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Tom Sandoval is beginning a brand new enterprise for his band, The Most Extras.
After launching the eight-person group amid the pandemic, the Vanderpump Guidelines star, 39, has formally filed to make the band an LLC. The band sparked pressure between him and Tom Schwartz, 40, final yr as they tried to open the doorways of Schwartz & Sandy’s.
The strain stemmed from accusations that Sandoval spent extra time specializing in his band than their companies.
This week, The U.S. Solar revealed Sandoval formally filed an LLC for The Most Extras on January 6 within the state of California, naming himself because the CEO and supervisor of the music group.
Throughout final week’s premiere episode of Pump Guidelines season 10, Sandoval and Schwartz had been seen discussing how they “invested thousands and thousands of {dollars}” into Schwartz & Sandy’s as Schwartz, who was within the midst of a divorce from now-ex-wife Katie Maloney, admitted he was “drowning” in cash issues and struggling to juggle the prices of the bar along with his mortgage and hire.
“It’s good to have you ever f-cking dialed. You’re the most effective associate ever… when we’ve got your consideration,” Schwartz instructed his co-star and enterprise associate. “There was a second there the place I f-cking was extremely annoyed with you. Such as you had been simply not current. You had been dialed into each different venture.”
In response to Schwartz, he felt that Sandoval was extra centered on his band, which Schwartz mentioned he “[loves],” than their restaurant.
“It was escapism at my value,” Schwartz acknowledged as Sandoval agreed.
“[Tom] turned hyper-focused on this new band he began: Tom Sandoval and The Most Extras,” Schwartz additional defined in a confessional. “There was like a three-month stretch possibly the place he simply disappeared. I couldn’t get by way of to him. I feel what actually turned issues round was once I sat him down and instructed him, ‘We’re going to expire of cash.’”
Whereas Sandoval and The Most Extras have solely been touring since November 2021, the quilt band doesn’t appear to be dropping traction. And after performing exhibits in San Diego, New York Metropolis, Washington, D.C., St. Louis, and Nashville, they’ve 4 upcoming exhibits in California.
And that’s not all for Sandoval.
“Now we have different issues within the works. Me, [Ken Todd] and [Lisa Vanderpump] may be doing one other factor collectively. We’ll have to attend and see,” Sandoval instructed The U.S. Solar final November whereas noting he and Schwartz “work very effectively collectively.”
“We by no means get bored with one another,” he insisted.
And through his personal interview with The U.S. Solar, Schwartz mentioned he loves and appreciates Sandoval.
“I get a whole lot of admiration for his ambition and simply how a lot he’s achieved previously few years,” Schwartz shared. “I do know opening this new bar put us to the check, put our friendship to the check, and I’m actually happy with what we’ve achieved.”
Vanderpump Guidelines season 10 airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.