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Recycled Percussion is a Manchester, New Hampshire-based band. The group was originally based in Goffstown, New Hampshire. They use recycled materials as instruments and are finalists on the fourth season of the reality show series America's Got Talent.[1]

History

Recycled Percussion began as an act in a high school talent show in Goffstown, New Hampshire in 1995.[citation needed] They used recycled objects such as ladders, pots, pans and 50-gallon drums as musical instruments to perform both original music and covers of popular rock songs. They appeared in the fourth season of NBC's reality talent show America's Got Talent.

Instruments

Recycled Percussion uses trashcans or buckets instead of drums with drumsticks & standard gold cymbal drums. Other recycled materials the band uses include chainsaws and 50 gallon plastic, rusty metal barrels, kitchen sinks, metal grinders, etc.[1]

Genre

Recycled Percussion plays different genres of music: metallic, reggae, techno, blues, ska, jazz, classic rock, hip hop, punk, boy band, and “junk”. [1]

Members

  • Justin Spencer: percussionist/drummer - Band leader
  • Jimmy Magoon: electric guitarist
  • Ryan Vezina: percussionist/drummer
  • Todd Griffin (DJ Pharaoh): DJ - spinmaster, keyboardist and vocalist

America's Got Talent

Performances/Results

Week Song
choice 		Original
artist 		Performance
order 		Result
Audition N/A N/A N/A Advanced
Vegas Verdicts N/A N/A N/A Advanced
Top 48
Group 4 		"Ballroom Blitz" Sweet 9 Advanced
Top 20
Group 2 		"Highway Star" Deep Purple 1 Advanced


References

  1. ^ a b c . 2009-08-15 http://www.nbc.com/americas-got-talent/contestants/recycled-percussion.shtml#bio. Retrieved 2009-08-29. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  • Sullivan, Brenda (November 15, 1997). "Band shows way to reuse refuse", Hartford Courant, p. B3.
  • Whitney, D. Quincy (April 4, 1999). "Old stuff makes new statement: Artists make use of recycled objects", Boston Globe, p. 9.
  • Buckley, J. Taylor (May 27, 1999). "Behold the beauty that is the bucket", USA Today, p. B9.
  • Hill, Jean Laquidara (February 7, 2002). "Junkyard rhythm has a great beat: Recycled Percussion draws crowd", Telegram & Gazette, p. B4.
  • Wright, Diane (April 21, 2004). "Group pounds out career in music world: Recycled Percussion doesn't need a drum set", Seattle Times, p. H29.
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