ArtistInfo

Reality Suite

US
Rock

Melodic rockband from NJ USA . “Reality Suite is a bit of a New Jersey super-group, with members who have long careers in the local music scene. Their fusion of classic rock and modern music is a fairly compelling mix since it really doesn’t sound like any other indie band I can think of,” declared Jim Testa - founder of Jersey Beat and contributing writer to Rolling Stone. Formed in 2009 out of the ashes of three “should’ve been huge” NY/NJ rock bands (Copperpot, 10 Heads High and Fly Me Courageous) spawned Reality Suite. Formed by three life long friends, Brian King (drums/synths,) Antonio Valenti (bass/synths,) and Joe Padula (guitars) – the concept was to musically satisfy themselves rather than be distracted by following current musical trends. Released in May 2010, Reality Suite's first single, Evolution Queen from the EP “Blueprints For Building A Better _____” had gained the interest of former Jive Records A&R rep Mozy Mosanko declaring that it would be a "blockbuster hit." August of 2010 saw Reality Suite outshine hundreds of PA/NJ bands winning the WNNJ 103.7FM Battle of the Bands based on internet voting and their disc jockey's preference. Reality Suite's sophomore effort, Avoiding the Red Lights was released in May 2012. Dabling more with synth-pop and electronic music, this more confident album was praised as “a rock and dance masterpiece” by FrostClick.com. Jersey Beat called it “six songs worth of immensely exciting and energetic pure sonic pow. Damn tasty stuff.” In September of 2015, with the addition of Kimmii Heart on lead vocals - Reality Suite made the decision to reinvent themselves once again and stripped themselves of all things electronic. Revitalized and still hungry - Kimmii, Brian, Antonio and Joe unified to write their heaviest and most intimate material to date. The 10 songs completed for this project became Reality Suite's first full-length album, "Skinn." "Skinn" boasts a number of standout tracks, including hook-laden first single, "Die Dreaming," the equally infectious "Save My Life" and "Playing With Fire," and the propulsive "Vegas Holiday." - commented the Record/Herald News reporter, Brian Aberback. The song 'Save My Life' was featured as the Song of the Week in Steppin' Out, a NJ music publication.