'''Eyeshine''' was formed in 2004 by front man Johnny Yong Bosch and Maurice Salmin. Eyeshine first found success in 2006 with a unique blend of pop punk and post grunge called Edge Rock. The band gained a modest audience with its debut EP, [[How_About_That_(Eyeshine)|"How About That"]] and their first full length album, [[Red_Stripes_White_Lights_(Eyeshine)|"Red Stripes White Lights"]] but it was their sophomore effort, [[My_Paper_Kingdom_(Eyeshine)|"My Paper Kingdom"]] that officially opened the flood gates in 2009. MPK featured their award winning song, "Alone," whose honest and simple lyrics made a connection to a steadily growing fan base. The band has continued to self produced 6 more albums: [[Tone_of_Echoes_(Eyeshine)|"Tone of Echoes"]] (features the Elfenworks Foundation sponsored song "Hope Is So Far Away"), [[Afterglow_(Eyeshine)|"Afterglow"]] (acoustic album), [[Sonosis_(Eyeshine)|"Sonosis"]] (instrumental album), [[Sansvox_(Eyeshine)|"Sansvox"]] (karaoke album), [[XMAS_(Eyeshine)|"XMAS"]] (Christmas album), and their latest album [[Revolution_Airwaves_(Eyeshine)|"Revolution Airwaves"]].
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'''[[Eyeshine]]''' was formed in 2004 by front man [[Johnny Yong Bosch]] and [[Maurice Salmin]]. Eyeshine first found success in 2006 with a unique blend of pop punk and post grunge called Edge Rock. The band gained a modest audience with its debut EP, ''[[How_About_That_(Eyeshine)|"How About That"]]'' and their first full length album, ''[[Red_Stripes_White_Lights_(Eyeshine)|"Red Stripes White Lights"]]'' but it was their sophomore effort, ''[[My_Paper_Kingdom_(Eyeshine)|"My Paper Kingdom"]]'' that officially opened the flood gates in 2009. MPK featured their award winning song, "Alone," whose honest and simple lyrics made a connection to a steadily growing fan base. The band has continued to self produced 6 more albums: ''[[Tone_of_Echoes_(Eyeshine)|"Tone of Echoes"]]'' (features the Elfenworks Foundation sponsored song "Hope Is So Far Away"), ''[[Afterglow_(Eyeshine)|"Afterglow"]]'' (acoustic album), ''[[Sonosis_(Eyeshine)|"Sonosis"]]'' (instrumental album), ''[[Sansvox_(Eyeshine)|"Sansvox"]]'' (karaoke album), ''[[XMAS_(Eyeshine)|"XMAS"]]'' (Christmas album), and their latest album ''[[Revolution_Airwaves_(Eyeshine)|"Revolution Airwaves"]]''.
The band has been touring across the nation since 2006 and even making their way out of the country to New Zealand in early 2011. Eyeshine also is set to tour Australia, New Zealand, and Canada in late 2012.
The band has been touring across the nation since 2006 and even making their way out of the country to New Zealand in early 2011. Eyeshine also is set to tour Australia, New Zealand, and Canada in late 2012.
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=='''History'''==
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===Formation and How About That (2004-2007)===
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: Main article: [[How About That (Eyeshine)|How About That (Eyeshine EP)]]
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The founding of Eyeshine began in a local church band both Johnny Yong Bosch and Maurice Salmin were part of. They decided to try writing and performing their own music and went through many incarnations before deciding on the name Eyeshine. Bosch got the name from an episode of The Crocodile Hunter. Steve Irwin was rescuing crocodiles in the darkness and kept repeating that he could spot them by their 'eyeshine' from his lantern.
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==BandMembers==
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BassistAlex Orantes later joined the band and they began work on their first record. After various obstacles getting their first EP ''How About That'' recorded, it finally saw release in 2006. A music video was produced for "Sunday Flower", which was originially a hidden track at the end of "Selah" on the physical version.
<p style="line-height:21px;">JohnnyYongBoschis rapidly becoming a musician to be reckoned with. He’s the driving, creative force behind Eyeshine, fusing together raw passion and mesmerizing melodies to create a unique blend of aggressive edge rock that is entirely and undoubtedly his own. He was raised in a small suburb of Dallas in a family of 6. Sharing everything with his brother and sisters, including clothes. In school, his peers mocked him and his teachers called him a daydreamer. His parents however, taught him that dreams are fulfilled and broken by those who have them. Their support helped him develop a “never give up” attitude and focus for his life. In 1994, Johnny set out for California to pursue a career in acting. He immediately landed a lead role in the hit series Power Rangers where he portrayed the Black Power Ranger, Adam Park. He was featured in over 200 episodes and both silver screen versions of the show. He then turned to voice acting commanding various lead roles. Kaneda in Akira, Lelouch in Code Geass (Adult Swim), Ichigo in Bleach (Cartoon Network) and Nero in the hit game franchise Devil May Cry 4 are just a few among the list found on IMDB. Johnny purchased his first Stratocaster guitar in 1998 and began to teach himself how to play and sing. Years of bottled up emotions began to pour out on paper as he penned lyrics. Freeing himself of past pain through his expression in music made him realize he could do the same for others. With newly found meaning and ambition, he continued honing his skills and enlisted the help of friends that shared the same love for music, forming Eyeshine. Johnny’s currently known as one of the most popular voices in anime and video games. Generating what can best be described as a cult following in the cartoon industry. He’s an immensely talented rising star, perfectly positioned as the frontman of Eyeshine.</p>
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===RedStripesWhiteLights (2007-2009)===
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: Main article: [[Red Stripes White Lights (Eyeshine)|Red Stripes White Lights (Eyeshine album)]]
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Following the success of ''How About That'', Eyeshine added lead guitarist Ji Ho "Daniel" Lee to the group in their first full-length album, ''Red Stripes White Lights. ''"Here Comes The End Again" acted as the lead single with music video in tow.
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===My Paper Kingdom (2009-2010)===
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: Main article: [[My Paper Kingdom (Eyeshine)|My Paper Kingdom (Eyeshine album)]]
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Lee announced in 2009 that he was leaving the band for family reasons, leaving a vacancy during the recording process for ''My Paper Kingdom. ''Despite this, Eyeshine moved ahead and released "Fighting" as their latest single and music video. Orantes would later follow as the next departure, leaving only Bosch and Salmin to finish recording the album.'' ''Lead guitarist Eddie Colmenares and bassist Tori Dozier were brought on board during touring.
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===Toneof Echoes and other projects (2010-2011)===
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: Main article: [[Tone of Echoes (Eyeshine)|Tone of Echoes (Eyeshine album)]]
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Dozier left the group in 2010 and Crystal Mesina joined Eyeshine to fill the void. They released "Hope Is So Far Away" and "Our Whole Lives Tonight" as the two lead-off singles and music videos for the album. ''Tone of Echoes'' released at the end of 2010 and they continued touring across the nation and overseas to New Zealand. Colmenares would soon after announce his departure from the group to pursue other musical interests. Both Eyeshine and former lead guitarist Ji Ho Lee would agree to reunite in 2011. "Stratosphere" was chosen as the next single, with the transition of lead guitarists noted in the music video.
Eyeshine kept busy throughout 2011 working on new albums and projects. They p<span style="line-height:20px;">erformedandrecorded"LovePsalm"in the Playstation Vita game "Silent Hill: Book of Memories," featuring Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Akira Yamaoka.The anticipated acoustic album</span> ''[http://music.wikia.com/wiki/Afterglow_(Eyeshine) "Afterglow"] ''made its release, including four new songs and a collection of acoustic versions of previous material. They next tackled ''[http://music.wikia.com/wiki/Sonosis_(Eyeshine) "Sonosis"],'' an instrumental album that was influenced by bands such as [[Explosions in the Sky]]. The group finished 2011 strong with releases of ''[http://music.wikia.com/wiki/Sansvox_(Eyeshine) "Sansvox"]'' (karaoke album) and ''[http://music.wikia.com/wiki/XMAS_(Eyeshine) "XMAS"]'' (Christmas album).
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<p style="line-height:21px;">2.Studiedvarious martial arts including Shaolin Kung Fu.</p>
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===RevolutionAirwaves(2011-present)===
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: Main article: [[Revolution Airwaves (Eyeshine)|Revolution Airwaves (Eyeshine album)]][[File:Eyeshine_Live.jpeg|thumb|250px|Eyeshine performing live on KTLA Morning News in 2012.]]
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Lee would depart from Eyeshine once again for family reasons. Masataka "Polo" Yazaki was initially brought in to sub for Lee for certain tour dates but soon became a permanent member of the band. Eyeshine won the worldwide Ford sponsored competition "Gimme The Gig II" in May 2012. They recorded a single and filmed a music video with the Legendary Don Was (President of Blue Note Records and 7 time Grammy Award winning Producer - Rolling Stones, Elton John, John Mayer, etc.) and Krish Sharma (Producer/Engineer - The Rolling Stones, Counting Crows, Hilary Duff, Jesse McCartney, etc.) out of the "Ford Focus Studio." It is a Mobile Studio that was built into a Ford Focus by "Mad" Mike Martin (Pimp My Ride). KTLA (West Coast News Stations affiliated with The CW TV Network), filmed and aired the one-hour special on west coast television.
''RevolutionAirwaves''releasedonJuly1, 2012. Prior to the album's launch, bassistCrystal Mesina left Eyeshine to accept a paid contract with Forever The Day due to her family situation. They are working on their second acoustic album while seeking a replacement for Mesina.
: Main article: [http://music.wikia.com/wiki/Eyeshine_discography Eyeshine discography]
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<p style="line-height:21px;">[[File:Maurice.jpeg|thumb|left]]Largelyself-taught, Maurice Salmin is the heart of Eyeshine, bringing a spirit of youth, excitement and counter melodies with harmonies and piano scales. A native to California, Maurice was raised by a single mother. To make ends meet, his mother had to travel and work in the Philippines, forcing him to live back and forth with his aunt. With no more than a few possessions, he grew up banging on cereal boxes to pass the time until learning the snare drum in middle school. Maurice was drawn to the rhythm and drumbeats in music. He finally found something he was good at, something he could call his own. He continued sharpening his drumming skills through high school and college in a local church band, where he first met Johnny. He then joined Johnny in the pursuit of a dream and vowed to one day to be able to support his mother and repay his family for everything they've done for him. Maurice draws influence from Alternative, Indie, Modern and Techno genres to create drumbeats with electrifying intensity.</p>
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===Studioalbums===
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*2008: ''<span style="line-height:21px;">[[Red Stripes White Lights (Eyeshine)|Red Stripes White Lights]]</span>''
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*<span style="line-height:21px;">2009: ''[[My Paper Kingdom (Eyeshine)|My Paper Kingdom]]''</span>
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*<span style="line-height:21px;">2010: ''[[Tone of Echoes (Eyeshine)|Tone of Echoes]]''</span>
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<p style="line-height:21px;">1.Lives off Haribo Gummy Bears and Salsa Verde Doritos</p>
<p style="line-height:21px;text-align:left;">[[File:Polo.jpeg|thumb|left]] Just a bit over 5 feet tall, Polo is revered as one of Eyeshine's biggest players. Polo (Mastaka Yazaki) was born and raised in Kochi, Japan. In high school he was the number one cross country runner in the city. Complications with his stomach forced him to give up his dreams of running. To cheer himself up he spent his time hanging out with friends and on one evening he stumbled upon a guitar that caught his attention. He was so fascinated by the guitar that it led his heart in a new direction and at the age of 20, he moved to Tokyo and joined an independent band. Shortly after they were signed to a major label, but Polo was consistently mistreated and abused by their manager. After a lit cigarette to the face, Polo decided to leave the band. He then began working as a session guitarist for a professional recording studio, which earned him the opportunity to work with various artists such as Tsukiko Amano(Pony Canyon), September (U-Can Entertainment), 9 Nine (Otokura Record), etc. In 2007 Polo followed his dreams and moved to Los Angeles, where he started his own band (NIRF) and recorded an album with Steve Albiini in 2008. By 2010, NIRF disbanded and the majority of it's members returned to Japan leaving Polo on his own once again. He hit the streets performing solo as well as subbing for several other bands which eventually lead to him sharing the stage with Eyeshine in Idaho. A few years after their first meeting, Eyeshine invited Polo to sub as lead guitarist while on tour through Miami, Detroit and New Orleans. A few months later Eyeshine's lead guitarist left the band and Polo quickly stepped on board and filled the gap. Polo's musical talents and stage presence help cement the group together.</p>
<p style="line-height:21px;text-align:left;">1. Polo can eat anything spicy, no matter the level.</p>
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<p style="line-height:21px;text-align:left;">3. He has a tattoo of Dave Grohl's signature on the his back.</p>
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==Awards and Recognitions==
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Eyeshine won the worldwide Ford sponsored competition "Gimme The Gig II" in May 2012. They recorded a single and filmed a music video with the Legendary Don Was (President of Blue Note Records and 7 time Grammy Award winning Producer - Rolling Stones, Elton John, John Mayer, etc) and Krish Sharma (Producer/Engineer - The Rolling Stones, Counting Crows, Hilary Duff, Jesse McCartney, etc) out of the "Ford Focus Studio." Which is a Mobile Studio that was built into a Ford Focus by "Mad" Mike Martin (Pimp My Ride). KTLA (West Coast News Stations affiliated with The CW TV Network), filmed and aired the one-hour special on west coast television.
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===NotableAchievements===
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=='''Awardsand recognitions'''==
*Won the worldwide Ford Sponsored Gimme The Gig II competition. (2012 - see above)
*Won the worldwide Ford Sponsored Gimme The Gig II competition. (2012 - see above)
*Performed live on the KTLA Morning show (affiliate of the CW Television Network) on July 20th, 2012
*Performed live on the KTLA Morning show (affiliate of the CW Television Network) on July 20th, 2012
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*Campus Music Fest Los Angeles Finalist (Top 3 - 2009)
*Campus Music Fest Los Angeles Finalist (Top 3 - 2009)
Crystal Mesina Jiho "Daniel" Lee Eddie Colmenares Tori Dozier Alex Orantes Chris Steinborn Sean Cargo
Eyeshine was formed in 2004 by front man Johnny Yong Bosch and Maurice Salmin. Eyeshine first found success in 2006 with a unique blend of pop punk and post grunge called Edge Rock. The band gained a modest audience with its debut EP, "How About That" and their first full length album, "Red Stripes White Lights" but it was their sophomore effort, "My Paper Kingdom" that officially opened the flood gates in 2009. MPK featured their award winning song, "Alone," whose honest and simple lyrics made a connection to a steadily growing fan base. The band has continued to self produced 6 more albums: "Tone of Echoes" (features the Elfenworks Foundation sponsored song "Hope Is So Far Away"), "Afterglow" (acoustic album), "Sonosis" (instrumental album), "Sansvox" (karaoke album), "XMAS" (Christmas album), and their latest album "Revolution Airwaves".
The band has been touring across the nation since 2006 and even making their way out of the country to New Zealand in early 2011. Eyeshine also is set to tour Australia, New Zealand, and Canada in late 2012.
The founding of Eyeshine began in a local church band both Johnny Yong Bosch and Maurice Salmin were part of. They decided to try writing and performing their own music and went through many incarnations before deciding on the name Eyeshine. Bosch got the name from an episode of The Crocodile Hunter. Steve Irwin was rescuing crocodiles in the darkness and kept repeating that he could spot them by their 'eyeshine' from his lantern.
Bassist Alex Orantes later joined the band and they began work on their first record. After various obstacles getting their first EP How About That recorded, it finally saw release in 2006. A music video was produced for "Sunday Flower", which was originially a hidden track at the end of "Selah" on the physical version.
Following the success of How About That, Eyeshine added lead guitarist Ji Ho "Daniel" Lee to the group in their first full-length album, Red Stripes White Lights. "Here Comes The End Again" acted as the lead single with music video in tow.
Lee announced in 2009 that he was leaving the band for family reasons, leaving a vacancy during the recording process for My Paper Kingdom. Despite this, Eyeshine moved ahead and released "Fighting" as their latest single and music video. Orantes would later follow as the next departure, leaving only Bosch and Salmin to finish recording the album.Lead guitarist Eddie Colmenares and bassist Tori Dozier were brought on board during touring.
Dozier left the group in 2010 and Crystal Mesina joined Eyeshine to fill the void. They released "Hope Is So Far Away" and "Our Whole Lives Tonight" as the two lead-off singles and music videos for the album. Tone of Echoes released at the end of 2010 and they continued touring across the nation and overseas to New Zealand. Colmenares would soon after announce his departure from the group to pursue other musical interests. Both Eyeshine and former lead guitarist Ji Ho Lee would agree to reunite in 2011. "Stratosphere" was chosen as the next single, with the transition of lead guitarists noted in the music video.
Eyeshine kept busy throughout 2011 working on new albums and projects. They performed and recorded "Love Psalm" in the Playstation Vita game "Silent Hill: Book of Memories," featuring Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Akira Yamaoka.The anticipated acoustic album"Afterglow"made its release, including four new songs and a collection of acoustic versions of previous material. They next tackled "Sonosis", an instrumental album that was influenced by bands such as Explosions in the Sky. The group finished 2011 strong with releases of "Sansvox" (karaoke album) and "XMAS" (Christmas album).
Lee would depart from Eyeshine once again for family reasons. Masataka "Polo" Yazaki was initially brought in to sub for Lee for certain tour dates but soon became a permanent member of the band. Eyeshine won the worldwide Ford sponsored competition "Gimme The Gig II" in May 2012. They recorded a single and filmed a music video with the Legendary Don Was (President of Blue Note Records and 7 time Grammy Award winning Producer - Rolling Stones, Elton John, John Mayer, etc.) and Krish Sharma (Producer/Engineer - The Rolling Stones, Counting Crows, Hilary Duff, Jesse McCartney, etc.) out of the "Ford Focus Studio." It is a Mobile Studio that was built into a Ford Focus by "Mad" Mike Martin (Pimp My Ride). KTLA (West Coast News Stations affiliated with The CW TV Network), filmed and aired the one-hour special on west coast television.
Revolution Airwaves released on July 1, 2012. Prior to the album's launch, bassist Crystal Mesina left Eyeshine to accept a paid contract with Forever The Day due to her family situation. They are working on their second acoustic album while seeking a replacement for Mesina.
Won the worldwide Ford Sponsored Gimme The Gig II competition. (2012 - see above)
Performed live on the KTLA Morning show (affiliate of the CW Television Network) on July 20th, 2012
Featured their album "Revolution Airwaves" in the Warped Tour Issue of A.P. (Alternative Press) Magazine. (2012)
Performed and recorded "Love Psalm" in the Playstation Vita game "Silent Hill: Book of Memories." Which featured Mary Elizabeth McGlynn and Akira Yamaoka. (2011)
Front man Johnny Yong Bosch was featured in Alternative Revolt Magazine. (2011)
Featured in the 2nd episode of international Korean TV show "Ba Ram Eh Shil Ryu" (Gone With The Wind) where they performed alongside the Korean pop-star Yim Jae Beom.
Unsigned Contest Winner for AMP Magazine in 2011, which featured the band in issue #109 of Amp Magazine. (2011)
Finalists in KROQ's Shot To Rock Competition. (Top 10 - 2011)
Gimme the Gig Finalist (Top 7) Live on KTLA at the Whiskey A Go Go. (2010)
"Alone" (Album "My Paper Kingdom") is awarded as one of Top 15 Most Played Indie Artist's songs by the IAIRA. (2010)
Star 98.7 Rockstar Finalist (Top 10 - 2010)
Star 98.7 Rockstar Finalist (Top 5 - 2009)
"Alone" (Album "My Paper Kingdom") is awarded the Elfenworks Social Justice Award (2009)
Campus Music Fest Los Angeles Finalist (Top 3 - 2009)
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