Los Angeles South Bay Music Scene is Alive and Well
TORRANCE, Calif., April 7, 2008 -- Through two South Bay
filmmakers, local South Bay bands are now reaching a more widespread
audience.
For the past several months, guitarist Mike Naz of the band A Crooked
Deal For The Deaf and filmmaker Lia Scott Price have begun filming and
posting live performances of local musical talent from Torrance, San Pedro,
and the surrounding LA South Bay cities and posting the videos on YouTube
(youtube. com/liascottprice).
A diversity of musical styles, from the socio-political to straight-up
metal, are represented by local acts such as The Whirling Dervish who were
featured on CNN, A Crooked Deal For The Deaf who have just released their
EP, Gabe Barrera who was recently showcased on a KIISFM spring break event,
The D*Maggs, The Radio Sweetheart, Plus X, and Grit Dogs. These are just
some of the bands that Price features on her Youtube page.
Naz, a veteran South Bay musician and a film composer, says that the LA
South Bay music scene was big in the 1990s, but since then, many local
venues have closed down and bands had to start booking in areas like Long
Beach, Orange County, and Hollywood. "We are doing our part to keep the
South Bay music scene on the map. I've noticed that a lot of my fellow
local musicians have managed to persevere and continue to evolve
musically." That's why Naz has turned to the Internet to revive the scene.
Price, a local horror/sci-fi author and film producer known more for her
books and films, began filming her husband Mike Naz's performances, and in
the process discovered there was a lot of musical talent in the South Bay.
She began filming other bands that played with A Crooked Deal for the Deaf
and posting them on her YouTube page. "I started doing it for fun, but then
took a personal interest in showcasing these bands online because I really
like their music. Bands like these need to be seen and heard," Price says.
Naz says that there are very few venues in the South Bay that still cater
to bands with original music. But both Price and Naz believe the bands can
find a wide audience through the Internet.
LA South Bay Band videos can be viewed at youtube.com/liascottprice.
Media contact
Lia Scott Price
310-940-1282
liascottprice@yahoo.com
See Also
- New Zealand Symphony Orchestra at the Auckland Town Hall
- Blood Brothers at the Glen Eden Playhouse Theatre
- Minnie Driver to give birth in August
Danny Heines
