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OSIRUS®released their latest CD entitled Awaken December 10, 2008. Awaken features eight songs. OSIRUS released their first CD "Robert & Family" on March 5, 2003 which also features eight songs. All songs on both albums were written, arranged, and produced by OSIRUS. Both CDs contain songs that display an array of styles that creates an original sound for OSIRUS that is all their own.



Here's what some are saying about OSIRUS:

"In an age when imploded party bands rely way too heavily on the same old moth-eaten...songs, it's refreshing to find a band playing shiny happy modern rock that keeps a bit of it's sweet prickly edge..."
- Mark Williams, The Bulletin

"Epic! Gloriously old-school with a new twist!"
- Don Sizensky, Spotted!! Music



Organizations:


Noteworthy:
  • The entire band was chosen as local celebrity judges for the Houston finals of the Karaoke World Championships. The chosen 12 winners from the Houston finals will go to the State level championships. ABC will be airing this competition from the regional level and up. Ultimately a recording contract goes to the winner.
  • Recently chosen to be part of a program sponsored by MICROSOFT in which Microsoft enabled the song to be downloaded FREE for a short period of time and in turn helped us get paid!
  • Interviewed in the NONE THE LESS e-zine at the following link: http://nonetheless.ueuo.com/htmls/Osirus.html None The Less is an e-zine produced by Todd Liby. You can find his links at the above link.
  • Performed at SxDE in Houston, TX in 2009, hosted by Guy Schwartz and Marlo Blue. Our performance from SxDE aired New Year's Day ‘10 on Houston Comcast Ch. 17. The songs of ours aired during the telecast were IN MY HEAD and FALLING OUT OF REACH. It was episode 18 of SOUTH BY DUE EAST Television.
  • Featured as Artist of the Week in the Houston Press. To get there, go to the following link: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2009/05/artist_of_the_week_osirus.ph
  • Recently interviewed and performed a few songs acoustic on PRTV, which is hosted by Andrew Revels. Andrew is the author of Games Poor Kids Play, 32 Reasons I Need a Helmet, and Belly of the Beast. He is also the founder of www.planet-revels.com and Blind Dog Creations. Andrew hosts PRTV every week on planet-revels.com. You can also check him out at myspace.com/revelsbooks.
  • Recently had our song VICTIM© broadcast on the 'Notably Texan' program hosted by Matt Meinke on 88.9FM station KETR!
    Check 'em out at: myspace.com/notablytexan and www.ketr.org
  • Recently had our EP AWAKEN© broadcast on Free Radio Jackson during the 'All Indie Friday' program!
    Tune in for the LIVE show at www.live365.com/stations/freeradiojackson
  • Recently had our songs Victim©, Under A Spell©, & I Don't Wanna Work broadcast on 'NetteRadio!
    Tune in for the LIVE show at www.NETTERADIO.com
  • Had our songs Under A Spell©, F1 Bomber©, and Control Freak© broadcast on radio station CKCU 93.1 FM in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
    You can also find the station on the web at: www.ckcufm.com

Miscellaneous:
  • Own the U.S. and Texas Trademarks of the band name OSIRUS

  • Hold many U.S. Copyrights of our songs


Individual Bios follow:

Ernest Garcia
Guitarist!
After 18+ years of playing guitar, Ernest can point to a solid track record. He has scored a top 50 single in the UK and Holland and is also a previous winner of the Tonos Guitar/Songwriter award which was selected for artist production by Capital Records. Born in Havana, Cuba, the influences that have impacted his style range from the music of his Cuban youth to Collective Soul, Gypsy Kings, Pink Floyd, NIN, and Nirvana, among others.

John Matranga
Drummer!
Lifelong drummer and fifth-generation native Houstonian. Performed on several albums with various artists and continues to write & perform on records in Houston, most recently with OSIRUS. A seasoned live performer who has had the privilege of sharing the stage with some of his musical heroes including Jerry Cantrell, The Burden Bros., The Exies, Seether, Breaking Benjamin, Evanescence, Nico Vega, The Start, Carolyn Wonderland, and many more. During his career has also won the Houston Press ‘Best of Houston’ Reader’s Choice award for Best Band in 2005 while with Houston-based DuneTX.

Al Alvarez
Bassist!
Before moving to Houston in 2004 from his native Puerto Rico and establishing his previous band La Sed here in 2006, Al was already an accomplished musician. A veteran performing live on stage, TV, and in the studio, he has played and recorded with various artists professionally in the US and overseas. He’s shared the stage, played, and recorded bass in numerous and different styles of bands which have made him the well rounded and seasoned musician he is today. While in Puerto Rico, La Sed played in front of thousands of fans while playing as the opening band for such stateside acts as Twisted Sister in Puerto Rico's national stage, the Tito Puente Amphitheater. He’s made a career out of melding a hodge-podge of musical styles...salsa, rock, R&B, euro...and combined it all into his unique style of playing which he now displays with Houston's Alt/Indie band OSIRUS.

YOU?
Vocalist!
We're searching for a vocalist. If you are interested or know someone who may be please let us know!