Pixikill
Chatsworth, California, United States | SELF
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“J-14 is scouting out the hottest bands around... and this week's pick is Pixikill! Here are five things you need to know about Pixikill whose EP The Luring is out on August 23! Read More Here- http://www.j-14.com/2011/06/j-14-hot-band-alert-pixikill.html” - J-14
“J-14 is scouting out the hottest bands around... and this week's pick is Pixikill! Here are five things you need to know about Pixikill whose EP The Luring is out on August 23! Read More Here- http://www.j-14.com/2011/06/j-14-hot-band-alert-pixikill.html” - J-14
“Jewel & Blaire Restaneo of Pixikill are buzzing. The highlighter-hued-hair siblings are poised to hit it big with their grunge-infused electro-pop. The LA duo dropped their first EP in July, The Luring, comprised of five self-written songs. The girls also showcased their producing, directing and editing skills in their video for "Chameleon," their first single. (A full-length is due out later this year.) Of their band name, the pair say "people often mistake Pixies for Fairies... In original folklore, Pixies are actually evil creatures. In our own sort of way 'Pixikill' is like fighting evil; it's the superhero in us." Both Jewel and Blaire have theatre backgrounds, starring in Broadway plays like Annie Get Your Gun and A Christmas Carol. The girls have a refreshing approach to style, usually rocking carefree looks. Watch this exclusive video to see how the sisters style themselves...” - Leigh Belz - Teen Vogue
“Jewel & Blaire Restaneo of Pixikill are buzzing. The highlighter-hued-hair siblings are poised to hit it big with their grunge-infused electro-pop. The LA duo dropped their first EP in July, The Luring, comprised of five self-written songs. The girls also showcased their producing, directing and editing skills in their video for "Chameleon," their first single. (A full-length is due out later this year.) Of their band name, the pair say "people often mistake Pixies for Fairies... In original folklore, Pixies are actually evil creatures. In our own sort of way 'Pixikill' is like fighting evil; it's the superhero in us." Both Jewel and Blaire have theatre backgrounds, starring in Broadway plays like Annie Get Your Gun and A Christmas Carol. The girls have a refreshing approach to style, usually rocking carefree looks. Watch this exclusive video to see how the sisters style themselves...” - Leigh Belz - Teen Vogue
“Hey girls, TWIST recently hung out with Pixikill, an awesome electro-rock band from Los Angeles! Sisters Blaire and Jewel Restaneo (both guitar, vocals, synthesizers), Mike Kimchi (drums), Chris Norwood (guitar, keyboard) and Victor Trevino (bass, synths) dished about performing, their EP and more! Check out their video for "Chameleon" and their exclusive performances for TWIST below! - TWIST
“Hey girls, TWIST recently hung out with Pixikill, an awesome electro-rock band from Los Angeles! Sisters Blaire and Jewel Restaneo (both guitar, vocals, synthesizers), Mike Kimchi (drums), Chris Norwood (guitar, keyboard) and Victor Trevino (bass, synths) dished about performing, their EP and more! Check out their video for "Chameleon" and their exclusive performances for TWIST below! - TWIST
“It is hard to find a band with both killer vocals and intense instrumentals, but that is exactly what Pixikill has. The Luring is Pixikill’s debut E.P. that features five up-tempo tunes. Blaire and Jewel Restaneo, the lead singers, want their E.P. to be something girls can relate to. Their music is full of energy and leaves you wanting more. One of the main reasons I liked The Luring was that I could relate to the topics Pixikill sings about. As teen girls themselves, Jewel and Blaire are dedicated to penning lyrics from personal experience. This E.P speaks about a broad range of issues to which teenage girls can relate, whether it’s something serious like depression, something overwhelming like fitting in, or something fun like a crush. The Luring has music any girl can identify with. This synth-infused electro-pop grunge music is anything but dull. The Luring is a musical punch to the guts with cutting-edge vocals.” - Annie Robinson - Teen Voices
“It is hard to find a band with both killer vocals and intense instrumentals, but that is exactly what Pixikill has. The Luring is Pixikill’s debut E.P. that features five up-tempo tunes. Blaire and Jewel Restaneo, the lead singers, want their E.P. to be something girls can relate to. Their music is full of energy and leaves you wanting more. One of the main reasons I liked The Luring was that I could relate to the topics Pixikill sings about. As teen girls themselves, Jewel and Blaire are dedicated to penning lyrics from personal experience. This E.P speaks about a broad range of issues to which teenage girls can relate, whether it’s something serious like depression, something overwhelming like fitting in, or something fun like a crush. The Luring has music any girl can identify with. This synth-infused electro-pop grunge music is anything but dull. The Luring is a musical punch to the guts with cutting-edge vocals.” - Annie Robinson - Teen Voices
“This past week…I must have listened to over 800 bands (no exaggeration) and yes we do real A&R here at Daily Unsigned! Anywho, I came across Pixikill in my travels and I was immediately like…WTF??!?!?! Where did this band come from and why aren’t they signed yet? Damn….they are that fricking good folks!” - Rob Daily - Daily Unsigned
“This past week…I must have listened to over 800 bands (no exaggeration) and yes we do real A&R here at Daily Unsigned! Anywho, I came across Pixikill in my travels and I was immediately like…WTF??!?!?! Where did this band come from and why aren’t they signed yet? Damn….they are that fricking good folks!” - Rob Daily - Daily Unsigned
Discography
Debut EP "THE LURING" available on iTunes now!
2nd EP "THE PLAY" coming December 2013
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Bio
http://www.pixikill.com
Grunge-infused electro-pop/rock act Pixikill is primed and ready for its close-up. The team, comprised of sisters Jewel & Blaire Restaneo, Teen Vogue assures that the duo is poised to hit it big. J14 mag issued a Hot Band Alert. And Blurt magazine deemed them the Jailbait Pick Of The Week.
The wink-infused, sunny-side-up pop outfit was launched in 2011 by the Pennsylvania-born, New York-raised siblings, who share lead vocals and commandeer guitars & synthesizers. They are currently residing in Los Angeles.
Blaire surmises, Were sisters who write, sing and play electro pop alternative music, create and direct our own music videos, play on stage like theres no tomorrow and hunt pixies. Music aside, the pair has also been known for their highlighter-hued-hair and novel sense of style and fashion.
Since the group resolved to go West, Pixikill has played such L.A. hot spots as The Roxy, The Queen Mary, The Whisky, Six Flags, Key Club and House of Blues. The press has also laid out the red carpet, with profiles in BMI, College Gloss, Teen Voices, Twist, Buzz Chips, Teen Ink, American Music Channel, Rock Chick Spotlight, Indie Music Channel, and more.
Musically, while their sonic signature leans pop, Pixikill is hardly akin to Britney and Katy Perry. Jewel told J-14, We call it electro pop grunge: angsty lyrics, a good blend of addictive synths with electric and acoustic guitars, driving beats and huge drums. Its fun, yet it has dark elements.
Included on its self-penned five-track debut EP The Luringexecutive produced by multi-platinum songwriter/producer PJ Bianco (Jonas Brothers, Metro Station)is fiery first single Chameleon, whose music video Blaire and Jewel produced, directed and edited. It has garnered nearly 34,000 YouTube views. That song addresses the universal challenge of discovering where you fit in. Jewel notes, Its about conformity. Its sort of a sarcastic kiss off to someone who just kind of adapts to whoever they're surrounded by.
Pixikill followed that successful first outing with two new releases from The Luring, all with accompanying music videos: Vampire, which features wickedly bemusing box heads and Banshee, about a fictional(?!) locale where couples have their memories wiped clean. Their newest single, Scream, features the groups first short film-length video, set in the glorious 80s. Premiering Halloween 2013, Scream follows a girl and her friends as they venture into a haunted house to rescue her little brother.
The group is named after Jewel & Blaires allure with fantasy folklore. We were always fascinated by fictional creatures and found it interesting that people have this misconception that pixies are like fairies, but in actual folklore, pixies are evil creatures, Jewel muses, while Blaire adds, In our own way, Pixikill is like fighting evil; it's the superhero in us.
Long before they were killing pixies, Jewel and Blaire were country firecrackers growing up in a haunted old Stagecoach Inn outside of Pittsburgh. They both were cast in the national touring company of Annie, where they learned what really matters when on the road for eight months solid: a suitcase full of Barbies. Broadway followed, with both appearing in Annie Get Your Gun and A Christmas Carol in New York, and making appearances in kid roles on Saturday Night Live.
After four years in NYC, they began their current musical triptych in Los Angeles. Coming up: A deeper look into Pixikill's world.
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