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Band Members:
Abe - guitar
Bryan - guitar
Adrian - drums
Mark - keyboards
Jason - vocals

Genre: Alternative

Location: Hollywood,

Bio

Described by Outburn magazine as "enthralling, first-rate modern rock," Apple.com as "soulful rock with a subtle electronic backdrop" and the Denver Post as music that "pushes boundaries," Hypnogaja writes and performs "melodic, sophisticated songs that cater to no trend” according to GRAMMY®-nominated songwriter Wendy Waldman (Garth Brooks, Vanessa Williams), producer of the band’s critically acclaimed album, Acoustic Sunset – Live at the Longhouse. Winner of the 2009 Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Alternative Artist, Hypnogaja is comprised of vocalist Jason “ShyBoy” Arnold, keyboardist Mark Nubar Donikian, drummer Adrian Barnardo, bassist Bryan Farrar and guitarist Abe Parker. Truth Decay, Hypnogaja’s critically-acclaimed LP, is a concept recording hailed by Outburn as an "expertly crafted album." Produced by the GRAMMY®-nominated Jean-Yves “Jeeve” Ducornet (Santana, 2Pac), Nubar and ShyBoy, all thirteen songs from the project revolve around the central story of two lovers – a scientist and a spaceman – who find themselves at the center of a dramatic apocalypse. From the opening chords of the ominous rocker “Dark Star” to the retro-shuffle of the celebrity-obsessed “Worship Me (I’m On TV)” and the warm piano-driven motif of the eternally hopeful “Welcome To The Future,” Truth Decay manages to deliver an engaging science-fiction-romance-fantasy story arc without losing its vantage point on universal themes that unite us all. The Southern California-based quintet has reached worldwide audiences through its ubiquitous presence on the Internet and by extensively touring throughout the U.S. and Canada (appearing as an official SXSW showcase act as well as opening for artists such as Shinedown, Saliva, 311 and many others). In March 2010, Hypnogaja performed an official showcase at SXSW in Austin, TV and in July 2010, the band appeared in the debut episode of the web series, Stripped Down Live with Curt Smith (of Tears for Fears). Numerous television shows, motion pictures, video games, apps and soundtracks have featured Hypnogaja's music, including America’s Next Top Model (CW), Carrie (NBC), Cold Creek Manor (Touchstone), Dirt (F/X), FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage (Warner Bros. Interactive), Las Vegas (NBC), One Life To Live (ABC), Roswell (WB), Sex And The City (HBO), The Looking Glass Wars (Scholastic), Tru Calling (FOX), Valentine (Warner Bros.), Tap Tap Revenge 3 (Tapulous) and many others. Hypnogaja is currently on tour and plans to enter the studio in November to begin work on a series of EPs that will be released in 2011. ShyBoy is also in the process of working on a solo debut that will also be released in 2011.