Stars Go Dim
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Stars Go Dim is an American
pop rock
band from Tulsa
, Oklahoma
that formed in late 2007. The band consists of Chris Cleveland (vocals, piano
, and guitar
), Joey Avalos (guitar
), Michael Wittig
(bass
), and Lester Estelle II
(drum
s). They released their first self-titled EP in October 2008. They also released their debut album Love Gone Mad
on August 4, 2009.
nominated Christian rock
band Pillar
. Wittig and Estelle ultimately left Pillar to focus on Stars Go Dim in 2008. Avalos was also a touring member of Pillar before committing to the new band, and was previously in Justifide
.
After forming in late 2007, the band finished recording and finally released their first self-titled EP in October 2008. The EP consists of five tracks: "Come Around," "Crazy," "Walk On," "Incredible," and, "Get Over It." Avalos stated that, "We just love to write songs that make you want to sing-along," and "it wasn’t until I had written a twelve or so songs that we realized what we had. It’s really this intricate mess of a love story that will unfold itself with our full-length album." Wittig also commented about the EP, saying, "The whole package really presents our musical identity. We’ve spent the past several months working and waiting to get this EP out to our fans." After forming and releasing their first EP, the band has had a moderate string of success. They've opened up for Switchfoot
, Daughtry, and Graham Colton
and have shared the stage with Paramore
, The All-American Rejects
, and The Roots
. The band credits their success to their fans. Cleveland stated, "We really do have the best fans. Really. They were onboard with us when we just had a few videos of us writing the songs and no other music or bells and whistles to offer." Wittig also commented about the band's fans, saying, "The online communities have helped us get to know our fans better and vice versa. We’re always coming up with new ways to connect."
In 2009, the band won the Channel One News
Hear It Now Artist of the Year Award. To follow up their EP, the band released their first full-length album Love Gone Mad
August 4, 2009. The band was awarded the 2009 "Absolute Best of Tulsa" award by Urban Tulsa Weekly for the Best Pop Rock Group August 8, 2009.
Since 2010 Lester Estelle II is not an official band member, but he does engineering and studio work for the band.
In 2011 SGD released two singles, "Like I Mean It" and "Hesitate", and shot music videos for both. "Like I Mean It" music video is taken for rotation on mtvU
in February 2011.
February 2011 – The band is a "featured band" at Noisetrade.com, where the album Love Gone Mad
is available as a free download for a limited time.
On 4 October 2011 the band released their new EP named Between Here and Now which includes two previously released singles.
United States
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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 from Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
that formed in late 2007. The band consists of Chris Cleveland (vocals, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, and 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...
), Joey Avalos (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...
), Michael Wittig
Michael Wittig
Michael Richard Wittig is an American Christian musician who is best known as "Kalel", the former bass player for the Dove Awards winning and Grammy nominated Christian hard rock band Pillar. After ten years of playing with Pillar, Wittig left the band in September 2008. He is currently a member...
(bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), and Lester Estelle II
Lester Estelle II
Lester Estelle, Jr. or Lester Estelle II is the former drummer and backing vocalist for the Tulsa-based Christian rock band, Pillar. Lester currently plays drums for Country Star Neal McCoy - Early life and first drumset :...
(drum
Drum kit
A 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 ....
s). They released their first self-titled EP in October 2008. They also released their debut album Love Gone Mad
Love Gone Mad
Love Gone Mad is the debut studio album by American pop rock band Stars Go Dim. The album was released on August 4, 2009.The band also filmed a music video for songs Come Around and Get Over It.-Conception:...
on August 4, 2009.
History
Stars Go Dim began as a side project of the Grammy AwardGrammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nominated Christian rock
Christian rock
Christian rock is a form of rock music played by individuals and bands whose members are Christians and who often focus the lyrics on matters concerned with the Christian faith. The extent to which their lyrics are explicitly Christian varies between bands...
band Pillar
Pillar (band)
Pillar is a Christian rock band currently located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their sixth studio album, Confessions, was released in 2009.- Formation and independent albums :...
. Wittig and Estelle ultimately left Pillar to focus on Stars Go Dim in 2008. Avalos was also a touring member of Pillar before committing to the new band, and was previously in Justifide
Justifide
Justifide was a Christian rock band formed in 1999 and ended in 2006, when they changed their name to "Reform the Resistance". The band's music dealt with hard-hitting images and real-world problems...
.
After forming in late 2007, the band finished recording and finally released their first self-titled EP in October 2008. The EP consists of five tracks: "Come Around," "Crazy," "Walk On," "Incredible," and, "Get Over It." Avalos stated that, "We just love to write songs that make you want to sing-along," and "it wasn’t until I had written a twelve or so songs that we realized what we had. It’s really this intricate mess of a love story that will unfold itself with our full-length album." Wittig also commented about the EP, saying, "The whole package really presents our musical identity. We’ve spent the past several months working and waiting to get this EP out to our fans." After forming and releasing their first EP, the band has had a moderate string of success. They've opened up for Switchfoot
Switchfoot
Switchfoot is an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's members are Jon Foreman , Tim Foreman , Chad Butler , Jerome Fontamillas , and Drew Shirley .After early successes in the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot first gained mainstream...
, Daughtry, and Graham Colton
Graham Colton
Graham Colton is an American singer-songwriter from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma most widely known for his hit song "Best Days", featured on the television series American Idol and Kyle XY...
and have shared the stage with Paramore
Paramore
Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York...
, The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects are an American rock band formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1999. The band consists of lead vocalist and bass guitarist Tyson Ritter, lead guitarist, Nick Wheeler, rhythm guitarist, Mike Kennerty, and drummer Chris Gaylor....
, and The Roots
The Roots
The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...
. The band credits their success to their fans. Cleveland stated, "We really do have the best fans. Really. They were onboard with us when we just had a few videos of us writing the songs and no other music or bells and whistles to offer." Wittig also commented about the band's fans, saying, "The online communities have helped us get to know our fans better and vice versa. We’re always coming up with new ways to connect."
In 2009, the band won the Channel One News
Channel One News
Channel One News is a 12 minute news program for teens broadcast via satellite to middle schools and high schools across the United States. Channel One is owned by Alloy Media + Marketing and based in New York City.-Program History:...
Hear It Now Artist of the Year Award. To follow up their EP, the band released their first full-length album Love Gone Mad
Love Gone Mad
Love Gone Mad is the debut studio album by American pop rock band Stars Go Dim. The album was released on August 4, 2009.The band also filmed a music video for songs Come Around and Get Over It.-Conception:...
August 4, 2009. The band was awarded the 2009 "Absolute Best of Tulsa" award by Urban Tulsa Weekly for the Best Pop Rock Group August 8, 2009.
Since 2010 Lester Estelle II is not an official band member, but he does engineering and studio work for the band.
In 2011 SGD released two singles, "Like I Mean It" and "Hesitate", and shot music videos for both. "Like I Mean It" music video is taken for rotation on mtvU
MtvU
mtvU is a division of Viacom's MTV Networks which produces a 24-hour television channel that is available on more than 750 college and university campuses across the United States, as well as several digital cable packages...
in February 2011.
February 2011 – The band is a "featured band" at Noisetrade.com, where the album Love Gone Mad
Love Gone Mad
Love Gone Mad is the debut studio album by American pop rock band Stars Go Dim. The album was released on August 4, 2009.The band also filmed a music video for songs Come Around and Get Over It.-Conception:...
is available as a free download for a limited time.
On 4 October 2011 the band released their new EP named Between Here and Now which includes two previously released singles.
Studio albums
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| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
US 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... |
ARG Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers The Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers is an Argentine organization member of the IFPI, which represents the music industry in the country. It is a nonprofit organization integrated by multinational and independent record labels.... |
AUS Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
BEL Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... |
FRA Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
IRL Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically... |
NOR Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
SWI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
CAN Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
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| 2009 | Love Gone Mad Love Gone Mad Love Gone Mad is the debut studio album by American pop rock band Stars Go Dim. The album was released on August 4, 2009.The band also filmed a music video for songs Come Around and Get Over It.-Conception:...
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Current
- Chris Cleveland - vocals, pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, 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...
(2007–present) - Joey Avalos - 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...
(2007–present) - Michael WittigMichael WittigMichael Richard Wittig is an American Christian musician who is best known as "Kalel", the former bass player for the Dove Awards winning and Grammy nominated Christian hard rock band Pillar. After ten years of playing with Pillar, Wittig left the band in September 2008. He is currently a member...
- bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2007–present)