Dr Zhivegas 'Get Down' album

In the fall of 1995, five musicians began rehearsals in a blighted duplex on the Southside of St. Louis. One 60 watt light bulb and an old Sears space heater were all the comforts this spread would provide. In these dubious surroundings, this group of friends gathered regularly to fine-tune a proposed list of songs. With nothing but joyful intentions, this group of friends began their adventure. What would unfurl in the years to follow exceeded all expectations – the unstoppable groove, and hundreds of sold-out performances (not to mention the mob of devoted fans). This was an unintentional phenomenon.

DRZHIVEGAS (pronounced Doctor-zhi-vegas) is now one of the most sought after dance party acts in the Midwest and have earned their success around the country with a continuous schedule of over 200 shows a year. Prior to the group's humble beginnings as a disco cover band, members of this band forged their careers and experience in diverse paths of the musical spectrum. One was a major label MTV hair band cover boy, another was a world-touring p-funk-a-teer, and the others were a pair of indie band road warriors.

The core of this group led by frontman Frankie Muriel (vocals), Paul Chickey (drums), Cub Smith (bass) and Dee Dee 'Muggs' James (guitar) transforms into a 10-piece band on tour adding synthesizers, additional guitar, horns, and background singers to form this impressive wall of sound Over 1,500 shows later, they have transcended the genre where it all started, but took with them the lessons learned from night after night of packing the dance floor.

DRZHIVEGAS' debut album GET DOWN is a mash up of floor shaking beats, big guitars and big hooks delivered with a sexy in your face vocal reminiscent of early Van Halen and Aerosmith, and reminds you of a time when a great rock song got you to shake your ass as well.

"I like the kind of music that makes people feel alive, sexy and unable to sit still." says lead singer Frankie Muriel.

A fusion of the type of music they play and they styles of music they came from, GET DOWN is a powerful mix of anthemic club grooves, a wall of sound steeped in good old school rock and roll swagger.

The songs were battle-tested on dance floors all over the Midwest and GET DOWN is the result .The first single, GIMME WHATCHA GOT is this year's call to party and has just landed DRZ in heavy rotation on St. Louis rock station KSHE 95.

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