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“THEIR MELODIES AND HARMONIES ARE LIKE SUNRAYS ENHANCING MY MOOD.” - LAZLO, BLOWUPRADIO.COM REVIEWING BREAKTIME’S GREAT TIMES EP (PUBLISHED ON NEWJERSEYSTAGE.COM

     TAKE THE CLASSIC HARMONIC STYLINGS OF BANDS LIKE THE BEATLES AND THE BEACH BOYS, BATHE THEM IN THE HUDSON RIVER, AND MESH THEM WITH MODERN EARWORM POP. THAT’S BREAKTIME! BREAKTIME IS A THOROUGHBRED 1960S TRIBUTE-AND-ORIGINALS BAND THAT BOTH:

1) COVERS THE ERA'S BRITISH INVASION/AMERICAN ACTS.

2) PENS THEIR OWN ORIGINALS WITH INSPIRATION FROM THEIR IDOLS. 

     FOUNDED IN 2018 AS A STANDARD-ISSUE JERSEY COVER BAND, BREAKTIME EVOLVED INTO ITS OWN COLLECTIVE WITH A SPECIALTY IN THE 1960S. THOUGH BORN GENERATIONS REMOVED FROM THE DECADE, 1960S MUSIC PERMEATED BREAKTIME'S MUSICIANS' FORMATIVE YEARS. IT LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK IN THE FORM OF AN ACT WITH BOTH TIGHT TRIBUTE PERFORMANCES AND AN INCREASINGLY BURGEONING ORIGINAL CATALOG--THAT CAN BE MISTAKEN FOR LONG-LOST 60S TUNES. A COMMON OCCURRENCE EMERGED AT THEIR LIVE ORIGINAL SHOWS AS INCREASING NUMBERS OF NEW LISTENERS UNFAMILIAR TO THE ERA'S OEUVRE EXPRESSED THEIR ENJOYMENT FOR SONGS WRITTEN IN THE CLASSIC VEIN. SINCE THE 2021 DEBUT SINGLE “ROCK N’ ROLL REFUGEE,” BREAKTIME HAS EXISTED AS A TRIBUTE-AND-ORIGINALS BAND SURE TO DELIVER A DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE AT ANY ENGAGEMENT. A BREAKTIME PERFORMANCE IS NOT JUST A SETLIST: IT IS A CAREFULLY-CURATED PRODUCTION. LEAVE YOUR DAILY TROUBLES AND COMPLICATIONS BEHIND. SEAN (BASS), THOMMY (GUITAR), FRANKIE (GUITAR), AND ZACH (DRUMS) WELCOME YOU INTO THEIR CAREFREE SOUNDSCAPE.

MEET THE BAND

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SEAN MANUEL

SEAN IS BREAKTIME'S SOUL. HE IS THE FOUNDER, LEADER, HEAD SONGWRITER, AND MUSICAL DIRECTOR HOLDING THE LOWS DOWN ON BASS GUITAR. IF AN ORIGINAL SOUNDS LIKE IT WAS TAKEN FROM THE 60s, IT'S HIS FAULT!

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THOMMY DELANEY

THOMMY IS THE QUIET CHARMER. HE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH TO SAY; BUT, "TAM TAM" PERFORMS A NOTEWORTHY LEAD GUITAR AND PENS TUNES REMINISCENT OF THE 70s SINGER-SONGWRITERS.

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FRANKIE COVELLI

FRANKIE COVELLI'S PRIME DIRECTIVE IS TO LEAVE EVERY SHOW KNOWING HE DID EVERYTHING HE HUMANLY COULD TO INSPIRE THE AUDIENCE. EXPECT POWERFUL, HONEST VOCALS AND ENERGETIC SOLOS WHEN HE GETS THE CHANCE TO LET IT LOOSE!

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ZACH RUZZA

ZACH RUZZA MAKES IT A PARTY WHENEVER HE IS ONSTAGE. A SPARK PLUG, RUZZA GUARANTEES YOUR HEART WILL THUMP FROM THE SHEER FORCE HE ATTACKS THE INSTRUMENT WITH.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY: VITO RI, SKIPSNAPS, ALEX LOUIE, ET. AL

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