QWIKSAND

Funk / Reggae / Rock

Huntington Beach, California

Billboard

If Shaft was living in southern California and he invited Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix over for dinner, Orange County quartet QWIKSAND would make a groovy side-dish. QWIKSAND are no stranger to party's, especially when it comes to spreading positive vibes with their music. With captivating live performances and a unique and original sound that mixes funk, reggae and rock, QWIKSAND has continued to grow in popularity earning the love, support and respect of fans across the US while gathering solid reviews, national charting, interviews, press coverage, television appearances, film soundtracks, and airplay on Alternative, AAA, Hot AC Commercial and College Radio Stations in over 200 cities throughout the US, Canada and UK. The band was originally formed in 2003 and was named QWIKSAND to honor those who've drowned surfing a dangerous wave called the "Wedge" in Newport Beach California. Drummer Chuy Vidales, Bassist Dustin Ericksen, and Saxophonist Adrian Olmos have now joined original Guitarist/Songwriter RAS to take the group to new heights.

QWIKSAND hit the road on a 35-city North American tour in spring 2008 and captured their new sound live in-studio this summer with Engineer Brent Clawson. Recently chosen one of the best independent artists in the country by the IAR, QWIKSAND made Top100 for new alternative music for 20 weeks in a row on Clear Channel.com with songs One Arm Marsupial and Liquid Dream. Both tracks from their CD titled "Liquid Dream" featured work with Grammy award-winning producer Wyn Davis (Sublime, No Doubt) and engineer Dave Collins (Ben Harper, Jack Johnson). A music video for Liquid Dream also became the Top 2 rated Indie video featured on MTV2.com, and appeared in the international surf film release The Endless Journey Continues produced by Robert August (Star of Endless Summer) in theaters across Australia, Europe, Japan, North America and South America. With crossover success over the past 3 years at (All Ages, Colleges, Festivals, Age 21+) venues across the western and midwest regions, QWIKSAND is now booking national tour dates registered with Pollstar. For a limited time you can get their EP Liquid Dream now on sale through the official QWIKSAND site and iTunes.com.

QWIKSAND's debut single Concrete Cowboy from the album The Fellowship Of The Groove jumped nationwide into Mainstream Commercial US Radio Charts hitting 11 on Hot AC Top 40, 3 on Top 30 Indie, 55 on the Top 100 and 8 on the Up & Coming Top 40. The music video for Concrete Cowboy also reached over 12 million viewers worldwide on the Yahoo! Music Video Channel, iFilm, MSN Video Channel, NewBandTV, JustEnoughTV and French AAATV. You can get The Fellowship Of The Groove by QWIKSAND now on sale through the official QWIKSAND site, iTunes.com, Tower.com, Music.MSN.com, Target.com, CDbaby.com, Rhapsody.com. For the latest news, tour dates and more, see the official QWIKSAND site, or visit them on Myspace or Facebook.