P A G I N G G R A C E . C O M

There’s an excitement filling the clubs of New York that has not been felt or seen in a long time. An emotionally charged band has surfaced in a period where so many groups are struggling to find a sound entirely their own. Paging Grace, the crowd-pleasing, Long Island foursome, have been winning over all of New York since their debut in 2006, and are now paging the rest of the world in hopes of doing the same.

Voted Best of LI by the Long Island Press in 2008, Paging Grace is known for winning over even the toughest of crtics. The release of “All You’re Made Of EP" is a testament to the band’s dedication and development throughout the last year an a half. Produced by Dave Caggiano & Sean French (Brand New, Straylight Run, & Sugarcult), the band set forth to create a more timeless avenue of sound. What wound up on the record far exceeded everyone’s expectations. Even as a demo, their debut single “Leave” impacted radio on January 7th of 2008 in the “Hot Adult Contemporary Genre”. The band has already received an excellent response on both mainstream & syndicated radio. Including being awarded “Hot AC Most Added New Artist” for the week of their debut & reaching #1 on the “Independent Music Network” syndicated radio show within just 3 weeks of being added to the program.

Fate it seems, had something to do with the formation of this band. After endless struggles to find equally motivated musicians, singer/songwriter Chris Trent decided to give an online classifieds a try. As fate would have it, so did guitarist Anthony Machiano. The two made an immediate connection & soon began sorting through a variety of melodies Chris had created through the years. Shortly thereafter, Chris learned that longtime friend and bassist, Phil Firetog had returned home from college. At the time Phil was at a personal crossroads in his own life & music became the perfect outlet for his creativity. But, the group still needed a drummer; enter Jason Turnier, who had been a mainstay on the local scene for the last ten years. The journeyman had finally found a home with Paging Grace and the final piece of the puzzle was now in place.

With their lineup complete, the band needed a name to express their infectious piano driven sound. Grace was the name of Chris’ grandmother who died when he was only 11. Always supportive of his music, Chris believes that even after death, music brings the two of them closer together. Chris explains, “She was always there for me & the name Paging Grace was a way we could carry a piece of her where ever we go." With the hype they have been generating from listeners of every age, if there is one individual that would be the most proud, it would be Grace. "Everynight, while we're on stage we are doing exactly that, paging Grace, because we think she'd get a kick out of all this!" Chris jokes.

Since their release of “All You’re Made Of”, Paging Grace has attracted sold out crowds & packed out venues all across Long Island and NYC. Including premier venues such as The Knitting Factory (NYC), Mulcahy's (LI), Crash Mansion (NYC), The Crazy Donkey (Suffolk) and Brookhaven Ampitheater(Nassau). They have appeared in Newsday, News 12 Long Island, and made the cover of the Long Island Press (July 08). With their loyal fan base, radio friendly anthems, and immense web presence (Listed Top 10 Artist in New York by Myspace, Top 3 Local Entertainment by AOL CityGuide), there has been unfathomably quick success, something Paging Grace seems uniquely familiar with.