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             AARON CARTER Decks, Bass, Programming, Vocals

             STEPHEN JAMES BARRY Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals

             “I want our music to be the bastard love child of electronic
             music.” Aaron Carter

             And so it’s on to Back On A Mission, the duo’s sophomore release
             on Moonshine. Compared to their 1997 debut “Drop The Break,”
             Aaron, alongside bandmate Stephen James Barry makes a quantum
             leap. It finds the Long Beach, California rock and hip-hop
             influenced break beat duo using textured composition, unusual
             breaks, and some rather playful know tweaking.

             “It’s kind of hard not to be original,” says Stephen who used to
             rip it up as a rock guitarist. “People who don’t sound original
             in the style of music we make aren’t even trying. This is a new
             frontier we’re forging here.” “Drop The Break” featured existing
             sounds made from very minimal equipment, whereas Back On A
             Mission tweaks out chords made from organic instruments, runs
             them through filters, alternates live playing with electronic
             loops and basically features some pretty crazy combos. “If other
             producers heard what we used to make the first album, they would
             either be amazed that we were even able to do it, or laugh at us.
             Now we have a studio other producers would drool over…so we had
             to make the new music that much better.”

             Making Back On A Mission was no easy task for Cirrus. “See, the
             only way we can make music, is if we’re having fun,” explains
             Stephen. “And we weren’t having much fun.” Yet it forced the band
             to make music out of life’s ongoing disorder. “Everything was
             tested,” explains Aaron, a former hip-hop and rave DJ. “…our
             talent, our friendship, our livelihood, just living.” In the
             middle of brainstorming new material and managing band affairs,
             Cirrus decided to set up the new studio. It became a major
             undertaking. Then there was writer’s block. “It was one roadblock
             after another.”

             Yet the friends held fast to bring on Cirrus’ new radical sound.
             A dose of seriousness proved a good thing for the ever evolving
             act whose first single in 1997 ‘Superstar DJ’ made it in the Top
             10 Billboard Dance Charts. The next song to hit the big time was
             the title track of the new album, “Back On A Mission.” It
             originally appeared on the “Mortal Kombat II” soundtrack. The
             version that will appear on the upcoming album is completely
             recreated.

             The two Southern California natives (although Stephen was born in
             England) met at Southern California’s Golden West College while
             studying recording engineering. In 1994, Aaron and Stephen
             recorded a demo tape that garnered a deal from Los Angeles based
             Moonshine Music. The duo promoted the newly released “Drop The
             Break” with a high-powered live show where they played to
             thousands on the national rave circuit.

             Cirrus on stage becomes a whole other entity, something more like
             a raging party. Stephen plays guitar with Aaron on bass. Aaron
             also incorporates his experience and skills as a DJ into their
             live sets. He has a reputation for being ambitious. “If something
             has to be done, Aaron will do it,” says Stephen. Aaron’s roots
             stem from the late 80’s underground DJ culture (where he won a
             KDAY Los Angeles battle-of-the-DJs competition when he was just
             16). His street aesthetic matched by Stephen’s rock sensibility
             (and keen computer curiosity) give Cirrus a foundation of
             diversity.

             That same diversity extends to the type of music each of the two
             is into. Aaron gravitates toward funky styles like James Brown,
             Sly and the Family Stone, and old school hip-hop like Run DMC. “I
             don’t like modern day music. I suppose there is some good stuff
             coming out but nothing that would influence me.” Stephen’s taste
             ranges from heavy acts like Iron Maiden and Public Enemy to
             Depeche Mode and straight-ahead jazz. But both emphatically agree
             on the Beastie Boys.

             “We feel we have really reinvented our style and ourselves,” says
             Stephen who will admit the band did not overcome adversity alone.
             In times of intense turmoil, video games like Nintendo N64, James
             Bond and Star Fox saw them through. That same progressive
             aggressiveness seeps into tracks like “Funky Joint” (a trippy
             remix of “Back On A Mission”) and the crowd pleasing “Break The
             Madness.” On “Abba Zabba”, tricky production and a down tempo
             sweep bring Zen to rap and hip-hop.

             All-in-all, its like nothing you’ve ever heard. We got back on
             our feet, back on a mission, and overcame everything. That’s our
             attitude or message if we have one,” concludes Aaron. “Just to
             keep going until you break on through to the other side.”

             Back On A Mission raises the bar from everyone and suggests that
             there is a new sheriff (or two) in town and their name is… you
             can just call them Cirrus