Push Play
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Push Play was a pop rock band
formed on Long Island, NY. The band consisted of CJ Baran (lead singer, rhythm guitar, keyboards), Steve Scarola (lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Nick Deturris (bass) and Derek Ries (drums). The band had found success without a label by utilizing social networking and selling their albums on iTunes
and other online music vendors. Push Play broke up because of irreconcilable differences.
The iTunes release of their debut album Deserted stayed in the top 100 for the first 2 weeks.
Push Play is on hiatus and will not perform together again for "a few years" according to CJ. While three of the band members are going back to school to receive undergraduate diplomas, CJ Baran has decided to work on writing music for other performers as well as himself. He may perform solo sometime in the next few years. The band's last performance was February 20, 2010 at the band's hometown venue, Nassau Coliseum as part of the Pop-Con concert.
In April 2010, CJ confirmed on the band's twitter that they have officially broken up. This was because the other three band members got together to play a show without CJ, leading him to think they formed a band without him. CJ and Steve have gone solo, with Nick collaborating with Steve on some songs for their YouTube channel, Gangrene Classic. Steve, Nick and Derek have also played a show in NYC under the band name Gangrene Classic, with Steve also performing with long-time tourmate Phil Bensen in their new project Chelsea Sounds.
Band (music)
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formed on Long Island, NY. The band consisted of CJ Baran (lead singer, rhythm guitar, keyboards), Steve Scarola (lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Nick Deturris (bass) and Derek Ries (drums). The band had found success without a label by utilizing social networking and selling their albums on iTunes
ITunes
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and other online music vendors. Push Play broke up because of irreconcilable differences.
Music
Push Play's newest album, "Found" was released on September 29, 2009.The iTunes release of their debut album Deserted stayed in the top 100 for the first 2 weeks.
Push Play is on hiatus and will not perform together again for "a few years" according to CJ. While three of the band members are going back to school to receive undergraduate diplomas, CJ Baran has decided to work on writing music for other performers as well as himself. He may perform solo sometime in the next few years. The band's last performance was February 20, 2010 at the band's hometown venue, Nassau Coliseum as part of the Pop-Con concert.
In April 2010, CJ confirmed on the band's twitter that they have officially broken up. This was because the other three band members got together to play a show without CJ, leading him to think they formed a band without him. CJ and Steve have gone solo, with Nick collaborating with Steve on some songs for their YouTube channel, Gangrene Classic. Steve, Nick and Derek have also played a show in NYC under the band name Gangrene Classic, with Steve also performing with long-time tourmate Phil Bensen in their new project Chelsea Sounds.
Band members
- CJ Baran– Lead Vocals
- Derek Ries – Drums
- Steve Scarola – Background Vocals and Lead GuitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- Nick DeTurris – BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Singles
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US Pop 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... |
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Adult Top 40 | CAN Music of Canada The music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between... |
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| 2008 | "There She Goes Again There She Goes Again "There She Goes Again" is a song by The Velvet Underground. It first appeared on their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico. The syncopated guitar riff is taken from the 1962 Marvin Gaye song, "Hitch Hike", but is most likely influenced by The Rolling Stones' cover version, from their... " |
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| 2009 | "Midnight Romeo" | — | 16 | — | 37 | — | — | Found |
| 2009 | "Stay Here This Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stay Here This Christmas (Single) |
| 2010 | "My Everything My Everything "My Everything" was 天上智喜 The Grace's 3rd single under the SM Entertainment, released on November 6, 2006. Unlike previous singles, which consisted of R&B/dance tracks, the lead song from the single was a ballad and accompanied by a softer image. To signal the change, the group's name was changed... " (Radio Edit) |
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