SWEETMEAT and the SILVERFISH
Band Story
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Sweetmeat and the Silverfish is Nantucket Island’s most exciting new rock band since Mountain!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Island brothers Victor & Ben Ferrantella along with their cousin, Michael Stefanski and lifelong friend Chris Beamish are creating big waves on a small island in the North Atlantic! </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The band has been together for about two years but cousins, Michael, lead guitar and vocals and Victor, keyboards and vocals, have been writing songs together since they were young teenagers. Younger brother Ben “Sweetmeat” Ferrantella, a powerful drummer and Chris Beamish on bass, are naturals to round out the band that has quickly become an island sensation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The self-titled 12-song début album</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> was produced and engineered by Victor and Nick Ferrantella for Nantucket Music Productions and recorded at Garden Rock Studios on Nantucket Island.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Family friend and talented musician, George Gardos, played bass on several songs. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Thanks to Deacon Lindley for his amazing lead guitar solo with Paul Cabral’s soulful saxophone on “Can’t Start”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Island brothers Victor & Ben Ferrantella along with their cousin, Michael Stefanski and lifelong friend Chris Beamish are creating big waves on a small island in the North Atlantic! </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The band has been together for about two years but cousins, Michael, lead guitar and vocals and Victor, keyboards and vocals, have been writing songs together since they were young teenagers. Younger brother Ben “Sweetmeat” Ferrantella, a powerful drummer and Chris Beamish on bass, are naturals to round out the band that has quickly become an island sensation. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;">The self-titled 12-song début album</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> was produced and engineered by Victor and Nick Ferrantella for Nantucket Music Productions and recorded at Garden Rock Studios on Nantucket Island.</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-outline-level: 1;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Family friend and talented musician, George Gardos, played bass on several songs. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Thanks to Deacon Lindley for his amazing lead guitar solo with Paul Cabral’s soulful saxophone on “Can’t Start”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>