The Lily Pad

<p><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: mceinline;"><span style="font-family: mceinline;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The Tourist</span></span> 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</span></p><p><span style="color: #666666;"><br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>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.<br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>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.&nbsp;<br /><br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Jesse Trepiak, of Rome, NY is a guitar player at Berklee, but a very versatile drummer.&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.&nbsp;<br /><br /><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>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.<br /></span></p>