Into The Presence was an American

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band from

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, United States, founded in 2008. The band was fronted by Luis Carlos Maldonado (guitar/vocals) and featured

Ana Lenchantin Ana Lenchantin is an Argentine-American cellist of French ancestry, known for frequent appearances with American rock bands such as Train, Into the Presence, The Eels, Gnarls Barkley, No Doubt, Arthur Lee and Love, A Perfect Circle, Nine Inch Na ...

(cello/keyboards), Tim Alexander (drums), with Paz Lenchantin (bass, album only). Maldonado had gained notoriety as guitarist/side musician with Glenn Hughes,

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And most recently Train, Bigelf, and Lisa Marie Presley also as a session musician for

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, as well as being a prolific songwriter. Initially the band featured

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. During the recording of the debut album Tim brought in cellist

, whose credits include

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, Kesha, Arthur Lee and Love, Eels and her sister,

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who had been a member of

and

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and is a current member of the Pixies. The self-titled album was first released in 2009 after being signed by Michael Caplan on

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and received favorable reviews from critics. Following the release they toured nationally, opening up for groups such as

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and

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, along with many other artists soon after which Alexander left the band. With Luis and Ana remaining the core members, the band saw some personnel changes. They hired San Diego native Morgan Young (drums) and used several bassists while the band toured the US extensively. The new line-up, with Young on drums and Devin Hoffman (bass) was complete in early 2011. The band had been working on new material, and were set to record the follow up in late 2012. They had signed to Bieler Brothers, with a re-release of the debut album planned in 2012. For the new album, they had recorded many tracks at Sonic Ranch studios with Kyle Moorman engineering. The mixing of the album was completed by the late Stephen Stewart Short. Unfortunately more personnel changes along with Luis Maldonado , as well as Ana Lenchantin needing to tour with other artists, brought the group to a halt. The second album was completed but never found its way to a proper release.

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Luis Maldonado Official Website
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