The Initial Breakdown is an Alternative rock band from Burlington, Ontario made up of 5 music-obsessed kids and their instruments. The band started in May of 2009 with Andrew Berkeley on Vocals and Keyboards, Kira Sinstead on Bass Guitar, Josh Pinkney on Guitar and backup vocals, and “Moose” Memon on the drum kit. With Kira and Josh writing songs at a break-neck pace, Moose creating crazy beats like no one’s business, and Andrew writing some of the most heartfelt lyrics ever written, the band soon wrote 8 tight, powerful, and original songs in Kira’s living room. The 4 rehearsed every week until they were finally prepared to play a few open jam sessions at Burlington’s Applejack’s restaurant.
The band soon realized however, that the songs didn’t sound as amazing as they could be without the help of a second guitar player.
Josh quickly suggested bringing in best friend Ben Doran to round out the team. After quickly learning the songs and attending a band practice, Ben clicked immediately with the band. It was decided soon after that Ben would become the band’s second guitarist in September of 2009.
It is quite a shock how the band continues to remain happy on the kind of music they play seeing as all the members listen to extremely different styles of music. Moose listens to anything “in” and catchy on the radio, being a fan of Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Kings of Leon, Blink-182, and Coldplay. Andrew listens to mainly artists with amazing voices. Some of his favourite bands and artists include: The Beatles, Daughtry, Howie Day, and the Backstreet Boys. Kira is what Josh considers “a punk chick”, with her being heavily influenced by bands such as Silverstein, Senses Fail, Blink-182, Green Day, Rise Against, The Used and many more bands. Ben is heavily influenced by Tom DeLonge, the guitarist and singer in Angels and Airwaves and Blink-182. He loves Punk and Pop-punk music but also listens to alternative rock/metal bands such as Linkin Park, Breaking Benjamin, Three Days Grace, Seether, and Nickelback. Josh listens to roughly everything, ranging from pop music to death metal. His two favourite bands are Fightstar and Nine Inch Nails. But he continues to listen to many different bands from all different genres including: Pink Floyd, Machine Head, The Beatles, Blink-182, All Time Low, Killswitch Engage, and A Day To Remember.
The band is currently in the studio recording and mixing 3 originals and eagerly awaits their release of their new untitled EP.
Band Members
Andrew Berkeley - Vocals, Keyboards
Moose Memon - Drums
Kira Sinstead - Bass
Josh Pinkney - Guitar, Back-up vocals
Ben Doran - Guitar
Godd Luck!
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