Hey guys, I’m Angel.
I was born on June 13, 1985 in Perth Amboy, NJ.
The timeline goes something like this…
2000: I pick up the guitar at age 15. My teachers: Nirvana, Metallica & Chevelle.
2008: Revelations is finally released after years of crashed hard-drives, no money and spending over a year of my life homeless. It does well enough to catch the attention of 40 Below Summer; we join forces with members of FLAW to create Black Market Hero.
2010: The Speed of Dark is released in January. I continue to perform tons of dates with both Black Market Hero and AV. After two years with BMH, I leave and begin to write my next solo record.
2011: Universal Language is released. This begins my working relationship with Will Putney/The Machine Shop who produced, mixed and mastered it. The album was very well received with much, to my surprise, critical acclaim.
My first video is shot for “A Mercurian Summer” at an outdoor art museum in front of a stunning sculpture by one of my favorite artists Bruce Beasley. #RunOnSentenceFTW Thanks T <3
Then I decide it was a good idea to shoot a music video in a 5 degree freezer for “A Martian Winter”. Fun Fact: We couldnt hear playback so Jason had to plug in and play the rhythm guitar live to a click. No equipment was harmed in its making… thank fucking god.
I begin writing for Away With Words Parts 1 and 2.
2012: I’m approached to join Vext, a supergroup consisting of Tommy Vext (Divine Heresy, SNOT) and members of Mutiny Within (including my drummer Bill Fore). We write and record our debut release titled Impermanence. We shoot a video at New York’s Beauty & Essex with a mighty fine braud. We started to play out often, many dates with AV on the same bill. We had an absolute blast however when it came time to sign deals your homeboy just wasnt ready.
2014: Away With Words Part 1 is crowd-funded, released and again produced by Will Putney and Randy Lebeouf at The Machine Shop. I document the experience in a 4 part video documentary. I come back with a humdigger of a video for the song “.. _ _ _” (Two). I embark on my first out of state tours. I shoot another video for “. _ _ _ _” (One).
I lose my best friend, Rich Forcellati to ALS in December of 2014. Losing him was such a wake up call; I realized that the only thing worst than living with regret was to die with it. So 5 months later….
2015: I quit my day job, put all of my trust in my fans and co-headline my first full US tour along with The Algorithm.
