Band
on the Rise: Setting Sun
by
Peter Aaron
...organic rock
band, more song-oriented,” says Quitzow. “But [the band] Quitzow’s music
is more keyboard-based, more electronic and experimental.
We usually back each other up on stage, and it’s really
cool when people come up to us at the end of the night and
say, ‘Wow, you guys both play in each other’s
bands but the music is so totally different!’”
Of
course, for a do-it-yourselfer the Internet is a godsend.
“It’s so unbelievably easy to book a tour now,”
Levitt says. “In the old days, you had to call the club
at some particular time to catch the booking agent while they
were in, then send them a package, do follow-up calls, and
wait. Now you just send them a pdf of the press kit and a
link to some mp3s, and they can just get back to you from
that.” The MySpace revolution has added yet another
dimension to online profile building. Recently, MTV found
Levitt through the popular website and approached him about
licensing his work for background music. Ca-ching!
“[Levitt
and Quitzow] are really inspirational,” says the Hudson
Valley’s other leading D.I.Y. diva, Laura Pepitone.
“They’ve set themselves up so well, with the label
and the studio and the tours they do together. They’re
such hard workers.”
Currently,
Levitt is working hard at finishing up Setting Sun’s
next album, to be released simultaneously with the new Quitzow
record this June. “Since again we’re going to
tour with both bands, we’re gearing the releases so
we can send out press packages with both CDs—way cheaper
on the mailing costs,” says the savvy Levitt.
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