Los Angeles South Bay Music Scene is Alive and Well

TORRANCE, Calif., April 7, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Through two South Bay
filmmakers, local South Bay bands are now reaching a more widespread audience.
For the past several months, guitarist Mike Naz of the band A Crooked Deal
For The Deaf and filmmaker Lia Scott Price have begun filming and posting live
performances of local musical talent from Torrance, San Pedro, and the
surrounding LA South Bay cities and posting the videos on YouTube (youtube.
com/liascottprice).
A diversity of musical styles, from the socio-political to straight-up
metal, are represented by local acts such as The Whirling Dervish who were
featured on CNN, A Crooked Deal For The Deaf who have just released their EP,
Gabe Barrera who was recently showcased on a KIISFM spring break event, The
D*Maggs, The Radio Sweetheart, Plus X, and Grit Dogs. These are just some of
the bands that Price features on her Youtube page.
Naz, a veteran South Bay musician and a film composer, says that the LA
South Bay music scene was big in the 1990s, but since then, many local venues
have closed down and bands had to start booking in areas like Long Beach,
Orange County, and Hollywood. "We are doing our part to keep the South Bay
music scene on the map. I've noticed that a lot of my fellow local musicians
have managed to persevere and continue to evolve musically." That's why Naz
has turned to the Internet to revive the scene. Price, a local horror/sci-fi
author and film producer known more for her books and films, began filming her
husband Mike Naz's performances, and in the process discovered there was a lot
of musical talent in the South Bay. She began filming other bands that played
with A Crooked Deal for the Deaf and posting them on her YouTube page. "I
started doing it for fun, but then took a personal interest in showcasing
these bands online because I really like their music. Bands like these need to
be seen and heard," Price says. Naz says that there are very few venues in the
South Bay that still cater to bands with original music. But both Price and
Naz believe the bands can find a wide audience through the Internet. LA
South Bay Band videos can be viewed at youtube.com/liascottprice.

Media contact
Lia Scott Price
310-940-1282
liascottprice@yahoo.com

SOURCE Lia Scott Price

Lia Scott Price, +1-310-940-1282, liascottprice@yahoo.com