Meet A Reminder

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…A Reminder

A Reminder is an American alternative rock band formed in West Los Angeles by long-time friends, Bassist/Vocalist - Jonathan Burkes, Drummer - Kenny Ramirez, Guitarist/Vocalist- Richard Abagon, and Keyboardist- Edwin Portillo.

Their music is expressed through a blend of ambient, post-shoegaze, hard rock. Exploring alternate time signatures and injected with melodically empathetic vocals, A Reminder weaves texturally moody guitars with brooding layers of sub-synth bass and pads.

The group acknowledges their infusion of subtle nods to a broad range of metal, indie-dream pop, post-rock, and progressive rock influences within their sound.

This is my favorite tid bit of history. The band recalls arriving at their name through the feeling of what initially reminded and "inspired them all to make music and to never grow old." That motif kept appearing as an affirmation of mindfulness and awareness of the gift of presence within creativity and daily life.

The song, A Reminder by Radiohead came on one day and all of these smiliar themes collectively added to the realization that everything was a reminder and that the band now had a name and a direction.

A Reminder have long been connected by a rooted network of members since the mid 1990's.

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In early projects, drummer Kenny Ramirez and Keyboardist Edwin Portillo shared stages alongside diverse acts such as Weapon of Choice, Trolio Disgracias, Skankin' Pickle and Ivlichelle Shocked.

Richard and Jonathan signed to Interscope Records with their hybrid electro-rock group, Woven in 2001, featuring Jonathan on Bass and Vocal duties and Richard on Drums releasing an EP and a full length album through the label. Woven's songs were featured on the CBS crime drama television series, CSI on two episodes. The band kept an active tour schedule throughout the late 2000 's with multiple tours across the U.S.