Paradigm

Paradigm’s lifelong goal predominantly diverges from the norm. Putting aside what the majority greedily desire – popularity -, Paradigm truly and honestly dreams of entering the realm of the mainstream in hope to instill integrity and righteousness in a world full of immorality and dissipation. With audacious lyrics, powerful beats, beefy bass lines, infinitely striking guitar solos, engaging stage presence, and not to mention the routine backstage pre-show prayers, Paradigm effortlessly turns heads and stuns every audience – every song, every show – leaving them breathless.

Regardless of the stereotypical rebellious label painted on Rock bands, Paradigm members Nate Leslie, Allan Marcial, Raul Cotaquispe, and Jack Essenburg all believe that God has blessed these four talented and musically savvy teenage musicians with a beautiful gift to show the world, to glorify Gods name, and to do what God has called them to do.

Recent Accomplishments:
- 1st Place (out of 5) Battle of the Bands: College of Dupage (Alter Ego Productions - 4/29/05)
- 1st Place (out of 6) Battle of the Bands: The Hothouse (AMPED: Chicago's Battle of the Bands - 5/5/05)
- 2nd Place (out of 50) Battle of the Bands: Congress Theater (eXposure - 5/14/05)
- 1st Place (out of 3) Battle of the bands: North Park Gazebo (Advancing to Sectional Competition - 6/10/05)

Tracks have been selected for:
- Sparked interest with A&R Scout for Island Records
- Streetblast Radio (USA)
- Radio Crystal Blue (USA)
- Radio FEDRA (Serbia and Montenegro)
- Alooga Radio (Germany/Europe)
- Concrete Video Magazine DVD (USA)
- UCCB Radio (Canada)
- UIC Radio (USA)
- Music4iPods
- Hateful Productions DVD (USA)
- IMWS "Heavy Hitters" CD ROM Compilation (Top 17 out of 1000 submissions in the Midwest)
- AMPED: Columbia College Chicago's Battle of the Bands Compilation
- WXAV 88.3 FM Radio

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Band Members:
Nate Leslie--Lead vocal, Guitar Birthday: October 9th Influences: Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, The Mars Volta, Dream Theater, Sonic Youth, Dillinger Escape Plan, Fugazi, Death Cab for Cutie, Sigur Ros, Foo Fighters, The Police, Mogwai, TOOL, Pantera, Extol, Meshuggah, Rush, Nine Inch Nails

Allan Marcial--Bass Guitar, backing vocals
Birthday: January 10th
Influences: Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Flea, Jaco Pastorious, Mike Durnt, Eddie Breckenridge, Markku Lappalainen, Derek Doherty, Dirk Lance, Mark Hoppus, Hunter, Mike Kroeger, Krist Novoselic, Eric Wilson, Joe Principe

Raul Cotaquispe--Guitar, backing vocals
Birthday: October 3rd
Influences: Miles Davis, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Dave Matthews, Joe Pass, Jimi Hendrix, Rusty Cooley, Steve Vai, Coltraine

Jack Essenburg--Drums
Birthday: September 24th
Influences: Dream Theater, Smashing Pumpkins, Led Zeppelin, TOOL, Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Darkness, Green Day, Coldplay, AC/DC, Nirvana, Dave Matthews, Project 86, Oasis
Favorite Drummer(s): Mike Portnoy, Jimmy Chamberlain

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Keep an eye out for the "Sounds of Summer" Compilation CD coming to stores nationwide on JUNE 14, 2005!

This CD will be a featured release at the Vans Warped Tour 2005 and available for purchase through-out the tour. In addition, the CD will be made available through several retail outlets nation-wide, as well as through multiple major on-line outlets.