ABOUT THE ARTIST.
Stephanie Castillo and Jesse Korleski, bored one night in beautiful South Beloit, WI, started feeling a bit creative. Armed with only a bass, amp and keyboard, they began throwing around ideas for fresh new music. Powered by Jesse's modern sound and energized by Stephanie's high-voltage vocals, Salva Me was born.

Jesse Korleski (bass/songwriter and lyricist) is an experienced studio musician, and offers his talents on drums, guitar, electric bass and stand-up bass. Stephanie Castillo (vocalist/lyricist) has been studying classical technique for ten years. Her powerful, angelic sounds add color and a story to the music.

With this unique sound, Jesse and Stephanie started moving toward a new realm that was outside of their prior music experiences. In a matter of months, what started out as a night of boredom became a hot new groove-alicious sound. After writing a handful of songs, Stephanie and Jesse decided their group was ready to expand � so they invited a couple of other musicians into the band. Recently, the band added keyboardist Nicole Steed. She replaces the two temporary keyboardists that helped Salva Me get their start.

The collective talents of Salva Me bring a complex and distinctive sound to the world of music. With a perfect blend of vocal styling and musical imagination, Salva Me is definitely beating their own path of originality.

From spawning from one night of boredom, your sample songs capture an elegance and dreamy beauty not heard the likes of here in Chicago in some time.

Awe , Jestin and Steph would like to thank you for that. We are eager to gain more exposure in the Chicago area. We have played Elbo Room once, last spring, and since we are so [relatively] close, its not too hard to play out there. We love the vibe of Chicago's music scene right now...we do feel we are a bit 'ahead of the curve' on what's popular in the live music scene, but we have been complimented on our music throughout the Midwest, and if our music works in Lawrence, Kansas, we are pretty sure it would work in Chicago.

So, where did your name come from?

[Jestin] Stephanie was a vocal major at NIU in Dekalb and she was singing the dramatic "Verde's Requiem" and used that as an enticement to us to attend one of her concerts, because, she gets to belt out SALVA ME (naturally a Latin phrase) at the top of her lungs, which we used to kick around as sort of of a little inside joke. After the band was formed, band naming time came, the joke returned.

Were any of you in bands prior to Salva Me?

[Jestin] Yes, in fact I introduced Stephanie to my other band , 'Unicycle Dragrace'. I asked her to play keys and do backup vocals for me while I sang and played lead guitar. The sparks flew, and we got into what started as the 'acid jazz' sound, then progressing to the 'trip hop'. When we had a handful of songs, we started playing out live in Rockford, Lake Geneva and Beloit, as Salva Me.

How old are each of you?
Jestin-26 Stephanie-23 Kevin-21, ( the keys player is sort of a rotating position ...We are looking for someone who would be a permanent member in that position, if anyone would be interested...lol)

Where are all of your hometowns?
[Stephanie] South Beloit, IL,

[Jestin] Brodhead, WI (that's outside the booming metropolis of Beloit)

[Kevin] Waukesha, WI, outside Milwaukee.

Jesse, where have you been studying music?
[Jestin] I studied under two different teachers, the second of which was a jazz professor I studied privately in a studio in Janesville Wisconsin

What artists have inspired you as a band and individually?
[Stephanie]- I would have to say Bjork, Fiona Apple, Melissa Ramsey

[Jestin]- Primus, Smashing Pumpkins, Bjork, lots of various hip hop and R&B, indie rock bands

[Kevin]- Guns and roses <laughs> seriously though...

What non musical inspirations do each of you have?
[Stephanie] Phil Collins hands down.
[Jestin] Eddie Meade, our manager, from Sirius Productions, in Milwaukee.

[Kevin] stares the question blankly.

How many tracks are on your album, “The Flavorlessness of water”?
9 tracks on "The Flavorlessness of Water". We are already working on our 2nd album. We have about 5 songs laid down for that, and would like to put more songs on the 2nd album. We aren't at the mastering stage for those songs yet. We are considering a 2-disk set, which would have one CD being our fast, dance music, and the other being the lighter, smoother stuff. Maybe call it something like, "Saturday Night/Sunday Morning"....but that is all up in the air right now...we'll see, its a work in progress.

How long did it take you to produce the album?
Working on it for about 8 months sporadically. We liked playing out live, more than sitting in the studio. That's pretty frustrating. But strangely, "Get somewhere" and "Devils Acceptance" were recorded only two weeks after the band formed.

Where did you record it?
[Jestin] Well, some at home on my own equipment, parts at 'Madison Media Institute', and parts in 'Milwaukee at Transit Recordings'.

How have the sales been on it? Has it exceeded or met your expectations and hopes?

[Stephanie] It's done very well for how fast we put it out. I'm definitely ready for our number 2 album though. Jestin- Its sort of early to tell in a way, but we sell at least some at every event we've ever played at so that keeps me smiling

Where would you like to see yourselves in 2 years?
[Stephanie] Be a full time musician

[Jestin] I'd have to agree with Steph, we would definitely like to become a national act though hopefully in that time

Thank you for your time!

[The Band] Thank you ! Get ready for us, Chicago !