Presence (American band)

Presence
Origin	Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Genres	Rock, hard rock, alternative metal, nu-metal
Years active	1996-2006
Label	Curb Records
Past members	Jay Slim Dan Fulmer D.J. Stange Nick Wells
Website	https://web.archive.org/web/20030328015024/http://www.presencemusic.net/

Presence was a hard rock band from Tallahassee, Florida.

History

Presence formed in 1996 by bassist D.J. Stange and vocalist Jay Slim, who started writing music together, and were later joined by drummer Nick Wells and guitarist Dan Fulmer. The band self-released two albums: Divine in 1999 and When the Smoke Clears in 2001.

In 2003, the band signed a record deal with Curb Records and released their third album, Rise on May 20, 2003. On January 31, 2006, they released their sixth and final album Presence before disbanding later that year. Vocalist Jay Slim went on to create the band Dharmata.

Members

• Jay Slim – vocalist
• Dan Fulmer – guitar
• Nick Wells – drums
• D.J. Stange – bassist

Discography

Albums

• Divine (1999, self-released)
• When The Smoke Clears (2001, self-released)
• Rise (2003, Curb Records)
• Presence (2006, Curb Records)

EPs

• Mic Check (2003, Curb Records)

Singles

Rise singles

• "Tonz of Fun"
• "Remember"
• "One Final Breath"

Presence singles

• "Ride"
• "Better Off"
• "Somebody's Watching Me"

External links

• "Presence — Biography, Discography, Albums & Expert Reviews". AllMusic. Retrieved 2026-08-20.