Permanent Ability

Permanent Ability is an award-winning, original, American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 2008.
The band's lineup includes award-winning vocalist/founder Brian Lanese, lead guitarist Nick Gordon, award-winning bassist Steve Andino a.k.a. "Dino", formerly of , and drummer Gary Rinaldi. The band's musical style fuses funk with elements of other genres including alternative rock, punk rock, and rock music. The band has been recognized by ESPN and Pandora Radio.
In 2008 the band's debut From the Womb to Hollywood EP featuring George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic bassist Lige Curry. The record sold successfully and includes fan favorites "Little Black Bra", "Hey Now" and "Randall's Parking Lot", ultimately winning them in the voting categories the Best Male Frontman Award and the Best Male Bassist Award by Rock City News Hollywood. In April 2010, the band recorded a six track EP Produced by Jim Wirt whose credits include bands such as: Incubus, Hoobastank, Jacks Mannequin, No Doubt, and amongst many others. The band originally recorded seven tracks and ultimately settled on six. Good @ Losing got axed, but is played live.
Discography
*From the Womb to Hollywood EP (2008)
*Bring It On! EP (2010)
From the Womb to Hollywood EP is a four-track EP independently released by Lanese in the United States on August 18, 2008, recorded May-June at Eagle Rock Studios, Los Angeles. The album features appearances by Parliament Funkadelic bassist Lige Curry, and sold 1000+ units globally in under three months of its release with continued success.
Track listing
All songs written by Lanese
#"The One"
#"Little Black Bra"
#"Randall's Parking Lot"
#"Hey Now"
Personnel
*Brian Lanese - lead and background vocals
*Lige Curry of Parliament Funkadelic- bass guitar
*Lonnie Jones - drums
*Orlando Mestre - guitars on "Little Black Bra"
*Jason Thomason - guitars
*Rudy Haeusermann - mixing, engineer
*Lanese - Producer, Art Director, Graphic Design
*Dave Spreng - engineer
*Belinda Rodriguez - Photography
*DP - Backing Vocals and Tambourine on "The One"
Bring It On! originally dubbed The Beginning Has Begun is a six-track EP, independently released by Permanent Ability in the United States on June 28, 2010, recorded April-May at 4th St. Recording Studios, Santa Monica, CA. The album is Produced by Jim Wirt whose credits include famous notable bands such as Incubus, Hoobastank, No Doubt, & Jack's Mannequin amongst many others. The name of the record was changed during mastering when the band could agree on a name. Brian and Jim Wirt had a best of three coin toss to choose which song would be first on the record Shades of Gray or Bring It On! Brian won with his pick being Shade of Gray, and to honor Jim's pick the band titled the record Bring It On!.
Track listing
All songs written by Permanent Ability
#"Shades of Gray"
#"Girls"
#"Bring It On"
#"Last to Know"
#"In Waterbury"
#"Sex Junkie"
#"Good@Losing" which was recorded, but not released with the other six tracks.
Personnel
*Brian Lanese - lead and background vocals
*Nick Gordon - lead guitar and background vocals
*Steve Andino - bass guitar
*Gary Rinaldi - drums
*Jim Wirt - producer and engineer
*Jeff Hannan - mixer and engineer at Mid City Sound Studios North Hollywood, CA
*Ethan Schmidt - assistant engineer
*Joe Villamil - assistant engineer
*Chris Albers - assistant engineer
*Sinbad Kazakian - photography
*Brian Lanese - graphic design and art direction
*Sarah O'Brien - cellos on "Last to Know"
*Stephanie Villa - mastering engineer
*Published by Dynamite Fist Music ASCAP
References
* Permanent Ability at Joy, Kevin, "Local Limelight: Permanent Ability," Columbus Dispatch, July 2, 2009
*Meade, Michael, "Permanent Ability - L.A. Funk Rockstars," Tastes Like Rock
* Permanent Ability at Awards, Rock City News
* Permanent Ability at MySpace

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