Lower Definition was an American post-hardcore band from San Diego, California

San Diego, California

San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...

. The band is also known as "Lower D" or "The Deezy" by their fans.

History

Lower Definition was formed in 2002 by Eddy Marshburn and Valentino Arteaga. Marshburn's sister introduced the two and they began rehearsing, soon connecting with other musicians. The band started out playing in the all-ages scene of San Diego. In 2006, they independently released their debut album, Moths.

The band, still unsigned, won a slot on the Taste of Chaos tour at the San Diego Sports Arena in 2006 resulting from a contest held by MySpace. At Mira Mesa's Epicentre a month later, lead singer Jordan Wark surprised fans and his four bandmates when he announced onstage that he'd be leaving the band. Matt Geise came from the band The Red Sky to replace Wark on vocals.

In 2008, they released The Greatest of All Lost Arts

The Greatest of All Lost Arts

The Greatest of All Lost Arts is the second album by American post-hardcore band Lower Definition. The album was recorded in early 2008 with producer Kris Crummett and was released on July 8. The album contains 11 tracks, Jonny Craig of Dance Gavin Dance provides guest vocals on Pueblo Cicada. The...

on Ferret Records

Ferret Music

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, featuring guest vocals from Jonny Craig

Jonny Craig

Jonathan Monroe Craig is a Canadian-American singer. He is currently the lead vocalist for the band Dance Gavin Dance, and former vocalist of the bands Emarosa and Ghost Runner on Third. He has an eponymous solo project, with which he has released one studio album and a live album to date...

 of Emarosa

Emarosa

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 and Dance Gavin Dance

Dance Gavin Dance

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. The band went on the Party Star Tour with Dance Gavin Dance

Dance Gavin Dance

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 and A Static Lullaby

A Static Lullaby

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 to promote its release. Arteaga and bassist Stefan Toler quit the band in February, 2009. The band then suffered their first break-up.

2009-Present

Matt Geise and Eddy Marshburn put together a new lineup in late 2009 with Willie Caldwell, Korey Severson, and Michael McCullough. The band started recording with Chad Ackerman

Chad Ackerman

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 (formerly of Destroy The Runner

Destroy the Runner

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) and have posted demos to their Myspace. Since the band's reformation they have gone on the No Bummer Summer Tour with Gwen Stacy

Gwen Stacy

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 and the Mac N Dank Tour with
Conditions. They have finished recording their new EP "the infinite et cetera" and can be listened to and purchased from their site, http://lowerdefinitiondemos.bandcamp.com. Matt Geise has said from several of his Twitter updates that he is no longer lead singer for the band.

Current Lineup

• Eddy Marshburn - Lead Guitar (2002–present)
• Willie Caldwell - Rhythm Guitar (2009–present)
• Michael McCullough - Bass (2009–present)
• Korey Severson - Drums (2009–present)

Studio albums

• Moths (Self-released, 2007)
• The Greatest of All Lost Arts
  The Greatest of All Lost Arts
  The Greatest of All Lost Arts is the second album by American post-hardcore band Lower Definition. The album was recorded in early 2008 with producer Kris Crummett and was released on July 8. The album contains 11 tracks, Jonny Craig of Dance Gavin Dance provides guest vocals on Pueblo Cicada. The...
  
  (Ferret Records
  Ferret Music
  Ferret Music is an independent record label, founded in 1996. The label is owned in part by NORA's vocalist, Carl Severson, and in part by Philadelphian artist manager Paul Conroy, and based in West Windsor Township, New Jersey...
  
  , July 8, 2008)
• The Infinite Et Cetera (Self-released, 2011)