Talk:Verona (band)/Temp

History
Verona is a rock band born in Punto Fijo at the end of 2000 under the initial formation of Chevy (guitars and vocals), Atari (guitar and back vocals), Paul Jatem (Bass guitar) and Eduardo (Drums). In 2001 they recorded their EP "Delirium" which included former recordings from Chevy. Paul left the band in 2003 and was replaced by Adolfo Alcala. Adolfo was accredited in the composition of the first LP of Verona (Summer Consequence), but he left prior its recording. He was replaced by Ray in December 2003. By may of 2004, Verona released "Summer Consequence". Since then, the band still on the same formation and have released by March 2008 their second LP, "Anywhere".

Moving to Caracas and Delirium Ep (2000 - 2002)
Verona went to studio in October of 2001 to record two of five songs that would be part of the EP "Delirium", the rest of those songs were recordings from Chevy's first solo proyect. By the end of that year, Verona moved to Caracas looking for better opportunities and places to perform leaving Punto Fijo behind.

Verona would pause its activities in 2002 due to different obligations of each member, they would be back in Caracas at the "Jim Morrison" Festival, this, would be their debut show in the Country's Capital.

Summer Consequence (2003 - 2004)
Verona recruited Adolfo Alcala since Paul left Verona in 2003. Adolfo would be an important member since he managed the band through a different path and made it to establish itself in the underground movement in the city. One of the most important show of that year was the "Alma Mater Festival" where they left an excellent and memorable impression to the audience and press who assisted that night.

By the end of 2003, Adolfo left the band for academic reasons and was replaced by E.W. former bass player, Ray Diaz. Ray, wasn't to much involved with Verona's musical influences, but he turned out to fit very well with band as soon as he got in. He stated in 2003: "I don't know this influences this guys have (referring to the band), I like Verona, and I will do my best to contribute in whatever they need me to". At this point, Ray wasn't confirmed to be a full-time member of Verona, but he was filling up with the bass for the upcoming shows and their first LP recording, "Summer Consequence". This new album was produced by Verona's first bass player, Paul Jatem and the band itself. It was released on May 20 2004.

Summer Consequence has 11 songs, it is also included two re-mastered versions of "Make a Wish" and "Delirium" (from the Delirium EP), this was thought this way, so this two songs could have a better distribution with Summer Consequence since Delirium EP was not officially for sale. Chevy quoted: "We like this two songs, it would be a shame having them recorded and not given them the right distribution". Summer Consequence got an unexpected impression in the specialized critics. Rolling Stone Latin America magazine, wrote several reviews and included this album as one the bests 50 albums of 2004.

By October of 2004, as Ray was officially announced as a full-time member of the band, they started filming their first music video from Summer Consequence's album, the single "Beautiful" was chosen. Verona's guitar player (which is also in charge with the band's image), Atari, was the director along with Vanessa Henriquez and VJ Zion. Beautiful's video debuted on national television on June 5th.

Anywhere and Mark of Excellence Single (2005 - 2008)
By mid of 2005 Verona went back to the studio to record demos for something that in the end could turn out as a LP. They recorded four tracks, they were: "Wondering Mind", "Broken Promise", "I'm you" and a new wave version of "Make a Wish". "Wondering Mind" was the first song completely composed by the four members of the band. By late 2005, Verona would take a big break. Eduardo and Ray joined their former bands for a couple of shows, while Chevy and Atari were focused on solo recordings. Starting 2006, Verona continued recording songs, for what they now called "Anywhere", they would finish this process by the end of the year. In the beggining, the album was thought to have two songs in spanish, including a version of "Mourning Days" and "Dead or Alive" (Unreleased). Lately, "Dead or Alive" was excluded from the album and Atari and Chevy composed "Mark of Excellence", who was included instead. Chevy stated: "We initially thought that recording something in spanish would work for us, we would get radio airtime, maybe, maybe not, but this is not us, we don't like the results". Atari followed: "In the other hand, Mark of Excellence defines this new process that we are going through, this is the music style we have always been looking for..." "Anywhere" included special guests appereances such as Håkan Löfdahl (Lead singer in the Swedish band The Last Hours), and Jean Carlo de Oliveira (Lead singer of Candy 66). All tracks were mixed by Jean Carlo de Oliveira, except for "Mark of Excellence" (Mixed by Håkan Löfdahl) and "Piano for a Friend" (Mixed by Juan Carlos Nieto).

"Mark of Excellence" was released on May 25th of 2007, and for the surprise of the band, it got airtime nation wide. Thanks to this, Verona became the first Venezuelan English singing band to achieve this. Venezuela's laws states that: "local bands have to follow certain rules in order to get airtime, which includes singing in Spanish. Airtime in the country is divided in two, 70% Spanish singing national bands and 30% for other languages, which is always used for international bands". This single was included in that 30% competing then with the best bands around the world. Mourning Days followed Mark of Excellence's footsteps and also received airtime as Anywhere's second single. On October 5th of 2007 Verona won an URBE award for “Best Non-Capital Band”. This means Verona was nominated and voted by the public as the best band in Venezuela that’s not from Caracas. Verona could not compete in the nomination for “Best Capital Band” since all band members are from another state. On March 20th of 2008, “Anywhere” was officially released and is currently being sold around the country and on the web. This has 12 tracks and it is on sale at Amazon.com, iTunes Store or by contacting the band through their official website. Urbe magazine (the most important alternative newspaper in the country) placed “Anywhere” in the top 5 albums in Venezuela. To support the release of "Anywhere", Verona started a national tour which also included 3 acoustic live performances in California and Florida (United States). A successful Stone Temple Pilots tribute in Caracas, sponsored by La Mega Radio Station, followed the tour.

Current members

 * Chevy - Lead Vocals and Guitars.
 * Atari - Guitars and Backing Vocals.
 * Ray Diaz - Bass Guitars.
 * Eduardo Goitia - Drums and Percussion.

Former Members

 * Paul Jatem: Bass Guitar.
 * Adolfo Alcala: Bass Guitar.

Discography

 * Delirium EP (2001).
 * Summer Consequence (2004).
 * Anywhere (2008).

Links

 * Official Website
 * MySpace Official Website

Category:Venezuelan musical groups