The Silent Partner is a Piano Rock band of four. Debut album "Fall Away" was nominated 2005 Independent Rock Album of the Year for the Los Angeles Music Awards. Based out of Redondo Beach, CA and orginally from Detroit, MI this band is a new mix of piano and alternative rock. Frontman Brad Shaw has been in several bands that have toured with Jason Mraz, Chantal Kreviazsuk, Frankie Perez, The Go Go's, Agents of Good Roots and many more. Also nominated Singer/Songwriter of the Year for the LA Music Awards 2004. Find out more information at www.thesilentpartner.com and www.bradfordshaw.com Thank you to all our family and friends including Maple Park Media, Rusty Hicks Entertainment, Wood Fowler Productions, Michelle Penn, Jason Mraz, Chantal Kreviazuk, Sigma Pi, Rock Harbor, Sara Dykstra, Rebecca Padilla and Jesus Write us at: The Silent Partner PO Box 1952 Redondo Beach, CA 90254-1952 Email: info@thesilentpartner.com Website http://www.thesilentpartner.com Discography Fall Away - 2005 Debut release. Available for sale on www.cdbaby.com and digitally distributed through iTunes, Rhapsody, Sony Connect, Napster, AOL's MusicNet, BuyMusic, Emusic, MusicMatch and more.Featuring Fall Away, Release & Absence Q & A Q What is Power Piano Rock? A It's a term that a fan came up with at a show. We had never heard it before, but when we thought about it, it fits better than just "Alternative Piano Rock". That gives a little too much room to the imagination. Q What was your favorite show? A There are a ton actually. My favorite shows included a Columbus, OH show that was in a warehouse styled bar. We had wireless mics, so we ended up walking to the other side of the warehouse, getting up on the actual bar and playing to the people in the back. At a House of Blues show in Hollywood, I ran into Dan Akroyd, Brittany Murphy and Kevin Spacey in the same night which was pretty cool and now that I think about it, I actually had George Clooney sit down next to me at one of my shows in Hollywood as well. He was a really nice guy. Q What bands are you currently listening to? A There are a lot of bands that I am in to all the time including some of my biggest influences - Ben Folds, Our Lady Peace, Rufus Wainwright, Tori Amos, Guster & Pearl Jam. Some of the more current stuff I've been into is Muse, Postal Service, Snow Patrol, Coldplay and some others. I'm a sucker for piano so usually I have a fair amount of music with piano in it around. Q Any good stories from the road? A Lots, but most recently on a West Coast Mini tour, we were booked at a club that was trying to do a change over from heavy metal to more of a singer/songwriter thing (which is sort of funny in itself) and we were the first band to bring in the change over. I started the set and was getting kind of a lousy response so I started looking really closely at the crowd and saw a lot of Pantera and Metallica shirts and it occurred to me what was going on. I made a shift in the set and things turned out alright, but it was a little scary for a while. They looked like they were going to string me up. Q Any advice for other bands? A Yeah, look at the t-shirts the crowd is wearing before you start playing your set. Other Good Artists and Friends -Brock Hillman -Tiff Jimber -Mark Polydoris -Bump -Natives of the New Dawn -Elise Lebec -Michelle Penn -Craig Wilson -Michael Tiernan