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Musical Information

  Name Audio Karate
  Background group_or_band
  Origin Rosemead, California , USA
  Genre Rock , Alternative Rock
  Years Active 2000&ndashpresent
  Label Kung Fu Records
  Current Members Art Barrios(Guitar and Vocals) <br> Jason Camacho(Guitar) <br> Justo Gonzalez(Bass)<br> Gabriel Camacho(Drums) <br> Mike Jimenez (Guest Drummer)


Audio Karate is a pop-punk band from Rosemead, California.


MEMBERS

  • Art Barrios-Vocals\Guitar

  • Jason Camacho-Guitar\Backing Vocals

  • Justo Gonzalez-Bass\Backing Vocals

  • Gabriel Camacho-Drums



HISTORY

Audio Karate signed to Kung-Fu Records in fall 2004. They put out their debut album, ''Space Camp'', on May 14, 2002. The album featured the songs "Nintendo 89," "Rosemead," and "Senior Year." After the release of ''Space Camp'', Audio Karate toured the world with bands such The Ataris , NOFX , Blink-182 and other bands.

After the heavy touring, the band decided to take a break to write their next record. The result was an album named ''Lady Melody'' that was produced by Bill Stevenson of The Descendents . ''Lady Melody'' was released on June 1, 2004 on Kung Fu Records . ''Lady Melody'' is considered a much darker and angrier record than ''Space Camp''. After the release of the record the band began to tour non-stop in support of it. In 2005 a rumor had spread that the band had broken up, but was later proven to be false. As of 2006 the band is working on a follow-up album to ''Lady Melody''.

Recently, Jason Camacho built a studio, Lady Melody Recordings . It is expected that it will be the place where Audio Karate will be recording the new album. There is no word if is out of the group. The band posted that
Mike Jimenez formerly of the pop-punk band Rufio will be drumming for them for their up-coming album.

On October 15,2006 Audio Karate updated their fans on their myspace page apparently vocalist\guitarist Art Barrios & guitarist Jason Camacho are writing the soundtrack to an independent movie titled "Maquillaje," a dark movie about botched love and suicide. It was directed by Marcial Rios, a friend of the band. The film is done entirely in Spanish. The music that they are writing for the movie doesn't sound like the typical Audio Karate songs; most of the songs have been fueled by heavy drinking. They also mentioned that they are working on a new album, but they don't know when it will be coming out, or when they will be able to go on tour again.


TRIVIA


  • Audio Karate has a feud with Matchbook Romance .

  • Jason claims to have taught Scott Sellers of Rufio how to play guitar.

  • Mike is the former drummer for Rufio.

  • Art and Jason wrote the music to the independent film "Maqullaje"

  • Mike also plays drums in a band called Science Fiction Theatre with former Rufio member Jon Berry.

  • Audio Karate cannot read or write guitar tabulature.



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