Guster

The band regularly updates a road journal on their website (http://www.guster.com/), and can often be found after shows for autographs. Other: M Moser - beat mixer. The band is also known for their connection with their fans. IIO Members Main: Nadia Ali - vocals / song writers. Guster's sound is also defined by their vocal harmonies, with both Ryan and Adam singing lead vocals on different songs; in "What You Wish For," all three sing different lyrics simultaneously. Those who pre-ordered Poetica should be recieveing their copies of the CD much earlier (around Tuesday, February 29, 2005). Ryan playing bass, Brian playing drum kit). Poetica is scheduled for a commercial release around May 2005.

The complexity of the new album required the addition of Joe Pisapia (guitar, keyboards, backup vocals), as well as allowed the original members to diversify their instrument choice (e.g. After "Rapture" was released, the duo followed suite with several more successful singles, "At The End" (including the popular "Scumfrog" Remix), "Smooth" (including the popular "Airbase" Remix), and their latest single, "Runaway". IIO's full album, Poetica, has been delayed several times but is expected to be released in 2004. violin, bass, drum kit), their live shows generally kept this line up until the Keep It Together tour. A large number of bootleg and whitelabel remixes ensued, including a highly-sought Paul Van Dyk bootleg remix . While Guster's studio albums include more instruments (e.g. IIO followed up "Rapture" with several successful remixes of the track by producers by John Creamer, Stephane K, and Deep Dish. Brian Rosenworcel, the band's primary percussionist, adds to Guster's unique sound with a combination of bongos, cymbals, and other drums, playing many live shows using only his bare hands. The name "IIO" is dervied from the Sony PC model named "Vaio", on which the duo was creating much of their early work.

The characteristic usually first brought up about the band is their choice of instruments: two members playing acoustic guitars, and one member playing drums and various percussion. Iio best known for their 2001 hit "Rapture (Tastes So Sweet)", the lyrics to which were allegedly inspired by a meeting that occurred between vocalist/songwriter Nadia Ali and an unidentified NYC club patron prior to the now infamous lyrics being written. A live album, Guster on Ice, compiled from two shows at Portland, Maine in December, 2003, was released in 2004. IIO (pronounced "eye-oh") is a New York City based Electronic Dance Music act consisting of producer/songwriter Markus Moser and singer/songwriter Nadia Ali. The band released their fourth album, Keep It Together in 2003, with the first single, "Amsterdam", getting significant play on the radio. The band also released their first video, a song from L&GF entitled "Fa Fa".

With the backing of a major label, the band appeared on late night shows like David Letterman. A year later, the band released the album Lost and Gone Forever, produced by Steve Lillywhite. In 1998 the band signed to Sire Records and re-released Goldfly. Shortly after the release of Parachute another artist called Gus signed a deal with a major record company, forcing the band to rename themselves "Guster." In 1996, the band independently recorded their second album, Goldfly, releasing it early the next year.

The band independently recorded their first album in 1994, entitled Parachute, while still in college. A year later, after writing a few songs in their dorm rooms, the band named themselves "Gus" and booked their first gig. The band members met during freshman orientation at Tufts University in 1991. Guster is an acoustic rock band, originally formed in Boston, Massachusetts by members Ryan Miller (guitar/vocals), Adam Gardner (guitar/vocals), and Brian Rosenworcel (drums/percussion).

1994 - Parachute. 1997 - Goldfly. 1999 - Lost and Gone Forever. 2003 - Keep It Together.

2004 - Guster on Ice.