With high energy tunes and creative tempo changes, Indie Rock might best describe Ivory Drive's music, but their sound isn't easily pigeonholed. Ivory Drive's five musicians combine on piano, organ, drums, bass, trumpet, and sax to produce songs that are fresh and original with an audience pleasing variety. Unusually complex for "rock" music, their songs are peppered with generous amounts of jazz, folk, blues, world, and even classical.
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With high energy tunes and creative tempo changes, Indie Rock might best describe Ivory Drive's music, but their sound isn't easily pigeonholed. Ivory Drive's five musicians combine on piano, organ, drums, bass, trumpet, and sax to produce songs that are fresh and original with an audience pleasing variety. Unusually complex for "rock" music, their songs are peppered with generous amounts of jazz, folk, blues, world, and even classical.
Ivory Drive's highly anticipated full-length debut album, "From This Far," propels its listeners through high energy, danceable tunes punctuated by moments of brooding sentiment. Recorded at Wave Stable Studios in Aurora, CO, and mastered at Airshow Mastering in Boulder, CO, "From This Far's" 13 original tracks culminate two years of songwriting, recording, and production.
Ivory Drive has been warmly received at their live shows in the Denver and Boulder area. Venues they've played have included the Glen Miller Ballroom and The Rock N Soul in Boulder, Quixote's, The Climax, and the Oriental Theater in Denver. The band has a busy fall and winter show schedule for many Colorado venues.
Most recently, Ivory Drive had a remarkably successful debut on thesixtyone.com, a web site where thousands of listeners discover the best new music using a democratic voting system. Ivory Drive's first song released on the site, "Breath of the Victory March," quickly racked up enough votes to be placed on the coveted "home page" and "hot right now" list. Their songs continue to place in the "top songs" on the site, and receive many glowing comments from new-found fans who love the band's unique sound.
Ivory Drive was started in Boulder, Colorado in the fall of 2007 by Van Wampler on keyboards and vocals, Wes Barton on drums, Sean Whissen on bass, Geoff Boux on saxophone, and Colton Crandell on trumpet. Together, the band members are committed to taking Ivory Drive to the top.