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 Brian Paone, a Massachusetts native, has been writing fiction since 1988 and performing in bands since 1994. Brian took drum lessons throughout high-school and in 1994 he joined his first band, Vertical Smile. After one show as the drummer, Brian left Vertical Smile, and started his career as a vocalist and frontman. Since then, Brian has fronted the bands: Yellow #1, Drop Kick Jesus, The Grave Machine and currently Transpose. Each of the bands have covered a wide range of genres and styles. Alongside of his musical career, Brian never abandoned his writing. Brian's first novel, "Dreams Are Unfinished Thoughts", was published in October, 2007 and his second novel, "Welcome To Parkview", was published in August, 2010. Brian currently lives in Yokosuka, Japan with his wife Stephanie, who is a Lt. in the US Navy, and their two children, Analise and Everett. Brian is currently on a leave of absence as a Police Officer since moving to Japan in November, 2011. Back in the states he is a Corporal for the St. Marys, Georgia Police Department and has been working in Law Enforcement since 2002.  Upcoming Releases / In The Works Brian's third novel, a science-fiction time travel mystery / adventure / love story, has a projected Fall 2013 release schedule for both ebook and trade paperback release. For more, up to the minute updates on the new book, please "like" Brian's book facebook page: www.facebook.com/BrianPaonesNovels. 
About the Band Transpose was started by Brian Paone, Joshua Givens, Tim Sigler, and Jason Bonner in May, 2006 in Camden County, Georgia. Immediately the foursome started writing songs for the debut album; crediting Deftones, Tool, Thursday, and Lamb Of God as the main influences for their post-hardcore/progressive-metal style. Gold certified producer Scott Fravala (Red Jumpsuit Apparatus) attended a Transpose show in Jacksonville, FL and was impressed enough to approach the band and offer them to record the debut album at his studio, VisionSound, in Orange Park, FL. That album, "A Delicate Impact," was released independently in April, 2008 to positive reviews and impressive sales at shows and on iTunes. The first single from the album, "Only The Dead Go Free," was part of WJAP-Jacksonville radio's rotation throughout the summer of 2008. Joshua Givens left Transpose in November, 2008 and the band recruited TJ Monaghan as the permanent new guitarist. Transpose continued touring regionally to promote "A Delicate Impact" for two more years, and then the band began writing material for what would become their second album, using TJ's "metal-core" influence as a springboard for taking the Transpose sound into a new direction. Transpose found themselves adding influences from bands such as The Dillinger Escape Plan, From Autumn To Ashes, and Porcupine Tree into the new songs. Transpose's second album, "Retribution," was recorded in March, 2011 with producer Paul Lapinksi (who also worked on "A Delicate Impact") at My Platinum Sound Studio in Jacksonville Beach, FL. The album, a conceptual storyline written by Brian about a broken man’s reaction to infidelity, saw the band experimenting more in the studio. Some of the new sounds include the addition of keyboards, functional samples to help tell the story, and acoustic guitar. In April, 2011 Transpose played a showcase in Jacksonville, FL for TzMR Records out of North Carolina & New York. Owner Bill Trimble invited the band to play a second showcase in Daytona Beach, FL in May, 2011 and offered Transpose a record contract at the conclusion of that showcase. On May 26, 2011 all the signatures and requirements for the contract had been met and Transpose was officially signed to TzMR Records. "Retribution" was released in June, 2011 by the band as well as iTunes and Amazon.com. A cover of Digital Underground's "Humpty Dance" had been recorded during the sessions and was released as a stand-alone single on iTunes. Transpose has shared the stage with: Mushroomhead, Tub Ring, Future Leaders Of The World, All Thee Above, Crimson City Romance, Methodical, Fed Up, Burnstitch, New Day, Sore Eyes, Name:Bran, Tempest Reign and many others... Transpose is currently playing shows nationally in support of "Retribution".
Customer Reviews
"Great Stuff (★★★★★)" "Great music by great guys. Concerts are the best too."
Eric Snook - iTunes Review
"Simply amazing (★★★★★)" "This is the most amazing band I have ever heard. Love the whole album. Would suggest this to everyone."
spotz07 - iTunes Review
"A refreshing sound for metal heads. Quality, original music to satisfy the soul. The more you listen
to this CD, the better it gets."
- AMAZON.COM REVIEW (November 2010)
"Refreshing to see a band not following trends and creating something not heard before. The more
you listen, the more you enjoy."
- ITUNES REVIEW (April 2008)
About the Band The Grave Machine was born from the ashes of Drop Kick Jesus. Singer Brian Paone and bass player Eric Park from Drop Kick Jesus, wanted to further explore the industrial/horror side of metal, and recruited guitarist Pete Tachuk to round out the lineup. Influenced heavily on industrial bands such as Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Bile, KMFDM, and Nine Inch Nails while mixing the texture and atmosphere of Pink Floyd, Rush, and Neurosis, they created a soundtrack to every underground horror film. Sample heavy songs, with grinding riffs and militant beats, set the groundwork for Brian's effect heavy vocals, using films such as The Amityville Horror, War Of The Worlds, May and The Pit & The Pendulum as inspiration lyrically and vocally. The self titled debut album was recorded in Albany, NY in 2005 and The Grave Machine played in MA, NH and NY opening for bands such as Coven Of 13 and Tragedie Ann.
About the Band Drop Kick Jesus was started in July, 1997 by KJ Strum, Eric Park, Jay Mower, Ted Goclawski and Brian Paone. The vision of the band was to use keyboards and samples with hardcore music. The band played its very first show in Springfield, MA on a "side stage" at a festival that was hosting Faith No More and Limp Bizkit as the headlining acts. Ken Cmar recorded and produced the debut album, "Splatterguts" in 1998 for Wonderdrug Records (the same label that Staind came from the year earlier). Promoting the album, Drop Kick Jesus went on a handful of mini-tours opening for bands such as Vision Of Disorder, Will Haven, Crowbar, The Clay People, Crisis, Honkeyball, and Tree. Drop Kick Jesus played shows throughout MA, NH and NY during this era, with the largest fan base coming from the Albany, NY area. After the band had exhausted "Splatterguts", vocalist Jay Mower left the band and Brian Paone moved from keyboards to become the new vocalist. After spending three years promoting "Splatterguts", Drop Kick Jesus wrote their second album, "Depress The Heart" with adding Justin St. Laurent on keyboards while Brian Paone moved up to vocals. Already having a loyal fan base in MA, NH and NY, the band caught the attention of Grammy award winning producer Neil Kernon who was interested in working with the band on the second album. Neil Kernon recorded "Depress The Heart" at the end of 2000 in Haverhill, MA and then the band traveled to Tornillo, TX for a week to mix the album at Neil's studio. The album was released in 2001 under the Auslander Records tag, which is a subsidiary of Century Media Records. The album was a growth from "Splatterguts" both musically and sonically. The attitude of the songs had moved away from hardcore and more into electro-metal, using bands such as Meshuggah, Slipknot, Static-X, and Pitchshifter as influences. Drop Kick Jesus expanded their touring to add VT, ME, RI, and PA during the "Depress The Heart" era. During this period, Drop Kick Jesus played with bands such as Bile, Crisis, Tree, Sam Black Church, Grief, Scissorfight, and Unearth. Drop Kick Jesus played a sold out show at New York City's famous CBGB's club, opening for Crisis in December of 2000.
Customer Reviews
"Holy Shit!! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we have ourselves a new band to be on the
lookout for. This band plays some mean brutal metal mixed in with a bit of hardcore melody and get this... KEYBOARDS!!!
This is a plus in my book, kids. This is so impressive and refreshing..."
- SOUNDCHECK MAGAZINE (April 1998)
About the Band Brian Paone quite his first band, Vertical Smile, in order to have more control over the songwriting and to try his hand at being a front man. Brian formed Yellow #1 in 1995 with Christine Kelley, Dave Ouellette and Dann Paciulan. Writing all the music on a guitar and drum machine, their live shows were full of samples and triggers and instruments being swapped around on stage. The debut album, "A Bottle Of Rain" was recorded and released in 1997 and produced by Brian Paone. The music was intended to have the whimsical flavor of Mr. Bungle and 80's synth-pop bands, with the lyrical integrity and vocal intensity of Nine Inch Nails, Quicksand and Korn; combining the two polar opposites into one sound, made for a very debatably interesting album. The band played shows in MA, NH, and RI. The pinnacle of their success was Boston radio station played the single, "Broken Eyes" on rotation and Yellow #1 was asked to open up for Godsmack in 1997 in Salem, MA. Brian pulled the plug on the band after being approached by bass player Eric Park to form a more industrial-metal band, which would eventually turn into Drop Kick Jesus. Customer Reviews
"This very inscrutable foursome has got a lock on making very emotional music. Sure, this
leans towards pop, but not because it's always whimsical. Yellow #1's pop leanings speing from their nicely structured
songs. While the whimsy shows through sometimes, but it's their ability to convey the trial and tribulations of the
real human experience (the minor insecurities and disappointments along with the small joys) that is their main
strength... Brian Paone seems to be the prodigy here..."
- CIRCUS MAGAZINE (July 1997)
"Snippets of techno, disco and rock styles slammed together like canned sardines with some kind of odd babbling by a slightly deranged sounding guy. Interesting stuff, especially for those of you with Attention Deficit Disorder..." - NORTHEAST PERFORMER (April 1997)
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