PREPARE TO ROCK
About Us
HISTORY
Over 25 years ago Chris Rowland & Toby Hansen were at the epicenter of a burgeoning hardcore sound coming out of Washington, DC with their band Mad Minute. Two EPs, three LPs and four years later, the group split – Rowland to follow the more orthodox path through college and a career in film on the West Coast; Hansen to embark on a two-decade odyssey touring and recording with SKA/soul band, The Pietasters.
REUNITED
Fast forward to 2017 and, through a series of fortuitous events, we now find Hansen and Rowland reunited in Camarillo, CA. Connected over the years by their friendship and passion for music, they have seamlessly fused an eclectic array of genres into a sound uniquely their own.
PROFESSIONAL AMERICANS
In cahoots with engineer and bass player, Matt Tosadori, and Rock City Studios, the band has recorded a live acoustic album and on February 14, 2018, released their first full-band single, Mrs. Valentine. Professional Americans’ second single, Bad People, dropped on March 1, 2018, with their debut full-length album, Rock Big League, released on April 1st.