Track 1. EDDIE TRUNK SHOW 104.5 NY - Mentioning JC Satellite during ACCEPT Interview

Track 2. THE DANNY BONADUCE SHOW Interview with JC Satellite

Track 3. 94.1 WYSP Philadelphia' Spike talk about being at the CD release show.

Track 4. 93.3 WMMR Philadelphia's Jaxon talk about getting the CD on the air.

Track 5. 107.5 ROCK Costa Rica's Diamond Dave introduce "Infected" on the air.

5.09.2010
Balls to the Wall, or, The Joy of Metal
I've never been a big fan of heavy metal. Oh, I've never minded it; I even like some songs, especially when I'm in the gym or feeling angry. I know the names of the more famous songs and artists. But I've never considered myself a real fan. Still, when I was invited to go to an Accept show, I didn't see why not. Even though the only Accept song I knew was their biggest hit, "Balls to the Wall" - and I only knew that because it was on the "Wrestler" movie soundtrack.

So I went to the show last night. It was their first time playing New York in 15 years; it was their first show with a brand-new lead singer; and it was a "promo" gig, so they played the Gramercy Theater, which has a (sold-out) capacity of only 750. We ended up in the front row. (Well, I was in second, but the only one in front of me was a 12-year-old who came up to below my chin.)

The opening band totally stunned me. It's called JC Satellite and Accept's bassist's son is in the band; this much I'd heard. What I hadn't realized was that his son is about 17, and the rest of the band members (three brothers) are the same age or younger. The lead singer/guitarist is 13 (!!!) years old, small and slight, with a cherubic pink-cheeked face under a pale, halo-y mop of rock-and-roll hair . . . and, seriously, he has the charisma, stange presence and poise of any seasoned stage veteran I've seen. It was extremely impressive. (And a little disturbing, to tell the truth, but not in a bad way.)

After a respectably brief break - and an introduction by NYC radio DJ Eddie Trunk - the band finally came out. The crowd roared ......


http://chiarascura.blogspot.com/2010/05/balls-to-wall-or-joy-of-metal.html

From Photographer Scott Diussa who was in the photo pit at the NYC Gramercy show.

"I had a great opportunity to shoot a show this past weekend in NYC that I couldn’t pass up. It was the first show of the new tour for the German Heavy Metal band... Accept. I’ll post another entry on them next. But first, here is the band that opened up for them... JC Satellite.

Before the show I checked out their website to see if I could get an idea of what kind of band this was. Boy was I surprised to see that the oldest member of the band is seventeen years old and the singer/guitarist is only 13 years old! They have a really good website with some pics and videos that will give you an idea of what they sound like.

I will say that I was very impressed with this band. They were just a good, straight ahead rock band that sort of reminded me of AC/DC a bit. Very tight rhythms which I will say I didn’t expect. Having been in numerous bands myself I listen pretty closely to each of the players while I shoot pictures. The whole band was just locked in with it’s timing. For players that young there was certainly a much greater sense of maturity than you would expect. And, they didn’t try to “over play” if that makes sense. They kept to what they do best and they did very well... So, here are some pics of them. "

This article is a repost from: http://www.rockhardplace.com/reviews/2009/jcsatellite.htm

Blog from a pro Photographer shooting the ANVIL show:

"This high energy teen Rock n Roll band is amazing! Opening up for a big act like Anvil I have seen bands fail before. Fronted by the 13 year old Jake with Sebastian(guitar), John(bass) and Jeff(drums) this band was impressing the older crowd that came. Seems like JC Satellite already has a local teen following that showed up.

Most of the performance I’m pretty sure I was in awe from what I was just watching/hearing. Check out the site www.jcsatellite.com/ even though it will not do the live performance any justice. This is a great up and coming band that brings back just straight ROCK. If you happen to be anywhere near where these kids are playing, GO!"

-DerekBrad

Generations of metal collide at TLA

By: ANDY VINEBERG
Bucks County Courier Times

New Hope teen band JC Satellite will open for influential group Anvil.

Forgive the guys in JC Satellite if they hadn't heard of Canadian speed/thrash metal band Anvil a couple of years ago.

Few people in America had - even if Anvil has been recognized as a major influence on Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax, among other 1980s metal giants.

But Anvil, which formed in Toronto in 1978, rose from the ashes of oblivion with last year's widespread release of the acclaimed 2008 film documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil."

Suddenly, three decades into a career marred by bad luck and bad business decisions, Anvil was a hot commodity.

Around the same time that Anvil emerged as a 30-year-old overnight sensation, the New Hope-based teen band JC Satellite was establishing itself as one of the area's most promising purveyors of good-time, no-holds-barred metal and hard rock, performing the type of carefree original music that was popular when Anvil released its first album in 1981.

So musically, it makes sense that JC Satellite will be the opening act when Anvil headlines the Theatre of the Living Arts on South Street Sunday. (Anvil also will be doing a meet-and-greet and CD/DVD-signing from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Best Buy Oxford Valley).

But age-wise, you're unlikely to find a bigger mismatch.

Add the ages of the four members of JC Satellite, and the total's only about 10 years older than Anvil frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow. JC Satellite lead singer/guitarist Jake Cimbalista, 13, wasn't alive for Anvil's first 10 album releases.

The age discrepancy isn't lost on JC Satellite producer/mentor Peter Baltes, bassist for recently re-formed German '80s metal band Accept.

"You've got the youngest guys around opening for the oldest guys around," says Baltes, a Newtown resident whose son, Sebastian, 17, plays guitar in JC Satellite. "It should be interesting."

But JC Satellite, which recently celebrated the release of "Rule the World," its debut full-length CD, and has appeared on Danny Bonaduce's show on WYSP-FM radio, won't be intimidated opening for a band that formed during the Carter administration.

"Crowds look at us before we go on stage and see a bunch of kids," says bassist John Cimbalista, 16. "Then we go out and rock - and they accept us just like any other band."

JC Satellite was formed a couple of years ago by the Cimbalista brothers - Jake, John and drummer Jeff, all students in the New Hope-Solebury School District.

At first, there were no grand expectations.

"In the beginning, when Jake was 11, we had no idea we were going to come out with an album," says Jeff, 15. "But we had been working with Peter the whole time (at Rockfactory in Newtown), and he knew when we were ready."

Baltes, a man who, with Accept, opened for the likes of AC/DC and Ozzy Osbourne, liked what he saw and heard enough from the Cimbalista boys to suggest that his son join the band as a second guitarist.

He loved their musical chops, but mostly, he loved their attitude.

He taught them everything about being in a rock band - from songwriting to the way to stand on stage.

"All the little things that make you rock stars," Baltes says.

"From the beginning, I knew they had a lot of talent, and it was a matter of nourishing that. It helped that they were so dedicated. Bands talk about rehearsing tomorrow, but with these guys, it's never 'tomorrow.' All they ever wanted to do was play it one more time, play it again, make it better. I noticed early on, in my band, dedication is the key to everything.
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"Over two years, they've blossomed into this young, amazing, anti-Jonas Brothers rock band."

Don't get the guys in JC Satellite started on that group. John talks of seeing the Jonas Brothers on the cover of Rolling Stone, ripping off the cover and reaching for their BB guns.

"Nothing makes us angrier," he says. (I can only imagine what they did with the full-page photo of Nick Jonas' face on the cover of last Friday's ToDo.)

It's always been old-school hard rock with these guys, ever since they started listening to their dad's classic albums as young kids.

"He wasn't quite playing Zeppelin for us in our cribs, but there were Pink Floyd lullabies to go to sleep," Jeff says.

Sebastian was on a similar musical wavelength - no surprise, given who his father is.

"We tried out a few guitarists, but it didn't really click together," Jake says. "When Sebastian came along, it's like he'd been playing with us for years."

"It felt right from the beginning," adds Sebastian, a junior at Council Rock North. "The first night I walked down their basement and plugged in, we went through some stuff and then the guys were, like, 'Want to jam some AC/DC?' Right from that moment, I thought, 'OK, this is gonna be good.' "

And it has been. Raucous live performances in front of enthusiastic crowds. A promising album release. And, of course, plenty of attention from young females.

"I have to use chick repellent to get them off me," Jake says.

Jeff and John insist they're not jealous that their kid brother - like any good rock 'n' roll frontman - is the center of attention during shows.

"It's fine if Jake is getting all the attention up front," Jeff says. "We give him a bunch of crap at home, but we know he's got to be perfect up there. He gets a hard time at home, but he gets the glory on stage - and he deserves it.

"When Jake takes the stage, the audience sucks him in, and he pretty much sucks the audience in, and that gives him confidence. He doesn't get nervous; he never is."

Jake agrees he's never nervous on stage, an assertion that might be tested when JC Satellite plays the biggest show of its young career Sunday at the TLA.

But the way producer Baltes sees it, the gig with Anvil is just the next step for a band that has its priorities straight.

"Everyone in this business has commercial success in mind," he says. "That's the way the world works - it's all about the money.

"But for some reason with these guys, it's all about the music. Right there lies the big difference. These guys are just so sincere."

And who knows? Maybe 30 years from now, some up-and-coming young band will be opening for JC Satellite.

"With the first song, you grabbed a hold of my head through my eye sockets. With the second song, you ripped my head off my shoulders along with part of my spine. At this point you handed me back my severed head and asked me WHO'S GONNA RULE THE WORLD? Well guys, YOU WILL!!!!! It is "happy suicide" to get beheaded by you. Where do i send the bill for the blood cleanup?"

"I just heard the album "RULE THE WORLD". One word comes to mind...OUTSTANDING!!! FABULOUS!!! A REAL SURPRISE!!! I never thought kids could play this good! Just by listening to the first song "Vicious Company" you know that these kids mean bussiness. Insane guitar playing. WOW!!! Wolf Hoffmann watch out. You got some serious competition here. Jake's voice is superb (for a kid). The drums and bass playing are excellent. Everything is just perfect. The sound production is fantastic. The band is very versatile. They go from classic metal sound to progressive rock music without breaking a sweat. There are no "fillers" songs here. The song "Rule The World" totally kicks ass! And the song "Candle In The Rain" is a garanteed #1 hit. Peter was right, the album rocks!"

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"If There Was Ever Any Question About The Future Of Metal., JC Satellite Provide The Answer.
Hailing From Eastern PA. This Four Piece Powerhouse Delivers The Goods. With Their First Record About To Land And Produced By Accepts Peter Baltes(Who's Son Also Plays In The Band). I See Nothing But Big Things From These Kids. With The Members All Between The Ages Os 13-17, Motley Crue Said It Best "For Those Who Have The Youth,Have The Power."

Every band starts with a name, so how did New Hope’s JC Satellite get theirs?

“Jeff, John and Jake - we’re all brothers and we all have the same last name (Cimbalista), so our initials are all ‘JC’ …,” bassist John tells me. Fourth member Sebastian Baltes, though not related, blends in seamlessly.

Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to interview the up-and-coming local teen rock group at the Eagle Fire Hall in New Hope. Eleven minutes backstage with Jeff, John, Jake and Sebastian gave me great insight on what it was like to be in a band.

The Cimbalista brothers have been making music together for about two and a half years and have known Sebastian for a little over a year. All four members “knew how to play on their own,” says John, 16. “Jake and I bought a guitar … and Jeff got drums for Christmas one year.”

Inspired by rock bands from the 1970s and ’80s such as AC/DC and Led Zeppelin, they “wanted to give that (inspiration) to other people,” says Jeff, 15. When asked what songs they enjoy performing the most, their responses were as different as the reasons. Sebastian, 16, says his favorite song is “Infected” because “it’s hard and in your face.” “Rule the World,” the title track from the band’s debut album, is Jake’s favorite because “it’s heavy and the riff sticks in my head.” John’s favorite song is “She’s a Rebel” because “it’s about girls … and girls are good things.” (Thank you, thank you very much!) Lastly, Jeff says “Red Moon Rising” is the best because “it’s complex and most of all because it has a lot of good drumming.”

“We are the bridge between rock and metal,” Jeff says, when asked about the band’s genre of music. While their tunes are heavy and rockin’, they aren’t what we alternative music lovers would call “screamo.” Sebastian describes their sound as being “hard rock to classic metal.” There is no dispute, however, that the songs these four create are more refined and talented than their young ages (12 to 16) would suggest. When it comes to rap versus rock, Eminem would never be on their top 10 … or top 1,000 for that matter … and I can’t say I blame them. I curiously asked what turned them on to rock as opposed to hip-hop and rap. “Our dad had a lot of (rock) albums lying around,” Jeff says. “Growing up, that’s what we were exposed to.” The metal influence might have come from Sebastian, whose dad, Peter, is a former member of the German band Accept. Peter is the band’s mentor and producer.

JC Satellite oozes the polish and sophistication of a band that has been around much longer than two and a half years, such as Metallica, one of its inspirations. Shades of Led Zeppelin, another inspirational band, can be heard in the song “The Joker.” “Our lyrics aren’t that complex usually,” Jeff says when asked about the music-making process. “They’re what people can relate to.” Singer/guitarist Jake - at 12, the youngest member - can be heard grinding out tunes and guitar riffs during songs like “Vicious Company,” my personal favorite, and, at the other end of the spectrum, softly singing about “Candles in the Rain.” Drummer Jeff does his part very well. In every song, especially “Red Moon Rising,” the drums are exceptional and drive the rhythm.

“One of them (Jake or Sebastian) will have an idea for a song, and then John and I, the rhythm section, will work together and put the meat on the bones of the guitars,” is how Jeff describes the creation of a song. John, the oldest of the Cimbalista boys, adds more depth and edge to the musical expressions on bass. The newest member, Sebastian, has the role of a second guitarist. His presence on stage substantially adds to and rounds out the edgy sound.

Incredibly calm (yeah, OK) and good-natured in my somewhat-rushed interview, I learned that these four young stars to be are, from A to Z, ambitious, dedicated, focused and zealous.

Let’s hope, in 10 years, when I am freelancing for Rolling Stone, they let me have another insightful 11 minutes.

The title of their CD says it all … “Rule the World” … and, in this writer’s opinion, they are well on their way.

This Article is a repost from http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/news/reality/2009/09/15/soon-to-rule-the-world/