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The band formed in 1995 after the dissolution of a number of Southern California third-wave ska bands. Los Pantelones members Brian Mashburn (guitar/vocals), Bill Uechi (bass), Eric Zamora (saxophone), and José Castellaños (trumpet) joined with Larry vocalist Monique Powell, Nuckle Brothers trombonist Brian "T-Bone Willy" Williams, and drummer Marc Harismendy to form Save Ferris, whose name was taken from the John Hughes film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The band released their debut EP Introducing Save Ferris in 1996. Later that year, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences gave the band a Grammy showcase award for best unsigned band,...
365 SPARKS is the ambitiously creative new musical project of Daveit Ferris. The project will see the release of 365 original songs throughout 2015 - one released every day of the year. The concept was inspired by a near-death experience in October 2013 that left Ferris feeling that he needed to ‘do more and plan less’. This catalyst drove him to think bigger and bolder than ever before and devise something that is truly extraordinary. The project is 100% DIY from the initial song spark to delivery of the final song. Ferris writes all the songs, performs every instrument, produces,...
There are at least 4 artists called Ferris : 1) Ferris accidentally wrote some songs together at the start of 2006 and since then have played on various radio show, and at venues and festivals across the country supporting acts like Passenger, Ezio and Martha Tilston. Introduced by a mutual friend, Cate and Adam play, write and listen to different music, argue over individual chords and words and disagree on key political and philosophical issues: In fact, they have only their love of music, and their left-handedness in common. Over the last 6 months they have made an album called...