ABOUT CONSCIOUS STRUCTURE
Conscious Structure is a fusion of styles often compared to bands such as Nine Inch Nails, Portishead, Radiohead, Gary Numan, Curve, The Cure, Massive Attack and Tori Amos.
Based in Washington, DC, Conscious Structure features multi instrumentalist and cellist Dave Belazis, pianist, violinist and lead vocalist Tenoya Bennett, guitarist Zach Davis, cellist David Thomas and drummer Ernesto Perez.
The band
broke into the DC music scene in 2001. In 2002, their album Non-Human
Figure was released and Conscious Structure continued
to build their following playing a variety of venues from DC's U Street
corridor to CBGB's Gallery in
NYC. Now in 2007 Conscious Structure has released a new
single The Moment and a brand new full
length second album, Universal Antithesis, this time featuring
13 original songs.
BAND MEMBERS
DAVE BELAZIS
Instruments: Cello, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Programming and Production
Dave Belazis began his musical career on the cello and has since branched
out into
a variety of instruments. He also does CS's studio production and is responsible
for
many disturbing sounds heard on the albums.
TENOYA
BENNETT
Instruments: Voice, Piano, Keyboards, Violin
Tenoya Bennett had music in her life very early on. First studying violin
at age 9 and then branching into piano at 14, her dynamic vocals are an
essential part of Conscious Structure's trademark sound.
ZACH DAVIS
Instruments: Guitar, Piano
Zach Davis started his musical endeavors on the piano, moving into guitar
in his teens. Zach rounds out CS's sound with his wide array of unique
guitar tones, from the subtle, organic tones of his vintage 1966 Guild
Starfire, to screaming lead tones and modulated textures from his Gibson
Les Paul.
DAVID THOMAS
Instruments: Cello, Guitar
David Thomas began his study on the guitar becoming an accomplished player
in both jazz and rock styles. Always fascinated by the unique tonality
of the cello, he took up cello as his second instrument. In 2006 David
joined CS's unique live lineup.
ERNESTO
PEREZ
Instruments: Drums, Percussion, Programming
Ernesto Perez is a one man percussion machine. He seamlessly integrates
synthetic
textures and acoustic textures into his intricate rhythms. How does he
do it? Well,
voodoo. No, really, we can't tell you.