Satellites & Sirens is a synth and guitar driven christian rock

Christian rock

Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...

 band from Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

. Members include Geoff Hunker, lead singer and founder of the band, as well as Jonathan Dimmel (drums), David Troyer (guitar), and Brandon Owens (bass/synth). Formed in 2006 on Craigslist

Craigslist

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, the band is still in its infancy but gaining attention from big names such as MTV

MTV

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 who featured the band as its “Needle in the Haystack” spotlight artist for the week of Monday, June 21. Furthermore, the single Anchor climbed several charts including the Weekend 22

Weekend 22

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, which airs on stations nationwide. Their self-titled album debuted March, 2010 with Word Records

Word Records

Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...

.

History and Formation

In 2006, after Hunker moved to Nashville and began working with producer Rusty Varenkamp on what would become Satellites & Sirens, Hunker decided it was time to assemble a band. “I just put up an ad [on Craigslist] looking for guitar, bass, and drums to just see what happened,” he says. “Probably 80 percent of the stuff that came out of it was just absolutely horrible.” However, from the ad Hunker managed to find drummer Jonathan Dimmel, who impressed Hunker both musically and personally. Shortly after, Dimmel introduced both Owens and Troyer to Hunker and into S&S. The band was then promoted through online advertising and social networks. Despite their origins, the band members also consider themselves close friends as opposed to just co-workers. Dimmel remarks, “A lot of bands don’t have that. Especially when they don’t go back further than, you know, two years off Craigslist.”(::

Discography

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! Album !! Release Date
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| All We Need is Sound (EP) || 08/04/2009
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| Breaking the Noise (EP) || 10/06/2009
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| Satellites & Sirens || 03/02/2010
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| Anchor (EP) || 05/11/2010
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| Frequency || 10/11/2011
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External links

• http://www.satellitesandsirens.com/
• http://www.myspace.com/satellitesandsirens