"Music is a passion, not an obligation. Its not to get you famous(in motivation), or to get you on MTV. And its nothing like grueling office job, definitely not a burden. If someone takes there music too seriously, the passion and the fun are overlooked, and your left with grief and dissapointment. Every band spends so much time doing there thing, and working to achieve their goals. But if your seldomly serious, and keep everything loose, you ease the pressure. And the work wont even seem like work. Its time, dedication, and intelligence, as well as a free, fun and awesome experience"

Selsius. It sounded cool enough to 7th graders to be a sufficient band name. No meaning, no point, just sounded cool. But as the band shifted through members, and realized the problems that occured, the word Selsius dropped its pointless meaning and developed a strong one at the same time. Combining syllables from "Seldomnly Serious" they decided to keep the name Selsius instead of making a new one. Same name, new meaning, new sound. The trio of John Kiernan, Vick Sa, and Joe Dent were the remaining members of the band after many many lineup changes. With their cover playing days in the past, Selsius wrote and recorded their first CD, "Far from Traditional". It had decent quality, and decent content, but the CD showed too much of their youth and inexperience, instead of their passion and dedication. After writing new material and playing several shows, Selsius realized that their sound was missing something. They needed a second guitarist to uplift the energy of the songs, and tighten up their rythms and melodies. After searching for months, and trying out unsucessful inquieries, an ad at guitar center led them to their new second guitarist, Alex Waight. Now the new quartet was ready to excell.

So here we are today, the four of us ready to go. Check us out around New Jersey rockin the Hizouse!!

Personal Bios

Name: Joe Dent

D.O.B: 9/2/87

Status: Single

Location: Clark NJ

Position in Selsius: Vocals/Guitar

Years of Experience: 4 years

Hobbies: Playing Guitar, Writing Songs, Vid Games, Computer, TV, Hanging out, Eating Chinese, As I'm writing this I realized I don't do much. :(

Bands: Blink 182, New Found Glory, Green Day, Sum 41, Midtown, The Starting Line, Finch, The Used, Fuel, The Offspring, The Ataris, Taking Back Sunday, Relient K, MxPx,Eve 6, Bowling for Soup, Allister, and Gnaw Debt Solid.

In my Cd-player: With KaZaA, who needs CDs?

How did you get into guitar? Mike Pellegrino of Scintilla and me were listening to kid rock and decided to play. Touching isnt it?

How did you join Selsius? I was one of the Original four members along with Face, Kev Couper and Mike Pellegrino. (both of scintilla)

What bands were you in before? Selsius till' Death!

What are bands that influence you? I was really into Blink NFG and Green Day, They inspired me to write.

What you like about being in a band? Nothing compares to how awesome it is to be in a band and to play shows. Unlike Sports, we write the rules to our game, and theres no limit to what we can do. Its the best way to express yourself without having to just say it. I love every second of it.

Any thanks? There are so many people that helped contribute to us. My Parents for all of their money and support, Everyone who has come to our shows from The Kumpf Variety Show, to today. Everyone who purchased Far From Traditional, everyone who donated a dollar to the band, and everyone whos supported us from day 1. I love you all so much!