Digital Summer is a heavy/melodic rock group from Glendale, Arizona. Digital Summer consists of five members; Kyle Winterstein (24), John “Fish” Cenfield (26), Ian Winterstein (21), Anthony “Guido” Hernandez (20), and Chris “Cooter” Carlson (19). Together, for only a year, Digital Summer has managed to gather one of the largest local followings in Arizona, with a consistent draw of over 500. DS has managed to pass out over 35,000 copies of their 3 song EP, released in January ’06, to create a sound in the local scene that has long been awaited.Digital Summer is made up of 5 hard working individuals ranging from ages 19 to 26. Kyle, lead vocals for Digital Summer, is a full-time firefighter for the city of Avondale. Originating as the lead singer/guitarist for former band Shaded Grey, which at their time, made a huge impact on the Arizona local scene, as well as playing a few national gigs with Dope, Six (1605), Bionic Jive (Interscope), Trik Turner (RCA), and Dislocated Styles (Roadrunner) to name a few. Along with Kyle, Johnmark Cenfield, also known as “Fish”, lead guitar for Digital Summer, who works as a full time math teacher at a school for “at risk” kids, also came from Shaded Grey. Shaded Grey managed to stir up the local scene in Arizona for a few years, before breaking up in late 2003, due to changes in the music scene and personal interests. Kyle, took a break from the music scene to pursue his firefighting career, and Fish remained in the scene, playing with a few mildly successful bands, sharing the stage with bands such as AFI (Interscope, DreamWorks, Nitro, Adeline) Skin Lab (Century Media), Pissing Razors (Spit Fire) , Violence, Insolence, along with a handful more.
Not to long after Shaded Greys’ inception into the scene, Ian, Guido, and Cooter started a band, called A Different Level. Ian, rhythm guitar for Digital Summer, works as a full time EMT for an ambulance company in Arizona. “Guido, works as a server at a local restaurant in Peoria, and just recently completed his EMT course. Cooter, fortunately doesn’t have to work, and spends most of his free time promoting Digital Summer. A Different Level, commonly referred to as ADL, played in the Arizona scene for just under 3 years, creating a name for themselves as the “brother” band of Shaded Grey. After the break of ADL in 2004 Ian, Guido, and Cooter continued working separately on material for possible future projects.
In September, 2005 Digital Summer was formed. Kyle began putting the project together by recruiting Ian, Guido and Cooter from former band ADL. Shortly thereafter Fish joined the band. DS spent a few months writing before going into Mind’s Eye Digital Recording Studio in December, 2005 to record their 3 song EP with Larry Elyea. Soon after recording the EP they gathered sponsors including Kronik Energy Drink, Double Down Clothing, and Halo piercing to help fund the release. They had their debut/ EP release show on January 21st, at Alice Cooperstown in Phoenix, where they headlined to a crowd of well over 800 people. A pattern soon developed with every show of a dramatically increased draw and even greater crowd reaction.
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