The Drama Club
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The Drama Club was a five-piece alternative rock
group from Wilkes-Barre
, Pennsylvania
, United States
.
(Universal Music), moved back to Pennsylvania after singing for the Chicago-based rock outfit Widescreen with Geno Lenardo and Steve Gillis (formerly of Filter). After working on songs for a few months, the band was introduced to producer Bill Appleberry (The Wallflowers, The Used, Stone Temple Pilots, Adema) by management who expressed interested in working on their songs and recording them. The band and Appleberry recorded five songs which the band later self-released in 2006 on an EP called Greatest Hits to get the music out and tour regionally to build a fan base. These five songs were recorded in just four days at Soundmine Studios, in E. Stroadsburg, PA and mixed in Los Angeles. In 2008 another producer, Rob Caggiano
, came out to Pennsylvania to see and hear the band play one of their live shows. Finding quite a bit of interest in the band, Caggiano called Jay Baumgardner
to help the band mix another EP called The Drama Club. This 2008 self-titled EP also includes guest vocalist Ben Burnley of Breaking Benjamin
who is a childhood friend of Coyle's and was released and distributed nationally by EMI Music. The Drama Club's song "Everybody Wants Some" was chosen by ESPN and is featured in their "NFL Plays of December", NFL Live and ESPN News shows. To support this EP the band completed two national tours supporting Cold and Semi-Precious Weapons; they have also done many regional dates with Papa Roach, Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, Saving Abel, Candlebox, Hoobastank, and Velvet Revolver. In 2009 the band wrote more songs for their debut full-length album, and toured regionally. In 2010, The Drama Club posted 3 songs for download on facebook
. Two of which were new demos and the third was an acoustic version on 'Brand New Day'. The album title for these songs is called 'Presents: The Twilight Symphony'. This is rumoured to be the title of The Drama Club's debut full-length album On November 11, 2010 The Drama Club put the new demo album "Presents: The Twilight Symphony" Up for free download on ILike.com which also appears on the bands Facebook page.
On Thursday, March 17, 2011 The Drama Club announced that there is officially no more Drama Club.
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...
group from Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, United States
United States
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.
History
The band idea and initial concept began in circa 2005 when lead singer and primary composer Nick Coyle, formerly of the rock band LiferLifer
Lifer is a five-piece nu metal band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The group went under various names and only released one studio album in 2001.-Career:...
(Universal Music), moved back to Pennsylvania after singing for the Chicago-based rock outfit Widescreen with Geno Lenardo and Steve Gillis (formerly of Filter). After working on songs for a few months, the band was introduced to producer Bill Appleberry (The Wallflowers, The Used, Stone Temple Pilots, Adema) by management who expressed interested in working on their songs and recording them. The band and Appleberry recorded five songs which the band later self-released in 2006 on an EP called Greatest Hits to get the music out and tour regionally to build a fan base. These five songs were recorded in just four days at Soundmine Studios, in E. Stroadsburg, PA and mixed in Los Angeles. In 2008 another producer, Rob Caggiano
Rob Caggiano
Robert Caggiano is an American guitarist and producer best known as the lead & rhythm guitarist of the Heavy Metal band Anthrax. His first professional band was Boiler Room that formed in 1996. The band caught the attention of Roadrunner Records after an opening slot for Orgy in 1999...
, came out to Pennsylvania to see and hear the band play one of their live shows. Finding quite a bit of interest in the band, Caggiano called Jay Baumgardner
Jay Baumgardner
Jay Baumgardner is an American record producer, engineer and mixer. He has worked on albums by Ugly Kid Joe, Helmet, Papa Roach, Endwell, Coal Chamber, Godsmack, Three Days Grace, New Found Glory, Spineshank, Alien Ant Farm and Orgy....
to help the band mix another EP called The Drama Club. This 2008 self-titled EP also includes guest vocalist Ben Burnley of Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin
Breaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, currently consisting of Benjamin Burnley and Chad Szeliga. The band has released four studio albums to date and a greatest hits album that was released on August 16, 2011. The group initially went on indefinite hiatus due...
who is a childhood friend of Coyle's and was released and distributed nationally by EMI Music. The Drama Club's song "Everybody Wants Some" was chosen by ESPN and is featured in their "NFL Plays of December", NFL Live and ESPN News shows. To support this EP the band completed two national tours supporting Cold and Semi-Precious Weapons; they have also done many regional dates with Papa Roach, Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, Saving Abel, Candlebox, Hoobastank, and Velvet Revolver. In 2009 the band wrote more songs for their debut full-length album, and toured regionally. In 2010, The Drama Club posted 3 songs for download on facebook
Facebook
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. Two of which were new demos and the third was an acoustic version on 'Brand New Day'. The album title for these songs is called 'Presents: The Twilight Symphony'. This is rumoured to be the title of The Drama Club's debut full-length album On November 11, 2010 The Drama Club put the new demo album "Presents: The Twilight Symphony" Up for free download on ILike.com which also appears on the bands Facebook page.
On Thursday, March 17, 2011 The Drama Club announced that there is officially no more Drama Club.
Current members
- Vocals/Synths/Guitars: Nick Coyle
- Guitar: Peshi
- Drums: Christopher Bones
- Bass: Mike Morgan
- Guitar/Vocals: Chris Bishop
Former members
- Guitar/Vocals: Eric Sandroski
- Drums: Randy Elmy
- Guitar/Vocals: Jon Novakovich
- Keyboards: Chris Wallace
- Keyboards: Ryan Kofron
- Guitar/Vocals: Nate Bevan
- Bass: R.J. McLean
- Drums: Kevin Soffera
- Drums: Tony Kruszka
EPs (Extended Plays)
- 2004 - The Beginning (Demo)
- 2006 - Greatest Hits - EP
- 2007 - This Could Be Just What You Wanted (Demo)
- 2008 - The Drama Club - EP
- 2010 - The Drama Club Presents: The Twilight Symphony (Demo)
Singles
- "Brand New Day" - Featuring Benjamin BurnleyBenjamin BurnleyBenjamin Jackson Burnley IV is an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and primary songwriter for the band Breaking Benjamin.-Early days as a musician:...
, vocalist/guitarist for Breaking BenjaminBreaking BenjaminBreaking Benjamin is an American rock band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, currently consisting of Benjamin Burnley and Chad Szeliga. The band has released four studio albums to date and a greatest hits album that was released on August 16, 2011. The group initially went on indefinite hiatus due...
- "November"
- "November" receives a fair amount of radio play on Sirius Satellite RadioSirius Satellite RadioSirius Satellite Radio is a satellite radio service operating in North America, owned by Sirius XM Radio.Headquartered in New York City, with smaller studios in Los Angeles and Memphis, Sirius was officially launched on July 1, 2002 and currently provides 69 streams of music and 65 streams of...
, on the OctaneOctane (Sirius)Octane is an active rock radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 37 and Dish Network channel 6037. As a part of the Sirius XM Merger, Octane replaced the XM station SquiZZ on XM channel 48 and DirecTV channel 835 beginning November 12, 2008...
station.
- Promotional Single
- "November" receives a fair amount of radio play on Sirius Satellite Radio
- "November" - 2:59
- "November (Instrumental)" - 3:00