"Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing
people who can't talk, for people who can't read" Scotty Dawg
Josh single handedly started the entire Deface empire, spawning several musical acts, TV shows, radio broadcasts and, of course, Empire Extreme Magazine. He has been the leader of all that Deface Marketing represents. In its few short years of existence, he has taken what was just an idea to a national audience and beyond. He believes in every project and product that receives the Deface name and will only release something when it's time has come.
Josh is also a celebrated musical producer and horror-core performer in Dr.Espling. He has shared the stage with nearly every notable group in his genre, and sold thousands of independently released CDs. Several labels have garnered interest in Dr.Espling's projects, but none of them have been able to put together a deal that would satisfy the wealth of creativity that flows from with in Dr.Espling.
JASON NELSON
Lead Photographer
Jason is a tremendously accomplished photographer who has been published world wide, including Rolling Stone, Spin, Country Weekly, Blender, Revolver, Metal Hammer, Blistering.com, Decibel and many others. Jason has also held staff photographer positions with several Clear Channel and Live Nation Venues. He has also produced many pieces for CD and merchandise items for numerous national bands.
JJ ULIZIO
Interviewer / Writer / Reviewer
JJ runs Beaver County based Rock Show Productions, which showcases some of this area's brightest young bands along with national touring acts. JJ has great desire to see all the bands and scene grow bigger and better.
JJ is also the lead singer of the hard and heavy New Shores Burn.
JJ's Myspace
RockShowProductions.com
RockShowProductions - MySpace
New Shores Burn
SCOTTY DAWG
Interviewer / Writer
Scotty is our road dog. He is at every show hitting up artists for interviews left and right. You can also catch Scott's work on Domain Cleveland, Metal Underground and MaynStream Magazine.
Scotty is also the brains behind East Side Entertainment Rocks, a Western PA online music web site.
Scotty Dawg - Myspace
MetalUnderGround.com
DomainCleveland.com
MaynStream.com
MARK GLADY
Graphic Designer / Columnist / Reviewer
Mark is a great example of the reach of Empire Extreme Magazine. Hailing from Cleveland, Ohio, Mark joined our team in an effort to expand the demographic of our market with the additions of both professional wrestling interviews and video game reviews.
Mark is also an accomplished graphic designer and chef. He runs Room 13 Design and has produced artwork for several notable recording artists, including his own recording as the amazing lyricist Sixth Venom.
SCOTT MASSIE
interviewer/writer/reviewer
When not busy unleashing his unique brand of random assholism on the world, perfecting his blueprints for the human race eradicator, poorly running his record label, Innervenus, or singing in his shitty excuse of a band, Storm King... Scott talks to the bands the rest of us don't want to and, unfortunately, represents us from time to time.
www.innervenus.org
www.myspace.com/innervenus
www.myspace.com/stormkingreigns
www.myspace.com/allthegoodnamesweretaken
THE NURSE
Columnist
The Nurse is probably best know for her sexy and seductive column in Empire Extreme Magazine. Her column has mothers everywhere throwing away copies of Empire in a effort to save their poor child's soul.
The Nurse also has a line of "intimate products" available to the discriminating adult through her eBay store.
The Nurses Office - EBay Store
ASK THE NURSE
Elena Dee (D'Agostino)
Photographer
Elena is a photography major at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh and is pursuing her dream of concert and band photography.
MIKE SORG
Interviewer / Writer
Mike is a graduate of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh and is employed as a video editor. He also serves as Vice President of Deface Marketing. Mike is also the creater and operator of several Deface Marketing affiliates, including WesternPAJuggalos.com and the Wrestling Mayhem Show, along with being an accomplished performer with his group, CRAP.
WesternPAJuggalos.com
MonkeyFlingsPoo.com
WrestlingMayhemShow.com
WILL RUTHERFORD
Graphic Designer
Will is a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and runs his freelance design business, Last Scion Designs, along with being a part of Deface Marketing's affiliate The Wrestling Mayhem Show. Will is also known as the recording artist emcee lb and has performed many shows throughout the Pittsburgh area.
WrestlingMayhemShow.com
emceelb - myspace
Chachi The Undead Bastard
Typist / Marketing / Guru
Chachi seems to have always been a part of the Deface team and is a big part of WesternPAJuggalos.com.
He also is one half of the Nerdz Eatin Shroomz rap duo, which is undoubtedly the first ever hard core nerd rap outfit reppin' The Nintendo Age.
WesternPAJuggalos.com
Chachi's MySpace
Nerdz Eatin' Shroomz
ChachisMom.com
KRAMER
Columnist / Writer / Reviewer
Kramer was once part of the Deface family as part of his former band Flatscan. He has now dove into the realm of satire, sarcasm and commentary with his mind-spinning logic and real-world sensibility. His writings take hold of you and make you think.
Kramer is also a driving force in his new musical endeavor Under Dark Sky.
ROSS JACOBS
Webmaster / Label & PR Liaison
Ross is an accomplished graphic artist and photographer, he also processes an uncanny ability to get any band's contact info from out of thin air. There is no band that is to protected that Ross can not pull a tour manager's cell phone number out of his hat.
Ross is also responsible for keeping the content of EmpireExtreme.com up to date, and makeing it look all cool and flashy.
JEFF (Big Daddy Shit)
Streetlevel Marketing
Jeff is one of those guys that when he's excited about something, everybody around him gets excited. From word of mouth, internet spam and littering the streets with flyers, Jeff has the blood of the underground pulsing through his veins.
Jeff is also a member of the insane musical act CRAP.
Big Daddy Shit's MySpace
MonkeyFlingsPoo.com
SILENT NINJA
Photographer / Merch Guy
Matthew is a student at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh and our resident underground photographer. He also holds down duties as our official merch booth guy. If you see him at a show, go up to him and make him talk.
MISFIT
Proof Reader / Typist / Fact Checker / Legal Go-To
Misfit is our resident "fixer", from typos to facts. She is our go-to in the time of need. She also shoulders the responsibly of phone duty. She has her own pod cast, "The Misfit Advice Hour" where she will answer any and all questions.
Misfit's MySpace
Misfit's Advice Hour