Album Notes

Treaty of Paris is a Chicago rock band aiming to reach an accord with music lovers on what makes the perfect pop song. In January of 2005, members of Chicago rock bands Empyrean and Saraphine came together for a brand new project, Treaty of Paris. Mike Chorvat (vocals, guitar), Dan Wade (guitar), Phil Kosch (guitar), Brandon Capetillo (bass) and Scott Hoeft (drums) named their new project Treaty of Paris and set out to capture Chicago's hearts and ears with their well-crafted pop songs. They set in motion their plan to take over Chicago, the Midwest, and eventually even the city of Paris by writing, playing, and recording ingenious rock songs.

Treaty of Paris is already marking their territory on the stage and on the airwaves. In the past year, they have been played to crowds over a thousand people strong in Chicago and surrounding states. They have also shared the stage with bands like Lovedrug, The New Amsterdams, Lucky Boys Confusion, Local H, Sum 41, Rise Against, Unwritten Law, Local H, and Urge Overkill. Solely on the strength of their demos, they've already received airplay on Q101 and 94.7 The Zone.

With that kind of a foundation, there was only thing to do next - record. Take a listen to the debut Treaty of Paris EP, Behind Our Calm Demeanors. You'll hear beautiful melodies with layered guitars, insightful lyrics from the heart and a bit of rock n roll attitude, mixed in delightful combinations for perfect pop songs. Recorded at Rax Tracks and Under The Radar Studios with producer Tadpole, "Behind Our Calm Demeanors EP" will be released September 6th 2005 by the band.

Shortly after completing his bass tracks, Brandon left the band on good terms to pursue other interests. Dan Prasil has taken his place.

Its amazing that these five young Chicago rockers garnered this much attention just from a few demos and their live show. Or is it? Watch them live, listen to their new EP, and witness their strong DIY spirit and you'll see why Treaty of Paris is Chicago's new favorite band.


More info at www.treatyofparismusic.com.