Pet

Pet was formed in July 1993, when guitarist Tyler Bates was introduced to vocalist Lisa Papineau by his brother Ed, who saw her perform at a local benefit show. Within twenty minutes of their initial meeting, Lisa and Tyler had written a song entitled "Big Pink." "We barely talked," says Lisa of that day. "We just sat down and started writing. There was nothing to say, really. It just happened immediately." Inspired, they decided to form the band Pet. Tyler called his long-time friend and collaborator, drummer Alex LoCascio, and asked him to play on some Pet demos. "Tyler played a few songs for me over the phone. I was blown away and had to be part of it," Alex recalls. "The feeling of the sessions was incredible. When Tyler and Lisa asked me to be a member of Pet, I flew home, packed up my stuff, and moved to L.A." Tyler was raised in Chicago, where he began playing saxophone at the age of nine. He later switched to guitar upon hearing the Kiss album, "DESTROYER." Tyler left a career as a stock options trading firm manager to pursue music full time, playing live gigs and teaching guitar. While living in L.A., he has also been working as a producer and film composer. Raised in New England, Lisa's early ventures on the flute and oboe led her to songwriting. She has played with several other bands, including a stint as founding member of the group The Sissy Bar, and she continues to collaborate on various musical projects. Frequent cross-country travel provides Pet's songs with much of their lyrical content. Another Chicago native, Alex began his formal musical training at the age of seven. While constantly seeking creatively challenging situations, he toured the world with several gospel and southside Chicago R&B artists, acquiring the experience that has endowed Pet with its own unique rhythmic identity. Pet began playing shows throughout Los Angeles in the summer of 1994. Sessions for the group's self-titled Igloo debut began last winter in Ireland and were completed in L.A. in their home studio. The album, produced by Tyler Bates and executive produced by Tori Amos, is the first from Tori's newly launched Igloo label and is released via TAG/Atlantic. Pet's songs revolve in and around rhythm-based pop structures that simultaneously implode and explode with unexpected "Incredible Hulk"-like transformations. Dark, disturbing, and volatile, the band's music is an organic release of the mild-mannered, whose fragile remains consist of sweetness and beauty. The band regards "PET" as the defining document of what they've accomplished in their first three years. As the group evolves, their friendship provides a safe place for spontaneity in their creative process. "The beauty of Pet is that there is always a new twist or turn in the road," says Tyler. "Nothing is par; for us that's the best feeling in the world." The new Igloo Records label was founded by Atlantic recording artist Tori Amos and her manager, Arthur Spivak. The label's recordings will be marketed and distributed worldwide by The Atlantic Group, with the self-titled debut album from Los Angeles-based band Pet album being released via Atlantic's TAG division. "PET" is Igloo's first release, and was Executive Produced by Ms. Amos.

The Members of Pet are:

Lisa Papineau - Vocals

Alex LoCascio - Drums, Background vocals

Tyler Bates - Guitar, Background vocals, Bass

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