Controlling the Famous
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Controlling the Famous was a Los Angeles, California
-based indie rock band. After signing with The Militia Group
, the band recorded "Automatic City", which was released on May 16th, 2006. They also released a joint album with indie-band Operatic.
Members of Controlling the Famous have moved onto new bands in the Los Angeles area. Drummer Mike Schneider now plays in the band State to State, and Max Hellmann plays guitar in the band Handshakes with members of defunct bands Wintergreen and Sputnik Monroe .
Past
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...
-based indie rock band. After signing with The Militia Group
The Militia Group
-History:The Militia Group was founded in 1998 by Chad Pearson as a booking agency, booking for artists such as Slick Shoes, Craig's Brother, Dogwood, twothirtyeight, Acceptance, and Element 101. Rory Felton and Chad Pearson partnered in 2000 to turn the booking agency into a record company...
, the band recorded "Automatic City", which was released on May 16th, 2006. They also released a joint album with indie-band Operatic.
Members of Controlling the Famous have moved onto new bands in the Los Angeles area. Drummer Mike Schneider now plays in the band State to State, and Max Hellmann plays guitar in the band Handshakes with members of defunct bands Wintergreen and Sputnik Monroe .
Members
Current- Brendan Hughes (Bass)
- Johnny Collins (Vocals/Guitar)
- Max Hellmann (Vocals/Guitar)
- Mike Schneider (Drums)
Past
- Louis Laoudis (Drums)
- Tony Ostrowski (Keyboards)
Discography
- Maybe It Won't Kill You, But Probably It Might (EP) 2002
- We Are Bounty Hunters for Hire (EP) 2003
- Two Birds vs. One Stone (EP) 2005
- Automatic City (LP) 2006