The Telegenic

The Telegenic is Tom Petty in a drunken fist fight with Bruce Springsteen at a party thrown by The Clash where the News is on the TV full blast but no one sees it because everyone is watching the fight.

The Telegenic as such became a band in 1999, but Snyder and Etz have been playing in bands together since high school and this is the core and foundation of The Telegenic's identity. In fact, the musical relationship of Snyder and Etz predates their ability to play any instruments at all. Snyder and Etz decided to start a band because they felt a need to convey something. And then they started playing guitar and drums.

Etz and Snyder played in several different groups over the years, recording two independent records, the latter of which contained tracks produced by Dennis Herring (Counting Crowes, Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker, etc), and mixed by Nick Didia (Pearl Jam, STP, Bruce Springsteen, etc). Around this time, Etz met Matt Johnson while they were playing in a side project together with Tom Morello (Audioslave, Rage Against the Machine) and asked Johnson to play guitar on a few songs that he and Snyder were recording. The chemistry between the three was instantaneous and shortly thereafter, The Telegenic was formed. Adding Scot Falkenstien on bass, Jason Federici (Son of Danny Federici, ... the E Street Band) on organ and Tiffany Hamilton on back-up vocals, The Telegenic was complete.

The Telegenic is the type of rock that comes through the car stereo and turns itself up. It is the rock that plunges you into the explosion of life, where you can feel the flames, but endure them. Where someone knows you, sees you, is you..