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VersaEmerge was formed by former drummer Anthony Martone and guitarist/vocalist Blake Harnage back when both members were in high school. Although the duo instantly experienced regional success selling out their first ever gig and gaining critical acclaim in their local music scene, it wasn’t until the band solidified their line-up—which currently includes guitarist Jerry Pierce, vocalist Sierra Kusterbeck and bassist Devin Ingelido—that things really started happening for this dedicated group of young adults.
“When Sierra first tried out for the band we didn’t know what to expect,” Harnage explains, adding that the then sixteen-year-old female vocalist lied about her age in order to land an audition. “She’s always been amazingly talented, but now she’s learning how to use that talent to its full potential.”
At the age most of us would be concerned with sneaking into R-rated movies, VersaEmerge were busy crafting an EP of original material called Perceptions that attracted the attention of Fueled By Ramen Records. In addition to listening to everything from Björk to Thrice during their free time, the band have toured with artists in nearly every genre and taken a little bit from each of these varied experiences in order to come up with something completely unique and unprecedented when it comes to their own music.
“We’ve gone on tour with everyone from dance-pop to metal bands,” Harnage explains with a laugh. “I guess people seem to think that we can play with pretty much anyone.”
“When Sierra first tried out for the band we didn’t know what to expect,” Harnage explains, adding that the then sixteen-year-old female vocalist lied about her age in order to land an audition. “She’s always been amazingly talented, but now she’s learning how to use that talent to its full potential.”
At the age most of us would be concerned with sneaking into R-rated movies, VersaEmerge were busy crafting an EP of original material called Perceptions that attracted the attention of Fueled By Ramen Records. In addition to listening to everything from Björk to Thrice during their free time, the band have toured with artists in nearly every genre and taken a little bit from each of these varied experiences in order to come up with something completely unique and unprecedented when it comes to their own music.
“We’ve gone on tour with everyone from dance-pop to metal bands,” Harnage explains with a laugh. “I guess people seem to think that we can play with pretty much anyone.”
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dddddigital wrote:
<3
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Bere66 wrote:
Miley Cyrus post-hardcore version ROFL
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leehriot wrote:
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screen_name11 wrote:
dont comparamore. Haha nice
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annax0 wrote:
Anthony - there are multiple stories for this on whether there personal conflicts or not, but overall it's basically that he just wasn't fitting in with the new style of the band, (vocalist gender change obviously changing their sound entirely) Jerry - From what I have read so far, he left for family reasons, and he wasn't enjoying touring life anymore.
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Thaloopyest wrote:
When and why did they leave/get kicked out?
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Gespenst_boo wrote:
;(
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LoveHeart_x wrote:
they're falling apart. anthony got kicked out and now jerry's left. oh well. and peole need to calm down about this paramore thing, seriously.
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Thaloopyest wrote:
"stop comparing versaemerge to paramore. [10]I have recently started listening to their music and they are actually waay better than Paramore." ---- Contradiction much? Anywho, they've become one of my fav bands after listening to the 2nd 2 EPs. Didn't bother with the first simply cause there's a dif lead singer so yah..
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AnneAutumn wrote:
... and they are actually waay better than Paramore. [2]
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Romero_N wrote:
stop comparing versaemerge to paramore. [10]I have recently started listening to their music and they are actually waay better than Paramore.
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L0vesickMelody wrote:
Stop comparing Bands with Paramore -.-
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L0vesickMelody wrote:
remind me more of circa survive than paramore tbh [2] How do these guys remind you of Paramore? The only similarity I can think of is that they're both female fronted bands, and that they're both signed to FBR.
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gymleaderchris wrote:
remind me more of circa survive than paramore tbh [2] How do these guys remind you of Paramore? The only similarity I can think of is that they're both female fronted bands, and that they're both signed to FBR.
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lizzillaa wrote:
stop comparing versaemerge to paramore. [9] paramore are good, versaemerge are better :)
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TombstoneCity wrote:
love this band remind me more of circa survive than paramore tbh
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eatxmyxdustx3 wrote:
stop comparing versaemerge to paramore. [8]
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shadowxof wrote:
Wow, a lot of people here REALLY don't like the comparison to Paramore. I guess it was bound to happen the moment they signed to FBR. VersaEmerge still amazes me, I've been listening since the original demo for In Pursuing Design and I still can't get enough of them. I do kinda miss the little bit of screaming they had in the background that kinda set them apart from other bands.
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bazerrr wrote:
Stop comparing paramore to VersaEmerge.
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lexombie wrote:
when's that song they did with Three Six Mafia coming out?
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