Casey Crescenzo
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Casey Crescenzo is a singer, songwriter
and multi-instrumentalist, most notably for the bands The Dear Hunter
and The Receiving End of Sirens
. He is also a producer who has worked with The River Empires, The Brobecks
, The Cadence, Dakota, Draffin, His Hideous Heart, Hungry Tigers, Los Angeles Burning, The Great Green Machine Man, and Elliot Street Lunatic.
TREOS was then rushed into developing their first full-length album, entitled Between the Heart and the Synapse. On the album Casey played guitar, Rhodes piano, an electric sitar, and various other instruments while also helping the in the production of the album and the segues from one track to another.
, an eight track EP, on Triple Crown Records. The album was widely praised by critics, despite loads of negative feedback from fans due to its irregular and unique styles, which, though not completely unlike those of TREOS, were distinguishably different from his former bands. As time wore on more and more fans began to gravitate towards The Dear Hunter because of the intricate storyline woven within their first album, a tale of a young man who lost his overwhelmingly caring and affectionate prostitute mother at a young age. The Dear Hunter exploded onto the music scene in May 2007 when the band released their first full-length album, Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading
, a continuation of Act I, throughout which the main character has various encounters with a certain young female, Ms. Leading, a prostitute like his mother who misleads him into believing that she loved him after a night spent alone together that ended in a loss of the boy's virginity. A book based on the story of Act II has been completed and authored by Casey. Artist, Kent St. John is currently working on the illustrations for the book. Casey is currently looking for a publisher or will publish it on his own, a process that may take a while.In recent news, he produced the album Fangs
for the band Falling Up in 2008.
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Recorded and released whilst in The Dear Hunter
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Recorded and released whilst in The River Empires.
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Recorded, produced, and performed on -
Hollywood Lies - Building An Empire (2007)
Solo recordings
Guest appearances
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
and multi-instrumentalist, most notably for the bands The Dear Hunter
The Dear Hunter
The Dear Hunter is an indie rock band originating in Providence, Rhode Island. It began as a side project of Casey Crescenzo, formerly of post-hardcore band The Receiving End of Sirens...
and The Receiving End of Sirens
The Receiving End of Sirens
The Receiving End of Sirens is a rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2003.-Overview:The band played on the 2005 Warped Tour and has toured with such acts as Gatsbys American Dream, A Wilhelm Scream, 30 Seconds to Mars, Funeral for a Friend, Saves the Day, Senses Fail, Thrice, and New...
. He is also a producer who has worked with The River Empires, The Brobecks
The Brobecks
The Brobecks is an American indie rock band, and a project of singer/songwriter Dallon Weekes. The band is unsigned and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah and Los Angeles, California. The band's sound uses a wide variety of instrumentation and attributes its influences to artists such as George...
, The Cadence, Dakota, Draffin, His Hideous Heart, Hungry Tigers, Los Angeles Burning, The Great Green Machine Man, and Elliot Street Lunatic.
Work with The Receiving End of Sirens(2004-2006)
Casey's start as a musician began in the Boston music scene when a musical act, the notably established The Receiving End of Sirens approached him, offering him the opportunity to perform along with them in light of a recent falling out with former vocalist Ben Potrykus. After hearing Casey's vocal work they offered to sign him on to the band permanently, which he accepted. The band then went to work on their self-titled E.P. and found that not only could Casey sing, he could also write in a very romantic/poetic format, which gave Casey the reins to some of the writing for the five track disc, along with bassist Brendan Brown. The half-length was incredibly well received by the public and Triple Crown Records extended the band a contract in 2004, just a few weeks after declaring on their website that the band would not sign to a label because only minor labels had offered them contracts at the time.TREOS was then rushed into developing their first full-length album, entitled Between the Heart and the Synapse. On the album Casey played guitar, Rhodes piano, an electric sitar, and various other instruments while also helping the in the production of the album and the segues from one track to another.
The Dear Hunter years (2005-Present)
While a member of TREOS, Casey wrote the Dear Ms. Leading Demos, tracks that did not seem to fit the style TREOS had become accustomed to playing. Casey decided after he parted ways with TREOS to devote his time and abilities to The Dear Hunter and make it his full time band. In September 2006, the band released its first album Act I: The Lake South, The River NorthAct I: The Lake South, The River North
Act I: The Lake South, The River North is a studio album by The Dear Hunter, and is the band's debut release. It was released on September 26, 2006 on Triple Crown Records....
, an eight track EP, on Triple Crown Records. The album was widely praised by critics, despite loads of negative feedback from fans due to its irregular and unique styles, which, though not completely unlike those of TREOS, were distinguishably different from his former bands. As time wore on more and more fans began to gravitate towards The Dear Hunter because of the intricate storyline woven within their first album, a tale of a young man who lost his overwhelmingly caring and affectionate prostitute mother at a young age. The Dear Hunter exploded onto the music scene in May 2007 when the band released their first full-length album, Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading
Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading
Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading is the second release and first full-length studio album by American progressive rock band The Dear Hunter, released on May 22, 2007 through Triple Crown Records....
, a continuation of Act I, throughout which the main character has various encounters with a certain young female, Ms. Leading, a prostitute like his mother who misleads him into believing that she loved him after a night spent alone together that ended in a loss of the boy's virginity. A book based on the story of Act II has been completed and authored by Casey. Artist, Kent St. John is currently working on the illustrations for the book. Casey is currently looking for a publisher or will publish it on his own, a process that may take a while.In recent news, he produced the album Fangs
Fangs (album)
Fangs! is the fourth studio album from experimental rock band Falling Up. It was released on March 24, 2009 through BEC Recordings.-Background:...
for the band Falling Up in 2008.
Studio albums
Recorded and released whilst in The Receiving End of SirensThe Receiving End of Sirens
The Receiving End of Sirens is a rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2003.-Overview:The band played on the 2005 Warped Tour and has toured with such acts as Gatsbys American Dream, A Wilhelm Scream, 30 Seconds to Mars, Funeral for a Friend, Saves the Day, Senses Fail, Thrice, and New...
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- 2005: Between the Heart and the SynapseBetween the Heart and the SynapseBetween the Heart and the Synapse is the first album from Boston, Massachusetts based band The Receiving End of Sirens. Between The Heart... is a concept album, due to lyrical and musical repetition in an effort to unify the body of work as a whole . The album had singles and videos of the songs...
Recorded and released whilst in The Dear Hunter
The Dear Hunter
The Dear Hunter is an indie rock band originating in Providence, Rhode Island. It began as a side project of Casey Crescenzo, formerly of post-hardcore band The Receiving End of Sirens...
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- 2006: Act I: The Lake South, the River NorthAct I: The Lake South, The River NorthAct I: The Lake South, The River North is a studio album by The Dear Hunter, and is the band's debut release. It was released on September 26, 2006 on Triple Crown Records....
- 2007: Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. LeadingAct II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. LeadingAct II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading is the second release and first full-length studio album by American progressive rock band The Dear Hunter, released on May 22, 2007 through Triple Crown Records....
- 2009: Act III: Life and DeathAct III: Life and Death-Deluxe edition:The band released a deluxe edition of the album in a DVD-sized case that contained an autographed poster, picture-postcards with the lyrics to each song, and a storybook of the band's previous full-length album Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding Ms. Leading, which was...
- 2011: The Color SpectrumThe Color SpectrumThe Color Spectrum is the cumulative title of a project by The Dear Hunter consisting of a series of nine EPs of which each reflects an individual color of the visible color spectrum...
Recorded and released whilst in The River Empires.
- 2010: The River Empires (Epilogue)
Extended plays
Recorded and released whilst in The Dear Hunter.- Random EP #1
- Random EP #2
- The Branches EP
Other appearances
Recorded and released whilst in The Receiving End of SirensThe Receiving End of Sirens
The Receiving End of Sirens is a rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 2003.-Overview:The band played on the 2005 Warped Tour and has toured with such acts as Gatsbys American Dream, A Wilhelm Scream, 30 Seconds to Mars, Funeral for a Friend, Saves the Day, Senses Fail, Thrice, and New...
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- 2006: "Superman" (from Sound of SupermanSound of SupermanSound of Superman is a companion album to the soundtrack of the Warner Bros. film, Superman Returns. It features performances both original and cover by various up and coming artists, as well as established ones, including the final track on the album performed by Sara Routh, the sister of the...
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Recorded, produced, and performed on -
Hollywood Lies - Building An Empire (2007)
Solo recordings
- "Beautiful Girls" (Sean KingstonSean KingstonSean Kingston is a Jamaican-American singer. He pursued a music career and debuted in 2007 with the album Sean Kingston.-Early life:...
cover) - "Brazil" (cover)
- "The War of All Against All" (acoustic)
- "This Armistice" (acoustic)
- "Paycheck"
- "Unraveled" (BjörkBjörkBjörk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
cover)
Guest appearances
- "Genesis" - Forgive Durden