Biography

Our music is a thought process that sometimes delves into the darker aspects of society which are important, yet often ignored. We strive to portray the different dimensions of a story or idea through music to ultimately describe an emotional and intellectual state of being.

Left Brain was formed in September, 2005. In a short amount of time, the band has risen to a prominent position in the Albuquerque and New Mexico music scene, played over 65 shows, and earned a reputation as one of the hardest working local bands.

In January 2007, the 7-song EP Bury the Facade was released and the singles have rotation on 104.1FM The Edge and 91.5FM KRUX. Another song from the album, The Cleansing, was also featured on GarageBand.com’s Alternative Metal front page because of a high number of favorable reviews on the band’s page.

In April of 2007 Left Brain was voted ‘2nd Place for “Best Metal Band” and ‘3rd Place for “Best New/Emerging Band” in Alibi Magazine - Best of Albuquerque 2007. In May of 2007 Left Brain won 2 New Mexico Music Awards for “Best Rock-Metal” and “Best Artist’s Website”.

In July of 2007 Steve Keator, the orginal drummer for Left Brain was replaced by Thomas O’Brien.

US Radio Play 104.1FM KTEG The Edge Albuquerque, NM (Clear Channel) 91.5FM KRUX Las Cruces, NM (NMSU College Radio)

Awards/Contests New Mexico Music Awards – May 2007 Nominations: Best Rock CD Best Artists Website Best Rock-Metal Song

Best Rock-Metal Award 2007* The Waste Left Brain Left Brain-Writers Left Brain & Sid Garcia-Producers Sid Garcia-Engineer Sight 16 Studios Albuquerque, NM

Best Artist’s Website Award 2007* www.leftbrainband.com Left Brain

Alibi Magazine - Best of Burque 2007 – April 2007* Voted #2nd Place for “Best Metal Band” Voted #3rd Place for “Best New/Emerging Band” Garageband.com Awards* ‘The Cleansing’ - Track of The Day – April 2007 ‘Arisen’ - Best Bass in Metal, week of May 14th 2007 ‘Arisen’ - Grooviest Rhythm in Metal, week of May 21st 2007