A Persuasive Reason

A Persuasive Reason is:
Tina Diggs: Vocalist
TJ Jones: Bass
Alejandra Mesliuk: Guitars
Demian Planiscig: Guitars
Dana Burnell: Drums
Donnie John: Keyboards
A Persuasive Reason was brought to existence as a heart-felt desire by bassist/writer/producer TJ Jones, to create a project mixing the elements of progressive, gothic, and symphonic metal. TJ had recently completed construction of his studio when after dabbling in a few misc projects, felt it was time to spearhead his own vision.
After reading an article about Arjen Lucassen and how he created 'Stream of Passion' by working with Marcela Bovio long distance across 2 continents, TJ decided to take a 'no boundaries' approach to finding talented musicians to work with, so a search across the internet began.
The search for a guitarist started in mid 2011. TJ determined that a 7 string guitarist would be necessary and some unique skills and qualities would be helpful. After sending out emails to various prospects he found on YouTube, Alejandra Mesliuk from Buenos Aries, Argentina responded and they began a long distance collaboration. Along with being an accomplished player, Alejandra brought with her a unique 2 handed tapping style similar to an approach you would find on a touch board instrument like a Chapman Stick. Alejandra was able to recommend a second guitarist, Demian Plansicg who is also from Buenos Aries. This made since since they were both local to each other and worked together on previous projects.
TJ also found old friend and keyboardist, Donnie John, through the online social network Facebook. Shortly after enlisting Donnie, they had a conversation about finding a drummer suitable for the projet. Donnie, having family who grew up in Sarasota Florida, contacted Dana Burnell. An introduction between TJ and Dana was made which lead to a visit by Dana to Bonita Springs, Florida where they had a meeting to discuss the project and ultimately, the uniting of Dana with APR
Currently, the band is working on its first debut release which is scheduled to be ready sometime in the winter of 2012. Already they have received great support and popularity from both the American and South American markets with some early track releases and teasers.