“While I’m a ‘girly girl’ in the sense that I like to do my hair and wear makeup and look pretty, I never degrade myself. My sex appeal is a result of the raw confidence I have inside—and I’ve earned that.”  Debbie Gabrione says with a self-assuredness that you have to admire.  She’s the bold lead singer of Ten Year Vamp, a power pop band with energy to spare. Imagine Foo Fighters meets Green Day with Gwen Stefani on vocals and you have an idea of their sound. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL BIO

Ten Year Vamp is: Debbie Gabrione - Vocals & Guitars (Debbie is endorsed by Daisy Rock Guitars) Mark Rose - Rhythm Guitars Tim Keenan - Bass Guitars Andrew Foster- Lead Guitars (Andy is endorsed by Peavey and Buddha) Gregory Nash - Drums (Greg is endorsed by Shine Drums and Stagg Music) SPECIAL APPEARANCES, AWARDS, & PRESS Voted Best Rock Band 2010 3/4/2010 For the 6th year in a row, Metroland Magazine readers pick Ten Year Vamp for Best Rock Band!     Ten Year Vamp song, Rockstar, in a Best Songs of February 2010 List 2/28/2010 UC Radio's Sonic Wallpaper - Best of Feb 2010 list. Check it out and listen to the radio show here: http://www.yoursonicwallpaper.com Ten Year Vamp Article in The Burgh 2/11/2010 Interview with Debbie in the Plattsburgh paper, The Burgh. Click HERE to read it online. Andy Foster Now Endorsed by Peavey Guitars and Buddha Amps 2/7'/2010 Andy is now officially endorsed by Peavey Guitars and Buddha Amps... Album Review in The Venue (New England's Premiere Arts & Entertainment Newspaper) 2/2010 "You couldn’t have picked a better voice to lead a Rock Band!! This album shows the world this band is for real. Intense lyrics led by a mastermind on guitar. “Rockstar” coming to a radio station near you. Watch out this is the future of ROCK N ROLL!!" New Blog Posted by Michael Jaramillo, host of The Great Unknowns Presents 1/1/2010 "2009 was a busy year for the indie-rock band from Albany, NY. Ten Year Vamp was not only busy for the calender filled scores of concert appearences, but they released their first hard-pounding with no disappointment full length album entitled, Don't Act Like You Know Me... Ten Year Vamp is probably THE most successful indie band of 2009. Not only have they been voted “Best Local Band” in Capital Region Living Magazine, but they were also voted as #1 album of the year by Zack Zaggy and was selected among 100 bands with a top 10 rating on Wildy's World." Read the whole thing HERE! Ten Year Vamp Song, Faked It, Voted One Of The Best Songs of 2009 12/31/2009 At The Great Unknown Presents, over 1200 listeners voted for their favorite songs of 2009 and Ten Year Vamp song, Faked It, was among the top 20! Email to Debbie from Michael Jaramillo, host of The Great Unknowns Presents 12/31/2009 "I'd love to have you on my show again. Before I had you on my show, I only had 3,000 iTunes subscribers. Since having you on my show, I have gained over 29,000 new subscribers. You probably had a lot to do with it, because your music is so "kick-ass". I thank you and owe you some gratitude to you for my success." -Michael Jaramillo Much To Do About Nothing 12/29/2009 Don't Act Like You Know Me rated 5 out of 5! Check out their podcast HERE! #1 BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR! 12/28/2009 One of the country's biggest and best indie music podcasts selects Ten Year Vamp's album, Don't Act Like You Know Me, as #1 Best Album of 2009! Check out the Mothpod podcast HERE. The Mothpod showcases indie bands every week, and Don't Act Like You Know Me was selected out of hundreds and hundreds of albums. Album Review from BRPFC 12/28/2009 "love this cd.great fast rocking cacthy tracks.almost kinda new wave punky sound.what can i say brilliant brilliant.love it.bounces along nicely.i think they're the new divinyls.great driving music.love it." 5 out of 5! Check them out HERE! #10 BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR! 12/26/2009 Wildy's World, one of the Nation's best music blogs selects Ten Year Vamp's, Don't Act Like You Know Me, as the tenth best album of the year. Out of hundreds of albums, Don't Act Like You Know Me falls just behind Lyle Lovett and one up from Ben Folds. Go HERE for the list and HERE for our album review. Album Review from The Cadence Revolution 12/21/2009 "Aggressive kick ass music that hits you with a heavy beat blistering guitars and scorching vocals" Check them out HERE! Interview with Debbie in Guitar International 12/12/2009 Guitarist International just posted an article and interview with Debbie. Go HERE to check it out. Ten Year Vamp On the www.justin.tv Homepage 12/8/2009 www.justin.tv puts Ten Year Vamp on their home page to advertise the rebroadcast of their live Jingle Jam 2009 show. While the streaming quality was pretty poor from the club, the live broadcast had over 28,000 unigue viewers. Ten Year Vamp Performs at Jingle Jam 2009 12/7/2009 Ten Year Vamp opens the sold out show at Jillian's of Albany. This is the 2nd year in a row that FLY92.3 invited Ten Year Vamp to perform at Jingle Jam. This year's show also included Push Play, Jason Derulo, and Sean Kingston. Ten Year Vamp's performance was broadcast live on justin.tv and the event was featured on the company's home page. Interview with Debbie at I Am The Trend 12/1/2009 I Am The Trend interviews women from 5 "up-and-coming" bands, including ours truely. Go HERE to read the article. Microsoft Windows 7 Uses Ten Year Vamp Song "Another Try" 11/30/2009 Beginning today (November 30, 2009), users of the new PC operating system, Windows 7 by Microsoft, will be able to download "Another Try" by Ten Year Vamp for free. The system feature is called Playlist 7 and it's Microsoft's attempt at a new way to deliver music to it's users.  Ten Year Vamp's song is one of 50 songs available only this week. Playlist 7 is also available on the web.  http://www.reverbnation.com/playlist7 Album Review from Guitar International 11/20/2009 "Filled with catchy riffs and heavy grooves, the album easily proves that it can stand next to any top-40 album on the charts today." Go HERE to read the whole thing. Voted BEST BAND at 518Fever! 11/20/2009 www.518fever.com names Ten Year Vamp Best Band of 2009! For The Sound Interview 11/17/2009 Interview with Debbie at For The Sound. Go HERE to Read it. Ten Year Vamp at the FLY92 Bloodlust Ball to promote the release of the new Twilight Movie, New Moon November 13, 2009 You Can't Make It Up 11/2/2009 Don't Act Like You Know Me rated 5 out of 5! "You can't call them indie, although technically they are..." "If power pop can 'Rock' these guys rock our world! We featured Never Know on this week's show and cannot say enough good things about 10YV's amazingly tight sound! Debbie & the band deserve every award, every achievement and every success they've reached. We have a hunch the best is yet to come!" Go HERE to hear the podcast. Halloween Show at Jillian's of Albany with WPYX 106.5 and The Channel 103.1 10/31/2009 The CD Reviewer 10/30/2009 Don't Act Like You Know Me rated 9 out of 10! "The band's Don't Act Like You Know Me works well as a spotlight for the band's music. Frankly I can't understand why Ten Year Vamp isn't a household name already in the music scene... this band should be headlining the shows.... For any record labels executives reading this do yourself a favor and head up to Albany, New York and sign this band, you won't be sorry." Go HERE to read the whole thing. Atlantic Wave Radio 10/30/2009 Don't Act Like You Know Me rated 5 out of 5! FM102x Song of the Day 10/27/2009 Don't Act Like You Know Me rated 5 out of 5! 10 Out Of 10 Album Review at the Gulf Coast Music Review October 26, 2009 "Big Message + High Intensity = Big Hit! Is the formula that best describes TYV’s Don’t Act Like You Know Me! While Don’t Act Like You Know Me celebrates the independence, and with that the problems, of modern woman, front woman Debbie’s sex appeal passion and soul combined with TYV’s hard rockin’, in your face music appeals to the widest pop/rock audience... I rate them 10 out of 10 and a thumbs up!" Go HERE for the whole thing. Ten Year Vamp Drummer, Greg Nash, on Modern Drummer.com! October 19, 2009 Go to the home page of Modern Drummer Magazine and scroll down on the right and you'll see our favorite drummer, Greg Nash. They posted a blog from Greg, which is extremely rare that they take unsolicited material. They made an exception for Greg! Go here for a direct link Ten Year Vamp on UC Radio October 15, 2009 “I was blown away by this band right away… The first time that I heard the lead singer Debbie Gabrione’s voice, I was hooked. They got great songs, excellent lyrics, great melodies, and like I said, Debbie’s voice just ties it all together. The album Don’t Act Like You Know Me, is solid all the way through… I ended up buying the album and wanted to play almost every song on the show today... On top of it all, Debbie is just f&%$in hot...  This is a top of the UC Radio List recommendation.” Go HERE to hear the whole show. Ten Year Vamp drummer, Greg Nash, wins the Capital Region Round of Guitar Center's National Drum-Off !!! October 15, 2009 Ten Year Vamp in a Television Commercial October 12, 2009 Ten Year Vamp is one of several bands featured in a television commercial for the Mothpod! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIhvF1yoD0I   Ten Year Vamp in the Time Union October 2, 2009 Photos and a big story in the Albany Times Union following our album release and show at Larkfest. Click the image at the left to read download a much larger version of the paper. Click HERE to read the online version on the TU website.           Ten Year Vamp on National Cable TV Various cable sports networks will now be using our songs Another Try and Pleasures Check out the clip below used on the SPEED Channel   Our Second Offical Album Review! Wildy's World 9/25/2009 Click HERE to read the whole thing. "Don't Act Like You Know Me, shapes up to be one of the most dynamic rock albums of the year... Debbie Gabrione is the sort of front woman they make movies about, and the rest of the band is incredibly tight. With a sound already refined and highly marketable, Ten Year Vamp just needs that one big break to fall in place. It will happen sooner or later; music this good just doesn't stay hidden. Don't Act Like You Know Me is brilliant; a Wildy's World Certified Desert Island Disc. Don't miss it. Rating: 5 Stars (Out of 5) Debbie Interview at The Great Unknowns 9/24/2009 Michale J: "My first question has to be about your band title. Where did it come from and what does it mean?" Debbie: "VERY strange story. When I was a kid and my adult teeth came in... Click HERE to read the whole thing. Look for our page on their site HERE.   Ten Year Vamp plays Larkfest 2009 9/19/2009 Ten Year Vamp performs at Albany NY's 2009 Larkfest with Moby, Bell X1, Company of Thieves, and Matt & Kim with 102.7 WEQX. Over 70,000 people attended this event!   Ten Year Vamp's First Offical Album Review! Greenbush Life 9/19/2009 Click the image to the left to read the whole thing. "A disc that brilliantly captures the urgency of their sound and the relentless passion of their live performance. From the opening track "Never Know" to the cd's conclusion, "Goodbye," this record boasts a unique sounds laced with hints of Green Day's musical complexity and enhanced by Gabrione's intense and incisive lyrics... There is nothing generic or gimmicky about the music of Ten Year Vamp. When Debbie Gabrione sings of "... a secret you will never know" - one thing is certain - no one needs to know the secret to enjoy the musical rush on the new Ten Year Vamp cd. The music is in your face. The songs will move your soul. This is a cd that flat out rocks." - Gregg Weinlein, Greenbush Life (Gregg Weinlein is the author of "In The Avenue of Tears" and other books.  Over the years he has published music related pieces in Rolling Stone, Cream, Circus and Relix magazines in addition to articles in numerous regional publications.  His email address is: greggw97@aol.com) Ten Year Vamp: Interview with Mark about the New Album. Greenbush Life 9/19/2009 Click the image to the right to read the interview by Editor, Jennifer O'Brien. Indie Radio Chattanooga 9/18/2009 Don't Act Like You Know Me rated 5 out of 5! The People's Showcase 9/8/2009 “Star quality performances, great sound, energetic and fun.” 5 out of 5! Moth Pick of the Week 9/6/2009 Ten Year Vamp's new album Don't Act Like You Know Me is the Moth Pick of the Week over at the Mothpod. Check out Episode 152. "This is a fantastic album... An album you've got to check out" -Zack "The Mothman" Daggy Go HERE Sundown Lounge Podcast 9/3/2009 Don't Act Like You Know Me rated 5 out of 5! Inside the Circle 8/26/2009 “The lead vocalist has a great voice and the band behind her is tight and keeps it rocking. I'm looking forward to hearing much more out of these guys in the future.” 4 out of 5! Ten Year Vamp in the Albany Times Union 8/19/2009 Mention in the Albany Times Union about out CD Release show at Vapor. Ten Year Vamp is all over the Press Again! 8/18/2009 A recent Ten Year Vamp press release was picked up by hundreds of organizations, publications, and websites. Here's a list of a few: Boston Business Journal Albany Business Review Entertainer's Resource Directory News Channel 11 KCBD (Lubbock TX) News Channel 8 KHNL (Honolulu HI) 13 Action News KTNV (Las Vegas NV) Music Industry Today Yahoo AOL The links above may not last very long. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to read the full article.   Ten Year Vamp CD RELEASE Metroland Magazine, 8/13/2009 Ten Year Vamp is interviewed about the release their "fan owned" album. "It sounds like money—that is to say, it’s well-written and performed, slickly produced and extremely marketable." —John Brodeur Click HERE to see the actual article. Click HERE to read it online.   Ten Year Vamp Interviewed in Feature Article MagNet Magazine, Spring 2009 Ten Year Vamp is interviewed about surviving in a digital music industry. Physical copies on sale in stores now... Read the digital version here. Ten Year Vamp Performs at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saturday June 6, 2009 FLY92's SummerJam with Flo Rida, The White Tie Affair, 3OH!3, Elliott Yamin, Thriving Ivory, Young MC, Kevin Rudolf, Jesse McCartney, and Ten Year Vamp. Julia Zave Photographs See our Scrapbook for more photos! Ten Year Vamp Radio Interview Sunday May 31, 2009 - 9:00 PM TEN YEAR VAMP on CAPITAL UNDERGROUND RADIO 104.9 THE NEW EDGE Ten Year Vamp's Debbie Gabrione becomes a Featured Artist for Daisy Rock Guitars May 2009 Check out Daisy Rock Guitars... and go HERE to see Debbie on the Daisy Rock website, listed with other great artists suchs as Veruca Salt, The Veronicas, Heart, Joan Osborne, Lisa Loeb, Avril Lavigne, The Bangles, The Donnas, and more... Ten Year Vamp Voted #1 Best Local Band in the Capital Region Living Magazine May 2009 For the 2nd year in a row, Capital Region Living Magazine votes Ten Year Vamp as the best band. Here's the full quote: Ten Year Vamp Performing with famous bands like Nickelback and Gavin DeGraw and landing on the Billboard charts are just a few accomplishments of this female-fronted rock band. This five-member band has sold thousands of CD's and has performed two to four shows a week for over five years. They have performed all over the Capital Region and with their high energy and rocking music they are certainly a band you don't want to miss. 2. Hair of the Dog 3. New York Players Ten Year Vamp Voted #1 Best Rock Band in Metroland 2009 Readers Poll March 5, 2009 5 years in a row voted Best Rock Band by the Capital District readers. Here's the quote: Best Local Rock Band 1. Ten Year Vamp 2. The Velmas 3. Super 400 Ten years is starting to seem like a modest amount of vamping time, judging by the number of times these guys have taken top honors. The Velmas were a close second this year, though. And it must be something about that power trio thing that earned Super 400 the bronze. Oh yeah: They rock. Ten Year Vamp in the Daily Gazette January 29, 2009 Photo in the Daily Gazette promoting local shows after 2 weeks on the road. Ten Year Vamp Drummer, Gregory Nash, makes headlines in the Daily Gazette January 8, 2009 "After years of bouncing from band to band, Gregory Nash seems poised to break out again" Article by David Singer - Click Here to read the whole thing. Ten Year Vamp Mentioned as the Best Capital Region CD in the Times Union by Live Nation. December 28, 2008 Diane Eichmeyer, upstate marketing manager for concert proomters Live Nation, picks Ten Year Vamp for having the Best Capital Region CD. Click to see the paper. Ten Year Vamp Opens for Gavin DeGraw and David Archuleta at WFLY 92.3 Show! Jingle Jam 2008 - December 10, 2008 Ten Year Vamp in the press about our Album Project in Forbes, CNBC, Yahoo, and more. November 18-22, 2008 Forbes (Article reprinted below) CNBC Yahoo Undercover.com (Austrailia) (Article also reprinted below) Boston Business Journal WTEN - Channel 10, Albany NY AOL Money & Finance SunHerald WNEW Nashville Business Review Top 40 Charts The Earth Times Market Watch Digital Producer Magazine ABC KVIA SOA World Magazine International Business Times WLEX TV The Press Enterprise Radio interview on 97.7 WEXT November 14, 2008, 9pm Radio interview with Ten Year Vamp (Taped Interview from months back) Halloween Shows October 31 and November 1, 2008 Ten Year Vamp performs live on Halloween weekend at Jillian's of Albany for the HUGE Nightmare on Pearl Street Bash of 2008! ROCKSTAR V.I.P. Party with FLY92.3 - CLICK HERE to hear the promo. Ten Year Vamp performs 3 songs live on the air 9/18 during the morning show with FLY 92.3 Utica Music Fest 2008 Ten Year Vamp headlines the 3 days event of several hundred bands! READ THE WHOLE THING 2008 City of Albany Monday Night Concerts in Washington Park w/Lez Zeppelin Daily Gazette Article (8/5/2008) "Albany-based Ten Year Vamp opened the show with a powerhouse set centered on their originals. They are good — as individuals and together — and it was hard to watch them work so hard and only be the warm-up act. Singer Debbie Gabrione is more energy and presence than vocals, though you can’t separate the elements on stage. [Greg Nash] has the skills and concepts of a jazz-fusion drummer, his limbs carving every angle of the tune. From the first beat of the opener they exploded. They stated with their work ethic that they’re serious. Some of the songs started with the members leaping in place together. Bassist [Tim Keenan] and guitarist Mark Rose don’t appear to be the jumping-spinning boy-band type, but they’re not above it either, and they don’t have to be. Their music stands strong, even when they covered Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” in their power-rock style. Gabrione mentioned that they play regularly in seven states. How good will they have to be to reach all 50?" - David Singer, Daily Gazette (8/5/2008) READ THE WHOLE THING 2008 Alive After Five on Pearl Street - after Joan Osborne 2008 PARKFEST with FLY92.3 at the Altamont Fairgrounds with Simple Plan, Natasha Bedingfield, Coolio, Sum 41, Blake Lewis... 6/2008 - Ten Year Vamp headlines Albany's Capital PRIDE Concert in Washington Park with Tiffany ("I Think We're Alone Now") and Sirsy. 6/2008 - Ten Year Vamp's "Live At Olive Ridley's" CD goes on sale at F.Y.E. stores! 5/2008 - Capital Region Living Magazine awards Ten Year Vamp is Best Band! Go to the Magazine. 2008 City of Albany 60th Annual Tulip Fest w/The Spin Doctors in Washington Park. Go here for the Tulip Fest website. Glens Fall Chronicle Article (3/6/08) "Ten Year Vamp's New CD Seeks Fans As Backers" - Rebecca Cash, Glens Falls Chronicle (3/6/2007) READ THE WHOLE THING The 2008 BoDog Battle of the Bands Feb 2, 2008 - Semi-Final Round - Blender Theatre, NYC Dec 13, 2007 - Round 2 - L'Amours - Staten Island, NY Nov 3, 2007 - Round 1 - Bar Sputnik, NYC Local band offers the public to take part in their new CD 02/24/2008 By: Vince Gallagher www.capitalnews9.com 2008 Metroland Reader's Poll: Ten Year Vamp Wins... Best Alternative Rock Band Local Celebrity You'd Like To Have A One Night Stand With Best Ass Metroland Cover Story (1/31/08) "Ten Year Vamp don’t win crowds over; they own them. The next time I catch them is at Sandy’s Clam Bar in Glens Falls, where the atmosphere is like a European rock festival. Then, down by Poughkeepsie’s waterfront at Mahoney’s, the place is so over-capacity that bouncers help with load-out. Ten Year Vamp bumper stickers are smeared across the asses and pint glasses of the masses, and it seems right." - Bill Ketzer, Metroland (1/31/2008) READ THE WHOLE THING: www.metroland.net/back_issues/vol31_no05/listen_here.html CD On Tap Magazine (1/29/08) "This high-energy kick-ass rock band is five years young but consistently outperforms bands with decades under their belt." - Megan Leary, CD On Top (1/19/2008) READ THE WHOLE THING 2007 M.E.A.N.Y. FEST Dec 29, 2007 Finals - Knitting Factory, NYC Oct 6, 2007 - Qualifing Round - Arlene's Grocery, NYC "At the M.E.A.N.Y. Fest finals at the Knitting Factory, I voted for the tighter-than-my-pussy Ten Year Vamp and the completely off-the-wall Maslow, but some showbizzy Scottish band with bowler hats won, maybe because they'd flown all the way from Sweden just for this event." - Michael Musto, The Village Voice (1/8/2008) 9/26/2007 Open for Lifehouse, Northern Lights, Clifton Park NY 2007 EDGEFEST with 104.9 w/Fuel & Finger Eleven... 2007 City of Albany, NY 4th of July Celebration w/The Spin Doctors "Drawing frequent comparisons to No Doubt, this act serves up modern radio rock with the style and the sass to back it up" - BrightcoverTV.com (June 25, 2007) 2007 PRIDE Concert, Albany NY 2007 Albany Conquest Block Parties at The Time Union Center 5/4/2007 - Ten Year Vamp win Songwriting Award from Billboard Magazine. "Catchy rock anthems + a sexy frontwoman = the next No Doubt" - ArtistDirect.com (March 2, 2007) 2007 Metroland Reader's Poll Best Rock Band Local Celebrity You'd Like To Have A One Night Stand With 2006 M.E.A.N.Y. FEST Dec 30, 2006 Finals - Knitting Factory, NYC Sept 22, 2006 - Qualifing Round - CBGB's, NYC "The next No Doubt with Debbie Gabrione as the next Gwen Steffani" - Lauren Proctor, Northeast InTune (7/2006) 2007 Albany Conquest Block Parties at the Pepsi Arena 2007 Albany Times Union "Best of" Edition         6/27/2007 Open for Gin Blossoms, Northern Lights, Clifton Park NY 2006 Metroland Reader's Poll Best Rock Band Best Kept Secret Best Place to See and Be Seen Local Celebrity You'd Like To Have A One Night Stand With 2006 Original Series National Battle of the Bands - NYC July 1, 2006 - Finals (Winners) May 27, 2006 - Round 2 (Winners) April 1, 2006 - Round 1 (Winners) "Tight, white-hot and endlessly attacking the downbeat from the gun... Drinks were spilled. Souls were lost.... the band caught more air than Blink 182 backing David Lee Roth on a McDonaldland trampoline.... And, of course, you have leading lady Debbie Gabrione. Sure, Gabrione is a looker, a prime selling point for the band, she plats the manes of her horses in the night with toasts and promises and a sort of reassuring elemental satisfaction... their radiance is infectious." - Bill Ketzer, Metroland (5/2006) READ THE WHOLE THING: Albany Metroland 5/4/2006 2005 Metroland Reader's Poll Best Rock Band "I've been digging on live music since I was in college, and I have rarely seen a local band just own a crowd the way Ten Year Vamp owned the crowd at Bayou Cafe on Saturday night. They had a couple hundred people just eating out of their hands all night long. Seriously - I dug the music, but it was their showmanship and how much the crowd obviously was having a great time that really made the experience for me.... I find myself really awestruck whenever I see a performer who has mastered the art of working a crowd -- and Debbie can transfer her own energy to 200 people and then amp them all up to 11. So much of rock is about more than the music -- it's all in the presentation... and I'm telling you, these guys have "it". This was as impressive an "undiscovered"/local band as I've seen in a very long time." - The Chronic Curmudgeon (9/11/2005) READ THE WHOLE THING: Cronic Crummegeon Live Review (9/11/2005) 2005 Parkfest with U Albany and FLY92.3 w/Hoobastank, Simple Plan, Ludacris & more...

VIDEO Live at Crash Mansion NYC Click Here to Download. August 2009 - Never Know Music Video Directer by Jeff Knight Click Here to Download. 2/2/2008 Live at Blender Theater, NYC - Bootleg video from the 2008 BoDog Battle of the Bands (Round 3) - Click Here to Download. Click HERE for our 2008 Live Video Promo. More Video? 16+ hours of video from the past 6 years available on our Music & Video page. MUSIC Ten Year Vamp's latest release, Don't Act Like You Know Me, and Live At Olive Ridley's are available at hundreds of physical and online locations, such as FYE and iTunes. HI-RES PHOTOS Click to download: 300dpi CMYK JPG - Right-Click to download the following 5 photos. They are CMYK and will not be viewable in most browsers. Hi-Res photos below by Joe Putrock - www.joeputrock.com Ten Year Vamp: (left to right: Greg Nash (drums), Andrew Foster (lead guitar), Bill Ketzer (Percussion, Keys, Vocals), Debbie Gabrione (vocals/guitar), Tim Keenan (bass), Mark Rose (guitar) Ten Year Vamp: Debbie Gabrione Ten Year Vamp: (left to right: Greg Nash (drums), Andrew Foster (lead guitar), Bill Ketzer (Percussion, Keys, Vocals), Debbie Gabrione (vocals/guitar), Tim Keenan (bass), Mark Rose (guitar) Click here for more hi-res photos Hi-Res live photos below by Kyle - www.dontthink.net Click here for more hi-res photos Hi-Res photos below by Joe Putrock - www.joeputrock.com Ten Year Vamp: Debbie Gabrione Ten Year Vamp: Debbie Gabrione Click HERE for more hi-res photos RGB Live Photos Below (Photographer credits below each group of photos) Above live photos by Julia Zave (www.juliazave.com) from Pearl Street, Albany NY 7/9/2009). Click here for more hi-res photos Above photos by Julia Zave (www.juliazave.com) from Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga NY 6/6/2009). Click here for more hi-res photos Above photos by Kyle (donthink.net) from Revolution Hall 2/7/2008. Click here for more hi-res photos More Photos? 12,000+ photos from the past 5 years available at: www.tenyearvamp.com

Is This the Future of the Music Business?
RENSSELAER, N.Y., Aug. 18
Boston Business Journal

Over the past year and a half, fans of Upstate New York indie rockers Ten Year Vamp became actual owners of the record label that will release the female-fronted band's first full-length album on August 21, 2009. In a groundbreaking effort to break away from music industry dependence, Ten Year Vamp created the Album Project, which offers shares of the forthcoming CD to its fanbase and other investors. Shares started at $25, and to date the band has raised more than $30,000, leaving little doubt that people recognize the outfit's potential for success.

"Each owner will receive their fair percentage of album sales based on how much they invested," says band co-founder and guitarist Mark Rose. Over the past few months, owners also voted on which songs should make the album and which photo should be used for the album cover. This plan also benefits the band in that they immediately receive their share of the sales -- not only for the money they invested along with their fans, but also for their time and hard work. The group has been credited by Forbes, CNBC, Yahoo!, AOL Money and Finance, Columbia's School of Journalism and countless other news sites as completely reinventing the way records are recorded, marketed and sold.

The new album, entitled "Don't Act Like You Know Me," was produced by Mike Watts and recorded at VuDu Studios on Long Island. Mike Watts has produced records for Virgin Records, Warner Bros. Records, Victory Records, Roadrunner Records and more. The album will be released on August 21st with a special CD Release show at Vapor in Saratoga, NY. The band will also be performing at the Jersey City LGTB Festival on August 29, the Cars For Cancer Challenge at the Lebanon Valley Speedway on August 30, Larkfest in Albany, NY on September 19, and Crash Mansion in NYC on September 26 as a special Headline Guest for the annual M.E.A.N.Y. Fest.

Ten Year Vamp has toured the Northeastern U.S. extensively for the past five years, playing more than 450 shows -- many with national acts, including Simple Plan, Sum 41, Fuel, Lifehouse, Natasha Beddingfield, Gavin Degraw, David Archuletta, Thriving Ivory, Jesse McCartney, and more.

Please see http://www.tenyearvamp.com for show dates and more information about the Album Project.

Rock Band Takes The Music Industry Into Their Own Hands
Is This The Future For The Music Industry?
Forbes.com - November 18, 2009

For the past year, indie rock band, Ten Year Vamp has been asking their fans to become actual owners of the record label that will release their first full length album early next year.  In a ground-breaking move to bypass the music industry, the band will be distributing their profits to their “shareholders” who have funded the album.  Already, Ten Year Vamp fans have invested over $25,000. “Each owner will receive their fair percentage of the CD sales based on how much they invested,” says Mark Rose, co-founder and rhythm guitar player.  “But that’s not all they get,” says Debbie Gabrione, co-founder and lead singer.  “Ten Year Vamp shareholders also get to listen to all the demo songs, vote on the songs that go on the album, free t-shirts, free passes… and lots of other cool perks.”  The Ten Year Vamp Album Project invites anyone to become an owner for as little as $25 - the more someone contributes, the more “benefits” they receive as an owner.

“Record labels are signing more performance packages than creative acts, but we’re not letting that stop us.  All we need are the funds to get started,” says Gabrione.  “Thanks to the Internet, the music scene has evolved from large commercial conglomerations that did everything a band needed, to small specialized and independent companies that each help with specific aspects of a band’s career.  Each of these companies, from radio promoters to distributors, tour managers to public relations firms, can be easily found on the web and each are hungry for bands that can afford their services.  By securing the necessary investments, we can do everything ourselves that a record label would have normally done for us.”

Under Ten Year Vamp’s plan, shareholders will receive shares of the CD sales, as well as the chance to vote on many band decisions as the album is being created.  This plan also benefits the band in that they also receive their share of the sales… not only for the money they have also invested, but also for their time and hard work.  This plan is very fair towards the band, unlike many of the contracts record labels are notorious for, where the bands are always the last ones to ever see payment for their work.

Ten Year Vamp has been performing for over 5 years throughout the Northeastern U.S.  They have opened for such National Acts as Lifehouse, Gin Blossoms. Fuel, Finger Eleven, Natasha Beddingfield, and many more. 
Ten Year Vamp is currently looking for a producer and sponsors for their album project and are performing regularly in New York and New England. 

Ten Year Vamp, A Band and A Business

by Paul Cashmere
Undercover.com.au
November 19 2008

Introducing Ten Year Vamp, a band that operates as a business and a corporation.

Ten Year Vamp are one of the smart bands. They recognise that the old business model in the music biz is obsolete and they are creating their own new one.

Ten Year Vamp allowed fans to become shareholders in their indie label. In doing so, they have raised enough money to record an album and the fans get an inside view of the activity of the band.

"Record labels are signing more performance packages than creative acts, but we're not letting that stop us. All we need are the funds to get started," says Debbie Gabrione, lead singer. "Thanks to the Internet, the music scene has evolved from large commercial conglomerations that did everything a band needed, to small specialized and independent companies that each help with specific aspects of a band's career. Each of these companies, from radio promoters to distributors, tour managers to public relations firms, can be easily found on the web and each are hungry for bands that can afford their services. By securing the necessary investments, we can do everything ourselves that a record label would have normally done for us."

Fans have become investors in The Ten Year Vamp Album Project for as little as $25. The more you contribute, the more benefits you get.

Those benefits include profits in the CD sales and a chance to contribute to band decisions.

"Each owner will receive their fair percentage of the CD sales based on how much they invested," says Mark Rose, co-founder and rhythm guitar player. "But that's not all they get," says Debbie Gabrione, co-founder and lead singer. "Ten Year Vamp shareholders also get to listen to all the demo songs, vote on the songs that go on the album, free t-shirts, free passes ... and lots of other cool perks."

This is one smart band. Check them out at tenyearvamp.com

Ten Year Vamp rocks ‘like the big boys’

Lez Zeppelin guitarist best of the band
Mediocre group keeps crowd in Albany park entertained
Daily Gazette - Tuesday, August 5, 2008
David Singer

ALBANY — Lez Zeppelin’s Steph Paynes is the best woman guitarist I’ve ever heard play.

That might not be saying much, since you rarely — actually, never — get to see women in the role of guitar-hero. Monday night at Washington Park she played the part of Jimmy Page, nailing the solos in “Custard Pie” and the slide work in “In My Time of Dying.” She lit up the sky during “Since I’ve Been Loving You.”

I’ve seen better Jimmy Page copiers. But she was darn good — even mimicking his bent-over knee-level posture — and you couldn’t help give her points just for daring to play Page.

The rest of the band didn’t come close.

But the packed venue didn’t ask for much: just keep banging out those Zeppelin tunes. Which they did with “The Ocean,” “Immigrant Song,” and “Black Dog.”

Vocalist Sarah McLellan was a mediocre blues singer and didn’t have the range to follow Robert Plant’s notes. Nor could she tease out the more sensual spots like Plant did, as in “What Is and What Should Never Be.”

But her own limited style was likeable. Drummer Helen Destroy sought to hit — destroy — the skins as hard as John Bonham did. But Bonham was much more musical than that. Destroy was consistent, and never let down the tune, but she also rarely contributed beyond the heavy, expected thumping.

Only Paynes dressed in Zep regalia, the others in plain suburban jeans and white sneakers, which took away from the Zeppelin atmosphere they sought to create.

The New York City-based band seemed aware of their weaknesses in the rough stuff, like the mid-section to “Heartbreaker.” But that didn’t stop them from plowing through it.

But the large crowd came to hear women play Zeppelin, and that’s what they got in spades, including a frolicking “Black Dog” and “No Quarter,” which captured the eerie, black-magic of Page. They closed with “Kashmir,” “Black Dog,” and “Whole Lotta Love.”

Albany-based Ten Year Vamp opened the show with a powerhouse set centered on their originals. They are good — as individuals and together — and it was hard to watch them work so hard and only be the warm-up act. Singer Debbie Gabrione is more energy and presence than vocals, though you can’t separate the elements on stage. Scott Card has the skills and concepts of a jazz-fusion drummer, his limbs carving every angle of the tune.

From the first beat of the opener they exploded. They stated with their work ethic that they’re serious. Some of the songs started with the members leaping in place together. Bassist Chad Balzer and guitarist Mark Rose don’t appear to be the jumping-spinning boy-band type, but they’re not above it either, and they don’t have to be. Their music stands strong, even when they covered Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” in their power-rock style.

Gabrione mentioned that they play regularly in seven states. How good will they have to be to reach all 50?

Amp Up with Ten Year Vamp - CD On Tap (1/29/2008)

What’s grown local, never sleeps, amps up the metro music scene and rocks out with a woman at the helm? If you haven’t seen it, if you haven’t heard it and if you haven’t experienced it – drop everything. You, my friend, need a substantial dose of the sinfully sweet sounds of Ten Year Vamp.

This high-energy kick-ass rock band is five years young but consistently outperforms bands with decades under their belt.  Their sounds rock the rooms in over 50 venues and across seven states. The list of bands they’ve shared the bill with read like a Billboard Chart - Fuel, Lifehouse, The Gin Blossoms, Finger Eleven, Bo Bice, Nickelback, Three Doors Down, The Spin Doctors, Simple Plan, Hoobastank, Ludacris, Cinder Road, Nonpoint and Drowning Pool.

“We started performing in 2003 as an acoustic duo,” says Mark Rose.  “The plan from the beginning was to find a band, and play just a few acoustic duo shows while we searched for band members.  We thought we might play a month or two of acoustic shows, but it ended up taking eight months to find the right.”

The Capital District venues have really supported the band from the very beginning. Although competition is fierce, things seemed to happen fast for 10YV in the right places. “We have to give a special thanks to Ralph from the Bayou,” smiles Mark.  “He gave us a ton of Happy Hour gigs as the acoustic duo, and he gave us our first gig as a full band on the main stage... it's been our home ever since.”

2008 is shaping up to be a year jam-packed with shows and appearances for Ten Year Vamp. The band will often go from one venue to the next, from city to city, playing for their loyal followers of the “vamp culture.”

“We're always busy, but lately we've got more shows than ever,” boasts Mark. “Feb 1st we're at the Bayou in Albany.  We'll get home from the show that night somewhere around 5am, sleep for about three hours, then meet up with a bus from Premiere Limo to take us down to the city.  We've got a big show at the Blender Theatre in Gramercy.  It's the BoDog Battle of the Bands and we've made it to the third round of competition with a million dollar recording contract on the line.”

The BoDog Battle of the Bands is presented by BoDog Music and does culminate with the winning band receiving a million dollar recording contract with BoDog Music. Over 7000 bands entered in this high-profile, high-energy, aggressive music jam contest across the country. Through many levels of qualifying rounds, each major city selects bands to continue on the next following rounds. Ten Year Vamp has titillated and tempted the eager crowds at each round they’ve advanced to. They are now another step closer to that recording contract.

When asked what sets them apart from the rest of band world, 10YV front woman Debbie Garbrione makes these points. “Firstly, there aren't many (any?) female fronted bands, who HONESTLY rock, and can amp up a crowd.  Female fronted rock bands are rare, and female fronted high energy rock bands are even more rare,” boasts Debbie. “We're able to deliver high energy AND talent. Many bands have to compromise on one...either they have the energy, but can't seem to deliver the stability of the music at the same time...or....they are incredible musicians, but they just stand there. We have it all.”

Ten Year Vamp also prides themselves on their uncanny ability to connect with the audience. “We don't function separate and removed from the audience,” says Debbie. “We function WITH them, and talk to them, and laugh with them and we monitor them to confirm they're having a good time, and that we're doing our job... which is to entertain them and make killer music.  They fuel us, just as much as we fuel them.” Having seen several recent shows, this is a characteristic absent from so many bands. Ten Year Vamp really does thrive on the crowd’s energy and involvement. The more pumped you get, the more you see it on stage. It’s completely intoxicating and addictive, to put it mildly.

It’s no wonder why the band is taking this connection even further through their innovative and ground-breaking concept of “consumer/band partnership.” In an effort to Amp Up the Vamp, the band is offering the option to become an owner and collaborator of a record label. Through several levels of participation, 10YV fans are able to truly become part of this music and marketing revolution. The band is slated to record their first major album this fall and is offering YOU, the loyal fan, an opportunity to buy into the band’s record label and become part of the process. Ownership opportunities start at just $25 for a Basic Sponsorship up to $2000 for a Corporate Sponsorship. Each additional level offers additional benefits based upon financial participation including a percentage of the album profits, listing on the album credits, invites to band tour dates, and even the executive ability to chose songs for the final album cut.

“The potential is endless here,” says Mark. “No one is doing anything quite like this and we want our fans to be the first to do so in the industry. We want them to be part of the process that only a select few usually get to be a part of.”

Of course, being part of such a crazy gig can bring with it some pretty crazy times. Debbie says, “I don't know that I have a favorite 10YV story necessarily, simply because something funny or crazy happens almost every show....alcohol, boys, girls, hotels, adrenalin, rock music, hormones....it's quite a combination.”

“My fav 10YV memories are attached to our bus trips,” laughs Debbie. “We often play in NYC (which is 3 hours from Albany), and we'll get a bus and fill it with 50 friends and head down to NY city. We get food and drinks and good music, and we all just get to hang out and laugh and be silly. Then we arrive at the club and put on a KICK ass show, and more often then not, we BLOW away all the NYC based bands. It's a good feeling to drive 3 hours to play in world reknowned bars (like CBGB's or the Knitting Factory or Blender Theatre), and go head-to-head against bands from one of the trendiest, music centered cities in the world... and bring more people then any other band and just blow the other bands out of the water.”

Ten Year Vamp is often catching the eye of numerous industry notables, one of which most of you have seen on VH1 or read his column in the Village Voice. Michael Musto recently judged a competition 10YV played in and had these fine words to say as a result: “I voted for the tighter-than-my-pussy Ten Year Vamp".

The band is slated for a full rockin schedule through the months to come. To check out where they will be rockin out, visit www.tenyearvamp.com. Also, for further info on the unbelievable kick-ass opportunity to be a part of a real record label, visit www.tenyearvamp.com/album_project.html.