Heather St. Marie
vocals
Mat Dauzat guitar, vocals
Eliot Lorango bass
Philippe Mathys drums
Hydrovibe began in Louisiana when vocalist Heather St. Marie
began collaborating with guitarist Mat Dauzat to create a sound
combining dynamic, guitar-driven rock with powerful and
commanding vocals. Quickly experiencing great regional success
in the South and Midwest, the band decided to branch out and
relocate to the West Coast. With the other half of the band
unable to dedicate to such a life-changing move, St. Marie and
Dauzat took on the daunting challenge of relocating and
reforming Hydrovibe in the City of Angels.
The very week of their arrival in L.A., Mat auditioned and was
hand-picked by Sharon and Kelly Osbourne to play lead guitar in
Kelly’s band, immediately launching a worldwide tour supporting
her debut album “SHUT UP” on Sony Records. Touring the world and
making a multitude of high-profile TV performances including The
Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Regis and Kelly, The American Music
Awards, MTV’s Total Request Live, Mad TV, Top of the Pops, and
MTV’s hit reality show The Osbournes, Dauzat formed strong
entertainment industry allies and expanded the Hydrovibe fan
base worldwide.
While touring with Kelly Osbourne, Dauzat and St. Marie
continued writing music via the internet and upon Mat’s return
to Los Angeles, the duo began recording demos and scouring the
scene for players to complete the band. After a long nation-wide
search for members, Hydrovibe was completed in 2006 when drummer
Philippe Mathys (formerly of Sony/Nitrus Records’ rock band UPO)
and bass player Eliot Lorango joined the band. The four decided
to delve into the budding DIY music business model and release
their first album independently. In late Summer of 2006
Hydrovibe began work on their debut LP NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE with
Tom Fletcher (Ozzy Osbourne, Motorhead) at Clearlake Audio in
North Hollywood, CA. Upon finishing tracking, they began mixing
the album with Kevin Lamb (The Doors, The Neptunes, Keane) in
early September with plans for a 2007 release. However, while
mixing the album, Lion’s Gate/Twisted Pictures notified the band
that their track “Killer Inside” would be featured in the
upcoming third installment of the blockbuster SAW film
franchise. The band quickly switched gears and released a 5-song
EP featuring “Killer Inside” (which also featured a guest vocal
appearance from the film’s star SHAWNEE SMITH), capitalizing on
the track’s exposure in the movie SAW III. Lion’s Gate/Twisted
Pictures would later fund Hydrovibe’s music video for “Killer
Inside – Messed Up World remix” (also featuring Shawnee Smith),
which was featured on the SAW III DIRECTOR’S CUT DVD, and the
SAW TRILOGY BOX SET.
With the release of the movie SAW III and a blistering
performance with Static X at the film’s Vegas premier at Rain in
the Palms Casino, Hydrovibe received even more media and fan
attention. The band was offered a spot on METAL EDGE Magazine
sponsored “Corporate Punishment Tour” with Amity Lane featuring
Kevin Palmer and Josh Moates of Trust Company and hit the road
in early January, 2007. Hydrovibe would continue to tour the
U.S. heavily for the next 2 years, creating a strong grassroots
following and sharing stages with Static-X, Taproot, Soulfly,
Trust Company, Powerman 5000, (Hed) P.E., Black Stone Cherry,
Soil, and Drowning Pool.
Through performing every night for such an extensive period,
Hydrovibe truly forged themselves into a very tight and
multi-faceted rock unit. The chemistries between the players
solidified immensely, and the songs themselves took on lives of
their own. When the band came home to L.A. from the long stint
on the road and revisited the mostly finished album, they
quickly decided that it would not be fair to continue working on
the previous recordings of the songs. They knew they must
re-record the album to capture the band’s new strength and
intensity and to perform the more honed, road-tested versions of
the songs. Hydrovibe entered Mad Dog Studios in Burbank, CA with
Kevin Lamb to re-track the album. The band also enlisted Kevin
Churko, (Ozzy Osbourne, In This Moment, Five Finger Death Punch)
who took a break from his work on the new Ozzy album to mix the
album’s first single “Fame”, which will be hitting radio soon.
Nothing Left To Lose is slated for a September 2009 release on
Orleans Street Records.
Catch
Hydrovibe on Tour
Nov 20 2009 8:00P
Click’s - Tyler, TX Tyler, Texas
Nov 25 2009 8:00P The City Club Houma, Louisiana
Nov 29 2009 8:00P Bourbon Street New Port Richey,
Florida
Dec 3 2009 8:00P Hard Rock Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
Dec 4 2009 8:00P Club Vibe Parkersburg, West
Virginia
Dec 5 2009 8:00P Big Ed’s Amelia, Ohio
Dec 6 2009 8:00P Sunset Grille Goshen,
Indiana
Dec 10 2009 8:00P The Brass Rail Peoria, Illinois
Dec 11 2009 8:00P Club 151 Winona, Minnesota
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