Quietdrive
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Quietdrive is an alternative rock
band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
that formed in 2002. Quietdrive released their debut album When All That's Left Is You
on May 30, 2006 on Epic Records
. In April 2008, Quietdrive parted with Epic Records and released their album titled Deliverance
on October 14, 2008 with the Militia Group
. In 2009 they parted with Militia Group and released their independent EP entitled Close Your Eyes on their own independent record label Sneaker 2 Bombs Records. Their third full-length album, entitled Quietdrive
, debuted on December 14, 2010.
with Hastings as lead singer and bass guitar, Lanier playing drums, and Bonhiver on guitar. The band posted an audition for a lead singer on MP3.com
. Kevin Truckenmiller entered the band after submitting his solo work, including an early incarnation of the song I Go Both Ways. Matt Kirby began attending Saint John's University
with Truckenmiller. The group eventually joined together and formed in 2002 under the name "Sneaker 2 Bombs," a hard rock band which reflected the evolving Minneapolis local music scene.
Quietdrive initially built a following at The Garage youth center in Burnsville, Minnesota
. The band pursued music venues in Minneapolis but found better connection with younger crowds and stayed between suburban and city clubs. The local scene following eventually led to the Twin Cities performance of Van’s Warped Tour
in 2004. Afterward, an A&R
scout for Epic Records
(a label under Sony BMG) began contacting the band in June 2004. Though the band had been pulling in two different directions, the members came into agreement with the record company and signed to the Epic label later in December.
When All That's Left Is You
is Quietdrives first LP, produced, engineered and mixed by Matt Kirkwold and James Harley of World Record Productions with additional mixing by Chris Lord-Alge
and Mark Endert
, was released in May of 2006. Its first single was "Rise from the Ashes" and was featured on Electronic Arts
' NHL 07
soundtrack. In 2006 the band released their cover of the Cyndi Lauper
song "Time After Time
" to nationwide radio play. The song is also used for the WNBA "Have You Seen Her?" advertising campaign. The song became a minor hit on pop radio, hitting #25 on the syndicated American Top 40
countdown show. It was also featured on the soundtrack of the 2006 feature film, John Tucker Must Die
. The song was also featured in the trailer to the 2008 remake of the film Prom Night
.
After the CD release into 2007, the band had a lengthy US tour and was featured in January 2007 as the "Artist of the Month" on Xbox Live
. Quietdrive with producers Kirkwold and Harley released a new single entitled "Pretend" on their AbsolutePunk.net page in early 2007 for fans. Though the band garnered success with Epic, in April 2008 they cancelled their contract with Epic Records
partly citing the restricting management of the major music industry.
Quietdrive released their second full-length album Deliverance
on October 14, 2008, and supported this album with an extensive tour with announced dates in the US, UK, and Japan.
Quietdrive released their EP "Close Your Eyes" independently on October 13, 2009. Their first single was "Jessica". Robby Starbuck produced the music video, which premiered on buzznet.com on December 15, 2009. Shortly after the release of Close Your Eyes, Matt Kirby decided to leave the band. In the summer of 2010, bassist Droo Hastings also decided to leave Quietdrive while the band was touring in support of Close Your Eyes.
The band released their self-titled
third studio album on December 14, 2010.
Quietdrive began a fundraising project on Kickstarter
, and on July 31, 2011, just two hours before their deadline, the band exceeded their goal of $15,000 to record an upcoming cover album, titled "Your Record, Our Spin". The band intends to begin recording in October 2011, and the album will included 10 songs voted on by fans and one original song.
Current members
Former members
band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
that formed in 2002. Quietdrive released their debut album When All That's Left Is You
on May 30, 2006 on Epic Records
. In April 2008, Quietdrive parted with Epic Records and released their album titled Deliverance
on October 14, 2008 with the Militia Group
. In 2009 they parted with Militia Group and released their independent EP entitled Close Your Eyes on their own independent record label Sneaker 2 Bombs Records. Their third full-length album, entitled Quietdrive
, debuted on December 14, 2010.
with Hastings as lead singer and bass guitar, Lanier playing drums, and Bonhiver on guitar. The band posted an audition for a lead singer on MP3.com
. Kevin Truckenmiller entered the band after submitting his solo work, including an early incarnation of the song I Go Both Ways. Matt Kirby began attending Saint John's University
with Truckenmiller. The group eventually joined together and formed in 2002 under the name "Sneaker 2 Bombs," a hard rock band which reflected the evolving Minneapolis local music scene.
Quietdrive initially built a following at The Garage youth center in Burnsville, Minnesota
. The band pursued music venues in Minneapolis but found better connection with younger crowds and stayed between suburban and city clubs. The local scene following eventually led to the Twin Cities performance of Van’s Warped Tour
in 2004. Afterward, an A&R
scout for Epic Records
(a label under Sony BMG) began contacting the band in June 2004. Though the band had been pulling in two different directions, the members came into agreement with the record company and signed to the Epic label later in December.
When All That's Left Is You
is Quietdrives first LP, produced, engineered and mixed by Matt Kirkwold and James Harley of World Record Productions with additional mixing by Chris Lord-Alge
and Mark Endert
, was released in May of 2006. Its first single was "Rise from the Ashes" and was featured on Electronic Arts
' NHL 07
soundtrack. In 2006 the band released their cover of the Cyndi Lauper
song "Time After Time
" to nationwide radio play. The song is also used for the WNBA "Have You Seen Her?" advertising campaign. The song became a minor hit on pop radio, hitting #25 on the syndicated American Top 40
countdown show. It was also featured on the soundtrack of the 2006 feature film, John Tucker Must Die
. The song was also featured in the trailer to the 2008 remake of the film Prom Night
.
After the CD release into 2007, the band had a lengthy US tour and was featured in January 2007 as the "Artist of the Month" on Xbox Live
. Quietdrive with producers Kirkwold and Harley released a new single entitled "Pretend" on their AbsolutePunk.net page in early 2007 for fans. Though the band garnered success with Epic, in April 2008 they cancelled their contract with Epic Records
partly citing the restricting management of the major music industry.
Quietdrive released their second full-length album Deliverance
on October 14, 2008, and supported this album with an extensive tour with announced dates in the US, UK, and Japan.
Quietdrive released their EP "Close Your Eyes" independently on October 13, 2009. Their first single was "Jessica". Robby Starbuck produced the music video, which premiered on buzznet.com on December 15, 2009. Shortly after the release of Close Your Eyes, Matt Kirby decided to leave the band. In the summer of 2010, bassist Droo Hastings also decided to leave Quietdrive while the band was touring in support of Close Your Eyes.
The band released their self-titled
third studio album on December 14, 2010.
Quietdrive began a fundraising project on Kickstarter
, and on July 31, 2011, just two hours before their deadline, the band exceeded their goal of $15,000 to record an upcoming cover album, titled "Your Record, Our Spin". The band intends to begin recording in October 2011, and the album will included 10 songs voted on by fans and one original song.
Current members
Former members
band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
that formed in 2002. Quietdrive released their debut album When All That's Left Is You
on May 30, 2006 on Epic Records
. In April 2008, Quietdrive parted with Epic Records and released their album titled Deliverance
on October 14, 2008 with the Militia Group
. In 2009 they parted with Militia Group and released their independent EP entitled Close Your Eyes on their own independent record label Sneaker 2 Bombs Records. Their third full-length album, entitled Quietdrive
, debuted on December 14, 2010.
with Hastings as lead singer and bass guitar, Lanier playing drums, and Bonhiver on guitar. The band posted an audition for a lead singer on MP3.com
. Kevin Truckenmiller entered the band after submitting his solo work, including an early incarnation of the song I Go Both Ways. Matt Kirby began attending Saint John's University
with Truckenmiller. The group eventually joined together and formed in 2002 under the name "Sneaker 2 Bombs," a hard rock band which reflected the evolving Minneapolis local music scene.
Quietdrive initially built a following at The Garage youth center in Burnsville, Minnesota
. The band pursued music venues in Minneapolis but found better connection with younger crowds and stayed between suburban and city clubs. The local scene following eventually led to the Twin Cities performance of Van’s Warped Tour
in 2004. Afterward, an A&R
scout for Epic Records
(a label under Sony BMG) began contacting the band in June 2004. Though the band had been pulling in two different directions, the members came into agreement with the record company and signed to the Epic label later in December.
When All That's Left Is You
is Quietdrives first LP, produced, engineered and mixed by Matt Kirkwold and James Harley of World Record Productions with additional mixing by Chris Lord-Alge
and Mark Endert
, was released in May of 2006. Its first single was "Rise from the Ashes" and was featured on Electronic Arts
' NHL 07
soundtrack. In 2006 the band released their cover of the Cyndi Lauper
song "Time After Time
" to nationwide radio play. The song is also used for the WNBA "Have You Seen Her?" advertising campaign. The song became a minor hit on pop radio, hitting #25 on the syndicated American Top 40
countdown show. It was also featured on the soundtrack of the 2006 feature film, John Tucker Must Die
. The song was also featured in the trailer to the 2008 remake of the film Prom Night
.
After the CD release into 2007, the band had a lengthy US tour and was featured in January 2007 as the "Artist of the Month" on Xbox Live
. Quietdrive with producers Kirkwold and Harley released a new single entitled "Pretend" on their AbsolutePunk.net page in early 2007 for fans. Though the band garnered success with Epic, in April 2008 they cancelled their contract with Epic Records
partly citing the restricting management of the major music industry.
Quietdrive released their second full-length album Deliverance
on October 14, 2008, and supported this album with an extensive tour with announced dates in the US, UK, and Japan.
Quietdrive released their EP "Close Your Eyes" independently on October 13, 2009. Their first single was "Jessica". Robby Starbuck produced the music video, which premiered on buzznet.com on December 15, 2009. Shortly after the release of Close Your Eyes, Matt Kirby decided to leave the band. In the summer of 2010, bassist Droo Hastings also decided to leave Quietdrive while the band was touring in support of Close Your Eyes.
The band released their self-titled
third studio album on December 14, 2010.
Quietdrive began a fundraising project on Kickstarter
, and on July 31, 2011, just two hours before their deadline, the band exceeded their goal of $15,000 to record an upcoming cover album, titled "Your Record, Our Spin". The band intends to begin recording in October 2011, and the album will included 10 songs voted on by fans and one original song.
Current members
Former members
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
that formed in 2002. Quietdrive released their debut album When All That's Left Is You
When All That's Left Is You
When All That's Left Is You is the first album created by Quietdrive. The album is signed under Epic Records, a branch of Sony BMG Music Entertainment....
on May 30, 2006 on Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. In April 2008, Quietdrive parted with Epic Records and released their album titled Deliverance
Deliverance (Quietdrive album)
Deliverance is the latest album from the American rock band Quietdrive. The album was released on October 14, 2008 through The Militia Group.-Track listing:#"Believe" - 3:32#"Deliverance" - 3:22#"Daddy's Little Girl" - 3:43#"Motivation" - 2:50...
on October 14, 2008 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...
. In 2009 they parted with Militia Group and released their independent EP entitled Close Your Eyes on their own independent record label Sneaker 2 Bombs Records. Their third full-length album, entitled Quietdrive
Quietdrive (album)
Quietdrive is the self-titled album from the pop punk group Quietdrive. It is their third studio album and second released under The Militia Group...
, debuted on December 14, 2010.
History
The band attended Armstrong High School located in Plymouth, Minnesota, and in ninth grade, Brandon Lanier started telling Droo Hastings that he was a great drummer, and that they should start a band with him and his friend Justin Bonhiver. Initially the band was a trioTrio (music)
Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:* A group of three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.* The performance of a piece of music by three people.* The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form...
with Hastings as lead singer and bass guitar, Lanier playing drums, and Bonhiver on guitar. The band posted an audition for a lead singer on MP3.com
MP3.com
MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies. It is probably better known for its original incarnation, as a legal, free music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting...
. Kevin Truckenmiller entered the band after submitting his solo work, including an early incarnation of the song I Go Both Ways. Matt Kirby began attending Saint John's University
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
The College of Saint Benedict , for women, and Saint John's University , for men, are partnered liberal arts colleges respectively located in St. Joseph and Collegeville, Minnesota, USA. Students attend classes and activities together, and have access to the resources of both campuses...
with Truckenmiller. The group eventually joined together and formed in 2002 under the name "Sneaker 2 Bombs," a hard rock band which reflected the evolving Minneapolis local music scene.
Quietdrive initially built a following at The Garage youth center in Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville is a city south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River...
. The band pursued music venues in Minneapolis but found better connection with younger crowds and stayed between suburban and city clubs. The local scene following eventually led to the Twin Cities performance of Van’s 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...
in 2004. Afterward, an A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
scout for Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
(a label under Sony BMG) began contacting the band in June 2004. Though the band had been pulling in two different directions, the members came into agreement with the record company and signed to the Epic label later in December.
When All That's Left Is You
When All That's Left Is You
When All That's Left Is You is the first album created by Quietdrive. The album is signed under Epic Records, a branch of Sony BMG Music Entertainment....
is Quietdrives first LP, produced, engineered and mixed by Matt Kirkwold and James Harley of World Record Productions with additional mixing by Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....
and Mark Endert
Mark Endert
Mark Endert is an American music producer, mixer, arranger and musician.-Biography:Since the early 1990s - present, he is credited on albums spanning a wide array of musical genres with sales totaling more than 90...
, was released in May of 2006. Its first single was "Rise from the Ashes" and was featured on Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
' NHL 07
NHL 07
NHL 07 is an ice hockey video game. It was released on September 12, 2006, the successor to NHL 06. The game improved the series' gameplay with more realistic features, such as stickhandling and a wider variety of controller schemes...
soundtrack. In 2006 the band released their cover of the Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
song "Time After Time
Time after Time (Cyndi Lauper song)
"Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks...
" to nationwide radio play. The song is also used for the WNBA "Have You Seen Her?" advertising campaign. The song became a minor hit on pop radio, hitting #25 on the syndicated American Top 40
American Top 40
American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc...
countdown show. It was also featured on the soundtrack of the 2006 feature film, John Tucker Must Die
John Tucker Must Die
John Tucker Must Die is a 2006 American high school comedy romance film, directed by Betty Thomas.The film is about a trio of girls who plot to break the heart of manipulative basketball star John Tucker after they learn he has been secretly dating all three and pledging each is "the one"...
. The song was also featured in the trailer to the 2008 remake of the film Prom Night
Prom Night (2008 film)
Prom Night is a 2008 horror film from Screen Gems directed by Nelson McCormick and starring Brittany Snow. The film is a re-imagining of the 1980 Canadian horror film of the same name.-Plot:...
.
After the CD release into 2007, the band had a lengthy US tour and was featured in January 2007 as the "Artist of the Month" on Xbox Live
Xbox Live
Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
. Quietdrive with producers Kirkwold and Harley released a new single entitled "Pretend" on their AbsolutePunk.net page in early 2007 for fans. Though the band garnered success with Epic, in April 2008 they cancelled their contract with Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
partly citing the restricting management of the major music industry.
Quietdrive released their second full-length album Deliverance
Deliverance (Quietdrive album)
Deliverance is the latest album from the American rock band Quietdrive. The album was released on October 14, 2008 through The Militia Group.-Track listing:#"Believe" - 3:32#"Deliverance" - 3:22#"Daddy's Little Girl" - 3:43#"Motivation" - 2:50...
on October 14, 2008, and supported this album with an extensive tour with announced dates in the US, UK, and Japan.
Quietdrive released their EP "Close Your Eyes" independently on October 13, 2009. Their first single was "Jessica". Robby Starbuck produced the music video, which premiered on buzznet.com on December 15, 2009. Shortly after the release of Close Your Eyes, Matt Kirby decided to leave the band. In the summer of 2010, bassist Droo Hastings also decided to leave Quietdrive while the band was touring in support of Close Your Eyes.
The band released their self-titled
Quietdrive (album)
Quietdrive is the self-titled album from the pop punk group Quietdrive. It is their third studio album and second released under The Militia Group...
third studio album on December 14, 2010.
Quietdrive began a fundraising project on Kickstarter
Kickstarter
Kickstarter is an online threshold pledge system for funding creative projects. Kickstarter has funded a diverse array of endeavors, ranging from indie film and music to journalism, solar energy technology and food-related projects.-Model:...
, and on July 31, 2011, just two hours before their deadline, the band exceeded their goal of $15,000 to record an upcoming cover album, titled "Your Record, Our Spin". The band intends to begin recording in October 2011, and the album will included 10 songs voted on by fans and one original song.
Band members
The band members occasionally play instruments other than their primary instruments listed below.Current members
- Kevin Truckenmiller VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
/Acoustic GuitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
/ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2002–Present) - Justin Bonhiver: 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...
(2002–Present) - Brandon Lanier: 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 ....
(2002–Present) - Will Caesar: 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...
/VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(2010–Present) - Brice Niehaus: BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2010–Present)
Former members
- Matt Kirby: 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...
/vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(2002–2009), Manager (2009–present) - Droo Hastings: BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2002–2010)
Timeline
Quietdrive is an alternative rockAlternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
that formed in 2002. Quietdrive released their debut album When All That's Left Is You
When All That's Left Is You
When All That's Left Is You is the first album created by Quietdrive. The album is signed under Epic Records, a branch of Sony BMG Music Entertainment....
on May 30, 2006 on Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. In April 2008, Quietdrive parted with Epic Records and released their album titled Deliverance
Deliverance (Quietdrive album)
Deliverance is the latest album from the American rock band Quietdrive. The album was released on October 14, 2008 through The Militia Group.-Track listing:#"Believe" - 3:32#"Deliverance" - 3:22#"Daddy's Little Girl" - 3:43#"Motivation" - 2:50...
on October 14, 2008 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...
. In 2009 they parted with Militia Group and released their independent EP entitled Close Your Eyes on their own independent record label Sneaker 2 Bombs Records. Their third full-length album, entitled Quietdrive
Quietdrive (album)
Quietdrive is the self-titled album from the pop punk group Quietdrive. It is their third studio album and second released under The Militia Group...
, debuted on December 14, 2010.
History
The band attended Armstrong High School located in Plymouth, Minnesota, and in ninth grade, Brandon Lanier started telling Droo Hastings that he was a great drummer, and that they should start a band with him and his friend Justin Bonhiver. Initially the band was a trioTrio (music)
Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:* A group of three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.* The performance of a piece of music by three people.* The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form...
with Hastings as lead singer and bass guitar, Lanier playing drums, and Bonhiver on guitar. The band posted an audition for a lead singer on MP3.com
MP3.com
MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies. It is probably better known for its original incarnation, as a legal, free music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting...
. Kevin Truckenmiller entered the band after submitting his solo work, including an early incarnation of the song I Go Both Ways. Matt Kirby began attending Saint John's University
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
The College of Saint Benedict , for women, and Saint John's University , for men, are partnered liberal arts colleges respectively located in St. Joseph and Collegeville, Minnesota, USA. Students attend classes and activities together, and have access to the resources of both campuses...
with Truckenmiller. The group eventually joined together and formed in 2002 under the name "Sneaker 2 Bombs," a hard rock band which reflected the evolving Minneapolis local music scene.
Quietdrive initially built a following at The Garage youth center in Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville is a city south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River...
. The band pursued music venues in Minneapolis but found better connection with younger crowds and stayed between suburban and city clubs. The local scene following eventually led to the Twin Cities performance of Van’s 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...
in 2004. Afterward, an A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
scout for Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
(a label under Sony BMG) began contacting the band in June 2004. Though the band had been pulling in two different directions, the members came into agreement with the record company and signed to the Epic label later in December.
When All That's Left Is You
When All That's Left Is You
When All That's Left Is You is the first album created by Quietdrive. The album is signed under Epic Records, a branch of Sony BMG Music Entertainment....
is Quietdrives first LP, produced, engineered and mixed by Matt Kirkwold and James Harley of World Record Productions with additional mixing by Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....
and Mark Endert
Mark Endert
Mark Endert is an American music producer, mixer, arranger and musician.-Biography:Since the early 1990s - present, he is credited on albums spanning a wide array of musical genres with sales totaling more than 90...
, was released in May of 2006. Its first single was "Rise from the Ashes" and was featured on Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
' NHL 07
NHL 07
NHL 07 is an ice hockey video game. It was released on September 12, 2006, the successor to NHL 06. The game improved the series' gameplay with more realistic features, such as stickhandling and a wider variety of controller schemes...
soundtrack. In 2006 the band released their cover of the Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
song "Time After Time
Time after Time (Cyndi Lauper song)
"Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks...
" to nationwide radio play. The song is also used for the WNBA "Have You Seen Her?" advertising campaign. The song became a minor hit on pop radio, hitting #25 on the syndicated American Top 40
American Top 40
American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc...
countdown show. It was also featured on the soundtrack of the 2006 feature film, John Tucker Must Die
John Tucker Must Die
John Tucker Must Die is a 2006 American high school comedy romance film, directed by Betty Thomas.The film is about a trio of girls who plot to break the heart of manipulative basketball star John Tucker after they learn he has been secretly dating all three and pledging each is "the one"...
. The song was also featured in the trailer to the 2008 remake of the film Prom Night
Prom Night (2008 film)
Prom Night is a 2008 horror film from Screen Gems directed by Nelson McCormick and starring Brittany Snow. The film is a re-imagining of the 1980 Canadian horror film of the same name.-Plot:...
.
After the CD release into 2007, the band had a lengthy US tour and was featured in January 2007 as the "Artist of the Month" on Xbox Live
Xbox Live
Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
. Quietdrive with producers Kirkwold and Harley released a new single entitled "Pretend" on their AbsolutePunk.net page in early 2007 for fans. Though the band garnered success with Epic, in April 2008 they cancelled their contract with Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
partly citing the restricting management of the major music industry.
Quietdrive released their second full-length album Deliverance
Deliverance (Quietdrive album)
Deliverance is the latest album from the American rock band Quietdrive. The album was released on October 14, 2008 through The Militia Group.-Track listing:#"Believe" - 3:32#"Deliverance" - 3:22#"Daddy's Little Girl" - 3:43#"Motivation" - 2:50...
on October 14, 2008, and supported this album with an extensive tour with announced dates in the US, UK, and Japan.
Quietdrive released their EP "Close Your Eyes" independently on October 13, 2009. Their first single was "Jessica". Robby Starbuck produced the music video, which premiered on buzznet.com on December 15, 2009. Shortly after the release of Close Your Eyes, Matt Kirby decided to leave the band. In the summer of 2010, bassist Droo Hastings also decided to leave Quietdrive while the band was touring in support of Close Your Eyes.
The band released their self-titled
Quietdrive (album)
Quietdrive is the self-titled album from the pop punk group Quietdrive. It is their third studio album and second released under The Militia Group...
third studio album on December 14, 2010.
Quietdrive began a fundraising project on Kickstarter
Kickstarter
Kickstarter is an online threshold pledge system for funding creative projects. Kickstarter has funded a diverse array of endeavors, ranging from indie film and music to journalism, solar energy technology and food-related projects.-Model:...
, and on July 31, 2011, just two hours before their deadline, the band exceeded their goal of $15,000 to record an upcoming cover album, titled "Your Record, Our Spin". The band intends to begin recording in October 2011, and the album will included 10 songs voted on by fans and one original song.
Band members
The band members occasionally play instruments other than their primary instruments listed below.Current members
- Kevin Truckenmiller VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
/Acoustic GuitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
/ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2002–Present) - Justin Bonhiver: 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...
(2002–Present) - Brandon Lanier: 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 ....
(2002–Present) - Will Caesar: 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...
/VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(2010–Present) - Brice Niehaus: BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2010–Present)
Former members
- Matt Kirby: 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...
/vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(2002–2009), Manager (2009–present) - Droo Hastings: BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2002–2010)
Timeline
Quietdrive is an alternative rockAlternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
that formed in 2002. Quietdrive released their debut album When All That's Left Is You
When All That's Left Is You
When All That's Left Is You is the first album created by Quietdrive. The album is signed under Epic Records, a branch of Sony BMG Music Entertainment....
on May 30, 2006 on Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
. In April 2008, Quietdrive parted with Epic Records and released their album titled Deliverance
Deliverance (Quietdrive album)
Deliverance is the latest album from the American rock band Quietdrive. The album was released on October 14, 2008 through The Militia Group.-Track listing:#"Believe" - 3:32#"Deliverance" - 3:22#"Daddy's Little Girl" - 3:43#"Motivation" - 2:50...
on October 14, 2008 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...
. In 2009 they parted with Militia Group and released their independent EP entitled Close Your Eyes on their own independent record label Sneaker 2 Bombs Records. Their third full-length album, entitled Quietdrive
Quietdrive (album)
Quietdrive is the self-titled album from the pop punk group Quietdrive. It is their third studio album and second released under The Militia Group...
, debuted on December 14, 2010.
History
The band attended Armstrong High School located in Plymouth, Minnesota, and in ninth grade, Brandon Lanier started telling Droo Hastings that he was a great drummer, and that they should start a band with him and his friend Justin Bonhiver. Initially the band was a trioTrio (music)
Trio is generally used in any of the following ways:* A group of three musicians playing the same or different musical instrument.* The performance of a piece of music by three people.* The contrasting section of a piece in ternary form...
with Hastings as lead singer and bass guitar, Lanier playing drums, and Bonhiver on guitar. The band posted an audition for a lead singer on MP3.com
MP3.com
MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies. It is probably better known for its original incarnation, as a legal, free music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting...
. Kevin Truckenmiller entered the band after submitting his solo work, including an early incarnation of the song I Go Both Ways. Matt Kirby began attending Saint John's University
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
The College of Saint Benedict , for women, and Saint John's University , for men, are partnered liberal arts colleges respectively located in St. Joseph and Collegeville, Minnesota, USA. Students attend classes and activities together, and have access to the resources of both campuses...
with Truckenmiller. The group eventually joined together and formed in 2002 under the name "Sneaker 2 Bombs," a hard rock band which reflected the evolving Minneapolis local music scene.
Quietdrive initially built a following at The Garage youth center in Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville, Minnesota
Burnsville is a city south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River...
. The band pursued music venues in Minneapolis but found better connection with younger crowds and stayed between suburban and city clubs. The local scene following eventually led to the Twin Cities performance of Van’s 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...
in 2004. Afterward, an A&R
A&R
Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...
scout for Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
(a label under Sony BMG) began contacting the band in June 2004. Though the band had been pulling in two different directions, the members came into agreement with the record company and signed to the Epic label later in December.
When All That's Left Is You
When All That's Left Is You
When All That's Left Is You is the first album created by Quietdrive. The album is signed under Epic Records, a branch of Sony BMG Music Entertainment....
is Quietdrives first LP, produced, engineered and mixed by Matt Kirkwold and James Harley of World Record Productions with additional mixing by Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge
Chris Lord-Alge is a mixer who has worked on various albums. He is the brother of Tom Lord-Alge, another audio engineer. Chris Lord-Alge is known for his extreme use of dynamic range compression in both hardware and software plug-in versions....
and Mark Endert
Mark Endert
Mark Endert is an American music producer, mixer, arranger and musician.-Biography:Since the early 1990s - present, he is credited on albums spanning a wide array of musical genres with sales totaling more than 90...
, was released in May of 2006. Its first single was "Rise from the Ashes" and was featured on Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers...
' NHL 07
NHL 07
NHL 07 is an ice hockey video game. It was released on September 12, 2006, the successor to NHL 06. The game improved the series' gameplay with more realistic features, such as stickhandling and a wider variety of controller schemes...
soundtrack. In 2006 the band released their cover of the Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
song "Time After Time
Time after Time (Cyndi Lauper song)
"Time After Time" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, released as the second single from her album She's So Unusual. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9, 1984, and remained there for two weeks...
" to nationwide radio play. The song is also used for the WNBA "Have You Seen Her?" advertising campaign. The song became a minor hit on pop radio, hitting #25 on the syndicated American Top 40
American Top 40
American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc...
countdown show. It was also featured on the soundtrack of the 2006 feature film, John Tucker Must Die
John Tucker Must Die
John Tucker Must Die is a 2006 American high school comedy romance film, directed by Betty Thomas.The film is about a trio of girls who plot to break the heart of manipulative basketball star John Tucker after they learn he has been secretly dating all three and pledging each is "the one"...
. The song was also featured in the trailer to the 2008 remake of the film Prom Night
Prom Night (2008 film)
Prom Night is a 2008 horror film from Screen Gems directed by Nelson McCormick and starring Brittany Snow. The film is a re-imagining of the 1980 Canadian horror film of the same name.-Plot:...
.
After the CD release into 2007, the band had a lengthy US tour and was featured in January 2007 as the "Artist of the Month" on Xbox Live
Xbox Live
Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002...
. Quietdrive with producers Kirkwold and Harley released a new single entitled "Pretend" on their AbsolutePunk.net page in early 2007 for fans. Though the band garnered success with Epic, in April 2008 they cancelled their contract with Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...
partly citing the restricting management of the major music industry.
Quietdrive released their second full-length album Deliverance
Deliverance (Quietdrive album)
Deliverance is the latest album from the American rock band Quietdrive. The album was released on October 14, 2008 through The Militia Group.-Track listing:#"Believe" - 3:32#"Deliverance" - 3:22#"Daddy's Little Girl" - 3:43#"Motivation" - 2:50...
on October 14, 2008, and supported this album with an extensive tour with announced dates in the US, UK, and Japan.
Quietdrive released their EP "Close Your Eyes" independently on October 13, 2009. Their first single was "Jessica". Robby Starbuck produced the music video, which premiered on buzznet.com on December 15, 2009. Shortly after the release of Close Your Eyes, Matt Kirby decided to leave the band. In the summer of 2010, bassist Droo Hastings also decided to leave Quietdrive while the band was touring in support of Close Your Eyes.
The band released their self-titled
Quietdrive (album)
Quietdrive is the self-titled album from the pop punk group Quietdrive. It is their third studio album and second released under The Militia Group...
third studio album on December 14, 2010.
Quietdrive began a fundraising project on Kickstarter
Kickstarter
Kickstarter is an online threshold pledge system for funding creative projects. Kickstarter has funded a diverse array of endeavors, ranging from indie film and music to journalism, solar energy technology and food-related projects.-Model:...
, and on July 31, 2011, just two hours before their deadline, the band exceeded their goal of $15,000 to record an upcoming cover album, titled "Your Record, Our Spin". The band intends to begin recording in October 2011, and the album will included 10 songs voted on by fans and one original song.
Band members
The band members occasionally play instruments other than their primary instruments listed below.Current members
- Kevin Truckenmiller VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
/Acoustic GuitarAcoustic guitarAn acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
/ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2002–Present) - Justin Bonhiver: 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...
(2002–Present) - Brandon Lanier: 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 ....
(2002–Present) - Will Caesar: 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...
/VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(2010–Present) - Brice Niehaus: BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2010–Present)
Former members
- Matt Kirby: 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...
/vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(2002–2009), Manager (2009–present) - Droo Hastings: BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2002–2010)
Albums/EPs
| Date of Release | Title | Label | US Billboard Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Demo Demo (music) A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists... |
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| November 30, 2003 | Leaving Dramatics EP Leaving Dramatics EP Leaving Dramatics EP by Quietdrive was released on November 30, 2003.-Track listing:# "Take a Drink" - 2:41# "Brit Pop" - 2:59# "Frozen Foods" - 2:18# "Get Up" - 3:38# "The Season" - 3:26# "Both Ways" - 3:03# "Do You Know" - 3:08... |
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| August 4, 2004 | Quietdrive EP Quietdrive EP Quietdrive EP by Quietdrive was released on August 4, 2004 under Epic Records.-Track listing:# "Irreversible"# "Everyone And Everything"# "Ransom Diaries"# "Handsome Devil's Benediction"-Personnel:*Kevin Truckenmiller - Vocals, Guitar, Violin... |
Epic Records Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A... |
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| September 27, 2005 | Fall from the Ceiling EP Fall from the Ceiling EP Fall from the Ceiling EP by Quietdrive was released on September 27, 2005 under Epic Records. It is also an iTunes exclusive.-Track listing:# "Wheel"# "Rise from the Ashes"# "Misery"# "Taxidermy"# "Him"# "Like"# "Fly"-Personnel:... |
Epic Records Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A... |
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| March 27, 2006 | Rise from the Ashes EP Rise from the Ashes EP Rise from the Ashes EP by Quietdrive was released on March 27, 2006 under Epic Records.-Track listing:# "Rise from the Ashes" # "Leaving Dramatics" # "Rush Together" # "Take A Drink"-Personnel:... |
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| May 30, 2006 | When All That's Left Is You When All That's Left Is You When All That's Left Is You is the first album created by Quietdrive. The album is signed under Epic Records, a branch of Sony BMG Music Entertainment.... |
29 Heatseekers | |
| October 14, 2008 | Deliverance Deliverance (Quietdrive album) Deliverance is the latest album from the American rock band Quietdrive. The album was released on October 14, 2008 through The Militia Group.-Track listing:#"Believe" - 3:32#"Deliverance" - 3:22#"Daddy's Little Girl" - 3:43#"Motivation" - 2:50... |
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... |
1 Alternative New Artist and #6 Heatseakers |
| October 13, 2009 | Close Your Eyes EP | Independent Independent record label An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:... |
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| December 14, 2010 | Quietdrive Quietdrive (album) Quietdrive is the self-titled album from the pop punk group Quietdrive. It is their third studio album and second released under The Militia Group... |
Independent record label Independent record label An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:... |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | US Digital Songs | American Top 40 American Top 40 American Top 40 is an internationally syndicated, independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. Originally a production of Watermark Inc... |
New Zealand RIANZ Singles | |||
| 2006 | "Rise from the Ashes" | When All That's Left Is You When All That's Left Is You When All That's Left Is You is the first album created by Quietdrive. The album is signed under Epic Records, a branch of Sony BMG Music Entertainment.... |
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| 2007 | "Time After Time" | 102 | 57 | 73 | 25 | 35 | |
| 2008 | "Deliverance" | Deliverance Deliverance (Quietdrive album) Deliverance is the latest album from the American rock band Quietdrive. The album was released on October 14, 2008 through The Militia Group.-Track listing:#"Believe" - 3:32#"Deliverance" - 3:22#"Daddy's Little Girl" - 3:43#"Motivation" - 2:50... |
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| 2009 | "Jessica" | Close Your Eyes EP Close Your Eyes EP Close Your Eyes EP is the first EP by American christian hardcore band Close Your Eyes. It was self- released February 6, 2009.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Andrew Rodriguez - guitar*Brett Callaway - vocals, guitar*David Fidler - drums... |
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| 2010 | "Way Out" | Quietdrive Quietdrive (album) Quietdrive is the self-titled album from the pop punk group Quietdrive. It is their third studio album and second released under The Militia Group... |
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Music videos
- "Rise from the Ashes" (2006), from When All That's Left Is YouWhen All That's Left Is YouWhen All That's Left Is You is the first album created by Quietdrive. The album is signed under Epic Records, a branch of Sony BMG Music Entertainment....
- "Jessica", (2009), from Close Your Eyes EPClose Your Eyes EPClose Your Eyes EP is the first EP by American christian hardcore band Close Your Eyes. It was self- released February 6, 2009.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Andrew Rodriguez - guitar*Brett Callaway - vocals, guitar*David Fidler - drums...
- "Way Out" (2010), from Quietdrive
Other
- Quietdrive's song "Rise From The Ashes" appeared on the EA Sports NHL 07 Soundtrack.
- Quietdrive's song Time After Tme appeared in John Tucker Must Die (2006), Prom Night (2008)
- Quietdrive's songs "Kissing your Lips", "Deliverance", and "Hollywood" appeared on the XBOX360 snowboarding game soundtrack, STOKED(2009)
External links
- Official website at quietdrivemusic.com
- Quietdrive on ROCKBANDLOUNGE.COM