Neurosonic was founded in

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in February, 2006 by vocalist/guitarist Jason Darr, who was the former lead singer of Calgary's Out of Your Mouth. In addition to Jason, Neurosonic also consists of guitarist Troy Healy, accompanying vocalist and bassist Jacen Ekstrom and Tama endorsed drummer Shane Smith from former bands

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, The Real Mckenzies and David Ogilvy's (Mixer/Producer of

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, and

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. Neurosonic released its first album,

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on January 30, 2007 on the Bodog Music label, although the album was released in September, 2006 in Canada. The Multi-Platform game, Scarface: The World Is Yours also features their song, 'So Many People'. On April 28, 2007, Jason posted on Neurosonic's

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that they would be playing on the main stage at the 2007

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. According to the Neurosonic biography on Bodog Music's site, Neurosonic is as "driven and unapologetic as its creator (Darr)." Neurosonic's musical style crosses many boundaries and while it is generally classified as alternative rock, it is also classified as hard rock, also containing elements of traditional rock and pop.

Terrorist incident

In September, 2006, Neurosonic was suspected by the United States'

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as being terrorists when Jason's pedal board, which consisted of the board and wires in a hard case, was examined and subsequently seized by the TSA. Jason had taped Neurosonic's set list to the board, which consisted of most of the songs on Drama Queen. Some of the song names (i.e. So Many People, Until I Die, Crazy Sheila, etc.) were mistaken by the FBI as being terrorist code, although Jason was able to explain the situation and the board was eventually returned.Jason Darr's MySpace blog titled "The Terrorist Threat Known as Neurosonic," dated September 12, 2006
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Major tours

In the late summer of 2007, Neurosonic guested at

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along with Flyleaf,

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, and

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. Neurosonic also toured with

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in 2008.

Feuds

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was rumored to have been in a feud with Neurosonic over the song "So Many People", which publicly bashes Wentz's ex-wife

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. Reporting of the matter stemmed from Jason Darr jokingly saying that Fall Out Boy's bass player had filed a cease & desist order. Wentz responded with: "If your songs are good then sleep easy and have fun playing them - just don't attach me to them." while lead singer Jason Darr has spoken out, saying "Anyone silly enough to believe I was serious about the comment has no sense of humour. The song is tongue in cheek... meant to blow off steam about a subject that is laughable at best."

Disbandment

On April 1, 2009 lead vocalist Jason Darr announced via the band's Myspace page that Neurosonic was officially over. Jason went on to say the band had been coming to that conclusion for a bit as several of the members married, one is soon expecting his first child, and all of them had been focused on other projects.

New beginning

The band, minus Jason Darr, has reformed into the new band Crashscene. Their debut album released March 13, 2012.

Chart information

Band members

Current

* Jason Darr – lead vocals, guitar * Troy Healy – guitar * Shane Smith – drums

Former

* Mike Wall – bass guitar, vocals * Scott McCarger – drums * Jacen Ekstrom – bass guitar, vocals (deceased)

References

External links

Official Neurosonic Homepage

Neurosonic's MySpace

Neurosonic EPK

Neurosonic Fan Community

Interview w/ Jason Darr
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