Allstar Weekend
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Allstar Weekend is a pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...

 band based in Poway, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...

 television network. The band originally consisted of lead singer Zach Porter, bassist Cameron Quiseng, guitarist Nathan Darmody, and drummer Michael Martinez but as of September 16, 2011 Darmody is no longer in the band.

Their debut EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

, Suddenly
Suddenly (EP)
-Release History:-Charts:-References:* -External links:* * * * *...

, was released on June 21, 2010 in the US and peaked at number 62 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 and July 20, 2010 in Canada. Their debut full-length was released October 2010. In the fall of 2010 they embarked on The Suddenly Yours Tour, promoting Suddenly Yours. In September 2011, Zach, Cameron and Michael release their second studio album entitled "All the Way".

Formation

After meeting in a geology class at Poway High School
Poway High School
Poway High School is a public, comprehensive high school located in the city of Poway, California. Established in 1961, it serves ninth through twelfth grade students from the communities of Poway and Rancho Bernardo. The school mascot is the Titan...

, Nathan Darmody and Tom Norris began to write music together in the spring of 2007. Darmody's friend Zach Porter often expressed the desire to be the singer in a music group, so the three formed as the Outerspace Politicians in June 2007. The band wrote and recorded early demos in Darmody's bedroom in the ensuing months using FL Studio
FL Studio
FL Studio is a digital audio workstation developed by the Belgian company Image-Line. FL Studio features a graphical user interface based on a pattern-based music sequencer...

. Several completed songs were then posted to the group's Myspace
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....

 page. This resulted in little attention, although it prompted a local drummer, Michael Martinez, to contact the band and audition to join. In effort to begin practicing live, Porter recruited friend Cameron Quiseng to play bass, whom he'd met in middle school. Shortly before signing with Hollywood Records, Norris left the band to pursue college.

Rise to fame

The band first rose to fame when they were contestants on Radio Disney
Radio Disney
Radio Disney is a radio network based in Burbank, California and headquartered out of the Disney Channel headquarters on West Alameda Ave., from where it has been based since November 2008. Prior to that, the network was based in Dallas, Texas...

's special, Next Big Thing or N.B.T., under their former name, ALLSTAR. Despite being a fan favorite, the band lost, coming second to Jonnie and Brookie
Jonnie and Brookie
Jonnie and Brookie is an American Christian teen pop girl group originating from Gilbert, Arizona. The group is best known for winning the Radio Disney N.B.T. contest in 2009 and performing at the Disney Channel Summer at Seas concert tour....

. However, a few months later, the band signed a contract with Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...

 and immediately began work on their debut album.

Prior to becoming contestants on Radio Disney's Next Big Thing, they contributed songs (one of which was an early, more synthesized
Synthesizer
A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...

 version of "Dance Forever") as part of a digital split album titled Chicken Finger Fingers on Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records
Drive-Thru Records, established in 1996, was a California-based record label owned by siblings Richard and Stefanie Reines. It has produced various pop punk bands, many with a distinct SoCal sound....

 with Dino Club. Soon after, they signed with Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records
Hollywood Records is an American record label owned by Disney Music Group, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company.-History:Hollywood Records was founded in 1989 by then-Disney CEO Michael Eisner with the idea of expanding the music operations of the company and to develop and promote...

 and released their debut extended play, Suddenly
Suddenly (EP)
-Release History:-Charts:-References:* -External links:* * * * *...

. After signing with Hollywood Records, the band changed their name from Allstar to Allstar Weekend, citing legal issues as the catalyst. According to interviews, the word "Weekend" was appended as weekends are relished by many, and this idea helps to connect with fans.

Suddenly Yours and other projects

On March, 17, 2010, the band released their debut single, "A Different Side of Me", for digital download and radio airplay. The song peaked at the top of Radio Disney singles chart.

Allstar Weekend was one of many bands who recorded remakes of popular Disney songs on the compilation album, Disneymania 7
DisneyMania 7
Disneymania 7 is the seventh and latest installment in the Disneymania series. It features a variety of contemporary performers taking on their own remixes of classic Disney songs...

, which was released on April 17, 2010. The band recorded their version of "I Just Can't Wait to Be King
I Just Can't Wait to Be King
"I Just Can't Wait to Be King" is a stylistic musical number from Disney's popular 1994 animated film, The Lion King."I Just Can't Wait to Be King" is a large contrast from the film's non-musical segments, as emphasized by the number's usage of lively colors and sounds...

" from The Lion King
The Lion King
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...

. Shortly after the release of their debut single, the band announced their debut EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

, Suddenly
Suddenly (EP)
-Release History:-Charts:-References:* -External links:* * * * *...

, would be released on June 17, 2010. They also announced plans to release a second single before the release of the album.

On June 7, 2010 the band released "Dance Forever", the second single from their EP. The music video was released June 12, 2010 and takes place in the backyard of a house where a pool party is being thrown and the band is performing. Featuring future Gibby, Lead vocalist Zachary Porter and guitarist Nathan Darmody have said that the "Dance Forever" video represents not just one, but all the members of the band's personalities. The song debuted on Billboards Heatseekers Chart
Top Heatseekers
Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...

 at number 16. It peaked at number 45 on the Canadian Hot 100
Canadian Hot 100
The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007...

, making it their first song to chart on a major singles chart.

Suddenly was released on June 22, 2010 to generally positive reviews from critics. The album was somewhat successful in its first week, debuting at number 62 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 albums chart. On August 30, 2010, Allstar Weekend performed "A Different Side of Me" and "The Weekend" on Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...

. After the performance, they confirmed that their debut album, Suddenly Yours
Suddenly Yours
-Personnel:* Lead vocals - Zach Porter* Lead guitar, backing vocals, vocals in Dance Forever - Nathan Darmody* Bass guitar - Cameron Quiseng* Drums/percussion - Michael Martinez* Piano - Dillon Anderson-Singles:...

, would be released on October 19, 2010. The album's lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...

, "Come Down with Love", released on September 19, 2010.

On September 4, 2010, they confirmed via UStream
Ustream
Ustream is a website which consists of a network of diverse channels providing a platform for lifecasting and live video streaming of events online. Established in March 2007, the site has over 2,000,000 registered users who generate 1,500,000+ hours of live streamed content per month with over ten...

 that they would be guest-starring on the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...

 series Sonny with a Chance
Sonny With a Chance
Sonny with a Chance is an American children's sitcom which aired on Disney Channel, created by Steve Marmel, that follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, who becomes the newest accepted cast member of her favorite live comedy show, So Random!.The series debuted...

 in order to promote the album. The episode aired on October 17, 2010, two days before the album's release date.

Allstar Weekend's fall tour in 2010 included other acts: Action Item, The Scene Aesthetic
The Scene Aesthetic
The Scene Aesthetic is an American two-piece acoustic/indie pop band based in Seattle, Washington, featuring Andrew de Torres of Danger Radio and Eric Bowley.-History:...

, and Stephen Jerzak. The tour started November 4, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

 and ended in December 17 at The House of Blues on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

. In February 2011, they were on the Glamour Kills Tour with The Ready Set
The Ready Set
The Ready Set was formed on November 17, 2007. Jordan Witzigreuter is the vocalist and sole member of the act. Witzigreuter generally writes and records on his own, using a backup band when on tour...

.

All the Way and Darmody's departure–present

On May 20, 2011, they announced their new album, All the Way
All the Way (Allstar Weekend album)
-Track listing:Below is the track listing for the album.-Personnel:* Lead vocals – Zach Porter* Bass guitar – Cameron Quiseng* Drums/percussion – Michael Martinez* Lead guitar, backing vocals – Nathan Darmody-Singles:...

, would be released on July 19, but it was moved to September 27 2011. On July 25, 2011 they announced that their second single from All the Way would be "Blame It on September" and it will be released on August 16, 2011.

It was announced on June 20 via the band's Facebook that Nathan Darmody would not be touring with the band on their tour with Selena Gomez due to personal issues. On July 13, Allstar Weekend stated that a guitarist named Eric Nicolau would be filling in for Nathan Darmody on their tour with Selena Gomez & the Scene.

On September 16, it was announced via Twitter that Nathan Darmody had left the band. The band announced that they will not release the details of Darmondy's departure in a statement made to their fans. In the same statement, they also announced they will be beginning their search for the next member of Allstar Weekend.

With a successful first week, All the Way
All the Way (Allstar Weekend album)
-Track listing:Below is the track listing for the album.-Personnel:* Lead vocals – Zach Porter* Bass guitar – Cameron Quiseng* Drums/percussion – Michael Martinez* Lead guitar, backing vocals – Nathan Darmody-Singles:...

 debuted at number 49 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 albums chart.

Guest appearances

The band guest starred on Sonny with a Chance
Sonny With a Chance
Sonny with a Chance is an American children's sitcom which aired on Disney Channel, created by Steve Marmel, that follows the experiences of teenager Sonny Munroe, portrayed by Demi Lovato, who becomes the newest accepted cast member of her favorite live comedy show, So Random!.The series debuted...

 in the episode "A So Random Halloween Special". They performed "Come Down with Love" which is also featured on the show's soundtrack
Sonny with a Chance (soundtrack)
-References:...

.

They have appeared on Lopez Tonight
Lopez Tonight
Lopez Tonight was an American late-night television talk show hosted by comedian George Lopez. The hour-long program premiered on November 9, 2009, on cable network TBS. Lopez was the first Mexican American to host a late-night talk show on an English-language network in the United States. The...

 and Rachel Ray, also performing "Come Down with Love".

On February 26, 2011, they were featured on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

's 10 on Top. They were the "One to Watch". They talked about their days when they were a garage band
Garage band
The term garage band can refer to:* A band that performs garage rock* GarageBand, audio production software published by Apple Inc.* GarageBand.com, a website that helps publicize emerging bands...

 compared to their lives now and how they're living the dream. They also talked about pre-show rituals. On March 19, 2011, they were again in 10 on Top, ranking number 4 due to their new music video "Not Your Birthday". The song is featured in Disney's feature film Prom
Prom (film)
Prom is a 2011 American teen film directed by Joe Nussbaum and produced by Ted Griffin and Justin Springer. It was released on April 29, 2011 by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was the first major production shot with Arriflex's Alexa HD cameras to be released in theatres.-Plot:Class president Nova ...

. They have also been on MTV's The Seven twice. The second time was on May 13, 2011 and they ranked in at number two.

The very first time they performed "Not Your Birthday" live on television was on MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...

's New.Music.Live. in Toronto, Canada. They again performed it on Live with Regis and Kelly
Live with Regis and Kelly
Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception...

 on May 30, 2011.

On August 7, Allstar Weekend was seen on 2011's Teen Choice Awards
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...

 presenting for the dance crew Poreotics
Poreotics
Poreotics, also known as Poreotix, is an American all-male dance crew from Westminster, California. The crew was formed in 2007 by "Dumbo" Nguyen and specializes in popping, choreography and robotics, hence the name Po-reo-tics...

.

On September 25, Allstar Weekend performed live at The Next Star Finale in Toronto, playing "Blame It On September" and "Mr.Wonderful". On the following day, they performed their single "Blame it On September" Live on Reigis and Kelly. On the release day of All The Way, September 27, they played on Good Morning America with "Blame It On September", and "Mr.Wonderful".

Current Members

  • Zachary David Porter- lead vocals (2008- Present)
  • Cameron Michael Quiseng - bass guitar, backup vocals (2008- Present)
  • Michael Allen Martinez- drums, backup vocals (2008- Present)

Past Members

  • Nathan Sean Darmody- lead guitar, vocals (2008-2011)
  • Tom Norris - Keyboard (2008-2009)

Studio albums

  • Suddenly Yours
    Suddenly Yours
    -Personnel:* Lead vocals - Zach Porter* Lead guitar, backing vocals, vocals in Dance Forever - Nathan Darmody* Bass guitar - Cameron Quiseng* Drums/percussion - Michael Martinez* Piano - Dillon Anderson-Singles:...

     (October 19, 2010)
  • All the Way
    All the Way (Allstar Weekend album)
    -Track listing:Below is the track listing for the album.-Personnel:* Lead vocals – Zach Porter* Bass guitar – Cameron Quiseng* Drums/percussion – Michael Martinez* Lead guitar, backing vocals – Nathan Darmody-Singles:...

     (September 27, 2011)

Soundtracks

  • Disneymania 7
    DisneyMania 7
    Disneymania 7 is the seventh and latest installment in the Disneymania series. It features a variety of contemporary performers taking on their own remixes of classic Disney songs...

     (2010)
  • The Last Song (2010)
  • Sonny with a Chance
    Sonny with a Chance (soundtrack)
    -References:...

     (2010)
  • Prom
    Prom (film)
    Prom is a 2011 American teen film directed by Joe Nussbaum and produced by Ted Griffin and Justin Springer. It was released on April 29, 2011 by Walt Disney Pictures. The film was the first major production shot with Arriflex's Alexa HD cameras to be released in theatres.-Plot:Class president Nova ...

     (2011)
  • Punk Goes Pop 4
    Punk Goes Pop 4
    Punk Goes Pop 4 is the twelfth compilation album in the Punk Goes... series. It is scheduled to be released on November 21, 2011 through Fearless Records. It is the fourth album in the Punk Goes Pop series. It contains a collection of modern pop music covers performed by various metalcore,...

     (2011)

Tours

This is a list of tours that Allstar Weekend have participated on, or will be participating on; individual concerts are not included.
Tour name Participating bands Continent
Continent
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Participating from–to
Verizon Experience the Magic Tour (Acoustic) Allstar Weekend, Emily Osment
Emily Osment
Emily Jordan Osment is an American teen actress, singer-songwriter and voice actress born in Los Angeles, California. After working in several television films in her childhood, she gained fame for co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over...

  North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

February–March, 2010
Suddenly Tour Allstar Weekend, Days Difference, Action Item    North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

Summer 2010
Suddenly Yours Tour Allstar Weekend, The Scene Aesthetic, Stephen Jerzak, Action Item   North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

November–December, 2010
Military Tour Allstar Weekend       Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

January 2011
The Glamour Kills Tour The Ready Set
The Ready Set
The Ready Set was formed on November 17, 2007. Jordan Witzigreuter is the vocalist and sole member of the act. Witzigreuter generally writes and records on his own, using a backup band when on tour...

, Allstar Weekend, The Downtown Fiction
The Downtown Fiction
The Downtown Fiction is an American pop punk band from Fairfax, Virginia signed to Photo Finish Records, a division of Atlantic Records. After two EP's, the band's first studio album, "Let's Be Animals" was released on April 25, 2011.-Early Years:...

, We Are the In Crowd
We Are the In Crowd
We Are the In Crowd is an American pop punk band from Poughkeepsie, New York, formed in 2009. The band consists of Taylor Jardine , Jordan Eckes , Mike Ferri , Rob Chianelli , and Cameron Hurley...

, You, Me, and Everyone We Know
You, Me, and Everyone We Know
You, Me, and Everyone We Know was a pop rock band from Washington, D.C., fronted by singer-songwriter Ben Liebsch. They released their debut EP Party for the Grown and Sexy in 2006...

  North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

February 23–April 9, 2011
Canadian Tour Allstar Weekend, Action Item, Done with Dolls     North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

May 14–29, 2011
We Own the Night Tour Allstar Weekend, Selena Gomez & the Scene
Selena Gomez & the Scene
Selena Gomez & the Scene is an American pop band formed in Hollywood, California in 2009. Along with lead singer and founder Selena Gomez, the band consists of bassist Joey Clement, guitarist Ethan Roberts, drummist Greg Garman and keyboardist Dane Forrest. Selena Gomez & the Scene have released...

, Christina Grimmie
Christina Grimmie
Christina Victoria Grimmie , known on YouTube as zeldaxlove64, is a pianist and singer known for covers of hit songs by artists such as Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and many more...

    North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

July 28–September 10, 2011
An Evening with Allstar Weekend Allstar Weekend, Hollywood Ending, The After Party     North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

January 13-February 26 2012

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