Red Is Recovery

The origin of Red is Recovery can be traced all the way back to the summer of 2002. Originally and 80’s cover band entitled, “Raygun”, the band played exclusively in Tallahassee, FL purely for recreational purposes. As fate would have it, Midtown members Rob Hitt and Heath Saraceno, caught a Raygun performance on one of their off nights on tour. Impressed by the band’s stage performance and musicianship, Hilt and Saraceno befriended the band, and recommended forming an original project. Excited about the idea, the band recruited Travis Sanders to front the new act in the summer of 2005. Upon deciding on the band name “Red is Recovery”, they immediately began writing and recording. After recording a two song demo which included “Leary Street” and "Hope Dancing (In Stiletto Heels)" during that summer, they began playing shows throughout Tallahassee, FL. Due to major label interest; they promptly started composing their self-titled debut album, which was self-released on November 11th, 2005. Along with the two previous tracks released on their original demo, were 7 new tracks including but not limited to: 88 Mph, Misery Loves Company, and I Like The Bed I’m Sleeping In. Excited about the local success of their debut release, they began working on a new three song EP in February of 2006. Independently released on June 23rd, 2006, “Goodbyes are New Beginnings” featured two new full band tracks, “Rock N Roll Pirates” and “Angels”. Also included was acoustic favorite, “Chasing Katie”. Following their EP release they relocated to Orlando, FL, to begin building up a regional Florida fan base. In May of 2007 They released the latest edition to their collection, the EP titled Two Years. The EP was produced by Veit Renn at RMP Studios. Collectively and individually Red is Recovery has played with: Vince Neil of Motley Crue, My Chemical Romance, Lit, Funeral for a Friend, Flickerstick, Good Charlotte, New Found Glory, Dashboard Confessional, The Supervillians, Slightly Stoopid, and The Ataris to name a few. Red is Recovery is Ben Krawiec, Jesse Mazur, Justin Gillespie, Rich Bolandi, and John Tarpey.