name	New Wave
Bgcolor	crimson
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stylistic origins	Punk rock, art rock, garage rock, glam rock, pub rock, ska, reggae, funk, electronic music, pop, bubblegum, disco
cultural origins	Mid to late 1970s, United Kingdom and United States
instruments	Electric guitar – bass guitar – drums – synthesizers – vocals
popularity	Late 1970s to mid 1980s; revival in 2000s and 2010s
derivatives	Neue Deutsche Welle – Suomi-rock – New Romanticism – Synthpop – Mod revival – Chillwave
fusiongenres	Synthpunk – 2 Tone – Electroclash – Nu Rave
regional scenes	Argentina – Finland – France – Germany – Italy – Spain – United Kingdom – United States – Yugoslavia
other topics	Post-punk – Alternative rock }}

New Wave is a subgenre of rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s pop music. New Wave, as a term, has been used to describe all post-punk rock music, yet, it distances itself from other post-punk movements as it displays characteristics common to pop music, rather than the more "arty" post-punk.

As a genre, it incorporates much of the original punk rock sound and ethos, such as an emphasis on short and punchy songs, yet it is characterized by greater complexity in both music and lyrics. Common characteristics of New Wave music, aside from its punk influences, include the usage of synthesizers and electronic productions, the importance of styling and the arts, as well as a great amount of diversity. As a term, New Wave is often used to describe music which was quirky and eccentric, yet also catchy and pop at heart, incorporating clear melodious hooks. In such a way, its style varies greatly, ranging from 1950s and 60s rock revivalism, ska and reggae-styled music, to synthpop-oriented dance.

New Wave is seen as one of the definitive genres of the 1980s; at the time, it enjoyed commercial success as several of the major artists and groups of the time were labelled New Wave. The genre became a fixture on MTV, and the popularity of several New Wave artists has been partially attributed to the exposure that was given to them by the channel. Despite commercial success in the 1980s, it was criticised by some at the time for its particular style and music. The genre started to fade out by c. 1984; nevertheless, it never truly died, and it enjoyed resurgences since the 1990s, after a "nostalgia" for New Wave swept across the music scene, influencing several artists. The revivals in the 1990s and early 2000s were small, but became popular by 2004; subsequently, the genre has influenced a variety of music genres.

Overview[link]

The term "New Wave" itself has been a source of much confusion and controversy. It first circulated as a rock music genre in the early 1970s, used by critics like Nick Kent and Dave Marsh to classify such New York-based groups as the Velvet Underground and New York Dolls. It gained a much wider currency beginning in 1976 when it appeared in UK punk fanzines such as ''Sniffin' Glue'', and also in newsstand music weeklies such as "Melody Maker" and "New Musical Express" magazine. In a November 1976 article in ''Melody Maker'', Caroline Coon used Malcolm McLaren's term "New Wave" to designate music by bands not exactly punk, but related to, and part of the same musical scene; the term was also used in that sense by music journalist Charles Shaar Murray in his comments about The Boomtown Rats. For a period of time in 1976 and 1977 the two terms were interchangeable. By the end of 1977, "New Wave" had replaced "Punk" as the definition for new underground music in the UK.

In the United States, Sire Records needed a term by which it could market its newly signed bands, who had frequently played the club CBGB. Because radio consultants in the United States had advised their clients that punk rock was a fad, they settled on the term "New Wave". Like the filmmakers of the French New Wave movement whom the genre was named after, its new artists, such as the Ramones and Talking Heads, were anti-corporate and experimental. At first most American writers exclusively used the term "New Wave" to describe British punk acts. Starting in December 1976, ''The New York Rocker'', which was suspicious of the term "punk," became the first American journal to enthusiastically use the term starting with British acts, and later appropriating it to acts associated with the CBGB scene. Music historian Vernon Joynson states that New Wave emerged in the UK in late 1976, when many bands began disassociating themselves from punk. Music that followed the anarchic garage band ethos of the Sex Pistols was distinguished as "punk", while music that tended toward experimentation, lyrical complexity, or more polished production, came to be categorized as "New Wave". This came to include musicians who had come to prominence in the British pub rock scene of the mid-1970s, such as Ian Dury, Nick Lowe, Eddie and the Hot Rods and Dr. Feelgood; and according to Allmusic "angry, intelligent" singer-songwriters who "approached pop music with the sardonic attitude and tense, aggressive energy of punk" such as Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, and Graham Parker. In the U.S., the first New Wavers were the not-so-punk acts associated with the New York club CBGB, such as Talking Heads, Mink DeVille and Blondie. CBGB owner Hilly Kristal, referring to the first show of the band Television at his club in March 1974, said, "I think of that as the beginning of new wave." Furthermore, many artists who would have originally been classified as punk were also termed New Wave. A 1977 Phonogram Records compilation album of the same name (New Wave) features US artists including the Dead Boys, Ramones, Talking Heads and The Runaways.

The New Wave sound of this era represented a break from the smooth-oriented blues and rock & roll sounds of late 1960s to mid 1970s rock music. According to music journalist Simon Reynolds, the music had a twitchy, agitated feel to it. New Wave musicians often played choppy rhythm guitars with fast tempos. Keyboards were common as were stop-and-start song structures and melodies. Reynolds noted that New Wave vocalists sounded high-pitched, geeky and suburban.

Power pop, a genre that started before punk at the very beginning of the 1970s, became associated with New Wave at the end of the decade because their brief catchy songs fit into the mood of the era. The Romantics, The Records, The Motors, Cheap Trick, and 20/20 were groups that had success playing this style. Helped by the success of power pop groups such as The Knack, skinny ties became fashionable among New Wave musicians.

A revival of ska music led by The Specials, Madness and the The Beat/English Beat added humor and a strong dance beat to New Wave.

Later still, "New Wave" came to imply a less noisy, often synthesizer-based, pop sound. The term ''post-punk'' was coined to describe groups such as Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, Gang of Four and The Cure which were initially considered part of the New Wave but were more ambitious, serious and challenging, darker, and less pop oriented. Some of these groups would later adopt synths. Although distinct, punk, New Wave, and post-punk all shared common ground: an energetic reaction to what they perceived as the overproduced, uninspired popular music of the 1970s. Allmusic explained that New Wave's stylistic diversity occurred because New Wave "retained the fresh vigor and irreverence of punk music, as well as a fascination with electronics, style, and art". This diversity extended to the numerous one hit wonders that came out of the genre. Conventional wisdom holds that the genre "died" in the middle of the 1980s. Theo Cateforis, Assistant Professor of Music History and Cultures at Syracuse University, contends New Wave "receded" during this period when advances in synthesizer technology caused New Wave groups and mainstream pop and rock groups to sound more alike.

MTV brought a "image is everything" mantra to New Wave during the 1980s. New Wave men put eyeliners on and New Wave women wore pants. Pants were tucked inside boots. Lingerie was worn on the outside, and sequined gloves were popular. Hair was dyed red, gold and green.

Related movements in Europe [link]

In Finland in the wake of Punk and New Wave the Suomi-Rock phenomenon occurred. Eppu Normaali were the seminal act of this phenomenon. During the late 1970s and early 1980s in Amsterdam a movement that mixed the post punk and New Wave early 1980s emerged called Ultra which was an abbreviation for ultra modern. More garage oriented New Wave became popular in Holland during the late 1980s. Clan of Xymox and Minny Pops became successful abroad and contributed to the maturation of Dutch Alternative Pop. The New Romantic scene had developed in the London nightclubs Billy's and The Blitz and was associated with bands including Duran Duran, Japan, Ultravox, Visage, Adam and the Ants, Bow Wow Wow, Soft Cell, Spandau Ballet, ABC and Culture Club. They adopted their visual and musical style from David Bowie and Roxy Music. The Italian scene between the end of '70s and the '80s was very imortant for the new wave, because there were some groups and singers like Krisma, Franco Battiato, Giuni Russo, Alice, Diaframma, Pankow, Garbo, Fausto Rossi, Alberto Camerini, Garbo Litfiba and CCCP Fedeli alla linea. Some of them, like Krisma and Battiato, experimented with a very avant-gard music.

Reception in the United States[link]

In the summer of 1977 both ''TIME'' and ''Newsweek'' magazines wrote favorable lead stories on the "punk/new wave" movement. Acts associated with the movement received little or no radio airplay or music industry support. Small scenes developed in major cities. Continuing into the next year, public support remained limited to select elements of the artistic, bohemian and intellectual population, as arena rock and disco dominated the charts. Starting in late 1978 and continuing into 1979, acts associated with punk and acts that mixed punk with other genres began to make chart appearances and receive airplay on rock stations. Blondie, Talking Heads, The Police and The Cars would chart during this period. "My Sharona", a single from The Knack, was ''Billboard'' magazine's number one single of 1979. The success of "My Sharona" prompted record companies to rush out and sign New Wave groups. New Wave music scenes developed in Ohio and Athens, Georgia. 1980 saw brief forays into New Wave-styled music by non-New Wave artists Billy Joel and Linda Ronstadt. The release during this period of Gary Numan's album ''The Pleasure Principle'' would be the pop chart breakthrough for Synthpop acts with a cool, detached stage presence and no "definable gender characteristics".

Early in 1980 highly influential radio consultant Lee Abrams wrote a memo saying with a few exceptions "we're not going to be seeing many of the New Wave circuit acts happening very big over here (in America). As a movement, we don't expect it to have much influence." Lee Ferguson, a consultant to KWST interviewed at the time, said Los Angeles radio stations were banning disc jockeys from using the term and noted that "Most of the people who call music New Wave are the ones looking for a way not to play it." Second albums by artists who had successful debut albums, along with the newly signed artists, both failed to sell and radio pulled most New Wave programming.

The arrival of MTV in 1981 would usher in New Wave's most successful era. British artists, unlike many of their American counterparts, had learned how to use the music video early on. Several British acts signed to independent labels were able to outmarket and outsell American artists that were signed with major labels. Journalists labeled this phenomenon a "Second British Invasion". MTV continued its heavy rotation of videos by New Wave-oriented acts until 1987, when it changed to a heavy metal and rock dominated format.

In a December 1982 Gallup poll, 14% of teenagers rated New Wave music as their favorite type of music, making it the third most popular. New Wave had its greatest popularity on the West Coast. Unlike other genres, race was not a factor in the popularity of New Wave music according to the poll. Urban Contemporary radio stations were the first to play dance-oriented New Wave artists such as the B-52's, Culture Club, Duran Duran and ABC. By this period the definition of New Wave music in the United States (and the Philippines ) had changed from the less rebellious, more commercial version of punk that it had been described as a few years earlier. For most of the remainder of the 1980s the term "New Wave" was used in America to describe nearly every new pop or pop rock artist that largely used synthesizers. New Wave is still used today to describe these acts, as well as late 1970s and 1980s post-punk and alternative acts.

Fans, music journalists, and artists would rebel against this catch-all definition by inventing dozens of genre names. Synthpop or "Technopop" as it was described by the U.S. press which filled a void left by disco, was a broad subgenre that included groups such as The Human League, Depeche Mode, Soft Cell, a-ha, New Order, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Yazoo, Ultravox, Kajagoogoo, and the Thompson Twins.

New Wave soundtracks were used in mainstream "Brat Pack" films such as ''Valley Girl'', ''Sixteen Candles'', ''Pretty In Pink,'' and ''The Breakfast Club''. John Hughes, a director of several of these films, was enthralled with British New Wave Music and put music from acts such as The Psychedelic Furs, Simple Minds, and Echo and The Bunnymen into his films, helping put New Wave into the mainstream. Several of these songs remain standards of the era. Critics would describe the MTV acts as shallow or vapid, but the danceable quality of the music and quirky fashion sense associated with New Wave artists appealed to audiences. The use of synthesizers by New Wave acts influenced the development of house music in Chicago and techno in Detroit. New Wave’s indie spirit would be crucial to the development of college rock and grunge/alternative rock in the latter half of the 1980s and beyond. New Wave is considered part of alternative rock today.

Post-1980s revivals and influence[link]

thumb|right|Franz Ferdinand performing in 2006. In 1991 retro futurist acts such as Stereolab and Saint Etienne mixed New Wave and kitschy 1960s pop. In the aftermath of grunge, the British music press launched a campaign to promote the New Wave of New Wave. This campaign involved overtly punk and New Wave influenced acts such as Elastica and Smash but was eclipsed by Britpop. Other acts of note during the 1990s included No Doubt, Metric, Six Finger Satellite, and Brainiac. During that decade the synthesizer heavy dance sounds British and European New Wave acts influenced various incarnations of Eurodisco and trance. Chris Martin was inspired to start Coldplay by a-ha.

During the 2000s a number of acts emerged that mined from a diversity of New Wave and post-punk influences. Among these were The Strokes, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Franz Ferdinand, The Epoxies, She Wants Revenge, Bloc Party, Foals, Kaiser Chiefs, and The Killers. These acts were sometimes labeled "New New Wave". By 2004 these acts were described as "hot". New Wave became revived during the mid 2000s with acts such as The Sounds, The Ting Tings, The Birthday Massacre, Hot Chip, Passion Pit, The Presets, La Roux, Ladytron, Shiny Toy Guns, Hockey, Gwen Stefani, Ladyhawke and Marina and the Diamonds. While some journalists and fans regarded this as a revival, others argue that the phenomenon is a continuation of the original movements. The Drums are an example of the current trend in the United States indie pop scene that mines both the sounds and attitudes of the British New Wave Era. British group La Roux who had a number 8 single on the Billboard's Hot 100 is an example on the influence New Wave is having on indie dance. In addition, in the late 2000s a New Wave influenced genre developed called Chillwave developed. Notable artists are Toro Y Moi, Neon Indian, Twin Shadow and Washed Out.

Disney Channel stars such as Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana embraced new wave sounds. Hip-hop artists commonly sample 1980s synthpop and R&B; artists such as Rihanna have also embraced that subgenre.

Many have claimed that daring, spunky and over-the-top fashions of today's stars such as Katy Perry and Lady Gaga channel 1980s New Wave fashion.

Parallel movements[link]

Coldwave

Dark Wave

Neue Deutsche Welle

No Wave

Yugoslav New Wave

Movida española

See also[link]

List of New Wave bands and artists

Electronic rock

References[link]

External links[link]

About.com Profile of the New Wave Genre

Encyclopædia Britannica Definition

St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture Article

Punk 2 New Wave Top 100 list and short reviews

Rolling Stone Magazine's ''Rock and Roll Daily blog'' Favorite 1980s New Wave Lists Reporters, Readers

A Real New Wave Rolls Out of Ohio Robert Christgau for The Village Voice 17 April 1978

1997 Interview with Brat Pack Film Director John Hughes Published MTV 7 August 2009

Walking on the Moon: The Untold Story of the Police and the Rise of New Wave book by Chris Campion previewed by Google Books

Rock Against the Bloc A look back at the Punk/New Wave movement in Poland by the Krakow Post 1 February 2010

Drowning In My Nostalgia Philippine Inquirer 7 September 2002 A critic looks back at her teenage fan days in The Philippines and Los Angeles

Further reading[link]

Cateforis, Theodore. ''Are We Not New Wave?: Modern Pop at the Turn of the 1980s ''. University of Michigan Press, June 7, 2011. ISBN 9780472034703.

Buckszpa, Danial. ''The Encyclopedia of New Wave. Sterling Publishing, May 1, 2012 ISBN 978-1402784729

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Wave Music is an independent dance music record label founded in 1995 by François Kevorkian, headquartered in New York City.

Its catalog features a wide spectrum of musical styles by many different artists, as well as several compilation series, such as Body&SOUL-NYC;, Deep&Sexy;, Bossa Mundo, and Frequencies.

Over the years, Wave Music has launched a variety of imprints (sub-labels) such as Wavetec, clicktracks, Wave Classics, Streetwave, and Deep Space Media. As well, it distributes other independent labels such as Chez Music and Bombay Records.

Selected List Of Artists[link]

A Hundred Birds

Abstract Truth

Alphamotive

Beat Pharmacy

Barbara Mendes

Blue 6

Boyd Jarvis

Carlos 'GoGo' Gomez

D'Malicious

Eric Kupper Presents Organika

Eternal Sun

Floppy Sounds

Fonda Rae

François K.

Kevin Aviance

Matthias 'Matty' Heilbronn

Moments Of Soul

Peckham Royalty

Solu Music

Willie Graff & T.Tauri

See also[link]

List of record labels

External links[link]

Wave Music Official Site

Discogs Listing for Wave Music

Wave Music on MySpace

Category:Record labels established in 1995 Category:American independent record labels Category:Electronic dance music record labels

New Wave may refer to:

Movements in film[link]

Australian New Wave

French New Wave, or Nouvelle Vague, the inaugural New Wave cinema movement

Indian New Wave, or Parallel Cinema, which began around the same time as the French New Wave

Japanese New Wave, or Nuberu Bagu, which also developed around the same time as the French ''Nouvelle Vague''

Persian New Wave, or Iranian New Wave, started in the 1960s

New German Cinema, new wave of German cinema

Czechoslovak New Wave

Cinema Novo or Novo Cinema, a movement in Brazilian and Portuguese film

Hong Kong New Wave, a movement in Hong Kong film led by Tsui Hark

Romanian New Wave

British New Wave

Taiwan New Wave

Thai New Wave

New Hollywood, also known as the American New Wave

Movements in music[link]

New Wave music, in the United Kingdom and the United States in the late 1970s and through the 1980s

New Wave of British Heavy Metal

New Wave of American Heavy Metal

''Neue Deutsche Welle'', the German New Wave music movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s

Yugoslav New Wave, aka Novi Val, Novi Talas or Nov Bran, the New Wave scene in Yugoslavia in the late 1970s and early 1980s

''Nueva ola'', a form of Spanish language popular music inspired on the musical developments of US and Europe in the 50s and 60s

Albums and songs[link]

''New Wave'' (The Auteurs album), 1993

''New Wave'' (Against Me! album), 2007

New Wave (The Challengers album), 1995

New Wave (Dizzy Gillespie album), 1963

"The New Wave", a 1994 single by the band Daft Punk

New Wave (Against Me! song)

Other[link]

New Wave science fiction, a movement in science fiction

New Wave (design), a typographical design philosophy

HP NewWave, a software product released by Hewlett-Packard circa 1988

''The New Wave'' (comics), a 1986 comic book by Eclipse Comics

New Wave (comics), a fictional character in the DC Comics universe

New Wave (competition), an annual international competition of young singers of popular music

New Wave Kitakyushu, a Japanese football (soccer) club

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Name	Gavin DeGraw|background solo_singer
Birth name	Gavin Shane DeGraw
Birth date	February 04, 1977
Height	5' 11" (1.80 m)
Birth place	South Fallsburg, New York, United States
Genre	Blue-eyed soul, pop rock, rock
Instrument	Vocals, piano, guitar
Occupation	Musician and singer-songwriter
Years active	2000–Present
Label	RCA Records
Website	gavindegraw.com }}

Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American musician and singer-songwriter. He is known for his songs "Chariot", "Follow Through", "I Don't Want to Be" (which has been featured as the theme song for the television drama series, ''One Tree Hill'' since 2003), "In Love with a Girl", and "Not Over You".

Early life[link]

DeGraw grew up in the Catskills in South Fallsburg, New York. His mother, Lynne (Krieger), was a detox specialist, and his father, Wayne DeGraw, was a prison guard; he referenced his father's occupation in the song "I Don't Want to Be". His father is of Irish descent and his mother's family was of Russian. DeGraw began singing and playing piano at the age of eight. He also has two siblings, both older, named Neeka and Joey (born August 1973). It was at his brother's advice that he began writing his own songs. Joey DeGraw is a musician as well, currently touring to promote his own music.

Career[link]

DeGraw rose to fame in 2003 when "I Don't Want to Be" was chosen as the theme song for teen drama ''One Tree Hill''. The song has also been performed on ''American Idol'' and ''Idol Sweden'' by various contestants during different seasons.

DeGraw released his debut album, ''Chariot'' on July 22, 2003 under J Records. ''Chariot'' was recorded at Los Angeles' music studios, ''Sunset Sound'' and produced by Mark Endert. Chariot sold over a million copies and earned platinum certification. The album also featured three of DeGraw's singles: "I Don’t Want To Be", "Follow Through" and "Chariot". He then went on to release an acoustic version of the album called ''Chariot Stripped'' in 2004. ''Chariot Stripped'' contains a cover version of Sam Cooke's "A Change Is Gonna Come".

DeGraw's second album, self-titled ''Gavin DeGraw'' was released on May 6, 2008. The first single, "In Love with a Girl" was released on February 12, 2008. The second U.S. single "Cheated On Me" was released in the US on September 30, 2008. This was followed by the ''Live From Soho'' album, released on Nov 7 2008, featuring mostly tracks from ''Gavin DeGraw''. ''Gavin DeGraw'' debuted at No. 1 on the digital sales chart and ranked at No. 7 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart.

Gavin Degraw's third album, ''Free'' was released March 31, 2009. DeGraw made ''Free'' in less than two weeks at the Brooklyn studio of his producer Camus Celli. DeGraw included some songs on the album that he wrote very early in his career and that have evolved over time, songs such as "Dancing Shoes" and "Glass". The debut single from the album, "Stay", was released on March 11, 2009. FREE has been described as "''recorded versions of his live favourites''".

DeGraw's fourth, and most recent album, ''Sweeter'' was set to release on August 9, 2011 but got pushed back to September 20, 2011. The album features many tracks co-written with other artists. The first single "Not Over You" was released on iTunes in June. The track was co-written and produced by Ryan Tedder and was said to be inspired by Kyle Craig. "Not Over You" is his first song to reach the top spot on the Adult Pop Songs. ''Sweeter'' contains collaborations from producers including Butch Walker, Eric Rosse, and Ron Aniello; alongside another co-written title track, "''Sweeter''" with ''Andrew Frampton''. The album was recorded in many locations including ''Blackbird Studios'' in Nashville, ''Walker’s Space'' in Venice and the Henson Recording Studios.

''Sweeter'' is DeGraw's first album released under RCA Records, all three of his previous albums were released under J Records. DeGraw went on to release an acoustic album based mostly on songs from ''Sweeter''. The ''iTunes Session'' album features seven tracks and a 30 minute interview.

Appearances[link]

Alongside DeGraw's musical career he has also performed on multiple TV shows and his songs can be heard across TV and film.

TV appearances[link]

DeGraw made his first TV appearance on ''Real Magic TV''. He then went on to appear on: ''The Sharon Osbourne Show'', ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'', ''American Dreams'', ''Total Request Live'' and ''Rove Live''. During Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in 2004, DeGraw is credited as a performer. After this, he was seen on ''What I Like About You'' alongside Dutch TV shows ''Barend & Van Dorp'' and ''Clement Behrendt Kjersgaard''. DeGraw performed "I Don't Want to Be" during the 2005 Radio Music Awards. He was also a musical guest on ''The VIP'', ''Jensen!'', ''New York 360º'' and ''Entertainment Tonight''. DeGraw has appeared on multiple episodes of ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', the ''Late Show with David Letterman'', ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'', ''Live! with Kelly'', ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' and ''Last Call with Carson Daly'', performing tracks from whichever album he was promoting. DeGraw is credited as a presenter for the 2011 American Music Awards and can mostly be seen presenting footage from backstage. Recently he appeared during an episode of ''Conan'', the episode was aired on the 9 January 2012. On the 4 April 2012 DeGraw performed on the final episode of ''One Tree Hill'' following his heavy connection with the show throughout it's nine seasons.

DeGraw was a contestant on ABC's season 14 of "Dancing With the Stars" which premiered on Monday March 19, 2012. DeGraw and his partner ''Karina Smirnoff'' were eliminated from the competition during week 5, following a Dance Duel with cast-mate Jaleel White and his partner Kym Johnson.

Soundtrack credits[link]

DeGraw's songs have been played on twelve different titles across both TV and film.

"Follow Through" was part of the soundtrack for 2004 film ''Laws of Attraction'' and an episode of ''Scrubs'' called ''My Self-Examination'', aired on 27 April 2004. The song has also been featured on ''One Tree Hill'' and on British and Italian TV advertisements for Carte D'or.

"Chariot" features as an uncredited part of the soundtrack for the American-Canadian TV series ''Dead Like Me''. The song features in a 2004 episode called ''Always'' and is portrayed by DeGraw. DeGraw plays a non-recurring small role as street singer, Pete Anderson. The song also features on the TV series ''Boston Legal'' in a 2006 episode named ''Helping Hands'', it is played during Denise and Daniel's dinner. The song can also be heard during a 2007 episode of ''Cold Case'' called ''Knuckle Up''.

His song "We Belong Together" was also featured in the 2006 film ''Tristan and Isolde''.

DeGraw has performed a cover of Smokey Robinson's love ballad, "The Tracks of My Tears", which is played during ''Chaos Theory'', an episode of ''The Cleaner'' aired on August 5 2008.

During a Christmas special of TV series ''House'' called "Joy to the World", a cover of The Christmas Song performed by DeGraw was played.

TV dance competition and reality show ''So You Think You Can Dance'' utilised three of DeGraw's tracks across four shows and also features a cover performed by DeGraw. "Belief", "More Then Anyone" and "We Belong Together" are used as background tracks across the 2006, 2008 and 2009 series respectively. During the first part of the 2007 finale, a cover of "We Are the Champions", performed by DeGraw, is used.

DeGraw's songs are contained in the soundtracks of eleven episodes of ''One Tree Hill''. Throughout he is uncredited. However, tracks such as "Belief", "More Than Anyone", "Chariot", "We Belong Together" and "Jealous Guy" all feature in the show. During the second season of the show, an unreleased live version of "Chariot" is played during the episode ''"Something I Can Never Have"''.

During a special of the TV show ''The Bachelor'' called The Bachelor: Jason & Molly's Wedding, DeGraw's song "Follow Through" is played.

Acting credits[link]

He has appeared in an on-screen role in three ''One Tree Hill'' episodes. His first appearance was in 2004, during '' You Gotta Go There to Come Back''; he was seen singing "I Don't Want to Be" and "Chariot" at Karen's Cafe. His second appearance was at the beginning of 2008 episode, ''What Comes After the Blues'' where he was seen singing "I Don't Want to Be" with Jackson Brundage and performs in the series final episode.

Other[link]

DeGraw has released a number of music videos as well, including "I Don't Want to Be", "Follow Through" and "Chariot". The latter was directed by Zach Braff, who also directed music videos for Joshua Radin.

DeGraw's song "More Than Anyone" was selected by fans of ''One Tree Hill'' through a Cingular Wireless contest as the first wedding dance song for Nathan & Haley in the 3rd season finale ''"The Show Must Go On."''

He and his brother opened The National Underground in December 2007, a New York City music venue that is a roots rock Americana music bar located in Manhattan's Lower East Side, at 159 East Houston Street between Allen Street and Eldridge Street. The venue offers music, food, and drink. The idea for the venue came about because the brothers wanted a place where they could hang out on a regular basis, and where other musicians could come in and listen and learn. "We were picky about the quality of musicians that played there," Gavin DeGraw says. "We wanted a place where the players were so good, other musicians were like, 'Wow! I really respect what they're doing.'"

Personal life[link]

On August 8, 2011, DeGraw was hospitalized after being assaulted by several people in New York City. Police said a group of men attacked DeGraw early Sunday morning at 6th Street and First Avenue in the East Village, near The National Underground. He suffered a broken nose, a concussion, two black eyes and lacerations to his face. Only minutes after the attack, DeGraw was then struck by a taxi. He was admitted to Manhattan's Bellevue Hospital Center for treatment. He had to cancel his scheduled August 9 performance at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, located in Saratoga, New York.

DeGraw has said that his ultimate goal is "to leave this world a better person, and for me to not be the only one who knows it."

Band members[link]

Current[link]

Billy Norris – guitar, background vocals (since 2009)

Ian O'Neill – drums, background vocals (since 2011)

Tony Tino – bass (since 2009)

Jimmy Wallace – keyboards, acoustic guitar, vocals (2007–2008, since 2011)

Previous[link]

Johnny "Tsunami" Andrews – guitar, background vocals

Joey DeGraw – guitar, background vocals

Brian Dennis – guitar, background vocals

Matt Flynn – drums

Jose Barrera – Guitar and musical composition

Joey "Coach" Hanna – drums, background vocals

Rodney Howard – drums

Whynot Jansveld – bass, background vocals

Alvin Moody – bass, background vocals

Casey Twist – bass, background vocals

Jimmy Wallace – organ, keyboards, background vocals

Discography[link]

Studio[link]

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		2003	style="text-align:left;"	* Release date: July 22, 2003	J">Music recording sales certification
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2003	style="text-align:left;"	* Release date: July 22, 2003	J	56	—	1	6	23	43	48	21	2		Recording Industry Association of America>US: Platinum
2008	style="text-align:left;"	* Release date: May 6, 2008	* Label: J	7	21	3	8	36	44	23	13	35
2009	style="text-align:left;"	* Release date: March 31, 2009	* Label: J	19	—	29	76	—	—	96	—	—
2011	style="text-align:left;"	* Release date: September 20, 2011	RCA Records>RCA	8	41	6	6	—	—	19	29	25

EPs[link]

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
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2008		* Release date: 2008	167

Other albums[link]

2001: ''Gavin Live''

Singles[link]

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	2004	"[[I Don't Want to Be">Music recording sales certification	Album
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	2004	"[[I Don't Want to Be"	10	9	1	—	38	25	19	30	13	—	6	15		*US: Platinum
"Follow Through"	111	22	33	—	—	—	—	—	13	—	12	—		*US: Gold
	"Just Friends"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	—	—	—
"We Belong Together"	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		*US: Gold
	"In Love with a Girl"	24	5	10	32	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	73
"She Holds a Key"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	—	—	—
"Cheated on Me"	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"I Have You to Thank"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Stay"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Dancing Shoes"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Not Over You"	18	1	9	23	—	—	37	8	13	—	—	—		*US: Platinum	Recording Industry Association of New Zealand>NZ: Gold	Australian Recording Industry Association>AUS: Gold
"Soldier"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	—
"Sweeter"	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—

Awards and nominations[link]

Year !! Award
2005	Billboard Music Award nomination for Top Soundtrack Single of the Year ("I Don't Want to Be")
2005	Radio Music Award nomination for Song of the Year/Mainstream Top 40 Radio ("I Don't Want to Be")

See also[link]

List of Berklee College of Music alumni

List of Ithaca College alumni

List of people from New York

List of singer-songwriters

References[link]

Billboard Artist Chart History – retrieved March 15, 2009.

External links[link]

gavindegraw.com, DeGraw's official website

Gavin DeGraw collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive

Music videos at AOL Video

Exclusive Gavin DeGraw Interviews at OurStage.com

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