Recycled Percussion

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Recycled Percussion
Origin Goffstown, New Hampshire
Genres Instrumental Rock
Instrument(s) Drums, electric guitar
Years active1995—present
Website Official website

Recycled Percussion is a Laconia, New Hampshire-based band. The group was originally formed in Goffstown, New Hampshire.

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History

Justin Spencer formed Recycled Percussion in 1995 for a high school talent show. [1] Spencer, looking to be more creative than using traditional instruments, took the idea of playing buckets, which was introduced to him in the subways of New York City. Spencer then added more and more instruments to the show and expanded on the New York style of street percussion. [2] Spencer specialized in using recycled materials to build instruments. [3] [4]

The band started to take off in 1999 when they were featured on the cover of USA Today . [5] Recycled Percussion began touring the country in 2001. [6] [7] The group continued to tour for 10 years until they made their debut on season 4 of the television show America's Got Talent . [8] The group auditioned with over hundred acts and became the then-highest-placed non-singing act to ever compete in the series' history, finishing third. [9] They lost this distinction when Olate Dogs won season seven in 2012.

Afterwards, they began to work with Jerry Springer on a live version of "America's Got Talent". [10] They spent three months performing at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas and one month performing the live show at MGM Grand Foxwoods in Connecticut. In 2010, the band sealed a deal with the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to have their own show. [11]

After runs of shows at the MGM, Tropicana and The Quad on the Las Vegas Strip, they last moved the show to the Saxe Theater at Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip. Their interactive show features the audience being given drumsticks and other unique instruments, incorporating non-traditional items like power tools, ladders, buckets and trashcans.

In 2017, the members of Recycled Percussion started Chaos & Kindness, a television and web series where they give back to communities around New Hampshire and beyond in unique and entertaining ways. In one episode, they pay for dental surgery for a friend of the band with cerebral palsy, [12] and in another they perform for twenty-four hours straight. [13] The band also owns and operates a clothing line of the same name with several locations around New Hampshire, [14] as well as running an annual toy drive for local children. [15]

Discography

Studio Albums
Extended plays
Live albums
Compilation albums
Video albums

Members

Justin Spencer - Lead Percussionist, Group Founder. "Mr. Red"
Ryan Vezina - Lead Percussionist, Body Percussion Specialist. "Mr. Blue"
Tony Zane - Dancer, Roller skater

Jimmy Luv - Hypeman, Singer

Davin Cox - Hypeman, Dancer

Former members

Greg Kassapis - Co-Founder - Percussionist
Aaron Fairhurst - Co-Founder - Percussionist
Zach & Ethan Holmes - Percussionists/Multi-instrumentalists - Introduced Musical Powertools, Flying Sparks, Ladders, and Beatbox to live show.
Loren "Butch" Valley - West Coast Hype-man, Front of House, Absolute Savage
Todd "DJ Pharoah" Griffin - DJ, Percussionist
Jim Magoon - Electronic Guitar player
Jerami Bellofatto - DJ
Matt Bowman - Guitar player, Percussionist, 80s Primal Screamer, Slinky Master. "Mr. Black"
Jason Davies - DJ, Percussionist, Dancer. "Mr. Green"

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References

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  2. ↑ Wright, Diane (April 21, 2004). "Group pounds out career in music world: Recycled Percussion doesn't need a drum set", Seattle Times , p. H29.
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  4. ↑ Whitney, D. Quincy (April 4, 1999). "Old stuff makes new statement: Artists make use of recycled objects", Boston Globe , p. 9.
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  6. ↑ Hill, Jean Laquidara (February 7, 2002). "Junkyard rhythm has a great beat: Recycled Percussion draws crowd", Telegram & Gazette , p. B4.
  7. ↑ "Recycled Percussion Interview - STEEZ MAGAZINE - INFLUENTIAL CULTURE". www.steezminimag.com.
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  11. ↑ "Bash ends for Recycled Percussion at Saxe Theater". 5 May 2017.
  12. ↑ ”Chaos & Kindness S4 E4 - Davin Gets His Smile Back” on YouTube. Published September 5th, 2020.
  13. ↑ ”Chaos & Kindness S4 E2 - The 24-Hour Concert” on YouTube. Published August 15th, 2020.
  14. ↑ Official Website for the Chaos & Kidness Store. Accessed March 7th, 2023.
  15. ↑ Ali, Alissa (2021-12-25). "Recycled Percussion hosts annual Chaos and Kindness Toy Drive". WMUR. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
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