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Platinum Moon is an American [[hard-rock]] and [[pop-rock]] band based in [[Katonah, New York]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Platinum Moon, event details |url=https://www.thecapitoltheatre.com/events/detail/platinum-moon-g5vvz92r02uaq |website=The Capitol Theatre |language=en |date=2022}}</ref><ref name="late 2019">{{cite web |title=Katonah Band Wins CT's Got Talent - What To Do Armonk Bedford Chapp |url=https://www.whattododigital.com/event/katonah-band-wins-cts-got-talent/ |website=www.whattododigital.com |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>
Platinum Moon is an American [[hard-rock]] and [[pop-rock]] band based in [[Katonah, New York]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Platinum Moon, event details |url=https://www.thecapitoltheatre.com/events/detail/platinum-moon-g5vvz92r02uaq |website=The Capitol Theatre |language=en |date=2022}}</ref><ref name="late 2019">{{cite web |title=Katonah Band Wins CT's Got Talent - What To Do Armonk Bedford Chapp |url=https://www.whattododigital.com/event/katonah-band-wins-cts-got-talent/ |website=www.whattododigital.com |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>


The band was formed in 2018<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goodyear |first1=Liz |title=Rock ‘N’ Roll Show Gives Women the Stage |url=https://riverjournalonline.com/around-town/arts-culture/rock-n-roll-show-gives-women-the-stage/45593/ |website=RiverJournalOnline |access-date=1 March 2024 |date=December 2, 2022}}</ref> by [[South Salem, New York]] brothers Anton Klettner (guitar and violin) and Joseph Klettner (keyboards/piano and guitar). They were joined by singer Ava Anduze, whom they contacted after watching her perform in a [[YouTube]] video,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilbur |first1=Martin |title=Young Musicians to Relish Moment in Music Festival Spotligh |url=https://www.theexaminernews.com/young-musicians-set-to-relish-the-moment-in-music-festival-spotlight/ |website=The Examiner News |access-date=1 March 2024 |date=5 July 2022}}</ref> and drummer Ethan Grossman, who was found through a local drum instructor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daily Inspiration: Meet Platinum Moon - NashvilleVoyager Magazine {{!}} Nashville's Most Inspiring Stories |url=https://nashvillevoyager.com/interview/daily-inspiration-meet-platinum-moon/ |website=Nashville Voyager |access-date=1 March 2024 |date=4 November 2022}}</ref> All were teens.<ref name="got">{{cite web |url=https://www.thehour.com/entertainment/article/CT-s-Got-Talent-winners-Platinum-Moon-play-14091453.php |title=CT’s Got Talent winners Platinum Moon play Norwalk’s Wall Street Theater}}</ref> Calvin Strothenke was the original bassist;<ref name="late 2019" /> he was replaced by Toby Dorfman in the following years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zuckerberg |first1=Elisa |title=Review: Four Local Bands Rock the Paramount |url=https://riverjournalonline.com/news/review-four-local-bands-rock-the-paramount/48223/ |website=RiverJournalOnline |access-date=1 March 2024 |date=22 December 2022}}</ref> In addition to the songwriting done by the Klettner brothers, Anduze, a songwriting major, also contributes songs to the band. She cites [[Fleetwood Mac]], [[The Eagles]] and [[Dido]] as influences, and describes the band's style as "Modern rock influenced by classic rock, with a little bit of alternative and blues influences".<ref name="Hardy">{{cite web |last1=Hardy |first1=Kaitlyn |title=A Quick Connect with Platinum Moon - Connect to Northern Westchester |url=https://connecttomag.com/people/a-quick-connect-with-platinum-moon/ |website=Connect To Magazine |access-date=1 March 2024 |language=en |date=1 June 2022}}</ref>
The band was formed in 2018<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goodyear |first1=Liz |title=Rock ‘N’ Roll Show Gives Women the Stage |url=https://riverjournalonline.com/around-town/arts-culture/rock-n-roll-show-gives-women-the-stage/45593/ |website=RiverJournalOnline |access-date=1 March 2024 |date=December 2, 2022}}</ref> by [[South Salem, New York]] brothers Anton Klettner (guitar and violin) and Joseph Klettner (keyboards/piano and guitar). They were joined by singer Ava Anduze, whom they contacted after watching her perform in a [[YouTube]] video,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilbur |first1=Martin |title=Young Musicians to Relish Moment in Music Festival Spotligh |url=https://www.theexaminernews.com/young-musicians-set-to-relish-the-moment-in-music-festival-spotlight/ |website=The Examiner News |access-date=1 March 2024 |date=5 July 2022}}</ref> and drummer Ethan Grossman, who was found through a local drum instructor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Daily Inspiration: Meet Platinum Moon - NashvilleVoyager Magazine {{!}} Nashville's Most Inspiring Stories |url=https://nashvillevoyager.com/interview/daily-inspiration-meet-platinum-moon/ |website=Nashville Voyager |access-date=1 March 2024 |date=4 November 2022}}</ref> All were teens.<ref name="got">{{cite web |url=https://www.thehour.com/entertainment/article/CT-s-Got-Talent-winners-Platinum-Moon-play-14091453.php |title=CT’s Got Talent winners Platinum Moon play Norwalk’s Wall Street Theater}}</ref> Calvin Strothenke was the original bassist;<ref name="late 2019" /> he was replaced by Toby Dorfman in the following years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zuckerberg |first1=Elisa |title=Review: Four Local Bands Rock the Paramount |url=https://riverjournalonline.com/news/review-four-local-bands-rock-the-paramount/48223/ |website=RiverJournalOnline |access-date=1 March 2024 |date=22 December 2022}}</ref> In addition to the songwriting done by the Klettner brothers, Anduze, a songwriting major, also contributes songs to the band. She cites [[Fleetwood Mac]], [[The Eagles]] and [[Dido]] as influences, and describes the band's style as "Modern rock influenced by classic rock, with a little bit of alternative and blues influences".<ref name="Hardy">{{cite web |last1=Hardy |first1=Kaitlyn |title=A Quick Connect with Platinum Moon - Connect to Northern Westchester |url=https://connecttomag.com/people/a-quick-connect-with-platinum-moon/ |website=Connect To Magazine |access-date=1 March 2024 |language=en |date=1 June 2022}}</ref> The band initially promoted itself by posting covers online.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Platinum Moon |url=https://canvasrebel.com/meet-toby-dorfman/ |website=CanvasRebel Magazine |access-date=1 March 2024 |date=22 June 2023}}</ref>


The band won first place at the 2019 Connecticut's Got Talent competition. Since then, they have performed at venues across the East Coast, and also at various festivals, including Sail Across The Sun in Miami, FL, [[The Big E]], [[Pleasantville Music Festival]], and the Mazzstock festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Website {{!}} Platinum Moon |url=https://www.platinummoonband.com/ |website=www.platinummoonband.com |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="Hardy" /> They were headliners of the Summer Concert Series in [[Danbury, Connecticut]].<ref name="got" />
The band won first place at the 2019 Connecticut's Got Talent competition. Since then, they have performed at venues across the East Coast, and also at various festivals, including Sail Across The Sun in Miami, FL, [[The Big E]], [[Pleasantville Music Festival]], and the Mazzstock festival.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Website {{!}} Platinum Moon |url=https://www.platinummoonband.com/ |website=www.platinummoonband.com |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="Hardy" /> They were headliners of the Summer Concert Series in [[Danbury, Connecticut]].<ref name="got" />

Revision as of 10:34, 1 March 2024

Platinum Moon is an American hard-rock and pop-rock band based in Katonah, New York.[1][2]

The band was formed in 2018[3] by South Salem, New York brothers Anton Klettner (guitar and violin) and Joseph Klettner (keyboards/piano and guitar). They were joined by singer Ava Anduze, whom they contacted after watching her perform in a YouTube video,[4] and drummer Ethan Grossman, who was found through a local drum instructor.[5] All were teens.[6] Calvin Strothenke was the original bassist;[2] he was replaced by Toby Dorfman in the following years.[7] In addition to the songwriting done by the Klettner brothers, Anduze, a songwriting major, also contributes songs to the band. She cites Fleetwood Mac, The Eagles and Dido as influences, and describes the band's style as "Modern rock influenced by classic rock, with a little bit of alternative and blues influences".[8] The band initially promoted itself by posting covers online.[9]

The band won first place at the 2019 Connecticut's Got Talent competition. Since then, they have performed at venues across the East Coast, and also at various festivals, including Sail Across The Sun in Miami, FL, The Big E, Pleasantville Music Festival, and the Mazzstock festival.[10][8] They were headliners of the Summer Concert Series in Danbury, Connecticut.[6]

The band has released two albums, Wild Minds and Under the Riptide, and EP, FRICTION.

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References

  1. ^ "Platinum Moon, event details". The Capitol Theatre. 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Katonah Band Wins CT's Got Talent - What To Do Armonk Bedford Chapp". www.whattododigital.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. ^ Goodyear, Liz (December 2, 2022). "Rock 'N' Roll Show Gives Women the Stage". RiverJournalOnline. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  4. ^ Wilbur, Martin (5 July 2022). "Young Musicians to Relish Moment in Music Festival Spotligh". The Examiner News. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Daily Inspiration: Meet Platinum Moon - NashvilleVoyager Magazine | Nashville's Most Inspiring Stories". Nashville Voyager. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  6. ^ a b "CT's Got Talent winners Platinum Moon play Norwalk's Wall Street Theater".
  7. ^ Zuckerberg, Elisa (22 December 2022). "Review: Four Local Bands Rock the Paramount". RiverJournalOnline. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b Hardy, Kaitlyn (1 June 2022). "A Quick Connect with Platinum Moon - Connect to Northern Westchester". Connect To Magazine. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Meet Platinum Moon". CanvasRebel Magazine. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Official Website | Platinum Moon". www.platinummoonband.com. Retrieved 1 March 2024.

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