Poema (musical group)

Poema
Origin Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Genres Acoustic pop
Years active 2008–present
Labels Tooth & Nail Records
Website www.myspace.com/poemaofficial
Members
Elle Puckett
Shealeen Puckett

Poema is an American acoustic pop duo originating from Albuquerque, New Mexico. The group is currently signed to the label Tooth & Nail Records and has released two EPs on said label.

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Beginning (2008)

According to the group's Myspace page, sisters Elle and Shealeen Puckett were surrounded by music their entire lives, starting with their parents being in bands to playing music since pre-adolescence.[1] The sisters never planned to be professional musicians until an extremely positive reception following a benefit show in 2008 in their hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. After pondering shortly after the show, the sisters formed Poema, won a "Battle of the Bands" competition and recorded two demos.[2]

Record deal (2009)

In 2009, Poema signed to Tooth & Nail Records. At the time, Elle and Shealeen Puckett were 17 and 19, respectively. The record deal came as a result of a personal call from Brandon Ebel, founder and president of Tooth & Nail Records. The call followed a demo play from a representative who's attention had been caught by one of Poema's performances.[3] Aaron Sprinkle worked with Poema on recent projects.

National tours (2010)

In 2010, Poema was featured on every date of the Warped Tour in the Girlz Garage.[4][5][6]

Christian faith

According to the group's Myspace page, the name "Poema" means "beautiful masterpiece, and God's poem."[1] Keyboardist Shealeen Puckett went on to explain, "We hope that our music is God's poem, and we want everything we do to be a beautiful masterpiece through Him."[1] One review of the group's material found the EP, Sing It Now, to be lacking in "lyrical maturity" but also went on to say that Poema "has got a certain spark about it".[7] Another review claimed the EP was simply about teenage love.[8]

Group members

Discography

Studio EPs

Released Title Label(s)
March 23, 2010 Sing It Now Tooth & Nail Records
November 16, 2010 Once a Year: A Poema Christmas EP Tooth & Nail Records
2012 UNTITLED ALBUM(Unreleased) Tooth & Nail Records

References

  1. ^ a b c "Poema: Free Music, Tour Dates, Photos, Videos". myspace.com. http://www.myspace.com/poemaofficial. Retrieved April 15, 2011. 
  2. ^ Jesusfreakhideout.com: Poema Discography, Poema Artist Database, Poema Lyrics jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  3. ^ Tooth & Nail | Artist | Poema toothandnail.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  4. ^ News | Poema Get Warped | Indie Vision Music indievisionmusic.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  5. ^ Poema to throw charity event | HM hmmagazine.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  6. ^ The JfH Concert Reviews and Dates: Vans Warped Tour 2010 jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  7. ^ Jesusfreakhideout.com: Poema, "Sing It Now EP" Review jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  8. ^ Reviews | Poema – Sing it Now | Indie Vision Music indievisionmusic.com. Retrieved May 15, 2011.

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