I Built The Sky Announce National Tour
Melbourne progressive instrumental project, I Built The Sky will tour the nation across March and April in support of the recently released second album The Sky Is Not The Limit.
Released on October 30, 2016, The Sky Is Not The Limit quickly gained the support of media in Australia and around the world.
“File it alongside some of the great instrumental rock/metal records of our time” – Heavy Music Magazine
“Go treat yourself to this outstanding album from a guy who can play guitar better than you ever will” – My Indie Australia
“This Album has it all” – The Brag
I Built The Sky is the work of one man, Rohan ‘Ro’ Stevenson, from Melbourne Australia.
2016 was a big year for Ro. After four years as a studio project, I Built The Sky was finally taken to the stage!
Beginning by supporting Between The Buried And Me / CHON in February, I Built The Sky notched up several impressive shows including a co-headline tour with James Norbert Ivanyi,
a performance at Melbourne Guitar Show Main Stage and opened for last months Ne Obliviscaris tour with German prog masters The Ocean.
2017 sees I Built The Sky taking the next logical step with the announcement of The Sky Is Not The Limit Australian National Tour.
TOUR DATES
Saturday, March 11: Workers Club, Melbourne
Saturday, March 18: The Factory Floor, Sydney
Friday, March 24: Enigma Bar, Adelaide
Friday, April 7: The Brightside, Brisbane
Friday, April 21: Amplifier Bar, Perth
ABOUT I BUILT THE SKY
Since starting the project in 2012, Ro has gained global attention with his creative music videos and melodic yet technically stunning guitar work
Ranging from techy instru-metal to intricate punk, to more ambient sounds with a heavy emphasis on advanced guitar techniques, I Built The Sky is totally captivating and immerses the listener in its musical themes.
Every I Built The Sky track is named after a cloud formation, one that best represents the sound of the song. This unique theme is prevalent throughout the entire discography of four releases to date.
A self titled album, 8-track EP, a B-sides album and the Translucidus single.
I Built The Sky is a vehicle for Ro to explore all aspects of musicology. An avid songwriter and player, Ro is also completely involved in the production side of his music.
From recording to mixing and mastering, every aspect of every release has his full attention to detail giving him complete control of his art.
With incredible support for the international guitar community, hundreds of thousands of YouTube plays, countless cover versions of his songs all over the net and the endorsement of companies including PRS Guitars (USA), Bare Knuckle Pickups (UK) Sherlock Amplifers (AUS) I Built The Sky are on a near vertical trajectory. The Sky Is Not The Limit indeed!
What other artists are saying about I Built The Sky
“The kid’s a natural” – Drew Goddard (Karnivool)
“Outstanding musicianship and crushing grooves!!!” – Luke Williams (Dead Letter Circus)
“I Built The Sky is responsible for one of my favorite albums of 2012” – Kin Etik (Twelve Foot Ninja)
“Fantastic guitar playing with some very finely tuned songwriting skills” – Josh Smith (Northlane)
“Chock full of captivating melodies and very well written songs. The playing is superb and will definitely leave you inspired” – Angel Vivaldi
“From beautiful intricate melodies to hard out riffs and mind bending, face melting solo’s! If you haven’t heard of I Built The Sky by now…you will soon” – Luke Palmer (Dead Letter Circus)
“Full of tasty shreds and hectic riffage” – Forrester Savell (Producer for Karnivool/Twelve Foot Ninja/Dead Letter Circus/Sikth)