Robbie Hassett
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Robbie Hassett is a Long Island musician; a guitarist and vocalist, who has been an active member in the scene since 2001. He is currently a bassist and vocalist of Gabriel the Marine.
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[edit] Next Town Over
Robbie Hassett's first band was "Next Town Over", it featured him on guitar and vocals, Pete Sekesan on guitar and vocals, Chris Moriss on bass, (Pete Kefales was the second bassist), and Joe Ansaldi on drums. Next Town Over never played any real shows besides one at a graduation party. They got together for the first time at Hicksville's the A-Room. It was described as a catastrophe. The A-room was equipped with Marshall Full Stacks, a large bass rig, and a terrible drum kit. The band had never played anything larger than practice combo amps, so nobody knew how to plug in and play correctly, and the drum kit sounded horrendous.
In an attempt at bettering the band, they replaced Chris Morris with Pete Kefales. The band was short lived, and Pete Sekesan and Pete Kefales were soon kicked out.
The new line up consisted of Joe Ansaldi on lead vocals, Robbie on guitar and vocals, Keith Ross on guitar, Marc Cavallo on bass, and Lou Vecchio on drums. They changed their name to GoQuest.
[edit] GoQuest
GoQuest was a pop punk band that lasted for a year and played venues around the island such as the Bethpage Teen Center, The Sahara, The Rocklobster, Mr. Beery's, and many more old local venues. GoQuest recorded their 7 song EP at Runaway Records with CJ. It was demo quality and recorded live. After a few months, however, Lou Vecchio left the band. Pete Sekesan and Pete Kefales, the old members of Next Town Over, started a band with co-founding members Dan Gluszak and Matt Scimonelli called Change of Fate. Eventually, Change of Fate kicked out Pete Sekesan who was on lead vocals, and recruited Robbie Hassett on lead vocals. With Dan and Robbie in two bands together. With Dan as the new drummer to GoQuest, they entered the the studio at Runaway Records to record 4 songs, 3 were rerecorded from the original demo, and 1 new song. They like most bands at the time, had a moonfruit website. Robbie and Dan later decided to choose one and stuck with Change of Fate.
[edit] Change of Fate
Change of Fate started out as Dan Gluszak (drums) Matt Scimonelli (guitar), Pete Kefales (Bass), and Pete Sekesan (vocals). They released one EP as this line up before kicking Pete Sekesan out and replacing him with Robbie Hassett. As this new line up, Change of Fate put out a two song demo including the tracks: 1)Within a Dream 2)Guardian Angel. They played some shows around long island with bands like Jaded Ways, Highschool Football Heroes, and many more.
[edit] Just This Once
In 2003, Hassett started his first solo project, called Just This Once. Sean McCauley (guitar), James Pizzuto (guitar), and Andrew SciaScia (bass) made up the backup band and only lasted for two months, only playing one show at The Image Bar before disbanding. During this time, Robbie wrote the song Hecksher Park which was later updated and retitled as Past to Present in 2007.
Robbie decided to break the band up when Change of Fate had decided to get back together as a new band. They wrote one song as the new band and decided to break up.
[edit] Modus Operandi
Modus Operandi was a short lived emo and Pop Punk band from Hicksville, New York. The band was started in 2003, and ended only 4 months into its birth due to Robbie Hassett leaving the band for The Prize Fighter. Pete Spano was a friend of Mike Celeno, and was making a website for the band, and after weeks of waiting Hassett contacted him on the situation. The two started talking about what they like in bands, and Hassett was offered an audition for The Prize Fighter and got in. Dave Catalano and Mike Celeno started Junai thereafter.
[edit] Guilt like Gravity
Hassett joined The Prize Fighter which would soon become Guilt like Gravity. The band signed to Four Leaf Records, and toured the country before breaking up due to creative differences.
[edit] GunslikeGirls
Robbie Hassett then joined a New Jersey based screamo band called Emma, which would later be known as Guns like Girls. Hassett left the band in 2005 due to differences, and moved back home on Long Island.
Steve Jasko is now in Van Atta High, along with Justin Maikisch. Josie sang for the short-lived NJ band Pages. Adam Kobylarz and Jono Melamed are now in Lady Radiator
[edit] Robbie Hassett (Solo Project)
Robbie Hassett came back home to Long Island after GunslikeGirls, and met Nick Zinnanti who he eventually recorded his demo, Soundtrack to a New York City Romance in 2007 with. The reason Robbie and Nick met was because when Nick decided to make his solo project Almost Famous a full band, Robbie tried out as well as Nick's childhood friend Jay Scalchunes, the drummer for then hardcore band Days on End and current drummer of Life Between Sleep. Robbie tried out and allegedly Jay didn't approve of Robbie. After controversy between potential members ensued, as well as Nick also offering a spot in the band to Hicksville local Matt Edell, Nick decided it would be better to remain a solo project. Because of this, Robbie instead recorded his demo with Nick at Nick's bethpage based home studio. Following the recording of Soundtrack to a New York City Romance, he played shows for a year, and during this time his friendship with Nick Zinnanti grew and they became good friends. During his stint of local shows around the Long Island area, Robbie considered a few record deal offers from smaller Indie labels, as well as considered changing the band name from Robbie Hassett to Brother Son, Sister Moon. He released numerous shirt designs and sold self made demos at shows. After both Robbie Hassett (Solo Project) and Almost Famous began to slow down, Robbie and Nick began plans for their next project, Life Between Sleep.
[edit] Life Between Sleep
Life Between Sleep is an experimental alternative rock band started in 2007 by Robbie Hassett, Nick Zinnanti, Chris Blatchly, and Jay Scalchunes. Since their formation, they have released a four song demo and have played The Taste of Chaos Tour's stint at Nassau Colisseum as well as the NY date of Warped Tour 2008. In the spring of 2009, Robbie announced his departure from the band.
[edit] Gabriel the Marine
In the summer of 2009, Hassett joined local Indie Rock outfit, Gabriel the Marine as a bassist and vocalist.
