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Break of Reality (BoR) is a cello rock band based in Rochester, NY, currently consisting of three cellist and drums. Many of their events are sponsored by the energy drink Red Bull. There is also a Rochester in Ulster County, New York; for that town see Rochester, Ulster County, New York. ... Alternate meaning: Cello web browser A cropped image to show the relative size of a cello to a human (Uncropped Version) The cello (also violoncello or cello) is a stringed instrument and part of the violin family. ... Red Bull is the brand name of an Austrian - Thai carbonated soft drink. ...

History

The band was formed in the Fall of 2003 when all the members were Freshman and classical performance majors at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, USA. BoR was originally four cellists and no drummer. Patrick Laird, Chris Thibdeau, Erin Keesecker, and Jeff Hood were the founding members. They began to play a few covers on their own time for fun and things progressed from there. They began to write original music for the band, and the first performance was in a small classical venue at Eastman in December of 2003. The concert was well received by the audience and the group decided to continue with composing and set a goal for an album to be recorded during the summer of 2004. The Eastman School of Music is the University of Rochesters college and graduate school of music. ... In English literary history, the name Rochester refers to John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester. ...

During the Spring semester of 2004, the band picked up drummer Ivan Trevino, and reached deep in to their pockets to purchase electric equipment for the cellos. Unfortunately, due to Chris's acceptance to the prestigious conducting program at Eastman, he felt he would let the band down if he had tried to do both BoR, Performance simultaneously and also conducting. Franklin Keel, a senior at the time took his position and the rest of the semester was a blast. The first electric show took place at the end of that semester at a local coffee shop. The place was packed and the audience was very encouraging.

The first album was recorded in summer 2004 in a small studio in NJ and was duplicated and released in October of 2004. The CD release party held at a local rock club was well attended. The Eastman School of Music had offered to bus students to the show, and BoR witnessed their first mosh pit. After a tough time finding a fourth cellist that fit the position well, Andrew joined up in the Fall and continued to play with Break of Reality until very recently. Break of Reality began to play many more gigs, each time growing their Rochester fan base. Nj can stand for: nj (letter), the 20th letter of the Albanian alphabet Nj, Њ or Nje letter, the 17th letter of the Cyrillic alphabet in Serbian language The two-letter abbreviation for the state of New Jersey, United States Napierville Junction Railway (AAR reporting mark NJ) The pen name of... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... The Eastman School of Music is the University of Rochesters college and graduate school of music. ...

In January of 2005, Frank Deblase from Rochester City News put Break of Reality on the front cover of the paper and wrote a two page article promoting the band and it's new album [1].

The paper was a cornerstone for the group and grabbed the attention of many more Rochester citizens. A representative from Red Bull Energy Drink also read the article and agreed to book BoR for a private Red Bull Party in the Fall of 2005. From there Red Bull reps from all around the country showed interest in the group and has offered them gigs around the country for the next two years. BoR looks forward to playing at the international "Flug Tag" event this coming October for tens of thousands in Denver, CO. Red Bull is the brand name of an Austrian - Thai carbonated soft drink. ...

This past Fall, Andrew and Jeff quit the band due to personal reasons. Founding member Chris thibdeau has agreed to join up again, and we now will remain three cellos with drums.

Members

Current

• Patrick Laird - Cello
• Chris Thibdeau - Cello
• Erin Keesecker - Cello
• Ivan Trevino - Drums

Past Members

• Jeff Hood - Cello
• Andrew Larson - Cello
• Franklin Keel - Cello
• Neil VanZiel - Cello

Discography

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  Sound Between - Released 2006
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  Voiceless - Released 2004

• "The Sound Between" - Released March 2006
• "Voiceless" - Released October 2004

External Links and Reviews

• Break of Reality website
• Break of Reality official forum
• City newspaper review
• Internet Archive of Break of Reality show at Spot in Rochester, NY