One afternoon, Stewart Copeland from The Police discovered them on the pier and interestingly enough sat in for a song. LILIAC paid their dues by playing songs for anyone and everyone who would stop and listen and in-turn built a grassroots following along the way. They started playing the Santa Monica pier (at a very young age) every weekend for over three years. One day he realized his kids were musically gifted too and in turn supported the formation of their band. Dad (Florian Cristea) always had a love for music and was successful in his own right. They passed on these these amazing traits to their children and they all flourished from day one. Hailing from Downey, California (about 20 miles from Los Angeles), mom and dad came to this country from Transylvania where they had humble beginnings and a traditional religious upbringing. The band consists of Samuel (20) guitar and backup vocals, Abigail (19) drums, Melody (17) vocals, Ethan (13) bass guitar, and Justin (11) keyboards. LILIAC means 'vampire bat' in Romanian and is a tribute to theirs parents who immigrated from Romania many years ago. The family band consists of two sisters and three bothers who are amazingly talented musicians yet oddly enough have flown under the radar for quite some time. It all started when I saw a YouTube video of a young band named LILIAC and found myself watching it over and over (and over). The last few months for me have been very busy and super exciting (to say the least).
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |