Crystal Kid
Charles and Frank Torrealba were born in Brazil and later moved to Venezuela and Mexico before settling in Calgary, AB, as teenagers. It was in their new Canadian home that Charles picked up his father's guitar and, after learning a few chords, convinced Frank to learn bass. The pair spent years holed up in their parents' basement, perfecting their craft. Drawing on an array of pop and rock influences from the '70s up to the present, they wrote feverishly, collaborating on every aspect of the process. After five years, they hit the studio and released the self-titled Crystal Kid EP in 2008. It was then that the world began to take notice of the brothers' infectious, dance floor-friendly style. Crystal Kid became a staple of the Canadian concert circuit, sharing stages with Three Days Grace, Seether, My Darkest Days and more. Radio audiences were impressed, and the band has been a Top 5 finalist at Calgary's AMP 90.3 FM Rock Star Finale for four years in a row (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) winning over $100,000 in talent support which funded full-length The End of the Beginning. Last year they entered a Los Angeles studio with Grammy-nominated, Juno Award-winning producer Brandon Friesen (Sum 41, Finger Eleven, Billy Ray Cyrus) to work on new material.
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