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Yellowfly can be best described as "Singer/songwriter with attitude." Lead singer Erich Glaubitz’s powerful but passionate voice and bluesy guitaring mixed with the driving force of Pat Castania on Bass, Mike Ratti on Drums and Rod Monti on acoustic guitar and backing vocals, make for a unique and addicting experience. Their CD’s, “Yellowfly” and "Mystic Chords of Memory" are real life with a hook. Powerful, honest lyrics are embraced by catchy music that is a mix of rock, blues, funk and folk. Their songs "Family Photographs,” “Change,” and "My Religion," have surged to the top of the CMJ charts of radio stations across the US and Canada. Their ability to sell thousands of CD’s without a record deal has afforded them the luxury to musically do whatever they please, instead of chasing that “flavor of the month” sound. Writing great songs and having fun on stage is all that concerns Yellowfly--which has struck a deep resonant chord with their loyal, ever-growing following. Their song “Sensation” placed 5th in the prestigious 2003 John Lennon Songwriting contest, and two of their songs, “Change” and “Sadistic” were in the award winning movie “First Person.” YELLOWFLY history 101: Singer/songwriter Erich Glaubitz had been in two signed bands, Zone patrol and Liquid, but was yearning for more self expression. He decided to try it on his own, releasing a CD simply titled “Erich Glaubitz” (later changed to “Twisted”) in late 1999. He began performing the songs solo, building a strong and enthusiastic following. Feeling it was time to create a band around his music and his vision, he turned to accomplished drummer, Mike Ratti, with whom Erich had done many R&B gigs. Mike’s recommended Rod Monti, an R&B vet from one of Mike’s earlier bands, to play acoustic guitar and sing backing vocals. Then after a six month quest for the “right” bassist, Erich turned to a former student with an f load of untapped talent, Pat Castania. The newly formed “Erich Glaubitz band” quickly began to develop their own unique sound and immediately started working on a new CD, “Mystic chords of memory.” Upon releasing this new CD in August 2001, their following began multiplying. Over 400 radio stations put the CD on their playlist, and on 35 of them, The Erich Glaubitz band made the top ten. In the summer of 2002, the band began writing songs for a new CD. They wanted this CD to more closely represent their live sound, which was a bit more aggressive, raw and jamming than the polished and buffed earlier recordings. The trick was to do that while still retaining the essential qualities of a great song--great lyrics, catchy melody and infectious music--which was what the EG band was known for. With the new CD would come a new band name. The biggest problem the Erich Glaubitz band faced over it’s two years was that no one could pronounce it’s name. TV anchors, announcers and DJ’s couldn’t say and the press couldn’t spell it. It was a tough decision, seeing all the great press and publicity the band had been receiving since “Mystic chords of Memory” (and, of course, the possibilities of making a great Erich Glaubitz band logo were endless- just kidding), but they all felt it would be a benefit in the long run. Thus, in February 2003, the Erich Glaubitz band shed it’s former skin a became
