The Lovemakers
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The Lovemakers were an electropop/New Wave
band from Oakland, California
. The band was formed in the spring of 2002 by Scott Blonde (guitar, vocals) and Lisa Light (vocals, bass) who are the two core members. Light and Blonde met in 2002 via Blonde's manager, who Light was dating at the time. Shortly afterward Light left her boyfriend, and she began dating Blonde and joined his band Applesaucer. They were forced out of the band, reportedly for making out during practice. Afterward they formed their own band naming themselves The Lovemakers after the Japanese sexploitation film The Weird Lovemakers
. They joined with Jason Proctor on keyboards to form the initial lineup.
The Lovemakers released a self-titled record in 2003. A second record, Times of Romance, was released on August 23, 2005 on Interscope Records
new imprint Cherrytree
. A single, "Prepare for the Fight", was put out in advance of the album's release date. The album also features Josh Freese
on drums. In 2006, Proctor departed to return to his day job as a computer programmer full time.
In 2007, The Lovemakers signed to Fuzz, a fledgling San Francisco record label, who released their third album Misery Loves Company on July 24, 2007. The album is an enhanced EP featuring 5 songs and 5 corresponding high-quality music videos. A single, "Whine & Dine", was put out in advance of the release date. For Misery Loves Company and the subsequent touring the band featured Brandon Arnovick on keyboards and Kenneth Hard on drums. At some point Arnovick and Hard departed, and Hard was replaced by Michael Urbano
on drums. Urbano recorded drums on all except for one track on Let's Be Friends, but no longer plays live with the band. The band currently features Cary LaScala on drums and Gareth Lloyd on synthesizer for live performances.
In 2008, The Lovemakers began a production deal with independent music company Talking House Productions (San Francisco) and began recording its fourth album. The band released its fourth album Let's Be Friends in September 2009, followed by a supporting tour. The Lovemakers released an advance single called "See What I Wanna See" on August 11, 2009, which was featured by iTunes on its "WHAT'S HOT" list and its "NEW AND NOTEWORTHY" list. Their second single off Let's Be Friends, "Love is Dead", was featured as a Single of Week on iTunes
during the week of September 9, 2009.
In December 2009, The Lovemakers announced they would play their last show on New Years Eve in Oakland at Ghost Town Gallery. This site is near the location of their first performance 7 years ago.
Singles
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band from Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
. The band was formed in the spring of 2002 by Scott Blonde (guitar, vocals) and Lisa Light (vocals, bass) who are the two core members. Light and Blonde met in 2002 via Blonde's manager, who Light was dating at the time. Shortly afterward Light left her boyfriend, and she began dating Blonde and joined his band Applesaucer. They were forced out of the band, reportedly for making out during practice. Afterward they formed their own band naming themselves The Lovemakers after the Japanese sexploitation film The Weird Lovemakers
The Warped Ones
is a 1960 Japanese Sun Tribe film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and starring Tamio Kawachi, Eiji Go, Yuko Chishiro and Noriko Matsumoto. It was produced and distributed by the Nikkatsu Company...
. They joined with Jason Proctor on keyboards to form the initial lineup.
The Lovemakers released a self-titled record in 2003. A second record, Times of Romance, was released on August 23, 2005 on Interscope Records
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:...
new imprint Cherrytree
Cherrytree Records
Cherrytree Records is an American record label and is an imprint of Interscope Records.-History:Cherrytree Records was founded in 2005 by Martin Kierszenbaum, being German for cherry tree...
. A single, "Prepare for the Fight", was put out in advance of the album's release date. The album also features Josh Freese
Josh Freese
Josh Freese is an American session drummer and songwriter. He is a permanent member of A Perfect Circle, The Vandals, and Devo, having formerly played drums for Nine Inch Nails from late 2005 until late 2008, and for Guns N' Roses from mid-1998 to 2001. Freese has appeared on close to 300 records....
on drums. In 2006, Proctor departed to return to his day job as a computer programmer full time.
In 2007, The Lovemakers signed to Fuzz, a fledgling San Francisco record label, who released their third album Misery Loves Company on July 24, 2007. The album is an enhanced EP featuring 5 songs and 5 corresponding high-quality music videos. A single, "Whine & Dine", was put out in advance of the release date. For Misery Loves Company and the subsequent touring the band featured Brandon Arnovick on keyboards and Kenneth Hard on drums. At some point Arnovick and Hard departed, and Hard was replaced by Michael Urbano
Michael Urbano
Michael Urbano is a studio drummer, band member, programmer, and record producer.One of his first gigs was as a member of Bourgeois Tagg, a 1980s band that was fronted by Brent Bourgeois and Larry Tagg and included Lyle Workman as the guitarist...
on drums. Urbano recorded drums on all except for one track on Let's Be Friends, but no longer plays live with the band. The band currently features Cary LaScala on drums and Gareth Lloyd on synthesizer for live performances.
In 2008, The Lovemakers began a production deal with independent music company Talking House Productions (San Francisco) and began recording its fourth album. The band released its fourth album Let's Be Friends in September 2009, followed by a supporting tour. The Lovemakers released an advance single called "See What I Wanna See" on August 11, 2009, which was featured by iTunes on its "WHAT'S HOT" list and its "NEW AND NOTEWORTHY" list. Their second single off Let's Be Friends, "Love is Dead", was featured as a Single of Week on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
during the week of September 9, 2009.
In December 2009, The Lovemakers announced they would play their last show on New Years Eve in Oakland at Ghost Town Gallery. This site is near the location of their first performance 7 years ago.
Discography
Albums- Let's Be Friends (September 8, 2009)
- Misery Loves Company (EP) (July 24, 2007)
- Times of Romance (August 23, 2005)
- The Lovemakers (EP) (April 5, 2003)
Singles
- "Love is Dead"
- "Whine & Dine"
- "Prepare for the Fight"
- "Shake That Ass"