Tourmaline Biography & Awards

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Artist Info

Formed

2004 Verona, NJ

Members

Andrew Koes, Max Rauch, Corey Zaloom, Matt Rauch, Ryan Baredes

Biography

The New Jersey indie rock outfit Tourmaline features Matt Rauch (vocals/guitar), Ryan Baredes (guitar), Andrew Koes (bass), Max Rauch (drums), and Corey Zaloom (piano/vocals). The polished poppy five-piece formed in 2004. Within a year, they signed to No Milk Records and began recording their debut album with producer Chris Badami (the Starting Line, Early November, Midtown). Prior to recording a proper full-length album, Tourmaline had toured with bands such as Punchline, Head Automatica, the Beautiful Mistake, and Name Taken. Their song "Blank" was also featured on the 2005 Drive-Thru Records and Purevolume.com compilation. Tourmaline's debut album, Strange Distress Calls, followed later that summer. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide