Bryce Soderberg
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Bryce Dane Soderberg is a Canadian Musician, best known as the bass
ist and vocalist for American rock band Lifehouse
.
, and raised just outside of Victoria in the Municipality of Sooke. He started playing bass at a young age and developed his musicianship mostly in his basement with his two brothers and their band. After attending two years of College in Quebec, Canada, he moved to Los Angeles, California
when he was 19 to pursue a professional career in music. At 21, he joined Elektra
recording artists AM Radio, and toured the world for three years under the management of Rivers Cuomo
recording their debut record with Producer Howard Benson
. After Elektra Records folded, AM Radio disbanded. During this time, as a vocalist/songwriter he founded his personal side Project, The Celebrities, followed by independent L.A. band Tomorrow And Everyday After (currently disbanded). In August 2004, Soderberg joined Lifehouse
after a recommendation from former member Sean Woolstenhulme.
(AC) and Hot AC formats, becoming the most played Hot AC song of all time . Between touring, Lifehouse released their fourth album, Who We Are
, on June 19, 2007, and their fifth Album, "Smoke And Mirrors
" in March, 2010. Soderberg sings lead and co-wrote the track "Wrecking Ball" on Smoke and Mirrors.
Soderberg plays Rickenbacker
and Fender basses through Ampeg
SVT Classic Heads and 8x10 cabs.
He also performs as the lead vocals for the song "Bridges" on some live performances. On the band's fifth album, Smoke & Mirrors, he performs the lead vocals on the song "Wrecking Ball" and shares lead vocals duties on the song "Here Tomorrow, Gone Today".
Soderberg has announced on Twitter that he is starting a side project called "Secondwheel" and plans on releasing an EP next year.
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
ist and vocalist for American rock band Lifehouse
Lifehouse (band)
Lifehouse is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The band came to mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia...
.
Early life
Soderberg was born in Victoria, British ColumbiaVictoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, and raised just outside of Victoria in the Municipality of Sooke. He started playing bass at a young age and developed his musicianship mostly in his basement with his two brothers and their band. After attending two years of College in Quebec, Canada, he moved to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
when he was 19 to pursue a professional career in music. At 21, he joined Elektra
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
recording artists AM Radio, and toured the world for three years under the management of Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo
Rivers Cuomo is an American musician, best known as the lead singer, lead guitarist, and principal songwriter of the alternative rock band Weezer. Raised in an Ashram in Connecticut, Cuomo moved to Los Angeles at age 19, where he participated in a number of rock bands before founding Weezer in 1992...
recording their debut record with Producer Howard Benson
Howard Benson
Howard Benson is a two-time Grammy-nominated music producer and aerospace engineer.-Biography:Howard Benson has a degree in materials engineering from Drexel University and studied composition at the Philadelphia College for Performing Arts. Later he worked for Garrett AiResearch, where he worked...
. After Elektra Records folded, AM Radio disbanded. During this time, as a vocalist/songwriter he founded his personal side Project, The Celebrities, followed by independent L.A. band Tomorrow And Everyday After (currently disbanded). In August 2004, Soderberg joined Lifehouse
Lifehouse (band)
Lifehouse is an American rock band from Los Angeles. The band came to mainstream prominence in 2001 with the hit single "Hanging by a Moment" from their debut studio album, No Name Face. The single won a Billboard Music Award for Hot 100 Single of the Year, beating out Janet Jackson and Alicia...
after a recommendation from former member Sean Woolstenhulme.
Lifehouse
After joining, Soderberg and his bandmates toured and released the self-titled Lifehouse, the band's third album. Their single "You and Me" was #1 on American adult contemporaryAdult contemporary music
Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....
(AC) and Hot AC formats, becoming the most played Hot AC song of all time . Between touring, Lifehouse released their fourth album, Who We Are
Who We Are (Lifehouse album)
Who We Are is the fourth studio album by American alternative band Lifehouse. It was first released via compact disc in the United States on June 18, 2007 by Geffen Records. It was released via digital download the next day on June 19, 2007. The band entered the studio without...
, on June 19, 2007, and their fifth Album, "Smoke And Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors (Lifehouse album)
Smoke & Mirrors is the fifth studio album by American alternative band Lifehouse. It was released on March 2, 2010 by Geffen Records. Lifehouse began to work on the album with record producer Jude Cole in the fall of 2008 at Cole's Ironworks Studio...
" in March, 2010. Soderberg sings lead and co-wrote the track "Wrecking Ball" on Smoke and Mirrors.
Soderberg plays Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker
Rickenbacker International Corporation, also known as Rickenbacker, is an electric and bass guitar manufacturer based in Santa Ana, California...
and Fender basses through Ampeg
Ampeg
Ampeg is primarily a musical instrument amplifier manufacturer headquartered in Woodinville, Washington, though they also manufacture guitars to a small extent...
SVT Classic Heads and 8x10 cabs.
He also performs as the lead vocals for the song "Bridges" on some live performances. On the band's fifth album, Smoke & Mirrors, he performs the lead vocals on the song "Wrecking Ball" and shares lead vocals duties on the song "Here Tomorrow, Gone Today".
Soderberg has announced on Twitter that he is starting a side project called "Secondwheel" and plans on releasing an EP next year.