C U L T F E V E R BIOGRAPHY

C U L T F E V E R
MGMT
BAND
Robert Bennett, [email protected] Joe and Tamara, [email protected]
www.cultfever.com | facebook.com/cultfever
Ryan Kofman, [email protected]
@cultfever | soundcloud.com/cultfever
Kevin Krump, [email protected]
PR
BOOKING
Leslie Cruc, [email protected]
Pete Anderson, [email protected]
RECENT PRESS FEATURES
3.14 American Eagle “Must Have Spring
Break Essentials”
3.14 Tri-state Indie Interview/Live Show
Coverage @ SXSW and Johnny Brenda’s
(sold out show in Philadelphia)
3.14 NYMag’s Bedford and Bowery
Interview
OFFICIAL FESTIVAL APPEARANCES
SXSW, CMJ, NXNE (upcoming), Northside Festival, Canadian Music Week
AWARDS AND HONORS
WXPN’s Tri-State Indie Awards - NYC Metro Band of the Year 2013
New Music Seminar Top 100 Emerging Artists Class of 2013
Human Rights Campaign Top 10 Emerging Artist Roster 2013
Deli Magazine’s #1 Indie Pop Band NYC -2012
CMJ Radio Top 200 Charts- 2012
SELECT LICENSING
In-Store Playlists Incl via DMX incl: COACH, American Apparel, American Eagle, Scoop
NYC, Crunch
“ROUGE”feat on MTV “RIDICULOUSNESS” (1/2014)
“STRANGENECKS” feat. on MTV “AWKWARD” (8/2012)
“ROUGE” feat. In COACH Fall Ad (9/2012)
“KNEWYOUWELL” feat. on “FROM ME TO YOU”, TIFFANY & CO Ad (2/2012)
SELECT ADDITIONAL PRESS
The Guardian (UK), Soundcheck (WNYC), Stereogum, Filter, Ex.Fm, MTV Soundtrack,
Time Out NY, MuchMusic, Metro.US, Consequence of Sound, The Deli Magazine
BreakThru Radio, PopMatters, Bowleg Music Review (UK), Music Ninja, Indie Music
Filter, Epitonic, Ear Candy, Earmilk, BuzzChips, BurningEar
BIOGRAPHY
Th e B r o o k l y n d u o C u l t f e v e r
creates sound in 35mm and Dolby-surround, sweeping wide shots, urgent dissolves and auteuristic composition, reminiscent of the brooding, surreal worlds of
Almodóvar, The Man Who Fell To Earth,
and Tim Burton. You don’t just hear Cultfever; its music plays out before you like
a moving picture, helmed by its dual directors, Tamara Jafar and Joe Durniak.
The pair formed the band quickly after
meeting in 2010, sensing an immediate
chemistry, and released a self-titled fulllength in 2011 as well as the Animals EP
in 2013. Playing SXSW, CMJ, Northside,
and other leading industry festivals, Cultfever earned praise for both its fiery live
show (which includes Ignacio Rivas Bixio on drums and Jafar and Durniak on a
combination of vocals, synths, and guitar) and the recordings, with singles “Knewyouwell” and “Collector” propelling
the band into the CMJ Radio Top 200.
Writing and recording together in
their personal studio, Jafar and Durniak share an obvious bond, describing
their relationship as “chosen family.” Now, putting the finishing touches on
the second album, the band is releasing the new single, “Gloria,” a riveting, beat-driven pop anthem that bursts
with dark overtones and moments of
blissful synthetic light. Listen, and you
can see and feel just as much as you
hear; colors swirl, nights fall, suns rise,
the spotlight reveals, shadows pervade.
The conceptual and sonic density of Cultfever’s music rewards repeated listening,
like discovering something new in a film
you’ve seen dozens of times. You listen
in stereo but you perceive in 3D, synapses firing, roulette wheel spinning, urging
you into its world.