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SPiN is a four-piece American Modern Pop/Rock band from the Philadelphia, PA area that released their first album in 2007.

“Stellar musicianship, vocals and writing make this one not to be missed!“ Premier music and radio industry publication the Friday Morning Quarterback continues to call SPiN “easily one of the surprises of the year." The Philadelphia-area Modern Pop/Rock 4-piece began 2008 with news that its first single, “Home,” entered the charts as the second-most added song in the country for two weeks straight. It went on to peak at number 7 on FMQB’s Hot AC charts. Building on that momentum, SPiN toured around the U.S. playing shows with many multi-platinum acts such as Puddle of Mudd, Hinder, and Trapt. Showing the band’s crossover potential, it has also opened for acts like Fat Joe and Rob Base during tour stops covering more than 22 states. The band has played over 400 shows and as evidenced by Canada’s leading music magazine Chartattack, “the pop-rock quartet are starting to break through on a national level.”

History
SPiN’s origins can be traced back to a Wyndmoor, PA high school, where Vocalist Eric Rothenheber and Keyboardist Jim Vacca first began performing together. Guitarist Henry Cieplinski and Drummer Lou Chudnofsky were quickly added to the mix, and with the help of a local booking agent the tight-knit band of friends began playing regional shows 2-4 times a week. This heavy performance schedule, along with a demo cut in a friend’s basement studio, helped secure national sponsorship by Herbal Liqueur brand Jägermeister, who has invited the band to be part of the highly successful Jäger Music Tour series. The building buzz caught the attention of Grammy-Winning producer David Ivory, who ended up producing SPiN’s self-titled debut EP, now available at iTunes, Amazon, and most other online retailers.

Press
The EP has been met with favorable press in newspapers around the country, including the Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer. Feature articles were written on the band in The Virginia Tribune, Baltimore Times, Florida Style Magazine, Washington Informer and more. This national press, along with word-of-mouth reports of stellar live shows, has garnered the band invites to be featured guests at the Baltimore Music Conference, Unicity Performing Arts Festival, Millenium Music Conference, NYC’s Meanyfest, and many other music industry events.

Sound
SPiN’s unique style, with powerful vocal harmonies over synth basslines, has been compared to bands like My Chemical Romance, The Killers, and Muse, but it was probably best described in the Philadelphia Weekly newspaper, which reported, “Take the band SPiN. Hoo boy, they’re so real I had to invent a new genre just for them... And how cool is that?..." Pretty cool, but the guys in SPiN would rather be referred to as they were by the Las Vegas Weekly: "... Spin are hot shags and fantastic songwriters... " How the reporter learned about the band’s bedroom skills is unclear—but no one is arguing.

Cease and Disist Letter
The well-known national music monthly Spin magazine took notice of SPiNs success. On January 3, 2008 the band received a letter from the attorney for the publication’s parent company Spin Media, LLC, claiming that the name “SPiN” constitutes trademark infringement “of the famous and valuable” Spin brand. The band has stated it will not give up the name due to this "rediculous" claim.

Current
SPiN recently shot its first music video for the song “Playing Dead” (featuring Kevin Momenee, who has appeared in episodes of the Sopranos, the Deniro-directed film The Good Shepherd, and more) and is currently at work on a second EP which will once again be produced by David Ivory at his Dylanava studios in Gwynedd Valley, PA. Both the video and the EP are scheduled to be released in early 2009.

Albums

 * SPiN ep 2007

Members

 * Eric Rothenheber: Vocals / Guitar (2006–present)
 * Jim Vacca: Vocals / Keyboards (2006–present)
 * Henry Cieplinski: Guitar / Vocals (2006–present)
 * Lou Chudnofsky: Drums (2006–present)