The Dreaming (US band)
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The Dreaming is a rock band in the Hollywood area founded in 2002
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...

 by Johnny Haro and Christopher Hall, former lead singer of the band Stabbing Westward
Stabbing Westward
Stabbing Westward was an American industrial rock and alternative rock band. They formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois and began recording in the 1990s. The band announced a dissolution in 2002.- Early years :...

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Biography

The Dreaming formed in late 2002 after the dissolution of Christopher Hall's former band, Stabbing Westward
Stabbing Westward
Stabbing Westward was an American industrial rock and alternative rock band. They formed in 1985 in Chicago, Illinois and began recording in the 1990s. The band announced a dissolution in 2002.- Early years :...

. Chris and Johnny Haro, who had briefly filled in on drums in Stabbing Westward, took to the studio to record demos for his new project. Enlisting the help of Brian Carlstrom, who engineered Darkest Days
Darkest Days
Darkest Days is the third album released on Columbia Records by industrial rock band Stabbing Westward. The album was recorded in L.A. in 1997 and released in April 1998. The album failed to achieve the same level of success as Wither Blister Burn & Peel. The band was dropped from Columbia Records...

, the group began recording.

The group completed their first round of demo songs by February 2003 and made their live debut at The Gig in Hollywood, California, Throughout the following months, the group played several shows in notable Hollywood venues such as Whisky a Go Go
Whisky a Go Go
The Whisky a Go Go is a nightclub in West Hollywood, California, United States. It is located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard, on the Sunset Strip.-History:...

, The Gig, and Dragonfly and signed a deal with Andy Gould Management.

Throughout 2004, the group continued to play shows on the west coast, including gigs in California, Washington and Nevada. In July 2004, the group shot a music video for the song "Beautiful.". In late 2004, the group re-recorded the track "Beautiful" from The Dreaming EP with famed producer 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....

 for the soundtrack to the 2005 film Elektra
Elektra (2005 film)
Elektra is a 2005 superhero film directed by Rob Bowman. It is a spin-off from the 2003 film Daredevil, starring the Marvel comics character Elektra Natchios . The story follows Elektra, an international assassin whose weapon of choice is a pair of sai.For the screenplay, Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman...

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Original guitarist Diego Russo would be replaced by former Amen guitarist Jinxx. Winter 2005 saw the digital release of the Bonus Tracks EP, and 2006 followed with Dreamo, an EP that featured Hall and Jinxx re-interpreting four of the group's songs with both acoustic guitar and violin.

In Fall of 2006, the group went on their first national tour, The Congress of Corruption. The Dreaming opened for Godhead
Godhead (band)
Godhead, occasionally typeset as gODHEAD, is an American alternative rock/metal band from Washington, D.C.. They are most often credited with being the only band signed to musician Marilyn Manson's short-lived vanity label, Posthuman Records.-History:...

, Ill Niño
Ill Niño
Ill Niño is an American six-piece metal band from New Jersey founded in 1998. The band has sold over 3.3 million units worldwide; they have 5 studio albums and 10 music videos.-History:...

 and Ra
Ra (U.S. band)
Ra is an American alternative metal band from Los Angeles, California, taking their name from the Egyptian sun god. The band has been around since the 1990s, but did not actually evolve into its current form until 2002...

 on this tour. Carlton Bost, joined the line-up in 2007 after his previous band Deadsy
Deadsy
Deadsy is an American synth rock band from California. The band is known for its visual iconography and signature characteristics assigned to each band member. Each musician is identified by a specific color, stage name, and graphic tied into the band's theatrical nature. The band has released...

 went on hiatus. The album Etched in Blood was released on January 31, 2008, through a deal with BCD music group,

In promotion of the album, the group embarked on a 3-month headlining tour in early 2008 that took them across the United States. They would then follow up with a co-headlining tour with Flaw
Flaw
Flaw is a rock band from Louisville, Kentucky. The band was formed by ex-guitarist Jason Daunt in 1995.-Independent Albums :Flaw was formed in 1995 when vocalist Chris Volz answered an ad in a local paper placed by guitarist Jason Daunt, looking for a singer for an alternative/industrial band...

 in late 2008, and a co-headlining tour with Trust Company
Trust Company
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 in early 2009. Jinxx would leave the group in mid-2009 and later join Black Veil Brides
Black Veil Brides
Black Veil Brides is an American rock band based out of Hollywood, California. The group is composed of Andrew Biersack , Ashley Purdy , Jake Pitts , Jinxx , and Christian "CC" Coma...

. he was ultimately replaced by former American Headcharge-guitarist Nick Quijano in early 2011. Bassist Martin Kelly from Living Dead Lights and guitarist Rich Jazmin round out the roster in the Fall of 2011. The second album "PUPPET" is scheduled to be released on 11/1/11 on EAR/EMI records with the first single "Every Trace" scoring early radio adds weeks before the actual radio add date.

Discography

Year Title
2008 Etched In Blood
2011 Puppet

EPs

Year Title
2003 The Dreaming
2005 Bonus Tracks
2006 Dreamo
2007 Club Re-Mixes

Compilations

Year Album
2008 Pre-Op

Soundtracks

Year Album/Source Label Song(s)
2005 Elektra Wind-Up Records
Wind-Up Records
Wind-up Entertainment, Inc. is a record label based in New York City. It was formed in 1997 by Alan Meltzer, former owner of CD One Stop, following his 1996 purchase of Grass Records. Wind-up is currently the largest independently-owned record label in the world...

"Beautiful"

Covers

{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Artist
!Notes
|-
|Let's Go To Bed
|The Cure
|Debuted on Myspace/Available on Pre-Op
|-
|Send Me An Angel
|Real Life
|Debuted on Myspace/Available on Pre-Op
|-
|It's No Good
|Depeche Mode
|Debuted on Myspace/Available on Puppet
|-
|Don't Change
|INXS
|Performed Live in 2009/Not Recorded
|-

Current members

  • Christopher Hall – lead vocals (2002–present)
  • Johnny Haro – drums (2002–present)

  • Nick Quijano – guitars (2011–present)
  • Martin Kelly – bass (2011–present)

  • Rich Jazmin – guitars (2011–present)

Former members

  • Carlton Bost – guitars/keys (2007–2011)
  • Brent Ashley – bass (2005–2011)
  • Jinxx – guitars (2005–2009)
  • Diego Russo – guitars (2003–2005)
  • Jonathon Dyke – bass (2003–2005)
  • Rich Jazmin – guitars (2009–2010)

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