Wake Up Paradise [Episode 138]

Quite possibly the nicest guys I’ve ever met … the dudes from the NJ band Wake Up Paradise stopped by the APV Studio recently for a podcast and acoustic session. Tim Montalvo (vocals), Roger Wuy (drums), Sal Brisindi (guitar), Dann Aquino (guitar) and Max Orozco (bass) spent the better part of an hour chatting about their influences, process for creating their music, being a DIY musician as well as being parents to their children and pets!

This alt-rock band has been creating catchy, “knock it out of the ballpark” singles since 2013 but are currently picking up speed and ready to release a bopper of a single, “Ready Now," which we got to hear during their performance!  Although the guys admitted this was their first acoustic session, they crafted beautifully mellow renditions of “Satellites” and “Ready Now,” … so good in fact, that those versions deserve to be separate recordings that stand on their own!

Today when you're in your car, I encourage you to queue up the Asbury Park Vibes Podcast with Wake Up Paradise, and have some great laughs as you  become familiar with this jewel of a band! Mark your calendars for their single release of "Ready Now" this Friday, May 5th and for their show at Asbury Lanes on August 12th!