Film School is a five-piece indie rock

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 San Francisco

San Francisco, California

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, California

California

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History

The band was formed in the late-1990s by lead singer Greg Bertens [aka Krayg Burton]. Initially the band only consisted of Bertens working with members of Fuck

Fuck (band)

Fuck is an American indie rock band, formed in Oakland, California in 1993. The band consists of Timothy Prudhomme, Geoff Soule, Kyle Statham, and Theodore Ellison. They have recorded for a number of labels including Matador Records and Homesleep Records of Italy.-History:Fuck was formed in...

 and Pavement

Pavement (band)

Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...

 when they released their debut album Brilliant Career on MeToo! records in 2001. Jason Ruck (keyboards), Nyles Lannon

Nyles Lannon

Nyles Lannon is a musician from San Francisco, California. Lannon makes music under the names Nyles Lannon, n.Lannon and N.LN.-Musical career:...

 (guitarist), Justin Labo (bass guitar), and Ben Montesano (drums) joined the band on a permanent basis later that year.

In 2003, the band released Alwaysnever, an EP on Amazing Grease Records, a record label founded by Scott Kannberg

Scott Kannberg

Scott "Spiral Stairs" Kannberg is a musician best known for being a founding member of the indie-rock band Pavement.-Career:...

 from the band Pavement. Donny Newenhouse later replaced Montesano on drums. Their self-titled album

Film School (album)

Film School is the second album by San Francisco-based indie rock band Film School, released in 2006. In the UK, the album came with the bonus track "P.S."...

 was released in January 2006 on Beggars Banquet Records

Beggars Banquet Records

Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels...

. Film School has also provided music for a series of short films by Demetri Martin

Demetri Martin

Demetri Martin is an American comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer and humorist. Martin is best known for his work as a stand-up comedian, contributor on The Daily Show and for his Comedy Central show Important Things with Demetri Martin.- Early life :Demetri Martin was born to a Greek...

, known collectively as "Clearification", an advertising campaign for Windows Vista

Windows Vista

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Film School released its third album (its second on Beggars Banquet) called Hideout

Hideout (album)

Hideout is the third album by San Francisco-based indie rock band Film School, released on September 11, 2007. The album features a guest appearance by Colm O'Ciosoig from My Bloody Valentine...

in September 2007 after going through some line-up changes. Lorelei Plotczyk / Lorelei Meetze replaced Justin Labo on bass, Dave Dupuis replaced Nyles Lannon on guitar, and James Smith replaced Donny Newenhouse on drums. Hideout

Hideout (album)

Hideout is the third album by San Francisco-based indie rock band Film School, released on September 11, 2007. The album features a guest appearance by Colm O'Ciosoig from My Bloody Valentine...

was recorded with Dan Long

Dan Long

Dan Long is an Australian music producer from santas workshop, recording engineer, and mixer. With Alex Lipsen and Scott Norton, he founded Headgear Studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where artists such as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, David Bowie, Son Volt, and The All-American Rejects...

 and mixed by Phil Ek

Phil Ek

Phil Ek is an American record producer, engineer and mixer. Ek began his career in Seattle, Washington, in the early 1990s recording live sound in clubs. He then moved into studio recording, recording small projects and demos for local bands. Around this time, Ek was frequently working with...

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The fourth Album, Fission, was released on Hi-Speed Soul in August 2010 to mixed reviews as the band's exploration of new territory delighted some at the same time as it disappointed others.

Albums

• Brilliant Career (May 29, 2001)
• Film School
  Film School (album)
  Film School is the second album by San Francisco-based indie rock band Film School, released in 2006. In the UK, the album came with the bonus track "P.S."...
  
  (January 24, 2006)
• Hideout
  Hideout (album)
  Hideout is the third album by San Francisco-based indie rock band Film School, released on September 11, 2007. The album features a guest appearance by Colm O'Ciosoig from My Bloody Valentine...
  
  (September 11, 2007)
• Fission (August 31, 2010)

Singles

• "Harmed" (2004)
• "On & On" (November 7, 2005)
• "11:11" (May 1, 2006)
• "Dear Me" (August 28, 2007)

External links

• Film School (official site)
• Clearification (featuring songs by Film School)
• Bandega: Interview with Greg Bertens of Film School (August 2007)