Press Kit Document
Our press kit is available in a Microsoft Word document. Feel free to download it from the following link:
http://www.bigeyedphish.com/Press_Kit/BEP_Press_Kit.doc



Band Bio
Big Eyed Phish is a Dave Matthews Tribute band formed in 2007 by Brandon Depaul. The band came about as a result of Brandon’s love of Dave Matthews and the falling apart of his previous Dave Matthews tribute band, The Tripping Billies. With the Billies, Brandon toured the country for several years and played at venues in cities such as Las Vegas, San Diego, Miami, Washington DC, New York City, Boston, and many more. Brandon’s band was even mentioned in the book published by the Dave Matthews Band themselves.
Brandon spent many weeks searching for a good set of musicians to backup his guitar playing and vocals. During the search, he came across saxophone player Dan Merkey, bass player Chris Brodhecker, keyboard player Brian Dudiak, and violinist Nate Dimaria. This group started to learn the songs of Dave Matthews as well as began playing out at small venues around Rochester and Buffalo.
In September of 2007, the band felt that something was missing and decided to pick up keyboard player Brian Dudiak and drummer Karl Thomas. With the latest release from the Dave Matthews Band, Big Eyed Phish found it necessary to add a lead guitar player. They found this player in Peter Sapia. This rounded out the bands desired sound and filled in some gaps that seemed to be missing in the songs. These 7 members have since become what are known as the band Big Eyed Phish, which has taken New York by storm. In less than 6 months the band went from playing small local bars for a few people to headlining festivals to an audience of thousands.
What sets Big Eyed Phish apart from other Dave Matthews tribute bands is not only do they play great versions of Dave Matthews songs, but also put on a live show that is as close to a live Dave Matthews performance as you can get without actually seeing the band themselves. From the “dave dance” that Dave Matthews is known for, to the wailing saxophone solos, to their very own “butch taylor” on keys, and a drummer that is as close to the style of Carter Beuford as you can get, Big Eyed Phish brings it all to every show they do. The energy of a live band combined with their musical talents allows Big Eyed Phish to draw crowds by the thousands and continue to impress new fans, both young and old, with each performance.



Notable Performances
Here you will find a list of notable performances and shows played by Big Eyed Phish:
http://www.bigeyedphish.com/page.php?27

Sample Setlist
Example Setlist:
**Note** This is a sample of our full selection of songs.
Lie in Our Graves
Grey Street
Ants Marching
Warehouse
What Would You Say
#41
Louisiana Bayou
Tripping Billies
Drive In Drive Out
American Baby
2 Step
Dancing Nancies
Cornbread
The Stone
Say Goodbye
Panta Naga Pampa + Rapunzel
So Much to Say -> Anyone Seen the Bridge -> Too Much
Funny The Way It Is
Shake Me Like A Monkey


Demo Songs
Our demo CD is finally mostly finished and available on our website in the media player as well as the songs can be downloaded directly from these links:
Ants Marching - http://www.bigeyedphish.com/Music/Antsmarching2.mp3
Tripping Billies - http://www.bigeyedphish.com/Music/Trippingbillies2.mp3
You Might Die Trying - http://www.bigeyedphish.com/Music/Youmightdietrying2.mp3
Funny The Way It Is - http://www.bigeyedphish.com/Music/Funnythewayitis2.mp3
Saratoga - Big Eyed Phish original - http://www.bigeyedphish.com/Music/Saratoga2.mp3


On the Air
100.5 The Drive, a Rochester ClearChannel radio station had us on for an interview which was followed by the playing of the Grey Street recording listed above on the demo songs. The interview can be heard here:
Big Eyed Phish ON THE AIR on 100.5 The Drive

YouTube
These are videos taken by fans at a couple of our shows.
"Warehouse"


"So Much To Say"


Stage Setup
Any sound engineer is encouraged to view the following link, which goes over stage setup, monitor mix requests, instrument connect, etc...
http://www.bigeyedphish.com/page.php?28


Internet Information:
Website:
http://www.bigeyedphish.com
Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/bigeyedphishband
Facebook Group:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=28794738351

Contact Information:
Booking:
booking@bigeyedphish.com
Band Email:
bigeyedphish@bigeyedphish.com