The Cutters

The Cutters formed in the mid-’90s when four college-age Midwesterners (guitarist/vocalist Tommy Berry, drummer Pete Wilhoit, bass player Rob Calder, and keyboard player Expenses Maki) met up to talk about their affinity for technically strong, but evocative rock music. After an early on edition of the group ditched their cover music as well as the lineup was solidified, the Cutters began operating up some tracks of their personal, learning that their regional audience was remarkably hip to the brand new selections. Ultimately, CMC International became thinking about the group and after a short courtship, the Cutters had been authorized to the label. This specific signing was in fact quite significant as the Cutters had been the first fresh artists to become listed on the CMC roster. Until that time, CMC specialized just in previous platinum hard rock and roll acts in the tail-end of their profession. Because of this, the Cutters debut was presented with just a little extra promotion, which was required taking into consideration the marginal advertising position and connection with their record label. Artistically, the group’s 1999 debut, Sonic Influx Love, was successful. The disc obviously exhibited the Cutters’ real musicianship and assured songwriting. Apart from an appearance the next 12 months on MTV’s Undressed, plus some touring to get Sonic Wave Like, not much occurred following a record’s release aside from the group’s issuance of the open problem to every rock-band in the globe to a casino game of golf ball. the Cutters released their follow-up, Flypaper Highway, in past due 2000, to a likewise cool industrial and crucial response. Talented, but greater than a small faceless, the Cutters received a good shot at nationwide acknowledgement. But with an inexperienced label and a tuneful but bland demonstration, the task of producing any real desire for the group became too great.