Message to Venus
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Message to Venus is a American rock band from Puerto Rico
that was formed in 2008 by Jandre Nadal. John Feliciano (guitar), Edgar Ramos (bass), and Juan Font (drums) then completed the current lineup.
, United States. The band once called De'fekt, changed their name after the rotations of members on their line up, and are established now with John Feliciano, Edgar Ramos, Jandre Nadal and Juan M Font. John is the one currently located in Miami Florida, but he travel back and forth same as the other members located in Puerto Rico to Miami to play important venues.
Jandre was a former member of the band called Slimy Nuggetz who has experience on playing CBGB
's and sharing stages with bands like Anthrax
, Ill Niño
, Puya
, Circo
, Caramelos de Cianuro
, Sol D’Menta and many more in nearly every Rock Fest in Puerto Rico for the past 10 years not to mention U.S and South American tours.
The other members when they were on De'fekt also gained local exposure by opening for Ill Niño
and Nonpoint
among others in their hometown of Puerto Rico.
On March, 2010 Message to Venus released their first single titled "Cold & Grey" on online stores. The band started to play some venues in Miami were John is located and also some in Puerto Rico. They release on February, a follow up material in 2011, their EP titled "The Envelope". Message to Venus is the first band out of Puerto Rico to be played on the "When Worlds Collide
" segment on Sirius XM Octane.
The band has played several shows between Miami and Puerto Rico. The band is currently recording a full length album produced by Leo Alvarez following by moving completely to the States at the end of 2011.
They love Sirius XM and Octane for playing them.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
that was formed in 2008 by Jandre Nadal. John Feliciano (guitar), Edgar Ramos (bass), and Juan Font (drums) then completed the current lineup.
History
They are now established in FloridaFlorida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States. The band once called De'fekt, changed their name after the rotations of members on their line up, and are established now with John Feliciano, Edgar Ramos, Jandre Nadal and Juan M Font. John is the one currently located in Miami Florida, but he travel back and forth same as the other members located in Puerto Rico to Miami to play important venues.
Jandre was a former member of the band called Slimy Nuggetz who has experience on playing CBGB
CBGB
CBGB was a music club at 315 Bowery at Bleecker Street in the borough of Manhattan in New York City.Founded by Hilly Kristal in 1973, it was originally intended to feature its namesake musical styles, but became a forum for American punk and New Wave bands like Ramones, Misfits, Television, the...
's and sharing stages with bands like Anthrax
Anthrax
Anthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Most forms of the disease are lethal, and it affects both humans and other animals...
, Ill Niño
Ill Niño
Ill Niño is an American six-piece metal band from New Jersey founded in 1998. The band has sold over 3.3 million units worldwide; they have 5 studio albums and 10 music videos.-History:...
, Puya
Puya (band)
-History:Formed under the name Whisker Biscuit in 1988 and originally playing only instrumentals, the band added vocalist Sergio Curbelo in 1992 and moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where they created a mix of salsa and heavy metal with the assistance of Jeff Renza and the Noiz Boiz production...
, Circo
Circo
Circo is a New Wave Indie band from Puerto Rico which formed in 2001. Its members are Jose Luis "Fofé" Abreu , Edgardo "Egui" Santiago , José David Pérez , Nicolás Cordero , and Orlando Méndez...
, Caramelos de Cianuro
Caramelos de Cianuro
Caramelos de Cianuro is a Latin rock band from Venezuela formed in 1991. They recorded their first songs, "Nadando a Través De la Galaxia" and "Tu Mamá Te Va a Pegar" , in 1992.-Career:...
, Sol D’Menta and many more in nearly every Rock Fest in Puerto Rico for the past 10 years not to mention U.S and South American tours.
The other members when they were on De'fekt also gained local exposure by opening for Ill Niño
Ill Niño
Ill Niño is an American six-piece metal band from New Jersey founded in 1998. The band has sold over 3.3 million units worldwide; they have 5 studio albums and 10 music videos.-History:...
and Nonpoint
Nonpoint
Nonpoint is an American nu metal band formed in 1997. The band consists of Elias Soriano and Rob Rivera . Currently they are signed to Razor & Tie and working on new a record which is expected to be released in Spring 2012....
among others in their hometown of Puerto Rico.
On March, 2010 Message to Venus released their first single titled "Cold & Grey" on online stores. The band started to play some venues in Miami were John is located and also some in Puerto Rico. They release on February, a follow up material in 2011, their EP titled "The Envelope". Message to Venus is the first band out of Puerto Rico to be played on the "When Worlds Collide
When Worlds Collide
When Worlds Collide is a 1933 science fiction novel co-written by Philip Wylie and Edwin Balmer; they both also co-authored the sequel After Worlds Collide...
" segment on Sirius XM Octane.
The band has played several shows between Miami and Puerto Rico. The band is currently recording a full length album produced by Leo Alvarez following by moving completely to the States at the end of 2011.
They love Sirius XM and Octane for playing them.
Band members
- Jandre Nadal - lead vocals, guitar
- John Feliciano - lead guitar
- Juan Font - drums
- Edgar Ramos - bass