Cash Cash
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Cash Cash is an American band from Roseland
, New Jersey
.
Cash Cash consists of Jean Paul Makhlouf, Alexander Luke Makhlouf, Sam Frisch, and Anthony Villacari.
in 2007 and were forced to change their name due to a legal challenge by the American
hip-hop
artist Consequence
; they chose Cash Cash as their new moniker.
The band's first EP for Universal reached #24 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. The group then toured with Sing it Loud
and Metro Station
, among others. Their debut full-length album was released December 23, 2008 on iTunes and debuted in stores January 20, 2009, reaching #31 on the Heatseekers chart.
In April 2009, Cash Cash toured with Kevin Rudolf
in the Let it Rock (Tour)
.
In 2009 they played the Warped Tour
and supported Cobra Starship
in the UK with Sing It Loud
. The band was featured in a Fall 2009 tour with Family Force 5
and Breathe Carolina
. Cash Cash also toured on the 2009 EZ Bronze Tour with Breathe Carolina
. At the end of February and into the beginning of March 2010, they headlined an east coast mini tour with Shawn Fisher. Their first full headlining US tour, "Robots In Hightops" went from May 6- May 21, 2010 with supporting acts All Night Dynamite, The Blue Pages, and The Bamboo Shoots.
On December 15, 2009, the band released a new single. Their cover of Cascada's
single "Everytime We Touch
" includes rapper MC Oz and debuted on the Zune marketplace. On December 18, 2009, they premiered the song live at the School of Rock in South Hackensack, NJ at their soldout hometown concert. On March 9, 2010 Cash Cash released a cover single of the Alphaville
song "Forever Young
". On April 11 Jean Paul and Alex Makhlouf announced four new songs were finished on their stickam chat.
The band released a new single in mid-November entitled "Red Cup (I Fly Solo)" featuring Lacey Schwimmer
(Dancing with the Stars
) and Spose
. The single is about being tied down in a clingy relationship and busting loose after a breakup. The song is very rap- and pop-inspired.
They released a new single on iTunes, an original demo version of "Party In Your Bedroom". This version contains some different vocals, instrumentals, and lyrics.
They announced Via twitter March 7 that their new album "Love or Lust" will be released April 19, 2011
to create original music for the Wii
video game, Sonic Colors
. They sing the theme song, "Reach for the Stars" as well as the ending song, "Speak with Your Heart".
On June 8, 2011, Alex Makhlouf appeared with Crush 40
to perform at the Sonic Boom fan event during E3
2011. The group performed "Speak with Your Heart" from Sonic Colors, "Super Sonic Racing" from Sonic R
, and "Sonic Boom" from Sonic CD
.
The group created several remixed tracks for Sonic Generations
, such as Alex sung The versions of "Super Sonic Racing" from Sonic R
and And Remixed the versions "Escape from the City" from Sonic Adventure 2
.
As "Cash Cash"
Roseland, New Jersey
Roseland is a borough in western Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,819...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.
Cash Cash consists of Jean Paul Makhlouf, Alexander Luke Makhlouf, Sam Frisch, and Anthony Villacari.
History
The members of Cash Cash originally formed in 2002 as The Consequence releasing numerous EPs including "Your Own Place" and "By The Bedside". The band was started by long time best friends Sam Frisch, Jean Paul Makhlouf and then bassist Jeff Sayers a.k.a $nake$, for fun. After years of moderate success with drummer Michael Diroma Cruisester the group signed with Universal RepublicUniversal Republic
Universal Republic Records is a record label, owned by Universal Music Group. It is based on the now-defunct Republic Records label founded by brothers Monte and Avery Lipman...
in 2007 and were forced to change their name due to a legal challenge by the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
artist Consequence
Consequence (rapper)
Dexter Mills , better known as Consequence, is an American rapper. He is the cousin of rapper Q-Tip of the hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, and was formerly an affiliate of Kanye West's GOOD Music family. Consequence debuted in 1996 on A Tribe Called Quest's album Beats, Rhymes, and Life...
; they chose Cash Cash as their new moniker.
The band's first EP for Universal reached #24 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. The group then toured with Sing it Loud
Sing it Loud
-History:Sing it Loud grew out of a friendship between cousins vocalist Pat Brown and guitarist Kieren Smith, who founded the group together and added members whom they met locally in the Minneapolis music scene. Brown officially brought the group together after his previous band called it quits....
and Metro Station
Metro Station (band)
Metro Station is an American pop rock band that formed in Los Angeles by Mason Musso and Trace Cyrus. In late 2006, the band signed a recording contract with Columbia/Red Ink. They are best known for their Top 10 Billboard hit single "Shake It" from their self-titled debut album...
, among others. Their debut full-length album was released December 23, 2008 on iTunes and debuted in stores January 20, 2009, reaching #31 on the Heatseekers chart.
In April 2009, Cash Cash toured with Kevin Rudolf
Kevin Rudolf
Kevin Rudolf is an American singer-songwriter and record producer signed to Cash Money Records. Rudolf is mostly known for singing and producing rock/pop music...
in the Let it Rock (Tour)
Let it Rock (Tour)
Cash Money's Kevin Rudolf headlined the Let It Rock Tour in 2009, presented by Live Nation. The tour kicked off on April 3 in Nashville, Tennessee, with ticket sales starting on February 26 and general public sales starting the next day through www.livenation.com. This was Rudolf's first U.S...
.
In 2009 they played the Warped Tour
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
and supported Cobra Starship
Cobra Starship
Cobra Starship is an American synthpop band created by former Midtown bassist and lead vocalist Gabe Saporta in 2003 in New York City, New York...
in the UK with Sing It Loud
Sing it Loud
-History:Sing it Loud grew out of a friendship between cousins vocalist Pat Brown and guitarist Kieren Smith, who founded the group together and added members whom they met locally in the Minneapolis music scene. Brown officially brought the group together after his previous band called it quits....
. The band was featured in a Fall 2009 tour with Family Force 5
Family Force 5
Family Force 5 is a Christian crunk rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. They consist of Solomon "Soul Glow Activatur" Olds, Jacob "Crouton" Olds, Joshua "Fatty" Olds, Nathan "Nadaddy" Currin, and Derek "Chap Stique" Mount...
and Breathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina is an American electronic rock musical duo from Denver, Colorado, composed of David Schmitt and Kyle Even. Breathe Carolina have released three albums, one EP, and five music videos to date.-Beginnings :...
. Cash Cash also toured on the 2009 EZ Bronze Tour with Breathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Carolina is an American electronic rock musical duo from Denver, Colorado, composed of David Schmitt and Kyle Even. Breathe Carolina have released three albums, one EP, and five music videos to date.-Beginnings :...
. At the end of February and into the beginning of March 2010, they headlined an east coast mini tour with Shawn Fisher. Their first full headlining US tour, "Robots In Hightops" went from May 6- May 21, 2010 with supporting acts All Night Dynamite, The Blue Pages, and The Bamboo Shoots.
On December 15, 2009, the band released a new single. Their cover of Cascada's
Cascada
Cascada is a German Eurodance act most famous for their hit singles "Everytime We Touch", "What Hurts the Most", and "Evacuate the Dancefloor"...
single "Everytime We Touch
Everytime We Touch (Cascada song)
"Everytime We Touch" is the debut single by German dance act Cascada, which borrows the chorus from Maggie Reilly's song of the same name. The song was produced by Manuel Reuter and Yann Pfeiffer. It was a worldwide dance-hit in early 2006...
" includes rapper MC Oz and debuted on the Zune marketplace. On December 18, 2009, they premiered the song live at the School of Rock in South Hackensack, NJ at their soldout hometown concert. On March 9, 2010 Cash Cash released a cover single of the Alphaville
Alphaville
Alphaville may refer to:* Alphaville , French science fiction film directed by Jean-Luc Godard* Alphaville , German music trio* Alphaville, São Paulo, neighbourhood on the western edges of São Paulo, Brazil...
song "Forever Young
Forever Young (Alphaville song)
"Forever Young" is the title track from German rock/synthpop group Alphaville's 1984 debut album of the same name. Though it was not the group's highest-charting European hit and failed to reach the American Top 40 despite three separate U.S...
". On April 11 Jean Paul and Alex Makhlouf announced four new songs were finished on their stickam chat.
The band released a new single in mid-November entitled "Red Cup (I Fly Solo)" featuring Lacey Schwimmer
Lacey Schwimmer
Lacey-Mae Schwimmer is an American competitive ballroom dancer, singer, and the winner of multiple youth championships. She is best known as the fourth place finalist of the third season of So You Think You Can Dance...
(Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
) and Spose
Spose
Ryan Michael Peters , better known by his stage name Spose, is an American rapper from Wells, Maine.-Music career:Spose began rhyming while he was in eighth grade with friend and rapper Cam Groves, and started to pursue his rapping career in 2004...
. The single is about being tied down in a clingy relationship and busting loose after a breakup. The song is very rap- and pop-inspired.
They released a new single on iTunes, an original demo version of "Party In Your Bedroom". This version contains some different vocals, instrumentals, and lyrics.
They announced Via twitter March 7 that their new album "Love or Lust" will be released April 19, 2011
Involvement with Sonic the Hedgehog
Jean Paul and Alex Luke Makhlouf collaborated with SegaSega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
to create original music for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
video game, Sonic Colors
Sonic Colors
is a 2010 platforming game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It was first announced on May 26, 2010, in a press release by Sega for Italy, and it included a teaser trailer...
. They sing the theme song, "Reach for the Stars" as well as the ending song, "Speak with Your Heart".
On June 8, 2011, Alex Makhlouf appeared with Crush 40
Crush 40
Crush 40, formerly known as Sons of Angels, is a Japanese-American hard rock band formed in 1997 that is best known for their contributions to the soundtracks of several video games, predominantly the Sonic the Hedgehog series...
to perform at the Sonic Boom fan event during E3
E3
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, commonly known as E3, is an annual trade fair for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association...
2011. The group performed "Speak with Your Heart" from Sonic Colors, "Super Sonic Racing" from Sonic R
Sonic R
Sonic R is a racing game developed by Traveller's Tales and Sonic Team for the Sega Saturn and PC, the latter version being ported to the GameCube and the PlayStation 2 in Sonic Gems Collection. It features characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series...
, and "Sonic Boom" from Sonic CD
Sonic the Hedgehog CD
, or Sonic CD, is a critically acclaimed 1993 platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, developed by Sonic Team for the Mega-CD/Sega CD. It marked the first official appearance of the characters Metal Sonic and Amy Rose...
.
The group created several remixed tracks for Sonic Generations
Sonic Generations
is a 2011 platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, produced by Sonic Team for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Nintendo 3DS...
, such as Alex sung The versions of "Super Sonic Racing" from Sonic R
Sonic R
Sonic R is a racing game developed by Traveller's Tales and Sonic Team for the Sega Saturn and PC, the latter version being ported to the GameCube and the PlayStation 2 in Sonic Gems Collection. It features characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog series...
and And Remixed the versions "Escape from the City" from Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Dreamcast video game console. It was released in North America on June 19, 2001 and in Japan on June 23, 2001 to mark the 10th anniversary of the release of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game. It is the sequel...
.
Current members
- Jean Paul Makhlouf – vocals, songwriter, producer
- Alex Luke Makhlouf – synthesizer keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
, backing vocals, songwriter, producer - Sam Frisch - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, backing vocals - Anthony Villacari – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
Former members
- Jeff Sayers - bass
- Michael Diroma - drums
- Michael Doerr - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Adam Richman - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, Vocals - Joe Grinnelli - Drums
- Christian Borsky - KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Mike Sayers - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
Bass - Jizhou Wang - Gutiar
Discography
As "The Consequence"- "Your Own Place" (2004)
- "The Consequence" (2005)
- "By the Bedside" EP (2006)
As "Cash Cash"
- "Cash Cash (EP)Cash Cash (EP)Cash Cash is the eponymous EP by Synthpop/powerpop band Cash Cash. On October 7, 2008, it became available in the UK iTunes store. The EP was also sold exclusively at shows. All of the songs, with the exception of the acoustic single, were later featured on their debut album Take It to the...
" (Universal RepublicUniversal RepublicUniversal Republic Records is a record label, owned by Universal Music Group. It is based on the now-defunct Republic Records label founded by brothers Monte and Avery Lipman...
) - "Take It to the FloorTake It to the Floor-Reception:The LP has received mixed reviews. AbsolutePunk gave the album a 68%, calling it a "classic case of the recycled trends discussion." AllMusic gave a rating of 3.5 stars, saying that "if you want a quick and most likely short-lived blast of pop nonsense, the album is pretty brilliant."...
" LP (Universal Republic) - "Love or LustLove or Lust (album)Love or Lust is the second studio album by American powerpop band Cash Cash, released on April 19, 2011. "Victim of Love" was released as the album's first single on April 5, 2011.-Track listing:-Bonus tracks:-Personnel:* Jean Paul Makhlouf - Vocals...
" (2011)
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| US Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US Pop 100 Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States until its discontinuation in 2009... |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
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| 2009 | "Party in Your Bedroom" | - | - | - | - | Take It to the Floor Take It to the Floor -Reception:The LP has received mixed reviews. AbsolutePunk gave the album a 68%, calling it a "classic case of the recycled trends discussion." AllMusic gave a rating of 3.5 stars, saying that "if you want a quick and most likely short-lived blast of pop nonsense, the album is pretty brilliant."... |
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| "Everytime We Touch Everytime We Touch (Cascada song) "Everytime We Touch" is the debut single by German dance act Cascada, which borrows the chorus from Maggie Reilly's song of the same name. The song was produced by Manuel Reuter and Yann Pfeiffer. It was a worldwide dance-hit in early 2006... " |
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| 2010 | "Forever Young Forever Young (Alphaville song) "Forever Young" is the title track from German rock/synthpop group Alphaville's 1984 debut album of the same name. Though it was not the group's highest-charting European hit and failed to reach the American Top 40 despite three separate U.S... " |
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| "Red Cup (I Fly Solo)" | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| 2011 | "Victim of Love" | - | - | - | - | Love or Lust Love or Lust (album) Love or Lust is the second studio album by American powerpop band Cash Cash, released on April 19, 2011. "Victim of Love" was released as the album's first single on April 5, 2011.-Track listing:-Bonus tracks:-Personnel:* Jean Paul Makhlouf - Vocals... |
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| "Sexin' on the Dance Floor" (feat. Jeffree Star Jeffree Star Jeffree Star is an American model, fashion designer, make-up artist, DJ, and singer-songwriter residing in the Beverly Hills area... ) |
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