Echovalve is a raw, in your face, and uncompromising rock band from Atlanta, GA. Defined by searing riffs, complex bass lines, ripping beats, and powerful vocal hooks and lyrics, this four piece has a sound that is undeniably their own. Echovalve is truly a breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale and sometimes lifeless rock music environment.
Chemistry? Echovalve has it! On stage and in the studio, this band has what most bands dream about but it hasnt come without the price of hard work, perseverance, and a few bumps along the way.
Echovalve has undergone several lineup changes to achieve its incredible level of compatibility. What kills most bands has only made Echovalve stronger. With the loss of one out of the two original guitar players, the bass player, and even their original front man, Echovalve has persevered and always grown stronger with each change. Essentially, each change presented a new and better opportunity for the band.
Enter vocalist from Peoria, Illinois native Mathieu Nevitt. When given the opportunity to join Echovalve, he packed his bags and left friends, and family. Guitarist, Jay Langston had this to say. Mat came strolling into our rehearsal space after hoping off a plane, and we threw him into the fire without warning. He literally nailed every damn note of an 8-song set. There was no doubt in anyones mind that he was our guy. Left with Jay Langston and Billy Nielson as the only original members, Echovalve has never been stronger! This is our family, we may fight every day only to end each day closer and more determined than before, said Mathieu Nevitt.
Echovalve has achieved a lot in just over two years, since their inception in 2004. 2005 was hugely successful year for the band as they won the grand prize in the international John Lennon Songwriting Competition for their song, Dirty Little Secret. They appeared on seven dates of the 2005 Vans Warped Tour. That same year, the band also appeared twice at the Taubertal Music Festival in Rothenburg, Germany after winning the US national finals for the Emergenza International Competition. Late in 2005, Creative Loafing named Echovalve best overall music act and best rock band in Atlanta.
The past has been good for the boys in Echovalve, but the future is even brighter. They have just recorded their second EP with acclaimed musician and bassist for major label recording artists, Stuck Mojo, Stereomud, and Dark New Day, Corey Lowery. Along with Jeff Woods who was the master behind the raw and original sound produced for the ep , Lowery personally selected Echovalve out of all the bands in Atlanta for their first production effort with the new studio, Lighthouse Trax. Lowery and Woods have seen what the rest of the music industry will undoubtedly come to realize. Echovalve is a powerful music force and they will not be ignored.
