Luce (band)
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Luce is a rock band
based in San Francisco, California
. The band was founded in 2000 by lead singer Tom Luce and is made up of keyboardist/producer Adam Rossi, drummer Brian Zalewski, bassist Alex Cordrey and lead guitarist Dylan Brock.
Luce's self-titled first album, released in 2001, met with success in the San Francisco Bay Area
, winning the California Music Award for Outstanding Debut. It was promoted heavily on the San Francisco radio station KFOG
; a single from the album entitled "Good Day" peaked at #39 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart. "Good Day" was heard in the movies 13 Going on 30
and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
and TV shows The O.C.
and Alias
, and was also featured in commercials for American Leather and for northern California Toyota dealers. The band makes appearances all over northern California and the U.S.; one notable appearance was at Golden Gate Park
for the finish of the 2005 Bay to Breakers
race.
Luce's second album, Never Ending, was released April 19, 2005, and the first single, "Buy A Dog", was the most played song on at least 13 radio stations, including KFOG
and WRLT
in Nashville
. On Nov. 6 of '05, Tom Luce and Adam Rossi sang the national anthem at Arrowhead Stadium
before the Kansas City Chiefs
hosted the Oakland Raiders
.
In 2007 the band suffered from two setbacks; Tom Luce's house burnt to the ground and the trailer containing all their equipment was stolen while they were touring. For a short time the band broke up before regrouping and reassembling. In September, 2008 Luce went back into the recording studio to record an EP of cover songs; this exercise was a way for the band to improve their musicianship and to rejuvenate and inspire the band. In 2008, LUCE signed with Opus Music Ventures, a Bay Area record label and in 2009 they released their third album titled "Corner of the World".
On January 22, 2010 Tom Luce and his two brothers created an album titled "Luce Brothers." Luce's most recent studio album is "The Year We'll Have" which was released in April 2010.
Former
Rock Band
Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games and Electronic Arts. It is the first title in the Rock Band series. The PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions were released in the United States on November 20, 2007, while the PlayStation 2 version was...
based in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. The band was founded in 2000 by lead singer Tom Luce and is made up of keyboardist/producer Adam Rossi, drummer Brian Zalewski, bassist Alex Cordrey and lead guitarist Dylan Brock.
Luce's self-titled first album, released in 2001, met with success in the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
, winning the California Music Award for Outstanding Debut. It was promoted heavily on the San Francisco radio station KFOG
KFOG
KFOG is an FM radio station in San Francisco, California, broadcasting on 104.5 and sister station KFFG 97.7 FM MHz. The 97.7 transmitter is located near Cupertino, California, and it is a simulcast of 104.5 KFOG....
; a single from the album entitled "Good Day" peaked at #39 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart. "Good Day" was heard in the movies 13 Going on 30
13 Going on 30
13 Going on 30 is a 2004 American romantic comedy fantasy film starring Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo. It has a similar premise to the classic short story Rip Van Winkle, in which a young person falls asleep and wakes up many years later as an older person...
and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days is a 2003 romantic comedy film, directed by Donald Petrie, starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey. It is based on a short cartoon book of the same name by Michele Alexander and Jeannie Long.-Plot:...
and TV shows The O.C.
The O.C.
The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
and Alias
Alias (TV series)
Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
, and was also featured in commercials for American Leather and for northern California Toyota dealers. The band makes appearances all over northern California and the U.S.; one notable appearance was at Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park
Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park consisting of of public grounds. Configured as a rectangle, it is similar in shape but 20% larger than Central Park in New York, to which it is often compared. It is over three miles long east to west, and about half a...
for the finish of the 2005 Bay to Breakers
Bay to Breakers
The Bay to Breakers is an annual footrace which takes place in San Francisco, California on the third Sunday of May. The name reflects the fact that the race starts at the northeast end of the downtown area a few blocks from The Embarcadero and runs west through the city to finish at the Great...
race.
Luce's second album, Never Ending, was released April 19, 2005, and the first single, "Buy A Dog", was the most played song on at least 13 radio stations, including KFOG
KFOG
KFOG is an FM radio station in San Francisco, California, broadcasting on 104.5 and sister station KFFG 97.7 FM MHz. The 97.7 transmitter is located near Cupertino, California, and it is a simulcast of 104.5 KFOG....
and WRLT
WRLT
WRLT is an independently owned and operated adult album alternative-formatted FM radio station in the Nashville, Tennessee market and located at 100.1 mHz...
in Nashville
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
. On Nov. 6 of '05, Tom Luce and Adam Rossi sang the national anthem at Arrowhead Stadium
Arrowhead Stadium
Arrowhead Stadium is a stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri and home to the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs....
before the Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
hosted the Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
.
In 2007 the band suffered from two setbacks; Tom Luce's house burnt to the ground and the trailer containing all their equipment was stolen while they were touring. For a short time the band broke up before regrouping and reassembling. In September, 2008 Luce went back into the recording studio to record an EP of cover songs; this exercise was a way for the band to improve their musicianship and to rejuvenate and inspire the band. In 2008, LUCE signed with Opus Music Ventures, a Bay Area record label and in 2009 they released their third album titled "Corner of the World".
On January 22, 2010 Tom Luce and his two brothers created an album titled "Luce Brothers." Luce's most recent studio album is "The Year We'll Have" which was released in April 2010.
Members
Current- Tom Luce (vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, guitarGuitarThe 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...
) - Adam Rossi (keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA 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...
) - Brian Zalewski (drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) - Alex Cordrey (bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) - Dylan Brock (lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
)
Former
- Kevin White - bass
Discography
- Luce (2001 - What Are Records?)
- 1) Long Way Down
- 2) Good Day
- 3) Numb
- 4) Electric Chair
- 5) Life
- 6) In the Middle There
- 7) Sunniest of Weekends
- 8) Bring Her In
- 9) Here
- 10) After Tomorrow
- Luce (2002 - Nettwerk Records)
- 1) Long Way Down
- 2) Good Day
- 3) Numb
- 4) Electric Chair
- 5) Life
- 6) In the Middle There
- 7) Sunniest of Weekends
- 8) Bring Her In
- 9) Here
- 10) After Tomorrow
- 11) If I Had the Wind
- 12) Hidden Track (Waiting)
- Never Ending (2005)
- 1) From the World of the Lonely
- 2) Buy a Dog
- 3) Amsterdam
- 4) The Sweetest Smile
- 5) Fortunately, I
- 6) Worth the Wait
- 7) Wanna Be
- 8) Interlude One
- 9) Never Ending
- 10) Outside of it All
- 11) With a Kiss
- 12) Diamond Lights (a.k.a. "Good Thing")
- 13) Interlude Two
- 14) Maria
- Songs from the Covers Catalogue (2007)
- 1) Eleanor Rigby
- 2) Anytime
- 3) Somebody More Like You
- 4) Bridge Over Troubled Water
- 5) Better Things
- 6) In Every Sunflower
- Corner of the World (2009)
- 1) Corner of the World
- 2) Always Will
- 3) My Life Alone
- 4) Gotta Live
- 5) Tidal Waves
- 6) Blue Violet Fade
- 7) Empty Rooms
- 8) Life for a Life
- 9) Awake
- 10) For You
- Live At The Broderick House (2010)
- 1) Trumpet Intro
- 2) In The Middle
- 3) Worth The Wait
- 4) Buy A Dog
- 5) Diamond Lights
- 6) Corner of the World/Acid Rain
- 7) Change A Thing
- 8) Waiting
- 9) Good Day
- 10) 50 Ways feat. Elliot Cahn
- 11) Sunniest of California
- 12) The Year We'll Have
- 13) After Tomorrow
Other contributions
- Live at the World Café: Vol. 15 - HandcraftedLive at the World Café: Vol. 15 - HandcraftedLive at the World Café: Handcrafted is the fifteenth volume in an ongoing series of compilation albums showcasing artists that appear on the radio program "World Cafe". "World Cafe" is a two-hour long nationally syndicated music program that originates from WXPN, a non-commercial station on the...
(2002, World Café) - "Long Way Down"