Please welcome our new in-house band - CENTRIC. This group comes all the way from U.S.A. to rock with us for next few months, with their blend of pop, rock, R&B, dance, hip-hop and other funky sounds! Originally from OHIO, Centric is lead by Peter Ahn (Bass), collaborating with Charles William Grigsby Jr. (Lead Vocals), Jocelyn Rosales Cortez (Lead Vocal), Antoine Levar Dunn (Keyboard) and Travis Darnell Payton (Drums).
Charles Grigsby has the unique gift of voice added to his love of music. He started with the school choir, and continued to chase his dream by entering American Idol in 2003. He impressed Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson, who saw the ‘Diamond in the rough’ and sent him to the finals in Hollywood. Unfortunately, Charles suffered from a debilitating stomach virus and did not win, but this had also something to do with the tough competition by Ruben Studdard and eventual winner Clay Aiken. Charles was voted off but that just the beginning the musical career.
Jocelyn R. Cortez has been involved with music and singing all her life and loves of challenge of learning all styles of music from different cultures and languages. She started entering singing competitions from the age of 6, and continued her musical career by working with several bands and performing overseas in Middle East and Asia. So far, she has sung in Malaysia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Morocco. This is her first trip to Thailand.
Antoine L. Dunn is multi-faceted artist. Apart from being an accomplished vocalist, pianist and songwriter, he taught himself to play the drums and base guitar as well. Antoine was awarded the Best Soloist Award at the National Musical Showcase in 2002 in the US. His journey continued as a member of a Cleveland Heights High School choral group throughout the US, He received vocal production credits on Lakisha Jones’ debut album, yet another finalist from American Idol, from 2007. Recently he was hired as a songwriter for Dallas based-company Love song for sale, in March 2009. From his professional talent, Dunn is ready to rock the world for further challenges, opportunities and continued growth.
Travis Payton, drummer, has a powerful percussion style and has been a prominent figure in the music business since he began playing at the age of 5. Travis started by playing drums for local churches and with his family’s encouragement, he continued to further his career as a drummer and musical director throughout the community. Travis has traveled with national recording artists Rude Boys and Men At Large including appearances on Black Entertainment Television. Travis joined the band and performance started from September 2008 for Grand Hyatt Seoul and Taipei, as well as Hilton Hotel Kuala Lumpur.
CENTRIC plays live nightly from 9pm till late except on the weekends, when they start rockin’ at 9.30pm. On Wednesdays, it is their rest day and our in house DJ will cover with his selection of funky tunes.
The band added: “We love Thailand, and we love Hard Rock Cafe, and this is a great opportunity for us to share our funky music with the people of Pattaya! “ Peter remarked: This is my second time back to play in Thailand, and Pattaya is definitely more chilled out than Bangkok - I am looking forward so much to enjoying again this cool country and partying in Pattaya!”
For more media information, please contact:
Patwipanoot Kunavanuvat (Assistant Marketing Communications Manager)
Tel: +66 38 42 8755 -9 Fax: +66 38 42 7212
E-mail: marcom.pattaya@hardrockhotels.net
Website: www.hardrockhotels.net
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