Our Bio

Who We are

Intake is defined by Oxford simply, but perfectly, as ‘the action of taking something in.’ The recognition of this daily consumption of good or bad, useful or useless, meaningful or meaningless (and any other infinite number of choice-dealing comparisons) is the driving factor that has brought a band through numerous transformations, personal growth, and epiphanic revelations of life and purpose to its current state. And after years worth of an on and off courtship with the cutting room floor, Intake becomes a story worth telling, experiences worth sharing, and sounds worth hearing.

The collective accounts of Intake’s very different members musically bring to the table influences that are guilty of pulling one, and often suddenly, into rather different musical places. Standing on the base of modern alternative rock, hats are tipped off to Latin-American roots (3 of the members being Colombian), Western Classical traditions, hip-hop culture immersion and an impulsive youthful desire for noise, yet all the while continuing to be intrigued by the juxtaposition of elements that have not yet had an opportunity to meet.

Lyrically, Intake comes from an unshakeable belief in foundational truth that this day and age seems exhausted by cliché words and empty credibility-seeking answers. Knowing that the greatest argument means nothing to a worthy skeptic, throat-shoving debates are here nowhere to be incited. All that remains then are bare, undressed, unadorned comments, thoughts, revelations, warnings, lessons, views and ideals that stem from undeniable personal encounters that echo through hopeful smiles, singing; “another look up, kiss the sky, say goodnight, it’s a better day today.”

Intake is led by C-Factory producer, Jonathan Camacho, who is the band’s lead vocalist and guitarist. Under the producer hat, Jonathan has worked in various genres such as R&B (Doc Williams), Dance and Pop (Septien Entertainment, Dallas Mavericks Dancers), indie-folk rock (Mark Devin Dildine) and has also arranged for various Latin-Funk and Pop/Rock projects (RoomFour), which allows him to bring that wide variety of stylistic influences into an often closed-in, one minded, musically inept world of pop/rock. To put it this way: when you have a band in which the lead singer holds a degree in Music Composition from the University of North Texas, and various members themselves are classically trained in different instruments, musical inadequacy is not much of an issue. Intake has been through a few lineup changes, but truly began to take shape in 2005 with Johan Camacho on drums, Jonny Martin on bass, Ethan Martin on lead guitar, and the return of original member Daniel Colina on keyboard/percussion/trumpet/vocals.

In this mix of musicians and artists, students and teachers, believers and soldiers, don’t be alarmed to hear something said in a way that has never been said, and sounds heard in a way that have never been heard… simply enjoy the Intake.

Isn't it Beautiful

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