebook and Twitter research. \u201cI\u2019ve run a bunch of Facebook ad campaigns to get the word out. We haven\u2019t actually released our album yet. If you want anybody to listen to you, you have to tell them that you exist. I think a lot of bands forget to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mike Sandoz advises, \u201cDon\u2019t spread yourself too thin. I know a lot of people who are artists that play in like five different bands here in LA. Everyone is afraid to commit to one thing. This is my first band. It will probably be my last band. You have to decide to commit to one thing that you really believe in, and I think you\u2019ll be good to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s coming up next for Dead Day Revolution? \u201cWe\u2019re making an official video for <em>Vampyre Blues<\/em>, coming out in the next month or so. We\u2019re trying to get it released for October 31, but there\u2019s so many moving parts, I\u2019m not sure we can get it out by then, but that\u2019s our goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve been waiting for the first Dead Day Revolution album release, Mike revealed that it\u2019s coming up in early 2015. \u201cIn February, we\u2019re going to officially be releasing our first album called <em>On Our Own<\/em>. We\u2019ve been sitting on it, because I\u2019ve been waiting to get the budget together to hire a publicist. We hired Leslie Zimmerman of Leslie Z Media here in LA. She\u2019s going to be doing our album release campaign. We\u2019re really excited about that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m excited too! I can\u2019t wait for the release of their album, because I\u2019m a big fan.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the complete video interview on the Amused Now YouTube channel:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/lRPWQNKE5EA\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/youtu.be\/lRPWQNKE5EA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ReverbNation Contest Winners<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2727\" src=\"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Mike-Sandoz-head-shot-2-225x225.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Sandoz head shot \" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Mike-Sandoz-head-shot-2-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Mike-Sandoz-head-shot-2-225x225-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Mike-Sandoz-head-shot-2-225x225-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Mike-Sandoz-head-shot-2-225x225-38x38.jpg 38w, https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Mike-Sandoz-head-shot-2-225x225-186x186.jpg 186w, https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Mike-Sandoz-head-shot-2-225x225-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Mike Sandoz, Dead Day Revolution<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.deaddayrevolution.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.DeadDayRevolution.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/deaddayrev\" target=\"_blank\">@DeadDayRev<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DeadDayRevolution\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/plus.google.com\/+Deaddayrevolution\/posts\" target=\"_blank\">Google+<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cynthia Kahn, Founder of Amused Now<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Amused_Now\" target=\"_blank\">@Amused_Now<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AmusedNow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/plus.google.com\/106372266016264510992\/about\" target=\"_blank\">Google+<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/amusednow\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2730\" src=\"http:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Dead-Day-Revolution-performing-wide-450x186.jpg\" alt=\"Dead Day Revolution performing wide (450x186)\" width=\"450\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Dead-Day-Revolution-performing-wide-450x186.jpg 450w, https:\/\/amusednow.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Dead-Day-Revolution-performing-wide-450x186-300x124.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m really excited that our first Amused Now ReverbNation contest was so successful that they asked us to host a second one. About 4,000 musicians submitted their music. The first band we selected this time around is Dead Day Revolution or DDR for short. Mike Sandoz is the lead singer\/songwriter, lead vocals and guitar player. 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