Into the Presence was formed in 2008 by session musician and songwriter, Luis Carlos Maldonado. Originally a vehicle for a solo album, Luis, encouraged by friend and fellow musician, Tim Alexander, recorded the self-titled debut album at Alexander’s private studio in the ghost town of Jerome, Arizona. Alexander brought in sisters Ana Lenchantin and Paz Lenchantin to contribute to the self titled work, in which only Ana would become a member of the live group and later a core member. It was a musical endeavor that would concentrate on real time performances. The album had boasted using analog equipment with nothing of the digital realm to be found anywhere on it. “We recorded this album on a two-inch analog format so there was no digital,” Maldonado explains in a RockWired.com interview. “There was no cutting and pasting or auto-tuning. The recording is an honest documentation of what went on in the studio.” Following mixing, Into the Presence formally became a group. The band’s name originated from the many paranormal experiences in and out of the studio during the time of the recordings. It is widely known amongst Luis’ associates that the other-worldly seem to follow him just about everywhere. However, Maldonado has been known to be extremely reserved when asked about these experiences in interviews. Into the Presence was signed by industry mogul, Michael Caplan, for Razor and Tie Records. The recording was well received by the press, including Alexander F. Remington of The Washington Post who wrote: “Into the Presence is superlative progressive rock and one of the best rock albums of the year… If there’s still such a thing as rock-and-roll radio, this album should be in heavy rotation”. Luis was welcomed into the greater music community, while his singing and guitar playing were constantly noted. In 2010, Guitar World magazine featured Luis and they also included him on their “Betcha Can’t Play This” series of videos. Into the Presence landed a new recording contract with Florida-based Bieler Brothers Records. In December 2010, the label released their single, “End Game,” as they finished filming an official music video for the song directed by John Alan Thompson. Their second CD is already written, and Into the Presence is hard at work in pre-production for it. You can catch up with the group at these official sites: www.intothepresence.net www.facebook.com/intothepresencemusic www.twitter.com/intothepresence www.myspace.com/intothepresence www.youtube.com/intothepresence