Life Down Here
Life Down Here began when 16-year-old guitarist Michelle Blanchard (now 19) dropped out of high school to pursue music and quickly gained notoriety for her playing. Shortly after leaving school Michelle began writing songs about the darker side of her hometown, Las Vegas. Soon after, she met bass player and songwriter Eli Shkurkin at a local rock show and they began to write songs together under the moniker "Lights Don't Shine Down Here." Jeff Dennis (guitar) and Nick Adams (drums) heard a demo tape and joined the band in 2011. After playing only a few shows in Las Vegas and Los Angeles the group was discovered by super producer Jay Baumgardner (Evanescence, Papa Roach, Drowning Pool). Jay signed them to his label, NRG Artists, with the shortened name 'Life Down Here' and for the past year the quartet has been writing songs with Marcos Curiel (P.O.D) and Jason Evigan (After Midnight Project). The band's sound can be described as modern rock (Paramore) with a metal edge (Metallica). In June 2011, Life Down Here began recording their debut album at NRG Studios with Jay Baumgardner producing and mixing. The new 11-track album The Beginning is now up on iTunes, featuring songs "All That You Are" and "Seven Letters."
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