Honor Society (band)
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Honor Society 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 originally based out of New York. The band consists of Michael Bruno (vocals/guitar), Jason Rosen (guitar/keyboard), Andrew Lee (bass), and Alexander Noyes
Alexander Noyes
Alexander Crawford Noyes is currently the drummer for the American pop band Honor Society. Alex was the former drummer of popular pop band Jonas Brothers from May 2005 through most of 2006.-Life and career:...

 (drums). They were previously signed to Jonas Records
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...

 in affiliation 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...

 but parted ways in 2011. The band released its debut album Fashionably Late
Fashionably Late (Honor Society album)
Fashionably Late is the debut album released by Honor Society and the first album to be released under Jonas Records through Hollywood Records. The album was released on September 15, 2009. "Over You" is the album's first single.-Tracklisting:...

on September 15, 2009. The album debuted at #18 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...

.

Members

  • Michael Bruno - lead vocals, guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

  • Jason Rosen - backing vocals, guitar
    Guitar
    The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

    , keyboard
    Keyboard instrument
    A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

  • Andrew Lee Schmidt - backing vocals, bass guitar
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

  • Alexander Noyes
    Alexander Noyes
    Alexander Crawford Noyes is currently the drummer for the American pop band Honor Society. Alex was the former drummer of popular pop band Jonas Brothers from May 2005 through most of 2006.-Life and career:...

     - backing vocals, drums
    Drummer
    A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...


History

Honor Society was formed in 2006 and released "The Green Light EP" in the same year (2006). The band released its second EP, "A Tale of Risky Business" in May 2008.

Since the Spring of 2009, Honor Society has been named one of the six breakout bands to watch by Rolling Stone Magazine and identified as a Buzzworthy band by MTV.

Honor Society's debut album, Fashionably Late, was released on September 15, 2009. The band performed as an opening act
Opening act
An opening act or warm-up act is an entertainer or entertainment act that performs at a concert before the featured entertainer...

 on the Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009
Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009
The Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009 was the sixth, and most recent concert tour by the Jonas Brothers. It began on May 18, 2009. The Jonas Brothers played on multiple continents around the world. It was their third headlining tour to date. Honor Society served as an opening act, with Jordin Sparks...

 and as headliners on the Fashionably Late Tour. The debut album reached #18 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...

 in its first week.

In Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Betty Thomas. The film stars Zachary Levi, David Cross, Jason Lee, and the voices of Justin Long, Jesse McCartney, Matthew Gray Gubler, Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler, and Anna Faris...

, Honor Society performed "You Really Got Me" during the opening scene with the film's main characters.

On December 14, 2009, Honor Society rang the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange.

In January 2010, Honor Society supported Timbaland on six dates on his Shock Value II Tour.

In the Fall of 2010, Honor Society started the #HONORsystem. Releasing several new songs for free downloaded at HonorSocietyMusic.com.

They released their third extended play
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...

, "A Tale of Risky Business: Part II" on October 25, 2011. The EP is now available for download on I-TUNES and Amazon. The album debut on the BILLBOARD 200 in the #133 position and #29 on the Independent Album charts.

Jonas Brothers World Tour 2009

Honor Society's first national tour. They were an opening/supporting act on the Jonas Brothers
Jonas Brothers
The Jonas Brothers are an American boy band. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel children's television network. From the shore region of New Jersey, the band consists of three brothers: Paul Kevin Jonas II , Joseph Adam Jonas , and Nicholas Jerry Jonas...

' Summer 2009 World Tour alongside Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks
Jordin Brianna Sparks is an American pop / R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She hails from Glendale, Arizona who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Sparks won when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest winner in Idol history...

 and the Wonder Girls
Wonder Girls
Wonder Girls is a South Korean girl group. Its producer and manager is singer-songwriter Park Jin-Young and the Wonder Girls is signed to his talent agency, JYP Entertainment. Each of the five original members were selected through auditions...

. During the tour, Honor Society also did its own headlining shows called "The Full Moon Crazy Tour." The tour became the 7th highest selling tour in 2009 after Britney Spears, Beyoncé, Madonna, U2 and Miley Cyrus.

Full Moon Crazy Tour


While touring in support of the Jonas Brothers World Tour during the summer of 2009, Honor Society also performed their own shows at smaller venues calling the shows "the official after party of the Jonas world tour." There were 19 shows in total for this tour and the shows were often the same day as a Jonas show.

Fashionably Late Tour

To support the release of its debut album, in September 2009, the band headlined the "Fashionably Late Tour," a 20 city tour through North America. YouTube Sensation Esmee Denters
Esmée Denters
Esmée Denters is a Dutch singer-songwriter. She was a regular cover-artist on video-sharing website YouTube on which she covered songs by contemporary musicians like Justin Timberlake and Natasha Bedingfield....

 was a supporting and opening act on this tour.

Shock Value II Tour

In January 2010, Honor Society had the opportunity to open six shows on Timbaland's Shock Value II Tour. Special guests included: Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...

, Drake, Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...

, and Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....

.

Here Comes Trouble Tour

Honor Society continued touring through the Spring of 2010 on their third headlining tour, the Here Comes Trouble Tour. It was a 32 city tour and featured Ashlyne Huff
Ashlyne Huff
Ashlyne Huff is an American singer-songwriter and dancer. She is the daughter of Nashville producer and session-guitarist Dann Huff.- Early life :...

 and Just Kait as the opening acts.

Wherever You Are Tour

After a year off the road, the band returned with their fourth national headlining tour called the "Wherever You Are Tour". It was a 22 city tour and featured Katelyn Tarver
Katelyn Tarver
Katelyn Marie Tarver is an American singer/songwriter/actress. She is known for her current role as Jo Taylor on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush and as Natalie on the ABC series No Ordinary Family.-Singing career:...

 as the opening act.

Television

At the beginning of 2010, the band performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live. This episode was later cited as one of the highest rated of the show.

The band performed "Over You" and "See You in the Dark" on "Skate for the Heart" on January 31, 2010, that was aired on NBC.

The band performed the national anthem at the NFL Pro Bowl on January 31, 2010.

Honor Society sang the National Anthem at 6 baseball games in 2010 - San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....

 on April 1, Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...

 on April 7, Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

 on April 9, Detroit Tigers
Detroit Tigers
The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

 on April 11, Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...

 on April 14 and New York Mets
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The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...

 on April 23.

Alexander Noyes
Alexander Noyes
Alexander Crawford Noyes is currently the drummer for the American pop band Honor Society. Alex was the former drummer of popular pop band Jonas Brothers from May 2005 through most of 2006.-Life and career:...

 was featured on Kevin Jonas
Kevin Jonas
Paul Kevin Jonas II , better known as Kevin Jonas and K2, is an American musician and actor. He is the oldest member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop rock band he created with his younger brothers Joe and Nick...

' "When I Was 17" episode that aired on MTV. He talked about Kevin and their friendship while in high school.

The band was featured on MTV's 10 on Top at #6 in 2010.

The band appeared on an episode on the third season of MTV's Silent Library.

Extended plays

  • 2006: The Green Light
  1. Break Up Break Down
  2. Tonights The Night
  3. Take You Home
  4. Coldspell
  5. Stumblin'
  6. How Could You
    • 2008: A Tale of Risky Business
  7. The Mystery of the Vanishing Girl (prologue)
  8. See U in the Dark
  9. And For Our Next Trick (interlude)
  10. Why Didn't I?
  11. Risky Business (interlude)
  12. The Takeover
  13. The Haunt (epilogue)
    • 2011: A Tale of Risky Business: Part II
  14. M.I.A. (Prologue)
  15. Living a Lie
  16. Such A Lovely Life (Interlude)
  17. Gentleman After Dark
  18. Central Park (Interlude)
  19. One of a Kind
  20. Speak Easy (Intermission)
  21. What's It Gonna Be
  22. Redundancies (Interlude)
  23. Run for Your Money
  24. This Bed Is an Ocean (Interlude)
  25. Wherever You Are (feat. Aaron Camper)
  26. Find You In the Dark (Epilogue)
  27. Hurricane (Bonus Track)

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
U.S. 100
Billboard Hot 100
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Digital
Hot Digital Songs
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2009 "Where Are You Now" Bandslam soundtrack
Bandslam (soundtrack)
Bandslam is the soundtrack album for Summit Entertainment's movie of the same name. The soundtrack was released on August 11, 2009 through Hollywood Records.Despite its good reviews, the soundtrack album failed to chart within the Billboard 200...

"Over You" Fashionably Late
"Two Rebels" 101
2010 "Here Comes Trouble"

Soundtracks

Year Song Album
2009 "Where Are You Now" Bandslam
Bandslam (soundtrack)
Bandslam is the soundtrack album for Summit Entertainment's movie of the same name. The soundtrack was released on August 11, 2009 through Hollywood Records.Despite its good reviews, the soundtrack album failed to chart within the Billboard 200...

"Magic
Magic (The Cars song)
"Magic" is a song by The Cars from their fifth studio album, Heartbeat City, released in 1984. It was released as a single and reached No. 12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Billboard Top Tracks chart. The track was written by Ric Ocasek and produced by Robert "Mutt" Lange and The Cars...

"
Wizards of Waverly Place
Wizards of Waverly Place (soundtrack)
- Bonus content :Bonus content for the physical CD for Wizards of Waverly Place includes exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews with Gomez and also the new music video for "Magic".-International Release:...

"White Christmas" All Wrapped Up Vol.2
"You Really Got Me" Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the licensed soundtrack based on the 2009 film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel...

2010 "Real Gone" 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...

"Can't Box Me In" Team USA Olympics
AT&T Team USA Soundtrack
AT&T TEAM USA Soundtrack is a sporting compilation by various artists, created for the 2008 Summer Olympics, in Beijing. On the album appear singers and bands like Lady Antebellum, 3 Doors Down, Nelly, Queen Latifah, Chris Brown, Sheryl Crow, Kate Voegele, and Taylor Swift. The album consist of 15...

2010 Soundtrack

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