Shaimus
Encyclopedia
Shaimus is an alternative rock
band that formed in Boston
, Massachusetts
in 2004. They are best known for their songs "All of This" and "Like a Fool," which appeared in Guitar Hero
and Rock Band 2
, respectively. The band made an appearance in the 2010 film The Roommate
, which features the songs "Let Go" and "Tie You Down" and includes on screen performances by Brousseau, Brown and Raassina as members of actor Cam Gigandet's
fictional band. Shaimus currently resides in Los Angeles
.
. The band moved to Los Angeles where they released two self-produced albums independently. Shaimus licensed their first album's music to MTV
and signed a publishing deal with North Star Media in 2009, leading to song placements on TV shows such as One Tree Hill
and the 2010 Sony/Screen Gems
film The Roommate. They signed a "Friends" deal with MySpace
Music the same year, which led to their music video for "Like a Fool" being featured on the front page of the MySpace Music site. In early 2009, original guitarist Dave Middleton quit the band. He was replaced by lead singer Phil Beaudreau's brother, Lou, a few months later.
Shaimus embarked on West Coast tours in 2006 and 2009. The Seattle PI's
"Big Blog" recommended them as one of their top 8 weekend ideas in November 2009.
while living in Boston. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, the Shaimus song "All of This" was featured as a bonus track in the first Guitar Hero video game in 2005 and for Download in Rockband. In 2008, "Like a Fool" was featured as one of 20 free downloads for the Harmonix game Rock Band 2.
compared Shaimus to Rooney
, Ozma
and Weezer
, calling them a "melodic rock act" that was "too indie for the major labels, too commercial for the indies." Los Angeles blog Buzz Bands described them as "almost ridiculously competent," "largely irony-free" and "hookier than hell." In Rock Band 2, "Like a Fool" is categorized as indie rock.
in spring of 2009. In the film, Brousseau, Brown and Raassina play members of actor Cam Gigandet's
fictional on screen band. Since Gigandet played the drummer of the band and Beaudreau was unavailable to attend the shoot, Brousseau pretended to be the lead singer and keyboard player. The Shaimus songs "Tie You Down" and "Let Go" are featured in the film.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band that formed in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
in 2004. They are best known for their songs "All of This" and "Like a Fool," which appeared in Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is the first entry in the Guitar Hero series. Guitar Hero was released on November 8, 2005 in North America, April 7, 2006 in Europe and June 15, 2006 in...
and Rock Band 2
Rock Band 2
Rock Band 2 is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems. It is the sequel to Rock Band and is the second title in the series. The game allows up to four players to simulate the performance of popular songs by playing with controllers modeled after musical instruments...
, respectively. The band made an appearance in the 2010 film The Roommate
The Roommate
The Roommate is a 2011 thriller film directed by Christian E. Christiansen and starring Minka Kelly, Leighton Meester, Cam Gigandet, Danneel Harris, Matt Lanter, and Aly Michalka. It was theatrically released on February 4, 2011. The film is a unofficial remake of the 1992 film Single White...
, which features the songs "Let Go" and "Tie You Down" and includes on screen performances by Brousseau, Brown and Raassina as members of actor Cam Gigandet's
Cam Gigandet
Cam Joslin Gigandet is an American actor, whose roles have included Twilight, The O.C., Never Back Down, The Roommate, Burlesque and Priest.- Career :...
fictional band. Shaimus currently resides in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
.
Background
Shaimus formed in November 2004 when all five original members attended Berklee College of MusicBerklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
. The band moved to Los Angeles where they released two self-produced albums independently. Shaimus licensed their first album's music to 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....
and signed a publishing deal with North Star Media in 2009, leading to song placements on TV shows such as One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
and the 2010 Sony/Screen Gems
Screen Gems
Screen Gems is an American movie production company and subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation....
film The Roommate. They signed a "Friends" deal with 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....
Music the same year, which led to their music video for "Like a Fool" being featured on the front page of the MySpace Music site. In early 2009, original guitarist Dave Middleton quit the band. He was replaced by lead singer Phil Beaudreau's brother, Lou, a few months later.
Shaimus embarked on West Coast tours in 2006 and 2009. The Seattle PI's
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer is an online newspaper and former print newspaper covering Seattle, Washington, United States, and the surrounding metropolitan area...
"Big Blog" recommended them as one of their top 8 weekend ideas in November 2009.
Guitar Hero and Rock Band
Phil Beaudreau and Johannes Raassina worked in the QA department at Harmonix Music SystemsHarmonix Music Systems
Harmonix Music Systems is an American video game development company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States...
while living in Boston. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, the Shaimus song "All of This" was featured as a bonus track in the first Guitar Hero video game in 2005 and for Download in Rockband. In 2008, "Like a Fool" was featured as one of 20 free downloads for the Harmonix game Rock Band 2.
Musical style
Stylistically, the band calls themselves alternative rock. The Portland MercuryThe Portland Mercury
The Portland Mercury is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Portland, Oregon. It serves to chronicle the ever-changing Portland music scene, and generally includes interviews, commentaries, reviews, and concert dates...
compared Shaimus to Rooney
Rooney (band)
Rooney is an American rock band from Los Angeles, currently self-produced and formerly signed to Geffen Records. The band is now composed of Robert Schwartzman , Louie Stephens , Taylor Locke , Ned Brower , and Brandon Schwartzel...
, Ozma
Ozma (band)
Ozma is a rock band from Pasadena, California. The band's sound is a mix of new-wave–influenced power pop and Casiotone-driven melodies sustained by heavy guitar riffs. The complexity of Ozma's songs grew considerably during the band's initial nine-year history...
and Weezer
Weezer
Weezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...
, calling them a "melodic rock act" that was "too indie for the major labels, too commercial for the indies." Los Angeles blog Buzz Bands described them as "almost ridiculously competent," "largely irony-free" and "hookier than hell." In Rock Band 2, "Like a Fool" is categorized as indie rock.
The Roommate
Band members Cam Brousseau, Evan Brown, and Johannes Raassina filmed scenes for the Screen Gems film The RoommateThe Roommate
The Roommate is a 2011 thriller film directed by Christian E. Christiansen and starring Minka Kelly, Leighton Meester, Cam Gigandet, Danneel Harris, Matt Lanter, and Aly Michalka. It was theatrically released on February 4, 2011. The film is a unofficial remake of the 1992 film Single White...
in spring of 2009. In the film, Brousseau, Brown and Raassina play members of actor Cam Gigandet's
Cam Gigandet
Cam Joslin Gigandet is an American actor, whose roles have included Twilight, The O.C., Never Back Down, The Roommate, Burlesque and Priest.- Career :...
fictional on screen band. Since Gigandet played the drummer of the band and Beaudreau was unavailable to attend the shoot, Brousseau pretended to be the lead singer and keyboard player. The Shaimus songs "Tie You Down" and "Let Go" are featured in the film.
Appearances in Media
- The song "Slow Down" appeared on the Australian TV show Bill's Food.
- The song "Tie You Down" appeared in the TV show Ruby & The Rockits.
- The song "Left to Dry" appeared in the TV show One Tree HillOne Tree Hill (TV series)One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
. - The songs "Tie You Down" and "Let Go" appeared in the film The RoommateThe RoommateThe Roommate is a 2011 thriller film directed by Christian E. Christiansen and starring Minka Kelly, Leighton Meester, Cam Gigandet, Danneel Harris, Matt Lanter, and Aly Michalka. It was theatrically released on February 4, 2011. The film is a unofficial remake of the 1992 film Single White...
. - Band members Brousseau, Brown and Raassina appeared onscreen in the film The Roommate.
- The song "All of This" appeared in Guitar HeroGuitar HeroGuitar Hero is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is the first entry in the Guitar Hero series. Guitar Hero was released on November 8, 2005 in North America, April 7, 2006 in Europe and June 15, 2006 in...
. - The song "Like a Fool" appeared in Rock Band 2Rock Band 2Rock Band 2 is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems. It is the sequel to Rock Band and is the second title in the series. The game allows up to four players to simulate the performance of popular songs by playing with controllers modeled after musical instruments...
. "All Of This" and "Tie You Down" were made available as downloadable content for Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and Lego Rock BandLego Rock BandLego Rock Band is a music video game and part of the Rock Band series developed by Harmonix Music Systems, but also incorporates elements from other Lego video games as developed by Traveller's Tales. The game is published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games...
on March 9, 2010. - The song "All of This" featured on 98.7 FMKYSRKYSR is a commercial modern rock radio station in Los Angeles, California, covering the Los Angeles, Orange County, and Inland Empire areas on 98.7 FM. KYSR is also simulcasted on KSRY 103.1 FM in Tehachapi, California...
in Los Angeles, CA. - The song "Left to Dry" featured on Sophie 103.7 FMKSCFKSCF, also known as Sophie @ 103.7, is a San Diego Hot AC radio station, owned and operated by CBS Radio. "Now. New. Next" is the tagline of this San Diego radio station. The station broadcasts in HD Radio. The HD2 broadcast a simulcast of sister station KROQ-FM/Los Angeles...
, San Diego, CA. - The band appeared twice and performed on Internet TV show Coin-Op TV.
Full-length albums
- Paper Sun (2006)
- The Sad Thing Is, We Like It Here (2009)
- Not Named Yet (2011 Spring) (Font: Official Twitter)