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Perfuma Win The Break Contest And A Slot On Bamboozle

Url: http://www.myspace.com/perfuma

As predicted by The Aquarian Weekly, Perfuma is among the elite few unsigned bands chosen to play this year’s Bamboozle festival, thanks to The Break Contest. Though around 250 acts took part in the Rockland Music Center sponsored completion, only a few survived numerous rounds of shows and scored serious points with the judges.

The panel of critics, which included members of Max Cruise Entertainment, based their scores on talent (30 %), performance (30 %), audience response (20 %) and votes by ballot (20%).

Perfuma will be bringing its raw rock to Bamboozle on Sunday, May 6 at 7:45 pm on the Pass the Mic stage. Don’t miss it!

Also check out “It’s Only Art,” off Perfuma’s Black Lung Sessions EP, on the upcoming first ever Break Compilation CD.

This is only just the beginning of excitement for the Little Falls, New Jersey natives. The new line-up brings ex-Pennyroyal Tucker on bass (you’ve seen him in just about every Hartke/Sam Ash ad around) and Rye Coalition’s Dave Leto (Dave Grohl called him the best drummer in the world) behind the kit. Adam Bird (vocals/guitar) and Eric Schnare (guitar) have already garnered a strong buzz by performing dirty rock tunes packed with power pop hooks, that led Absolute Punk.net to say “This is without a doubt a band to keep on the radar ‘cause I call it now…GOING PLACES.”

Perfuma are currently in the studio working on a new album. For an advance listen to the new tunes or to set up an interview at Bamboozle, contact Joelle@audiocrushpr.com or 973-338-0560.

Fun Facts:


• Humans Are Dangerous, Perfuma’s debut, boasts cameo performances by members of Hidden In Plainview, The Early November, Socratic, and Madison, and sold out within one week at Hot Topic locations in New Jersey and New York.

• The Internet pre-sale for Humans Are Dangerous spent the month of December '04 in the top 50 on SmartPunk.com, and Perfuma consistently move over 100 copies a month at live shows.

• Perfuma were also one of the select unsigned bands to play Bamboozle 2005 in Asbury Park, New Jersey along with national acts like Further Seems Forever and Fallout Boy.

• Armor For Sleep's Ben Jorgenson is among the guest vocalists on the Black Lung Sessions track “Bellville," which Perfuma debuted on MYspace in March '06.

To watch Perfuma’s commercial for The Break Contest, visit www.myspace.com/perfuma. Also visit www.perfuma.net and www.audiocrushpr.com.

Perfuma in The Aquarian Weekly's Shoreworld Column