Audrye Sessions
Encyclopedia
Audrye Sessions was an indie rock
band from Oakland, California
.
ad. They began playing coffeehouses in their hometown of Livermore
, California
.
In a San Francisco Chronicle
profile, they have described themselves as having a "very Brit-rock feel like The Beatles
meet Muse
."
In 2007 they won a spot on Live 105's BFD summer concert, and have played at San Francisco's Noise Pop
and Austin's SXSW music festivals. Their current lineup consists of Karazija and Campbell, as well as Michael Knox and James Leste. Musicians who previously performed and toured with Audrye Sessions include violinist Anton Patzner
and drummer Alex Feldman.
They released a self-titled Audrye Sessions EP
in October 2008 through Black Seal
, a unit of Sony BMG. The full-length album was released February 17, 2009.
In the fall of 2009, they recorded "Turn Me Off" in Simlish
. The song was later featured in The Sims 3: World Adventures
, the first expansion pack
for the massively popular The Sims 3
video game.
Their music was featured in the television show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
. In their first self-titled album, their song "Turn Me Off" was the most popular. In the summer of 2010, they released an EP called "An Otherwise Perfect Day." On August 24, 2010, the band performed their final show in their hometown of Oakland.
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
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...
.
History
Audrye Sessions was founded in 2002 by singer Ryan Karazija and Alicia Marie Campbell. Soon after Michael Knox joined the band through a CraigslistCraigslist
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ad. They began playing coffeehouses in their hometown of Livermore
Livermore, California
Livermore is a city in Alameda County. The population as of 2010 was 80,968. Livermore is located on the eastern edge of California's San Francisco Bay Area....
, 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...
.
In a San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
profile, they have described themselves as having a "very Brit-rock feel like The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
meet Muse
Muse (band)
Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...
."
In 2007 they won a spot on Live 105's BFD summer concert, and have played at San Francisco's Noise Pop
Noise pop
Noise pop is a subgenre of alternative rock developed in the mid 1980s in the UK and US, that mixes atonal noise or feedback, or both, with the melodic instrumentation and production elements more often found in pop music, making it more melodic and angst-free than noise rock.-History:Noise pop has...
and Austin's SXSW music festivals. Their current lineup consists of Karazija and Campbell, as well as Michael Knox and James Leste. Musicians who previously performed and toured with Audrye Sessions include violinist Anton Patzner
Anton Patzner
Anton Patzner is a violinist, composer and arranger who is a founding member of Judgement Day, has been featured on several major label and indie label records, frequently tours with Bright Eyes and Audrye Sessions and has also toured with Mates of State, The Faint, dredg, Margot and the Nuclear So...
and drummer Alex Feldman.
They released a self-titled Audrye Sessions EP
Audrye Sessions EP
Audrye Sessions is the 2008 self-titled EP by the band Audrye Sessions, which was released on October 14, 2008, under Black Seal, a unit of Sony BMG. It featured their first single "Turn Me Off", which fared well among critics and received airplay on the radio.-Background:Prior to Audrye Sessions,...
in October 2008 through Black Seal
Black Seal
Black Seal is album by Czech black metal group Root.Track 7 features Fernando Ribeiro of Portuguese band Moonspell.-Track listing:# "The Festival of Destruction" 4:57# "The Incantation of Thessalonian Women" 5:12# "Nativity" 4:18...
, a unit of Sony BMG. The full-length album was released February 17, 2009.
In the fall of 2009, they recorded "Turn Me Off" in Simlish
Simlish
Simlish is a fictional language featured in EA Games' Sim series of games. It debuted in SimCopter, and has been especially prominent in The Sims, The Sims 2 and The Sims 3. The Sims development team created the unique Simlish language by experimenting with fractured Ukrainian, French, Latin,...
. The song was later featured in The Sims 3: World Adventures
The Sims 3: World Adventures
During an interview, producer Lyndsay Pearson said that real-world locations were a draw for their players and that users had been creating famous buildings on the exchange. The expansion pack represented an extension of that desire...
, the first expansion pack
Expansion pack
An expansion pack, expansion set, or supplement is an addition to an existing role-playing game, tabletop game or video game. These add-ons usually add new game areas, weapons, objects, and/or an extended storyline to a complete and already released game...
for the massively popular The Sims 3
The Sims 3
The Sims 3 is a 2009 strategic life simulation computer game developed by The Sims Studio and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims 2. It was first released on June 2, 2009 simultaneously for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows...
video game.
Their music was featured in the television show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew
Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew is a reality television show airing on the cable network VH1 that chronicles a group of celebrities as they are treated for alcohol and drug addiction by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena, California. The first season premiered...
. In their first self-titled album, their song "Turn Me Off" was the most popular. In the summer of 2010, they released an EP called "An Otherwise Perfect Day." On August 24, 2010, the band performed their final show in their hometown of Oakland.