Ludo is a power-pop rock band from St. Louis, Missouri that is known for harmony-driven tunes with strong lyrics and an extensive touring schedule. The band's street team is known as the "Ludo Ninjas."
About the band
Ludo (the name was inspired by the giant muppet in the movie Labyrinth) has gone through a number of changes as it has developed over the years. It started as a duo of lead vocalist and guitarist Andrew Volpe and guitarist Tim Ferrell, but has expanded to a five-piece group with Tim Convy on moog, bassist Marshall Fanciullo and drummer Matt Palermo.The band started out "armed with a van, two ferrets and a DIY three-song demo" in 2003, and released its debut self-titled album that summer on St. Louis independent label Redbird Records. In the run up to their second recording, Broken Bride (a rock opera EP released in 2005), Ludo began to make its mark on the music scene outside of St. Louis. The band, still touring constantly, won contests to play at South by Southwest and to have a video produced by Fuse, played at the Winter X Games, appeared as part of the Warped Tour and were named "The Next Big Thing" by Fuse. Ludo recently finished recording their second full-length album, "You're Awful, I love You", in Los Angeles with Island Records and producer Matt Wallace. It was released February 26, 2008. The first single off the record is the song "Love Me Dead", which is currently available for download for free at purevolume.com. You can now find the video for "Love Me Dead" here on youtube.
Ludo is known to its fans for being extremely interactive, contributing to web forum discussions and swiftly answering fan questions.
Several of the songs on Ludo's debut album were originally written and performed by Volpe's previous band, Karate Lunchbox. Recently, the band has signed with Island Records, according to a bulletin posted by the band on their webpage.