CIA - Parnell/McGuire/Aucoin

The power trio CIA consists of Allen Aucoin ​on drums (The Disco Biscuits, Dr. Fameus), Clay Parnell on ​bass (Particle, BioDiesel, BP) and Ian McGuire​ on the keys (MJ Project, Sonic Spank, Blurry Nights). CIA’s often high energy, high quality live performances have earned them acclaim among fans as a dynamic and explosive ensemble. CIA's style borrows heavily from the genres of acid jazz, breaks and drum n bass, while regularly steering into experimental territories whose boundaries are highlighted by a blending of genres. As one fan put it, CIA plays “down to business dance beats for the bad kids”.

Built heavily on Aucoin's powerhouse drumming­, the trio balances its sound fluidly between his machine-like, fast-paced chops and his jazzed-out ambient rhythms with ease and style. Add in Parnell’s "call in the bomb squad" bass - that low­-end fire behind such acts as Particle & Brothers Past - and top it off with the improvisational and tonal wizardry of Ian McGuire, and the stage is set for unique sonic exploration that is special only to CIA.

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