Based in New York City, Ecce Shnak (pronounced Eh-kay sh-knock) is made up of David Roush (composer, bassist and one of two singers), Bella Komodromos (vocals), Chris Krasnow (guitar), Gannon Ferrell (guitar), and Henry Buchanan-Vaughn (drums).
Known for their thrilling performances — a high-stakes auditory experience where fierce instrumental prowess and an element of playful chaos exist in perfect, precarious balance — they cleverly manage to serve up one sonic adrenaline shot after another. Tossing the rulebooks out the window, Ecce Shnak has a talent for spinning serious subjects—the stuff of great rock tradition—into the same whirlwind as the wildest, most trivial footnotes of life, all delivered with blinding focus.
Madison Mars (aka Madis Sillamo) has a solid reputation as an electronic music producer, having created remixes for such artists as Pink, Sia, Armin Van Buuren, Shaggy, Robin Schulz, and even Sting. A recording artist with numerous sync licensing deals to his name, he has released music via top labels around the world, including Warner Music, Sony and Universal Music and earned a Double Platinum Record for his ‘New Vibe Who Dis’ album.
Ecce Shnak also recently released another electronic reworking of their original ‘Jeremy, Utilitarian Sadboy’ fashioned by German DJ-producer Eskei83. This re-envisioning — ‘Jeremy, Utilitarian Sadboy (Kill Em Mix)’ — is an invigorating adrenaline-filled hit that evokes imagery of sci-fi and action-thriller scenes from the Matrix and Bladerunner, the original’s math-metal guitar riff is transformed into a throbbing dubstep synth-bassline and its frenetic drums into a straightforward high-octane dance-beat.
In February 2025, Ecce Shnak released their debut EP ‘Shadows Grow Fangs’, which was recorded and produced by Jeff Lucci, mixed by Nicholas Vernhes (Animal Collective, Deerhunter, Wild Nothing, The War on Drugs) and mastered by Grammy award-winning engineer Joe LaPorta (David Bowie, The Weeknd, Foo Fighters, Vampire Weekend).
Since then, Ecce Shnak has garnered ample press attention and airplay, released their live ‘Backroom Sessions’ EP, hosted a hot series of live shows in New York City, and toured the USA with platinum-selling legends Spacehog and EMF. Ecce Shnak also features on the EMF single ‘LGBTQ+ Lover’, an epic indie dance track that offers a safe space for the marginalized queer community, the video footage being filmed during their recent joint tour.
The ‘Prayer On Love (Madison Mars Remix)’ is out now via Records, Man Records, available from digital music platforms, including Spotify, YouTube and Apple Music.
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