Glass Intrepid has shared the stage with many national acts such as Papa Roach, 3 Doors Down, Sum 41, Breaking Benjamin, The Used, Snow Patrol, My American heart, The Vanished, The Receiving End of Sirens, The Exies, Drowning Pool, Unwritten Law, Alter Bridge, Mudvayne, Trust Company, Lit and Seether. Glass Intrepid was awarded by Unsigned as the Best Unsigned Rock Band in Texas allowing them to appear at KTBZ’s Buzz Fest XV in Houston, Texas. Glass Intrepid also won a spot on the 2005 Vans Warped tour leading them to recently win first place in the 9th Annual Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands competition out of 10,000 bands nationally. This led to an opportunity to showcase at the Key Club in Hollywood.

Glass Intrepid is legally represented by Nick Ferrara of Serling, Rooks & Ferrara, New York, and managed by In De Goot Entertainment based out of New York, manager for 3 Doors Down, Blackstone Cherry, Chevelle, Deepfield, Dekko, Earshot, Exit the King, Halestorm, Instruction, Life of Agony, No Address, Puddle of Mudd, Saliva, Secretary Bird, Shinedown, Silvertide, Tantric and Theory of a Deadman. In De Goot Entertainment is currently shopping GI to major record labels in hopes of landing a recording contract and begin work on their debut album.

Glass Intrepid has started a buzz in the music industry that is growing by the day. Their love for playing music is evident on stage as they put all their energy into an intense live show. Music is their passion and their very existence, as well as their desire to spread something great to the world.

“Glass Intrepid is quite possibly the best band that Houston has to offer!”

- Zakk United (94.5 KTBZ)

“They have the look, the songs, the energy… Absolutely terrific!”

- Joanne Grand (Senior Director, Rock Formats, Jive Records)

“Glass Intrepid is the best up and coming rock band!”

- Paul Bassman (Manager of Drowning Pool, Dallas, Texas)

"We could've fallen apart very easily and each gone our own way," says Whitener. "The fact that we were able to stay together says a lot about the band's spirit and determination." Indeed, the trio's new singer, African-born Hugo Ferreira, was a perfect fit, and the new lineup emerged as Tantric in 2001 with a Toby Wright-produced (Alice In Chains), self-titled debut on Maverick Records.

Singles, including "Mourning" (Top 20) and "Breakdown" (#1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Chart), and tours with 3 Doors Down, Creed and Kid Rock propelled the newly minted lineup, making Days of the New a distant memory. TV appearances on The Tonight Show and songs in TV and films (including Warner Bros. Salton Sea ) insured Tantric's place as emerging stars.

At once sonically somber, aggressive and sensual, in the years since their debut, Tantric has honed its heavy acoustic-rock signature sound. February 2004 marks the latest Tantric disc, After We Go, which features the first single, the active rock hit "Hey Now." A cool cover of Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" is also on After We Go .

The Louisville, Kentucky-based quartet follows up their debut without a worry about the oft-talked-about sophomore slump. “You can’t go into the studio worrying about writing another hit or selling twice as many copies as the first album,” says Ferreira. “All you can do is make music that moves you and hope that it affects others the same way."]]> 2004-03-09T17:00:00-05:00 http://www.bmi.com/musicworld/entry/233449 Artists, Tantric, Musical Styles, Rock, Musicworld, Hitmaker Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Tantric is a new modern-rock band that emerged from the break-up of the original line-up of Days of the New. The Louisville, KY-based group debuted in 1997 and quickly went platinum, but by the following year, a split with singer Travis Meeks landed guitarist Todd Whitener, bassist Jesse Vest and drummer Matt Taul back in Kentucky, their brush with stardom seemingly over.

But their dismissal from Days of the New by Meeks only left the three musicians more determined than ever. "The day he fired us, we were cutting our first demos," recalls Vest.

"We could have fallen apart easily and each gone out own way," notes Whitener. "The fact that we were able to stay together says a lot about the band's spirit and determination." Recording instrumental tracks to get their new project underway, they still needed the right singer.

Enter Hugo Ferreira, who was born in North Africa and grew up in Portugal and Massachusetts before landing in Detroit, where he honed his craft in local bands. When he happened to hear the music the three Louisville players were recording, he wrangled an audition and immediately won the job. Ferreira packed his possessions into a U-Haul trailer and moved to Louisville.

Explains Ferreira, "When I heard those initial tapes there was really no other choice. It was such a natural match for the lyrics and emotion I was putting into my songs. We were coming from the same place musically. Those first experiences playing music together were like an artistic awakening, and living together and struggling to make ends meet, we became more like a family than just friend or bandmates."

The struggle paid off handsomely. Maverick Records signed the group, and Tantric's debut yielded the hit "Breakdown" and the Top 5 single "Astounded." For Whitener, the success is the reward for their determination. "For us, we know about ups and downs, but one thing that has remained constant for us is our dedication to our music, and to our fans. We've played everything from basements to stadiums to corner bars, but the music we're playing seems to resonate with people, and that's something that continues to drive us."