The Turn

Who: The Turn is a rock band from the Rockville Centre region of Long Island. The band is led by singer and guitarist Brian Ripps and multi-instrumentalist and singer Pat McDermott.

The Band & Its Sound: From the band’s press notes: "Drawing influences from acts such as The Beatles, Queens of The Stone Age, Kings of Leon, and John Mayer, The Turn creates songs that follow in these famous footsteps, combining the pop sensibility that made them superstars, with the same soulful touch that made them icons.

"The partnership of lead singer/guitarist Brian Ripps and Pat McDermott on vocals, guitars and keyboards is the driving force behind the band, playing anywhere and everywhere in many shapes and forms, increasing their visibility and fan base and all the while gearing up their voices and instrument technique for the inevitable world tour to come.

"Their single ‘Christiana’ has already graced the airwaves at Q104.3 and 94.3 WMJC in New York and the sky is the limit for this hot commodity among the New York rock scene. In 2008, the band participated in and reached the final round of the Emergenza Festival, which included an earlier performance at Crash Mansion and culminated with a performance Webster Hall.

"They have performed-in many capacities, including gigs at The Mile Square in Hoboken, New Jersey; The Long Island Maritime Museum Seafood Festival; at JFK Plaza (Love Park) in Philadelphia; and at coffee houses, rock clubs, festivals and even at high schools and colleges.

From the Band’s Bio: "The Turn began in August 2007, Pat’s first summer home from college at the University of Michigan, when he stopped by his longtime friend Brian's house to find Brian jamming in the garage with a stable of other musicians. Pat had always been interested in music and spent a lot of time writing himself, but had also said that it had never occurred to him to start a band. Later that evening, while chatting online, Pat suggested to Brian that they combine their efforts and start a band. Brian said that he already had something developing with the three other musicians, but he wouldn't be averse to some parallel efforts with Pat. Pat responded to that with, ‘Let me be a part of whatever it is you're doing and I assure you we will create the best music possible. Two musicians with drive like ours, nothing will get in our way' The rest, as they say, is history.”

The band released a seven-song album, “Long Story Short,” which was produced, recorded, mixed and engineered by the veteran audio professional George Fullan at General Studios in Douglaston.

The Songs: "What It's Like To Feel Alive,” "Bells," “Did You Know," “Setting For A Fairytale,” "*68,"Mr. Impulsive," “Not To Worry."

To Learn More About The Band: Log into the band's website at rocktheturn.com. The band also has a MySpace page, as well as an active press kit at Sonicbids.com. - Good Times Magazine