{"id":13428,"date":"2015-08-30T12:30:06","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T11:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=13428"},"modified":"2015-08-30T12:30:06","modified_gmt":"2015-08-30T11:30:06","slug":"introducing-gabe-kubanda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/08\/introducing-gabe-kubanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing: Gabe Kubanda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13430\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2015\/08\/introducing-gabe-kubanda\/gabe-kubanda3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gabe-kubanda3.jpg?fit=2048%2C1165&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1165\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"gabe kubanda3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gabe-kubanda3.jpg?fit=640%2C364&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13430\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/gabe-kubanda3.jpg?resize=640%2C364&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"gabe kubanda3\" width=\"640\" height=\"364\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Self-made and entrepreneurial, Gabe Kubanda lets his music and actions speak for themselves. Three years ago he went solo, after having been a member of his former band for seven years. He created the Epic Proportions Tour, which sees him take other bands with him on the road. This has seen Gabe perform over 300 concerts, including for the US Military; act as an industry panelist at major music conferences; performed on Vans Warped Tour, Summerfest, SXSW, CMJ Festival&#8230;and many more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Flow Fail Prevail&#8217;, the follow up to his first EP, &#8216;Let&#8217;s See What Happens&#8217;, features 15 songs, including interludes, remixes, and a one-of-a-kind track featuring vocals from his fans, friends and bands.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find Gabe on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gabekubanda\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GabeKubanda?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reverbnation.com\/gabekubanda\" target=\"_blank\">Reverbnation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/gabekubanda\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dGg3YmvxCK0\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a> and his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gabekubanda.com\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>. You can also find the Epic Proportions Tour on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/epicproportionstour\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>. You can buy &#8216;Flow Prevail Fail&#8217; from his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gabekubanda.com\/merch\/\" target=\"_blank\">merch store<\/a>. Listen to Gabe&#8217;s song, &#8216;Don&#8217;t Be Lying&#8217;:<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_19210\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dGg3YmvxCK0?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Don&#039;t Be Lying - Gabe Kubanda (Official)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/dGg3YmvxCK0\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Self-made and entrepreneurial, Gabe Kubanda lets his music and actions speak for themselves. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":13429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[57,9],"tags":[2666,2664,2665,2663,2667,77,2668,1514],"class_list":["post-13428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","tag-dont-be-lying","tag-epic-proportions-tour","tag-flow-prevail-fail","tag-gabe-kubanda","tag-independent","tag-new-release","tag-solo-artist","tag-us"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-3uA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28503,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/07\/voicemail-young-bull-ft-christian-sinclair\/","url_meta":{"origin":13428,"position":0},"title":"&#8216;Voicemail&#8217; &#8211; Young Bull ft Christian Sinclair","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"02\/07\/2017","format":false,"excerpt":"At the tender age of 15 classmates Tahmique Cameron and Gabe Fox-Peck started performing at talent shows, and recording in Gabe's bedroom. 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