Sing it Loud
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History
Sing it Loud grew out of a friendship between cousins vocalist Pat Brown and guitarist Kieren Smith, who founded the group together and added members whom they met locally in the Minneapolis music scene. Brown officially brought the group together after his previous band called it quits. He was the former singer and guitarist for local legends The Semester. Frustrated with their lack of mainstream success, The Semester played one final show in the Minneapolis suburb Savage, and from then on went to spawn a project such as Get Young. The band was offered a contract with Epitaph RecordsEpitaph Records
Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
after playing only seven shows together. Their debut release for Epitaph was an EP produced by Josh Cain of Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack is an American rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1997. The band consists of founding members Justin Pierre and Joshua Cain , along with keyboardist and moog synthesist Jesse Johnson, bassist and backing vocalist Matthew Taylor, and drummer, percussionist and...
, released in March 2008. The group then toured with We the Kings
We the Kings
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, Hit the Lights, All Time Low
All Time Low
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Motion City Soundtrack
Motion City Soundtrack is an American rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1997. The band consists of founding members Justin Pierre and Joshua Cain , along with keyboardist and moog synthesist Jesse Johnson, bassist and backing vocalist Matthew Taylor, and drummer, percussionist and...
, and others. A full-length produced by Cain and mixed by Mark Trombino
Mark Trombino
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was released on Epitaph on September 23, 2008. The album features guest appearances from Justin Pierre
Justin Pierre
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of Motion City Soundtrack and Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low
All Time Low
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. Come Around hit #44 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
The band spent the summer of 2009 on Warped Tour 2009
Warped Tour 2009
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on the Hurley
Hurley International
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Stage.
Pat Brown recently announced during a live acoustic performance online that Sing it Loud will be releasing their new album in May. Sing it Loud's upcoming album includes a track called "Shadows" that features lead vocals by Kieren Smith and backup vocals by Pat Brown. This will be the first time the two have ever switched roles.
The new Sing It Loud album is titled Everything Collide, containing 11 tracks it came out May 11, 2010. The album reached #28 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart.
On September 14, 2010, after three years as a band, the members decided to go their separate ways. The split was announced VIA their MySpace page. Their final show was played on October 9, 2010 at Station 4 in their hometown.
Members
- Pat Brown - vocals, 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...
- Kieren Smith - 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...
, backing vocals - Nate Flynn - bass
- Ben Peterson - keyboardKeyboard 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...
, synthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones... - Christopher Lee - drums
Discography
- Sing it Loud EP (2007)Sing It Loud EPThe Sing It Loud EP was the first ep by pop-punk band Sing It Loud.-Track list:#"Bite Your Lip"#"Let Yourself Go"#"No One Can Touch Us"#"Come Around"#"Maybe I'm a Ghost"...
(DemoDemo (music)A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...
, October 6, 2007) - Come Around EPCome Around EPThe Come Around EP is the first major-label release by the Minneapolis-based pop-punk band Sing it Loud. It was followed a few months later by their full-length album Come Around...
(Epitaph RecordsEpitaph RecordsEpitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
, March, 2008) - Come AroundCome Around (Sing it Loud album)Come Around is the debut studio album from Minneapolis, Minnesota pop rock band Sing it Loud. It was released on Epitaph Records on September 23, 2008.- Track listing :All tracks by Sing it Loud# "I've Got a Feeling" - 2:54# "We're Not Afraid" Come Around is the debut studio album from Minneapolis,...
(Epitaph RecordsEpitaph RecordsEpitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
, September 23, 2008) - Everything CollideEverything Collide (Sing It Loud album)Everything Collide is the sophomore release from the Minneapolis, Minnesota pop rock band Sing it Loud. It was released on Epitaph Records on May 11, 2010.-Track listing:-Credits:* Pat Brown - Lead Vocals, Guitar...
(Epitaph RecordsEpitaph RecordsEpitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
, May 11, 2010)