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        <title><![CDATA[@The Tourist - blog]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: mceinline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: mceinline;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;white-space: pre;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;The Tourist&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; was formed at The Berklee College of Music over the course of two years. Finally coming to fruition in the Fall of 2008, The Tourist has spent the majority of their time together in The Shed (practice facility). Recordings engineered and produced by Andrew Kline (Bass) in the starting weeks showed potential and built a unique chemistry. Collectively, a multitude of music has been written to utilize the wide spectrum of influence that defines The Tourist&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #666666;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;white-space: pre;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Brandon Tuzio, lead singer and rhythm guitarist, hails from New Jersey. He was heavily involved in theater music, and has had multiple offers to sing for musicals, that would eventually lead to Broadway performances. His lyrical ability and arranging skill, as well as his guitar work separate him from your average lead singer. He is the frontman and an integral piece of this artistic device that is The Tourist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;white-space: pre;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;white-space: pre;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Ty Larson of New Hampshire is a guitarist who has grown up on Hendrix and Zeppelin, and later gotten into such players as Joe Satriani and Paul Gilbert. He has competed and won in the New England Music Festival in 2005-2007, and continues to hone his skills on his instrument. He strives to be a force in the guitar world, and his ultimate goal is to have his own signature PRS guitar.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;white-space: pre;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Jesse Trepiak, of Rome, NY is a guitar player at Berklee, but a very versatile drummer.&amp;nbsp;Jesse has mastered the art of playing drums with a click in headphones, whether in practice, gigs, or jams. This element is extremely vital to the tightness of the band, and has improved The Tourist as a collective entity.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;white-space: pre;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;Andrew Kline, of Florida, is a graduating Music Production and Engineering major in the Fall '09. His talent with the technical aspect of the band has put things into double time. Having great sounding recordings made by the band, recorded and mixed by Andrew has helped in the writing and promotional aspects of The Tourist. His melodic ideas and grooves on the bass are also prevalent and important to The Tourist's sound.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
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                <title><![CDATA[A couple updates! - @the-tourist]]></title>
                <link>https://mixposure.com/the-tourist/blog/2112/a-couple-updates</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: #666666;"&gt;We just recently finished our recording of &amp;ldquo;State of Grace&amp;rdquo; and are in the final stages of the video that we shot for it. &amp;nbsp;We are in the Top 5 for the Famecast.com/rock contest, and the beginning stages of the PacSun Battle of the Bands. Look out for the new song/video to be debuted on our brand new website. There are only good things to come!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:48:20 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[My band is in the top 5 of thousands! - @the-tourist]]></title>
                <link>https://mixposure.com/the-tourist/blog/2111/my-band-is-in-the-top-5-of-thousands</link>
                <guid>https://mixposure.com/the-tourist/blog/2111</guid>
                <description><![CDATA[ &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; color: #00004f; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"&gt;Hello friends,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My band The Tourist has made it to the top 5 out of over 4500 bands in a contest online. The winner will be featured in Spin mag, and go on to compete for the quartly prize of $5000 and some other sweet opportunities. All I ask is this:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1. Go to www.famecast.com&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2. Click Fans, View Artists and Vote&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3. Sign up!&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4. Confirm your email (they don't send spam, this is a 1 time email)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5. Vote for my band!&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.famecast.com/contest/stage.php?sid=1&amp;amp;rid=1533&amp;amp;aid=36087&amp;amp;vid=30297&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can vote daily, so if you like our music, please help us out! Every vote counts, and that is how the winner is determined. Thanks guys.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(Any problems signing up/voting email me! thetouristmusic@gmail.com, or let me know here)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:41:10 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Awesome show last night! - @the-tourist]]></title>
                <link>https://mixposure.com/the-tourist/blog/1946/awesome-show-last-night</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Hey guys,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just wanted to check in and share with you what's happened/happening this weekend with us. First off, we had a stellar show last night in Boston, and are really excited for the response we had, and all the kind support people showed. Today we are dolling (sp?) ourselves up for a photoshoot. You can check out our photographer's page at www.christianarthurphotography.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Will be posting the pics as soon as we get them back!&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
                <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:18:33 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Guitars for New Song Done! - @the-tourist]]></title>
                <link>https://mixposure.com/the-tourist/blog/1928/guitars-for-new-song-done</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Just finished tracking all the guitars for our next debuting song... all that remains are vocals and a few little quirks to make it our own. Very excited for this tune, can't wait to hear what you all think!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On a side note: We are entered in a contest on www.famecast.com, and have advanced to the top 25 round out of over 4500 bands. Needless to say we are pumped, and looking forward to the coming weeks!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Best,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;T&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
                <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:42:32 -0400</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Hey Everybody - @the-tourist]]></title>
                <link>https://mixposure.com/the-tourist/blog/1905/hey-everybody</link>
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                <description><![CDATA[&lt;p&gt;Hi guys,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for checking out our blog. We are new to the site, and hope to bring you guys lots of great music and be an active member in your community. A few things we are looking forward to in the coming weeks.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;GIGS&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We have a few important gigs coming up, one in Boston @ the Lily Pad this Saturday (7/11) and one in NYC @ Arlene's Grocery on Saturday (7/25). Check our events section for more details.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MUSIC VIDEO&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ty's brother Jim Larson, NY Film Academy Grad, is traveling to Boston the weekend of 7/17 to shoot a music video for an unreleased song! We are currently tracking the song in the studio right now, and will have it and the video done before this month is over. This is going to be a great time, so we hope you guys stay tuned for the finished products!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks for reading!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;best,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Tourist&lt;/p&gt;]]></description>
                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:37:55 -0400</pubDate>
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