Tsavo
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Basic Info
School: Other - Washington
Region: Seattle Battle
Members: Cameron Mueller, Sean Brown, Gus Winecoff, Ryan Luke, Jason Edwards
Genre: Alternative
Influenced by: Life.
Web site: http://www.tsavotheband.com
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Lost & Forgotten
Biography
Tsavo
Seattle band Tsavo’s seductive brand of modern rock has quickly earned them a coveted reputation. Fronted by lead vocalist Cameron Mueller, the band’s members are guitarists Jason Edwards and Ryan Luke, bassist Gus Winecoff and drummer Sean Brown.
Tsavo had the distinction of having been honored in 2009 with receiving the award of runner-up in the category of “Social Justice” from Campus MusicFest, a respected entertainment industry confab featuring workshops that included prominent Hollywood movers and shakers. The voting committee lauded Tsavo’s song “Lost & Forgotten” as a highly eloquent modern rock composition whose message “tells the stories of those suffering from poverty and/or other social injustices.”
Tsavo, who have opened for respected rockers including Kings X (Atlantic), Taproot (Velvet Hammer/Victory), TrustCompany (Geffen), Royal Bliss (Capitol), and Vast (Elektra) have achieved respectability not only because of their memorable live performances, but also for having substance in their music and lyrics and the fierce musicianship to back it up.
Winecoff was nominated for “Best Bassist of 2010” on Comcast’s Hot Rocks television show aired in Seattle. Winecoff’s performances on stage have helped solidify Tsavo’s reputation for provocative live shows. Winecoff is literally a bassist that that will bend over backwards for his fans and he takes it to a new extreme. A seasoned yoga practitioner, Winecoff entrances his live audiences, playing bass riffs while he is bent over backwards, with his head touching the floor. Winecoff says that Tsavo is not just about style. He notes there is a message that Tsavo’s fans get when listening to the band. “Think for yourself. Open your mind. We think our music hits that place that gives them a sense of freedom that only comes from rock and roll.”
Mueller observes, “Sometimes I think the audience sees themselves in our music.” A classically trained vocalist, his mother was a vocal coach who vehemently disapproved of her son pursuing to a career in rock music. However, Mueller followed his heart and his vocal chords. The band includes their rock and roll philosophies and past experiences in their music in a way that fans can relate to. With hearts and minds of steel, or perhaps hard rock and metal, the lyrics are a beckoning part of the intensity Tsavo’s modern rock offers.
In 2008, Tsavo independently released their first full length album, entitled “The Search” which contains twelve tracks. Of the song “Absence”, Mueller explains that he had a “lightening rod moment” that permanently ended his past drug use. The song is “about my crossroads. It is a representation of what my path was going to be. It’s about a journey I went on in a very small amount of time that was life-changing.” He adds, “The fact that I’ve had people tell me that they pulled out of something, and that song helped them get through that period in their life, is very gratifying to me.”
Always rocking hard but thinking deeply, Mueller reflects on his lyrics, explaining that true honesty can only come from inside. “Lost & Forgotten” is one of the band’s songs that came from deep within. “I came to the realization that there were so many things that I had thought I believed, things that I had been taught, and things I had been told to believe, but what I really believed was quite the opposite.”
The pensive vocalist adds, “The only way you can really have a true opinion of reality and yourself and of what is going on is to get rid of all the other perspectives that can pollute your mind. Take the opinions and perspectives out that come from outside influences, and realize for yourself what you truly believe to be real.” Mueller refers to one of Tsavo’s lyric lines, “If I break out, will I be on my own?” This self-inquiry, laced with the power of rock and roll, is what Tsavo is all about.
With style, substance, musicianship and songwriting skills to match, the fans are rocking out and listening to Tsavo, while, Mueller notes, “they’re also taking something away from it at the same time. People get different meanings from our songs, but they’re definitely listening and that’s the important thing.”
Total Plays: 1,271