Saosin: Keeping the Music Real for Fans

Saosin may sound like an unusual band name, but this is an American Alternative Rock group from Newport Beach, California. Many of their fans have described them as a band with a lighter punk rock attitude but still plenty of fire and sizzle. The members of the band are Beau Burchell and Justin Shekoski on guitars; vocalist Cove Reber; drummer Alex Rodriguez, and Cove Reber performing the vocals. The band is currently in their 6th year and now calls Los Angeles, California their home headquarters.

The name of the band was once pronounced Say Ocean when Anthony Green was the vocalist. Once he had left the band decided to pronounce it Say O Sin. The word saosin literally means a small heart in the Chinese language but if pronounced correctly it is Shou Shing. Green liked a description of the word Saosin that he had once found. According to the proverb that he read Saosin refers to the fact that everything is temporary in life including relationships, emotions and possessions.

When the Saosin lineup first formed in 2003 they recorded and distributed an EP titled, "Translating the Name". This became a great hit on online music download sites as well as in online forums and chat rooms. The band literally gained their popularity and exposure via the World Wide Web. My Space and You Tube were largely responsible for bringing the music of Saosin to the public eyes and ears.

It was up to Cove Reber to fill the shoes of ex vocalist Green and this has been very difficult. Anthony Green was noted for talent, stage presence and a very charismatic personality. The less experienced and younger Reber has the talent but he is still finding his musical roots and soul along the way. There are many fans who refer to the music of Saosin as the Green and post Green periods, and they leave little doubt that they rank Green's vocals higher than they do those of Reber.

The band proved to be a cash machine when it came to marketing Saosin merch during the Taste of Chaos tour. They were quickly inked to a contract with Capitol Records and began to tour the US and spent time in the recording studios. The band toured in 2005 but was mostly performing as the opening act for Coheed and Cambria as well as Avenged Sevenfold.

The first true album was self titled and released in September of 2006, and it was produced by Howard Benson. In just one week more than 35,000 copies of "Saosin" were sold. Although the band disputed the claims there was definitely a more mellow sound on the album compared to their hardcore live performances. Their 2008 live album, "Come Close" was from a 2007 Pennsylvania concert but it did have some new songs added to give it an extra edge. In the fall of 2008 the group toured with The Devil wears Prada and Underoath. "The Grey EP was released in October of 2008 and was available during the tour stops as well as online.

Saosin will be touring with groups like Underoathe and The Used in 2009. They are also booked for the entire Warped Tour 2009 and hope to work out some tour dates with Circa Survive. Their newest album should be available later this summer.

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