A little bit about Mondoz... A breath of fresh air in a tiredly formulaic music scene, Mondoz builds upon the efforts of some of the world's most innovative bands. Mondoz is influenced by the cerebrality of lyrics and technicality of performance of Rush, by the emotive and psychedelic and epic aspects of Pink Floyd, and by the controlled aggression and complex arrangements and dark mood of Tool. But there exists a fine line between being influenced by other bands and merely plagiarizing them. Mondoz certainly is no group of copycats--the members shape their disparate influences into a backdrop on which to apply their own considerable talent, creativity, and energy, and the resulting output will surely help to foment the next rock revolution. Today's music listener has lost (or has never acquired) the ability and patience needed to appreciate the lengthy and epic suites of early Yes and early Rush. Tool, fortunately, is paving the way for mainstream commercial viability of innovative, heavy rock music that requires an attention span of its listeners. Which is not to imply that Mondoz does not write and perform many short epic songs which possess instant appeal and will become radio hits. Mondoz certainly does. The Mondoz stage show is simultaneously a personal and arena-type experience, and is in some aspects an alt-rock show and in other aspects a metal show. Rock stage aesthetics cannot be reduced to a one-size-fits-all formula--what works for Fugazi would not be appropriate if utilized by the Smashing Pumpkins--and Mondoz's stage aesthetic is a shifting stylistic hybrid, one commensurate to the mood of each song. Bryan Wofford's drumming provides the solid foundation for complex arrangements, and the elegance of Kimberly Gann's bass playing and persona imparts a touch of civility to what are quite heavy, quite in-your-face, aggressive performances by the other members. Dustin Dichoso is a frontman whose baritone voice easily handles the tenor range while he effortlessly plays technically demanding guitar parts, and Dean Dichoso melds the best of japanese-rock and '80s guitar colour/solo styles with a modern, slightly death-infused metal sound, all while implementing a myriad of guitar effects to create ambient and moody sonic textures. And with over 20 years of rock stage experience between them, Dean and Dustin successfully and in an unselfconscious fashion help Mondoz deliver epic rock shows in any sized venue to any type of audience. The members of Mondoz are prolific composers of epic, arena-filling rock songs, and as time passes, both their musicianship and songwriting will continue to evolve and to push the envelope of artistry. And if properly supported, Mondoz will sell millions upon millions of units.