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Hurt (band)
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Hurt is a rock
band formed in 2000 in Virginia
, now located in Los Angeles, California
, United States. Currently in partnership with their manager's independent record label, Amusement, the band has put out three major label albums. The group consists of lead singer J. Loren Wince, guitarist Michael Roberts, bassist Rek Mohr, and drummer Victor Ribas.
The band first released the independent albums Hurt in 2000 and The Consumation in 2003. Many of the songs from these albums found their way onto their first two major label releases, and The Consumation was re-mastered as The Re-Consumation in 2008. The band received critical (though not commercial) success with their major label debut album, Vol. 1
, released on March 21, 2006. Their singles "Rapture" and "Falls Apart" gained minor radio airplay on rock stations throughout United States. Their second album was the critically acclaimed Vol. II
, released on September 25, 2007, and they gained their largest radio rock hit yet with the single "Ten Ton Brick."
HURT released their fifth studio album on April 7, 2009, titled Goodbye to the Machine
.
On November 5, 2009 Rek Mohr posted on Hurt's Twitter that the band had started writing again, presumably on their sixth studio album. A Facebook update in November 2010 hinted that the band has entered the studio to begin recording.
, Maryland
on August 25, 1981. Soon moving to Virginia, he lived in the remote regions of Halifax, Virginia
and later relocated to Culpeper, enrolling at Germanna Community College
at the age of 14. His parents exposed him to gospel and classical music, and rock and roll was banned from the household. Wince studied to be a classical violinist and began playing at an early age. Wince cites Antonio Vivaldi
as his idol and greatest influence, but also cites Schubert, Mendelssohn
, Beethoven, Bach
, Verdi, Handel
, both Joseph and John Haydn, Grieg, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Ravel and others as influences in his music. Rock music was "the only feasible method of getting honest compositions to the public without being an "'A' list writer" according to J. Loren
His first composition was a march written for brass and strings inspired by the poem "Charge Of the Light Brigade," which he wrote when he was 10. He then wrote the song "Cold Inside" at the age of 13. His first large public show was at age 12 as a violinist accompanying a contemporary band.
(Radiohead
), John Paul Jones
(Led Zeppelin
), and Adam Clayton
(U2
) as his musical inspirations. Mohr started playing bass at age 16, and was his first and only choice of instruments, saying that playing the bass is a different way of thinking than playing the guitar, which was a major draw for him.
Mohr has been part of two bands prior to joining HURT; Semidivine for 3 years, and Leo for 4 years. He left the first two bands because he didn't feel everyone was as dedicated to the music and performing as he was, saying that "When you're putting everything on the line, you want the other guys to do so, as well. I've always been very, very driven. And when I feel something is holding me back, I don't have a problem letting it go."
During the time that Leo toured with HURT, he decided to step down as Leo's Bassist. Josh announced his decision to leave Hurt to pursue his acting career. After the tour, Mohr booked a one way ticket to L.A. to audition for the band. Mohr states the fact that HURT's music has such depth, and that guys were genuine as being his main motivation for wanting to join the band. In May 2008, HURT announced that Rek Mohr would be replacing previous bassist Josh Ansley and was confirmed that he would be joining HURT as the permanent bassist. Mohr's first performance with the band was held on May 2, 2008 in Johnson City, Tennessee
.
, Steve Gadd
, Danny Carey
(Tool
), Jon Theodore
(The Mars Volta
), Matt Mcdunough
(Mudvayne
), and Nick Mason
(Pink Floyd
) as some of his biggest musical inspirations.
Living in Seattle, Victor played in numerous bands while working in various local studios in the Washington and Oregon area. In 2010, he heard that the band HURT was auditioning drummers. Ribas contacted the band and was flown from Seattle, WA for an audition. Soon after he was announced as HURTs new drummer. The band is currently completing their 4th album, expected to be released in 2011. Victor will be performing all drum and percussion arrangements for the upcoming album.
, with approximately 2000 sold, and around 3000 promos and full albums distributed for free. There is a noted mistake on the back of the original album sleeve, where it is missing the song "Cold Inside." This was not intentional. Due to a lack of sleep over the course of a 6-month period, the track listing was the last thing to be done on the album and was simply overlooked.
Later, a fan asked if he could print additional copies of "The Consumation" for sale in his stores in order to help promote the band. J. Loren agreed to this. The second edition printing differed from the original version with a simplified color scheme and amateur mastering done at the duplication plants studio. It was not a concern to the band that he was making money off their album, considering he took a risk himself on printing albums for their up and coming band, until later when these copies started turning up on eBay
. The band found out that their fans were bidding an average of $170 for each copy as they were auctioned off one at a time. This was one of the reasons Loren decided to re-release the album, as The Re-Consumation.
A passage of poetry was removed from a song which was then entitled "Way It Was." The song was renamed "Somnabulist" by Wil Quaintance until the album could be finished and the poem, entitled "The Consumation Premise," could be appropriately re-inserted. For The Re-Consumation, the song was called "The Way It Is".
A&R who quit his position to manage the band somewhere around 2005. The show was at a The Continental in New York, where a friend of Lewis, Jay Silverman, passed the band's CD on to him. After the initial contact with lead singer J. Loren, it was another 8 months until they heard from Lewis again. The band met up with Lewis and his company (Metropolitan Hybrid). The band went to record its demo to help find a record label. After undisclosed issues with the current drummer for the band, session drummer Evan Johns was asked if he could be a part of the recording, which Loren agreed to.
In the process of trying to find a major label, the bass player at the time decided it would be best if he quit the band, at which time they began to seek out his replacement, former Streetlight Manifesto
bassist Josh Ansley.
Lewis helped HURT to get signed to capitol records.
When asked about how he became part of the band, Paul Spatola has been quoted in saying that he received a phone call from Josh Ansley, saying he should fly to New York and try out for the band, as they were looking for guitarists. Spatola states, "A month later I didn’t hear anything and I said 'I just gotta fly out there.'" His first performance with the band was at a night club called 'The Mint,' at which time, Spatola intended on being with the band for a few days but ended up staying for two weeks. The first day he tried out for the band, and with a little help from Tom Lewis, J. Loren was convinced to bring Paul into the band as the guitarist.
The next day, the band played a showcase in New York
, at which time they had spoken with several record companies including Columbia
, Interscope
, Island
, Universal
, Virgin
and Atlantic
, but nothing came of these conversations.
Initially, Capitol Records
had purchased the album, Vol. 1
, from the band at cost which was approximately 100k. No other apparent changes other than signing the recordings rights to them took place.
and Vol. II
were recorded and produced together by Eric Greedy, and the plan initially was to have them come out immediately, but at the time they had just been signed to Capitol
and that was too much of an investment for a major label to put out a dual-CD and the touring to support it. Instead, they took the time to re-record Vol. II
and improved upon it.
Vol. 1
was released on March 21, 2006, and can be found on Capitol Records
. The album was Produced by Eric Greedy, with Executive Producer Janelle Lewis. Lyrics by J. Loren Wince. Musical performances by J. Loren Wince (vocals, guitar, violin), Evan Johns (drums, piano), Josh Ansley (bass, backing vocals) and Paul Spatola (guitar, backing vocals). This album has produced three singles including "Rapture," "Falls Apart" and "Danse Russe."
Vol. II
was released on September 25, 2007, and can be found on Capitol Records
. The album was Produced by Eric Greedy with J. Loren Wince (vocals, guitar, violin, banjo), Evan Johns (drums), Josh Ansley (bass) and Paul Spatola (guitar, dobro, piano). The album has seen two singles, "Ten Ton Brick" and "Loaded," the latter a popular selection from a poll taken on the band's forums.
On May 12, 2009, Hurt received an award for the song "Ten Ton Brick" during SESAC
’s 13th annual New York Music Awards.
On April 3, 2008, Hurt bassist Joshua Ansley announced via the band's forums & Myspace
that he would be leaving the band to pursue his dreams in the field of Acting/Writing/Directing.
" Wince expressed his disgust in the overall handling of the band by their label. From the mislabeling of the band as "metal" to Capitol's refusal to reprint the albums despite having sold 58,000 out of 60,000, the quartet decided to move in a new direction. Combined, both albums have sold almost 900,000 copies.
It was announced on the band's official message boards that a new album entitled Goodbye To The Machine
would be released in 2009 through the Amusement record label. On January 14 it was announced that the albums release date would be on April 7, 2009. On Christmas Day a preview of the track 'Wars' was posted on the band's MySpace for several hours. Similarly the track 'Fighting Tao' was posted on New Year's Eve.
On January 5, 2009 Rock station WFXH in Savannah, GA/Hilton Head, SC World Premiered the single 'Wars' on their afternoon drive-time program with Boomer (a long time friend and supporter of the band). The single was released to stations nation-wide on January 12, 2009. On February 3, 2009, 'Wars' was made available for purchase through iTunes and Amazon. 'World Ain't Right' featuring Shaun Morgan of Seether, 'Wars', and 'Dreams Away' were released to be heard on the band's MySpace.
The album has peaked so far at No.100 on the Billboard 200.
On August 6, 2010, Louie Sciancalepore announced via his Facebook page and the band's message board that he was no longer part of Hurt "due to irreconcilable differences with management."
Former
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band formed in 2000 in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, now located in 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...
, United States. Currently in partnership with their manager's independent record label, Amusement, the band has put out three major label albums. The group consists of lead singer J. Loren Wince, guitarist Michael Roberts, bassist Rek Mohr, and drummer Victor Ribas.
The band first released the independent albums Hurt in 2000 and The Consumation in 2003. Many of the songs from these albums found their way onto their first two major label releases, and The Consumation was re-mastered as The Re-Consumation in 2008. The band received critical (though not commercial) success with their major label debut album, Vol. 1
Vol. 1 (Hurt album)
-Chart positions:Information taken from this source.AlbumSingles-Personnel:Personnel information from album liner notes *J. Loren Wince - vocals, guitar, violin*Evan Johns - drums, percussion, piano*Josh Ansley - bass, backing vocals...
, released on March 21, 2006. Their singles "Rapture" and "Falls Apart" gained minor radio airplay on rock stations throughout United States. Their second album was the critically acclaimed Vol. II
Vol. II (Hurt album)
-Personnel:Personnel information from album liner notes *J. Loren Wince - vocals, guitar, violin, banjo, string arrangement*Paul Spatola - guitar, dobro, piano*Josh Ansley - bass*Evan Johns - drums-Additional Personnel:...
, released on September 25, 2007, and they gained their largest radio rock hit yet with the single "Ten Ton Brick."
HURT released their fifth studio album on April 7, 2009, titled Goodbye to the Machine
Goodbye To The Machine
-Side 2:-Downloadable bonus tracks:-Album:-Singles:-Personnel:Personnel information from album liner notes*J. Loren Wince - vocals, violin, guitar*Paul Spatola - guitar, keyboards, background vocals*Rek Mohr - bass...
.
On November 5, 2009 Rek Mohr posted on Hurt's Twitter that the band had started writing again, presumably on their sixth studio album. A Facebook update in November 2010 hinted that the band has entered the studio to begin recording.
J. Loren
Lead singer J. Loren Wince was born in BaltimoreBaltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
on August 25, 1981. Soon moving to Virginia, he lived in the remote regions of Halifax, Virginia
Halifax, Virginia
Halifax is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States, along the Banister River. The population was 1,389 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Halifax County.-Geography:Halifax is located at ....
and later relocated to Culpeper, enrolling at Germanna Community College
Germanna Community College
Germanna Community College, est. 1970, is a community college and member of the Virginia Community College System, with campuses located in Locust Grove, Fredericksburg, and Culpeper...
at the age of 14. His parents exposed him to gospel and classical music, and rock and roll was banned from the household. Wince studied to be a classical violinist and began playing at an early age. Wince cites Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Lucio Vivaldi , nicknamed because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe...
as his idol and greatest influence, but also cites Schubert, Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Barthóldy , use the form 'Mendelssohn' and not 'Mendelssohn Bartholdy'. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians gives ' Felix Mendelssohn' as the entry, with 'Mendelssohn' used in the body text...
, Beethoven, Bach
Bạch
Bạch is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Bai in Chinese and Baek, in Korean.Bach is the anglicized variation of the surname Bạch.-Notable people with the surname Bạch:* Bạch Liêu...
, Verdi, Handel
HANDEL
HANDEL was the code-name for the UK's National Attack Warning System in the Cold War. It consisted of a small console consisting of two microphones, lights and gauges. The reason behind this was to provide a back-up if anything failed....
, both Joseph and John Haydn, Grieg, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Ravel and others as influences in his music. Rock music was "the only feasible method of getting honest compositions to the public without being an "'A' list writer" according to J. Loren
His first composition was a march written for brass and strings inspired by the poem "Charge Of the Light Brigade," which he wrote when he was 10. He then wrote the song "Cold Inside" at the age of 13. His first large public show was at age 12 as a violinist accompanying a contemporary band.
Rek Mohr
Rek Ryan Mohr, bassist for the band HURT, grew up in St. Louis, MO. Rek cites Colin GreenwoodColin Greenwood
Colin Charles Greenwood , is an English musician and composer, best known as the bassist of the rock band Radiohead. Apart from bass, Colin plays keyboards, synthesizers and works on sampling on the electronic side of Radiohead...
(Radiohead
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
), John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones (musician)
John Paul Jones is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. Best known as the bassist, mandolinist, and keyboardist for English rock band Led Zeppelin, Jones has since developed a solo career and has gained even more respect as both a musician and a...
(Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
), and Adam Clayton
Adam Clayton
Adam Charles Clayton is a musician, best known as the bassist of the Irish rock band U2. Clayton has resided in County Dublin since the time his family moved to Malahide when he was five years old in 1965...
(U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
) as his musical inspirations. Mohr started playing bass at age 16, and was his first and only choice of instruments, saying that playing the bass is a different way of thinking than playing the guitar, which was a major draw for him.
Mohr has been part of two bands prior to joining HURT; Semidivine for 3 years, and Leo for 4 years. He left the first two bands because he didn't feel everyone was as dedicated to the music and performing as he was, saying that "When you're putting everything on the line, you want the other guys to do so, as well. I've always been very, very driven. And when I feel something is holding me back, I don't have a problem letting it go."
During the time that Leo toured with HURT, he decided to step down as Leo's Bassist. Josh announced his decision to leave Hurt to pursue his acting career. After the tour, Mohr booked a one way ticket to L.A. to audition for the band. Mohr states the fact that HURT's music has such depth, and that guys were genuine as being his main motivation for wanting to join the band. In May 2008, HURT announced that Rek Mohr would be replacing previous bassist Josh Ansley and was confirmed that he would be joining HURT as the permanent bassist. Mohr's first performance with the band was held on May 2, 2008 in Johnson City, Tennessee
Johnson City, Tennessee
Johnson City is a city in Carter, Sullivan, and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Tennessee, with most of the city being in Washington County...
.
Michael Roberts
On November 10, 2009 a message on the band's Twitter was given by the band which gave the impression that a new member would join the band and it would be Michael Roberts. The following day a comment by Tom Lewis, the band's manager, was written on the band's official forum, that said: "Fear not! The entire band is in St Louis (J. Loren, Paul, Rek, Louis and Michael).... " Roberts was the former guitar player of the band Leo, and he was the co- producer of the band's album "Goodbye To The Machine". He has performed several times with the band playing rhythm guitar, during different tours.Victor Ribas
Victor Manuel Ribas, drummer for the band HURT, grew up in Seattle, WA. His first musical encounter was at the age of 5, beginning private piano lessons with local instructors. He continued to study piano until picking up his first set of drum sticks at the age of 13 and continued performing both Jazz and Marching music all the way through college. Ribas cites Dave WecklDave Weckl
Dave Weckl is a highly acclaimed jazz fusion drummer. Weckl attended Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, MO and graduated in 1978. He majored in jazz studies at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut...
, Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd is an American session and studio drummer, notable for his work with popular musicians from a wide range of genres.-Biography:...
, Danny Carey
Danny Carey
Daniel Edwin "Danny" Carey is an American drummer best known for his work in American Grammy Award-winning rock band Tool...
(Tool
Tool (band)
Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...
), Jon Theodore
Jon Theodore
Jon Philip Theodore is a drummer, formerly a member of The Mars Volta. He has become best known for his explosive, multi-textural and dynamic playing style.-History:...
(The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta
The Mars Volta is a Grammy award winning American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and...
), Matt Mcdunough
Matthew McDonough
Matthew McDonough is the drummer for heavy metal band Mudvayne. McDonough is the band's original drummer and has appeared and performed on every release by Mudvayne...
(Mudvayne
Mudvayne
Mudvayne is an American heavy metal band. Their work is marked by the use of sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate visual appearance, which has included face and body paint, masks and uniforms...
), and Nick Mason
Nick Mason
Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason is an English drummer and songwriter, best known for his work with Pink Floyd. He was the only constant member of the band since its formation in 1965...
(Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
) as some of his biggest musical inspirations.
Living in Seattle, Victor played in numerous bands while working in various local studios in the Washington and Oregon area. In 2010, he heard that the band HURT was auditioning drummers. Ribas contacted the band and was flown from Seattle, WA for an audition. Soon after he was announced as HURTs new drummer. The band is currently completing their 4th album, expected to be released in 2011. Victor will be performing all drum and percussion arrangements for the upcoming album.
History
The band originally composed of J. Loren, age 15, and Wil Quaintance. They sought players for years until picking up Steven Fletcher to play the bass. The band was named upon conception of the "Self-Titled" cd when J. Loren was approximately 17. There have been 9 bassists, 5 of which were permanent members. There have been 2 lead guitarists and 4 drummers including the current Victor Ribas. Bassist Joshua David Ansley, better known as Josh Ansley, left the band in April 2008 for personal reasons, and was replaced by Rek Mohr (former bassist for the band Leo) in May 2008.Self-Titled
This bands self-titled first studio album was written and performed by J. Loren and Wil Quiantance on drums, with programming credits given to Brian Winshell on the entire album, except "Confession" by Jonathan Minis. It was made in 2000 and approximately 1,200 copies of it were issued to the public. The songs Unkind, U-Bleed, Better, Summers Lost and Abuse of SID have appeared on other albums. At this time, there are no details as to whether any of the other tracks will be released in the future. There are also no intentions of re-releasing this album, such as what was done with "The Consumation/Re-Consumation." As J. Loren states, "It was poorly done and actually diminishes from the intentions behind the songs."The Consumation
"The Consumation" album was written and performed by J. Loren Wince, with Wil Quaintance on drums, Shawn Sawyer on bass and given credits on the song "Unclean," with Brian Winshell on Engineering for "House of Cards" and "Velvet Rolls Royce." This album was released in 2003 in J. Loren's home state of VirginiaVirginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, with approximately 2000 sold, and around 3000 promos and full albums distributed for free. There is a noted mistake on the back of the original album sleeve, where it is missing the song "Cold Inside." This was not intentional. Due to a lack of sleep over the course of a 6-month period, the track listing was the last thing to be done on the album and was simply overlooked.
Later, a fan asked if he could print additional copies of "The Consumation" for sale in his stores in order to help promote the band. J. Loren agreed to this. The second edition printing differed from the original version with a simplified color scheme and amateur mastering done at the duplication plants studio. It was not a concern to the band that he was making money off their album, considering he took a risk himself on printing albums for their up and coming band, until later when these copies started turning up on eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
. The band found out that their fans were bidding an average of $170 for each copy as they were auctioned off one at a time. This was one of the reasons Loren decided to re-release the album, as The Re-Consumation.
A passage of poetry was removed from a song which was then entitled "Way It Was." The song was renamed "Somnabulist" by Wil Quaintance until the album could be finished and the poem, entitled "The Consumation Premise," could be appropriately re-inserted. For The Re-Consumation, the song was called "The Way It Is".
Discovery
The band (with the original line-up) was discovered by Tom Lewis, an ex-Universal RecordsUniversal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
A&R who quit his position to manage the band somewhere around 2005. The show was at a The Continental in New York, where a friend of Lewis, Jay Silverman, passed the band's CD on to him. After the initial contact with lead singer J. Loren, it was another 8 months until they heard from Lewis again. The band met up with Lewis and his company (Metropolitan Hybrid). The band went to record its demo to help find a record label. After undisclosed issues with the current drummer for the band, session drummer Evan Johns was asked if he could be a part of the recording, which Loren agreed to.
In the process of trying to find a major label, the bass player at the time decided it would be best if he quit the band, at which time they began to seek out his replacement, former Streetlight Manifesto
Streetlight Manifesto
Streetlight Manifesto is an American punk band with many influences from different genres including ska, from New Brunswick, New Jersey fronted by Tomas Kalnoky....
bassist Josh Ansley.
Lewis helped HURT to get signed to capitol records.
When asked about how he became part of the band, Paul Spatola has been quoted in saying that he received a phone call from Josh Ansley, saying he should fly to New York and try out for the band, as they were looking for guitarists. Spatola states, "A month later I didn’t hear anything and I said 'I just gotta fly out there.'" His first performance with the band was at a night club called 'The Mint,' at which time, Spatola intended on being with the band for a few days but ended up staying for two weeks. The first day he tried out for the band, and with a little help from Tom Lewis, J. Loren was convinced to bring Paul into the band as the guitarist.
The next day, the band played a showcase in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, at which time they had spoken with several record companies including Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
, Interscope
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
, Island
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
, Universal
Universal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
, Virgin
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
and Atlantic
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, but nothing came of these conversations.
Initially, Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
had purchased the album, Vol. 1
Vol. 1 (Hurt album)
-Chart positions:Information taken from this source.AlbumSingles-Personnel:Personnel information from album liner notes *J. Loren Wince - vocals, guitar, violin*Evan Johns - drums, percussion, piano*Josh Ansley - bass, backing vocals...
, from the band at cost which was approximately 100k. No other apparent changes other than signing the recordings rights to them took place.
Vol. 1 and Vol. II
Both Vol. 1Vol. 1 (Hurt album)
-Chart positions:Information taken from this source.AlbumSingles-Personnel:Personnel information from album liner notes *J. Loren Wince - vocals, guitar, violin*Evan Johns - drums, percussion, piano*Josh Ansley - bass, backing vocals...
and Vol. II
Vol. II (Hurt album)
-Personnel:Personnel information from album liner notes *J. Loren Wince - vocals, guitar, violin, banjo, string arrangement*Paul Spatola - guitar, dobro, piano*Josh Ansley - bass*Evan Johns - drums-Additional Personnel:...
were recorded and produced together by Eric Greedy, and the plan initially was to have them come out immediately, but at the time they had just been signed to Capitol
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
and that was too much of an investment for a major label to put out a dual-CD and the touring to support it. Instead, they took the time to re-record Vol. II
Vol. II (Hurt album)
-Personnel:Personnel information from album liner notes *J. Loren Wince - vocals, guitar, violin, banjo, string arrangement*Paul Spatola - guitar, dobro, piano*Josh Ansley - bass*Evan Johns - drums-Additional Personnel:...
and improved upon it.
Vol. 1
Vol. 1 (Hurt album)
-Chart positions:Information taken from this source.AlbumSingles-Personnel:Personnel information from album liner notes *J. Loren Wince - vocals, guitar, violin*Evan Johns - drums, percussion, piano*Josh Ansley - bass, backing vocals...
was released on March 21, 2006, and can be found on Capitol Records
Capitol Records
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. The album was Produced by Eric Greedy, with Executive Producer Janelle Lewis. Lyrics by J. Loren Wince. Musical performances by J. Loren Wince (vocals, guitar, violin), Evan Johns (drums, piano), Josh Ansley (bass, backing vocals) and Paul Spatola (guitar, backing vocals). This album has produced three singles including "Rapture," "Falls Apart" and "Danse Russe."
Vol. II
Vol. II (Hurt album)
-Personnel:Personnel information from album liner notes *J. Loren Wince - vocals, guitar, violin, banjo, string arrangement*Paul Spatola - guitar, dobro, piano*Josh Ansley - bass*Evan Johns - drums-Additional Personnel:...
was released on September 25, 2007, and can be found on Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
. The album was Produced by Eric Greedy with J. Loren Wince (vocals, guitar, violin, banjo), Evan Johns (drums), Josh Ansley (bass) and Paul Spatola (guitar, dobro, piano). The album has seen two singles, "Ten Ton Brick" and "Loaded," the latter a popular selection from a poll taken on the band's forums.
On May 12, 2009, Hurt received an award for the song "Ten Ton Brick" during SESAC
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’s 13th annual New York Music Awards.
The Re-Consumation
The Re-Consumation album was released on February 19, 2008, as a means to complete the foretold story contained within "The Consumation" and to prevent fans from having to spend upwards of $100 online in order to obtain the album. This album was edited by J. Loren Wince, adding three files as a new recordings, while the other two edits had been recorded at the time of conception and intentionally withheld for the specific purpose of its re-release. The song "Somnabulist" was renamed to "The Way It Was" simply because it was always to be named that since it was written. States J. Loren, "The song is a vignette into a moment from the past which could not be completed in the present. This is why Mr. Quaintance chose its temporary name for me. This is the only song in my repertoire which I did not name."On April 3, 2008, Hurt bassist Joshua Ansley announced via the band's forums & Myspace
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that he would be leaving the band to pursue his dreams in the field of Acting/Writing/Directing.
Goodbye to the Machine
In interviews given in promotion for the new album, "Goodbye to the MachineGoodbye To The Machine
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" Wince expressed his disgust in the overall handling of the band by their label. From the mislabeling of the band as "metal" to Capitol's refusal to reprint the albums despite having sold 58,000 out of 60,000, the quartet decided to move in a new direction. Combined, both albums have sold almost 900,000 copies.
It was announced on the band's official message boards that a new album entitled Goodbye To The Machine
Goodbye To The Machine
-Side 2:-Downloadable bonus tracks:-Album:-Singles:-Personnel:Personnel information from album liner notes*J. Loren Wince - vocals, violin, guitar*Paul Spatola - guitar, keyboards, background vocals*Rek Mohr - bass...
would be released in 2009 through the Amusement record label. On January 14 it was announced that the albums release date would be on April 7, 2009. On Christmas Day a preview of the track 'Wars' was posted on the band's MySpace for several hours. Similarly the track 'Fighting Tao' was posted on New Year's Eve.
On January 5, 2009 Rock station WFXH in Savannah, GA/Hilton Head, SC World Premiered the single 'Wars' on their afternoon drive-time program with Boomer (a long time friend and supporter of the band). The single was released to stations nation-wide on January 12, 2009. On February 3, 2009, 'Wars' was made available for purchase through iTunes and Amazon. 'World Ain't Right' featuring Shaun Morgan of Seether, 'Wars', and 'Dreams Away' were released to be heard on the band's MySpace.
The album has peaked so far at No.100 on the Billboard 200.
On August 6, 2010, Louie Sciancalepore announced via his Facebook page and the band's message board that he was no longer part of Hurt "due to irreconcilable differences with management."
The Crux
According to Hurt's Twitter page, the band is currently working on new material, presumably for their upcoming sixth studio album. On February 5 the new tune "Numbers" made its debut radio play on 94.1 WJJO in Madison, WI. It was released on iTunes on March 9, 2010. The artwork design for the single was designed by HURT guitarist Paul Spatola. On March 21, 2011, a post on the bands official Facebook page stated "ALL TRACKING HAS BEEN COMPLETED".. On August 28, 2011 J Loren posted a letter on Facebook indicating the band had signed with Carved Records to release their yet to be titled 6th album in early 2012, and also announced that lead guitarist Paul Spatola had departed the band due to personal issues. On September 27th, 2011, on Hurt's Facebook page, the band said that the new album would be a return to both the "Volume" albums, in sound and style. It was announced that the album would be called "The Crux" and will be released 3/27/12.Musical style and influences
Brett Hickman of Static Multimedia states that “There's a feeling that anything can happen in Hurt's music, that this is a band intent on turning people's expectations on their collective ear and making them do what they command. J. Loren and company are making strides towards something truly special in the future. The mere fact that they elevate the rather tired and cliched hard rock genre as much as they do here would indicate that great things are in store for the band as well as for their fans.”Members
Current- J. Loren Wince - lead vocals, guitar, violin (2000–present)
- Michael Roberts - guitar, backing vocals (2009–present)
- Rek Mohr - bass (2008–present)
- Victor Ribas - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2010–present)
Former
- Steven Fletcher - bass (2000)
- Shawn Sawyer - bass (2000–2004)
- Joshua Ansley - bass, backing vocals (2004–2008)
- Wil Quaintance - drums (2000–2004)
- Evan Johns - drums, piano (2004–2008)
- Louie Sciancalepore - drums (2008–2010)
- Paul Spatola - lead guitar, piano, backing vocals (2004–2011)
Studio albums
- Hurt (2000)
- The Consumation (2003)
- Vol. 1Vol. 1 (Hurt album)-Chart positions:Information taken from this source.AlbumSingles-Personnel:Personnel information from album liner notes *J. Loren Wince - vocals, guitar, violin*Evan Johns - drums, percussion, piano*Josh Ansley - bass, backing vocals...
(2006) - Vol. IIVol. II (Hurt album)-Personnel:Personnel information from album liner notes *J. Loren Wince - vocals, guitar, violin, banjo, string arrangement*Paul Spatola - guitar, dobro, piano*Josh Ansley - bass*Evan Johns - drums-Additional Personnel:...
(2007) - Goodbye to the MachineGoodbye To The Machine-Side 2:-Downloadable bonus tracks:-Album:-Singles:-Personnel:Personnel information from album liner notes*J. Loren Wince - vocals, violin, guitar*Paul Spatola - guitar, keyboards, background vocals*Rek Mohr - bass...
(2009) - The Crux (2012)
Other albums
- Connect Sets (2006)
- The Blackmarket EP (2007)
- The Re-Consumation (2008)