name	Truant Wave
type	EP
artist	Patrick Stump
format	Digital download
cover	PatrickStumpTruantWave.jpg
released	22 February 2011
length	24:13
genre	Electropop, synth rock, dance punk, R&B;
label	Nervous Breakdance Media
producer	Patrick Stump, Om'Mas Keith
last album
this album	''Truant Wave''(2011)
next album	''Soul Punk''(2011)
misc	}}

''Truant Wave'' is the debut studio EP by American singer and songwriter Patrick Stump, member of Fall Out Boy. It was first released as a digital download exclusive to iTunes, on February 22, 2011 through Nervous Breakdance Media, Stump's own record label, before becoming available from all online retailers as of 9 March. It was officially announced through Patrick Stump's official website just one week before the EP's release date, with little lead up and "absolutely zero promotion" and was unexpected by fans as Stump has never made any mention or allusions about it. It is his second release as a solo artist, the first being his "Spotlight (New Regrets)" 7" vinyl. The EP is an advance of the release of Stump's full length album, ''Soul Punk'', composed of songs that Stump did not include in ''Soul Punk''. Patrick Stump officially announced an October 18, 2011 release date for ''Soul Punk''. On June 9 he released ''Truant Wave'' on a 12" vinyl, also through his own label and is available on his webstore. He has said the EP is "[kind of] a concept album."

Background

Patrick Stump officially announced the album a few days before its release, with no lead up or promotion. “Formal album releases take so much time to prepare, so I’d like to announce the release of ''Truant Wave'', a digital EP I’ve put together of songs I felt strongly about but didn’t have place for within the narrative of ''Soul Punk'',” Stump said in a statement. “Having recorded ''Soul Punk'' as the sole performer and writer, creating ''Truant Wave'' also presented a welcome opportunity for me to work with some of my gifted friends on my solo material.”

Of the songs in the 6-track digital EP, three feature guest artists, while the rest are solo material. "Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia)" debuted on the internet on 29 November 2010, along with "Spotlight (New Regrets)". Stump had a poll asking voters for which version they prefer to see on ''Soul Punk'', Stump's upcoming debut full-length album, which was closed in February 2011 and the results hidden. Although "Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia)" was ahead in the poll before it was hidden, Patrick since decided to put "Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia)" on ''Truant Wave'', claiming that the votes were too close and that he felt as if "Oh Nostalgia basically needed its own record", building ''Truant Wave'' around it. "As Long As I Know I'm Getting Paid" and "Love, Selfish Love", two tracks included on the EP, have both been played at Stump's performance at South by Southwest (SXSW) in 2010 and as acoustic versions at Stump's live Rolling Stone performance. On Twitter he mentioned that the songs he had debuted at South by Southwest in 2010 would not be on ''Soul Punk'', but would still receive a "proper release", which is now known to be ''Truant Wave''.

In regards to his lyrics, Stump commented "most of the lyrics on this record are written in character, not as myself".

Patrick Stump does not go back to his pop-punk roots, and says ''Truant Wave'' isn't ''Take This to Your Grave Part II'' as some people expected. Instead the EP features Stump's new style: electronic-leaning, R&B-teasing; jams. He says that one of the reasons he put out ''Truant Wave'' in the first place was to "soften the blow" of his new music style, because it was a major change from Fall Out Boy's sound. "I really want ''Soul Punk'' to have as much of a chance to have it be listened to discerningly," he laughed. "And if I'm going to disappoint people by not [making] ''Take This to Your Grave, Part II'', I would rather do that before ''Soul Punk'', because that record means something to me." "I had way too much material. ... A lot of it didn't make sense on the record, but it still felt like something, so I made a little mini-record out of them, and it sort of became a concept record for me. So for all those reasons and more, I decided, 'Screw it, I'm going to put this out.' " Stump referred to his EP as "a bit of a concept record". "It's not as strict a concept album in that I don't have a narrator or epic space battles or anything like that. It's pretty bare-bones and it works as a pop record," he said. "Basically, I took this idealistic, naive little character, and at the beginning of the record, he has the best intentions, the highest hopes, and, as you get towards the middle of the record, he's just such an a--hole. And then the character gets really dark, and then, at the end, I envisioned him being really down and out in Hollywood, like drunk and telling someone, 'Look, kid, don't make the same mistakes I did.' ... It has a narrative, but it's not like I named the characters or know anything about these things."

Stump is happy with his EP's reception. "I told people about this record a week ago, two weeks ago, there was no promo, no press, nothing, so, for it to do as well as it has, it's definitely gratifying," he said. "In the back of my head, there's always this little voice that's like, 'Just don't blow it,' and so far, so good, you know?"

His debut solo album, ''Soul Punk'' was originally scheduled for release in February 2011, and is now officially set for October 18, 2011. He has premiered "Explode" on YouTube and remix of "This City" featuring rapper Lupe Fiasco is available on iTunes in the lead up to ''Soul Punk'''s release.

Track listing

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Packaging and Title

The cover artwork was done by Stump's friend, Aakash Nihalani. For the title ''Truant Wave'', Patrick Stump has said, "I was thinking about the suffix “Wave,” and all of these scenes that have been saddled with it. “New Wave,” “No Wave,” “Chill Wave,” etc. I feel like the music I make has never really fit in anywhere. It’s the same reason I named the album ''Soul Punk'', I’m neither because I’m both. So in that same way I feel like whatever scene I’m a part of hasn’t shown up yet."

"Spotlight (New Regrets)" 7" Vinyl and "Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia)" Music Video

Stump released a "Spotlight (New Regrets)" 7" vinyl through his Nervous Breakdance Media record label, which was his label's first release. It was yellow and limited to a 500 pressings, featuring "Spotlight (New Regrets)" and "Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia)" as a Double A-side. It was available through his online store. "Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia)" was featured in The Vampire Diaries in the Episode: "The Last Dance".

On 28 February 2011 Patrick Stump's first music video as a solo artist, "Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia)", premiered on the internet. The slow motion, low-budget video directed by Joe Wein captures Patrick as he interacts with people (and animals) doing extraordinary things and showcasing their talents; pogoing, skateboarding, sport stacking, yo-yoing, penspinning and swinging nunchucks. On the 4th April 2011 the video was featured as "video of the day" on fuse.tv.

"Love, Selfish Love" 7" Vinyl

In February/March 2011 Patrick Stump released a "Love, Selfish Love" 7" vinyl for sale in his webstore. The 7" features "Love, Selfish Love" on the A-side and "As Long As I Know I'm Getting Paid" on the B-side. It is limited to 500 pressings and is pressed on 100% recycled random colored vinyl. The artwork was by Roland Tomayo.

"Truant Wave" 12" Vinyl

On June 9, Patrick Stump released ''Truant Wave'' as a 12" vinyl, a "180 gram neon green vinyl pressing" for sale through his webstore. This release was also without any promotion, with only a picture of the vinyl he uploaded to the social networking site Twitter a few weeks earlier.

Charts

Weekly charts

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Japan iTunes Albums
Canadian iTunes Albums
Japan iTunes Alternative Albums
U.S iTunes Alternative Albums
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New Zealand iTunes Alternative Albums
Canadian iTunes Alternative Albums
Irish iTunes Alternative Albums
Spanish iTunes Alternative Albums
Swedish iTunes Alternative Albums
Danish iTunes Alternative Albums
Swiss iTunes Alternative Albums

Charting

''Truant Wave'' reached #3 on the U.S iTunes Store Top 10 Albums chart. In Australia, it debuted at #7 and later peaked at #3. It charted in the Top 10 worldwide. It rose to #7 in the U.K, #9 in Canada, and #7 in Japan. On the iTunes Store Top 10 Alternative Albums, it has peaked at #1 in Japan, #2 in the U.S, #2 in Australia, #2 in the U.K, #2 in Germany, #4 in New Zealand, #4 in Canada, #4 in Ireland, #6 in Spain, #8 in Sweden, #8 in Denmark, and #10 in Switzerland.

Songs from ''Truant Wave'' have also impacted on the iTunes song charts. "Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia)" appeared on the Alternative Songs charts in the U.S, Japan and Greece. It debuted in the U.S at #108, later peaking at #58. Along with ''Truant Wave's'' positive reception on the Japan Alternative Albums charts, "Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia)" debuted at #12 on the Japan Alternative Songs and rose at #10. In Greece it debuted at #85 and peaked at #58. "As Long As I Know I'm Getting Paid" and "Porcelain" and debuted at #74 and #100 respectively on the Japan Alternative songs.

It debuted at #67 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling just over 7000 copies. The week after it fell off the charts.

References

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name	Patrick Stump
name	Patrick Vaughn Stump
background	solo_singer
birth name	Patrick Martin Stumph
born	April 27, 1984Glenview, Illinois
genre	Pop rock, pop punk, alternative rock, R&B;, funk, synthpop, electropop
occupation	Musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, record producer
instrument	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums, percussion, keyboard, trombone, saxophone, trumpet, synthesizer, mandolin, guitalele
years active	2001–present
associated acts	Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, Cobra Starship, Panic! at the Disco
label	Island, Nervous Breakdance Media
website
vocal range	Baritone, Tenor
notable instruments	Gibson SG, Gretsch Electromatic Stump-O-Matic Corvette }}

Patrick Vaughn Stump (born Patrick Martin Stumph on April 27, 1984) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, record producer, and music critic. He is the composer, lead singer, and multi-instrumentalist of Fall Out Boy, an American rock band from Wilmette, Illinois, and a solo artist. Stump has been credited for being a soulful vocalist suitable for R&B;, as well as one of the best voices in pop punk. With Fall Out Boy he placed singles in the top 10 of the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and their 2007 album ''Infinity on High'' reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200, with two more albums peaking in the top 10. The band toured extensively since their early days and have performed over 1300 shows since their inception in 2001. He has collaborated with an extensive lists of artists and has produced albums for other artists. Since Fall Out Boy's late 2009 hiatus (the band has not broken up) he has been and is currently working on his debut solo album, ''Soul Punk''. Patrick Stump has recently announced an October 18, 2011 release date. The album is a strictly guest-less project, as he is playing all the instruments and every note, writing all the music and lyrics, producing and doing absolutely everything himself with his own money, without any guest artists or assistance. He has premiered songs from the upcoming release; "Spotlight (New Regrets)" and "Explode", and debuted songs including "Allie" and "Everybody Wants Somebody" at his live shows. A remix of "This City" has been released to iTunes, it was the Free Single of the Week in the US iTunes Store (from April 16, 2011). ''Soul Punk'' received a positive advanced review by ''Alternative Press''.

He released his debut 6-song EP titled ''Truant Wave'' on 22 February 2011. His solo work is a major musical departure from the pop punk sound of Fall Out Boy. His influence by Michael Jackson and Prince among many other artists is evident through his soulful electronic sound, which he penned as "soul punk" and "smart pop". He is on his second US tour in fall in support of ''Soul Punk'' and ''Truant Wave''.

Biography

Early life

Stump was born in Glenview, Illinois to David Stumph, a folk singer, and Patricia Vaughn, and attended Glenbrook South High School. Stump's parents split up when he was 8. He does not like to be called "Pat" as that was his mother's name. He has an older sister named Megan, and an older brother named Kevin, who is an accomplished violinist. Stump is a self-taught guitarist who has said he is obsessed with Prince and David Bowie. He originally played drums in various local suburban Chicago power violence and hardcore punk bands, most notably Xgrinding processX, Patterson and for two shows in Arma Angelus.

With Fall Out Boy (2001-2009)

Current Fall Out Boy guitarist Joe Trohman met Patrick Stump at a Borders bookstore over a mutual interest, and he introduced him to bassist Pete Wentz. Despite originally auditioning as the drummer for Fall Out Boy, and having no previous experience singing in a band nor a single singing lesson, he became the somewhat reluctant lead singer after his excellent vocal range and ability was discovered. Several lineup changes were to follow, after which he began playing rhythm guitar for the band when a guitar player quit only days before the band's first tour.. At this point, current drummer Andy Hurley was also brought in. Guitarist Joe Trohman and Stump switch between lead and rhythm guitar in recording sessions and at live shows. Stump is the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary composer for the band, with bassist Pete Wentz taking lyrical duties.

Following a 2002 ''Split EP'' with ''Project Rocket'', the band's first mini-LP, ''Fall Out Boy's Evening Out with Your Girlfriend'', was released in 2003 on Uprising Records, though they shortly left the label to sign to Fueled By Ramen. They released ''Take This To Your Grave'' in 2003, their first full-length album. It's been credited with earning the band's first significant fan base, as well as some minor commercial success.

In 2003, Stump and his band members went on to sign with the major label Island Records, and released the acoustic-based EP ''My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue'' CD and DVD in 2004 to hold fans over while the group recorded their major label debut. It gave the band a splash of a ''Billboard'' 200 charting at #153. This was followed by their third studio album, ''From Under The Cork Tree'' in 2005, which was the band's mainstream breakthrough. It has since been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), with a sales total of over 2.5 million. It debuted and peaked at #9 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, where it stayed for two non-consecutive weeks, earning the band it's first top 10 album. It was led by the chart topping lead single "Sugar, We're Goin Down" which reached #8 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 songs chart and received regular airplay at Pop and Alternative radio. It has been certified double platinum and went on to sell over two-million copies. The album's second single, "Dance, Dance" also enjoyed mainstream success, peaking at #9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and becoming Fall Out Boy's second top 10 hit. It won various awards and was certified platinum. The band heavily toured in 2005 and 2006 in support of ''From Under the Cork Tree''. Fall Out Boy was nominated for the "Best New Artist" Grammy Award in 2005.

Fall Out Boy's fourth studio album, ''Infinity on High'', was released to major chart topping success in 2007. It debuted at #1 on the ''Billboard 200'' chart with 260,000 sales, #1 on other various ''Billboard'' charts, and charted in the top 10 worldwide, giving the band it's first #1 album. It was spurred on by the #2 charting lead single, "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race". "Thnks fr th Mmrs" is a notable second single from the album, peaking just outside the top 10 at #11. It is known for its catchy pop-rock tune that highlights the band's sound evolving from the pop-punk orientated ''Take This to Your Grave'' to more accessible pop-rock sound. The band's most recent album, ''Folie à Deux'', was released on 16, 2008 in the United States. Its sales were less than stellar in comparision to ''Infinity on High'', but gave the band it's third consecutive top 10 album, debuting and peaking at #8 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 150,000 opening week sales, and spawned the lead single, "I Don't Care" which landed at #21 on the Hot 100.

The band was the opening act of Blink-182's reunion tour in 2009. After the tour, they released their first compilation album Believers Never Die - Greatest Hits in 2009, featuring all of their singles, two new songs, including the single "Alpha Dog" and two rarities. In late 2009 the band took an indefinite break.

Solo Project (2010-present)

In January 2010 Patrick Stump announced that he was working on a self written, performed and produced solo album called ''Soul Punk'', to be released in 2011. On July 25, 2011 Stump announced an official release date of October 18 for ''Soul Punk'', releasing a remix of a ''Soul Punk'' song "This City" featuring Lupe Fiasco to iTunes the day after the announcement.

Stump explained that he named the album ''Soul Punk'' because he wanted to contribute to the musical vernacular of both. "I'm just as pissed off as I was while screaming in punk bands, but I feel like I'm directing it into something positive and centered around love." He has created a video on his website that shows him playing numerous instruments, starting with drum kit then adding more such as synthesizer, cowbell, electric guitar and bass, amongst others. He has already performed a few songs live at his debut solo performance, at SXSW 2010 in Austin, Texas, including "As Long As I Know I'm Getting Paid" and "Love, Selfish Love", that may have originally been off his upcoming solo album, but has since been included as a part of his solo debut EP, ''Truant Wave''.

On November 29, 2010, Stump put up on his website two different versions of his debut song as a solo artist "Spotlight". One is called "Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia)", and the other is called "Spotlight (New Regrets)". He also included download links for both songs. Stump claims after months he still could not decide which version he liked better and asked his fans to vote in the poll, also on his website, for the version of the single they liked better and wanted to see on the album. The polls closed leading toward "Spotlight (Oh New Regrets)", however Stump has since decided to include "Spotlight (New Regrets)" on ''Soul Punk'' and put "Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia)" on his debut EP, ''Truant Wave'', claiming that the votes were too close and that he felt as if "Oh Nostalgia basically needed its own record", building ''Truant Wave'' around it. In early 2011 Stump put up a poll as to what song he should do an a capella cover of next.

Stump released the first EP of his solo career, ''Truant Wave'', digitally on February 22, 2011 through his own record The extended play consisted of songs Stump "felt strongly about but didn't have place for within the narrative of ''Soul Punk''" and includes special guest artists Alph-A-Bit, Om’mas Keith of Sa-Ra, David-Andrew 'D.A.' Wallach of Chester French, and Driis. On June 9 he released the EP on a 12" vinyl, a "180 gram neon green vinyl pressing".

On April 6, 2011, Stump contributed an unreleased song, entitled "Saturday Night Again" to the album ''Download To Donate: Japan Tsunami Relief'' to provide relief for Japan after the earthquake and tsunami which occurred on March 11, 2011.

On May 6, 2011, Stump updated his website and also posted to his Facebook and Twitter, announcing "I feel like I'm gonna explode 5.9.11" with a link which led to a video called "Tsar bomba", which was a video of a bomb explosion. The "I feel like I'm gonna explode" phrase came from a song called "Explode", which Stump premiered at his live show and could be from his upcoming album. The "5.9.11" was a date. A new song, titled "Explode" was revealed on May 9, 2011, with a message, "Listen to "Explode" off of my upcoming album Soul Punk on Vulture". Vulture was the website that Stump released the song to. NyMag.com commented that the song is "heavily indebted to Michael Jackson and, in good news for FOB loyalists, not totally unlike Stump's old band" The song's video caption read "Soul Punk: coming late Summer".

On June 27, 2011, Stump wrote on his Facebook and Twitter page, "Tuesday". The next day (the Tuesday he was referring to) on June 28, 2011, Stump released a remix of a track from ''Soul Punk''. The song titled "This City" features artist Lupe Fiasco was originally released on avclub.com and uploaded to his YouTube channel.

Stump has recently contributed a cover of Buddy Holly's "Everyday" for the upcoming tribute album, ''Listen to Me: Buddy Holly'' to be released on September 6th, 2011.

''Soul Punk'' will be released on October 18, 2011.

Music projects

As a producer, along with a handful of Fall Out Boy tracks, Stump has worked with The Hush Sound on ''Like Vines'', Gym Class Heroes on ''As Cruel As School Children'' and Cobra Starship on ''¡Viva La Cobra!''. He also produced the song "Little Weapon" on Lupe Fiasco's ''The Cool''. He was also featured in a song by hip-hop group The Roots On their 2008 album ''Rising Down''. Stump also had a big part in getting Panic! At The Disco started in 2004. In 2008, he executive- and co-produced The Cab's ''Whisper War'' and Gym Class Heroes' ''The Quilt'', as well as several tracks on Tyga's ''No Introduction''. He is currently said to be working with Cobra Starship and The Cab again on their upcoming records.

In addition to producing albums, Stump has also remixed various tracks for soundtracks or special releases. Among various others, he's notably provided a "Queen Of Apology" remix for The Sounds on the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack, a remix of the Fall Out Boy single "Dance, Dance" available on the Sugar, We're Goin' Down EP, a "Sugar We're Goin Down" remix on Fall Out Boy's ''From Under the Cork Tree'' special edition release, and "Pace Yourself" for The Higher on their album, ''On Fire''. He has also recently remixed Good Charlotte's "Little Things" for their remix compilation, ''Greatest Remixes''.

He remixed All Time Low's "Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't)" originally released on their album, ''Nothing Personal''.

Stump also created his own version of the theme song for The CW's TV series, ''One Tree Hill''. Stump's version was featured on the third episode of season 8 named ''The Space in Between''.

Stump provided a song for Season 5 Episode 3 ''Big Trouble in Little Clerks 2'' of Adult Swim's Robot Chicken in which he parodied James Cameron's ''Avatar''.

Non-musical projects

In January 2008, Stump was a guest star on the television crime-drama ''Law & Order''. He appeared in the Season 18 two-hour premiere as Marty Dressler, a lowly employee of an electrical company, who is suspected in the kidnapping of the wife and daughter of an executive. The episode, titled "Darkness", aired on January 2, 2008 on NBC. There was rumour that he was not paid for this episode, but he has debunked those rumours and said that he was paid well for his appearance.

Stump has also been working on a film of his own creation called Moustachette.

On February 1, 2009, Gretsch released the G5135PS Electromatic Stump-O-Matic Signature Guitar, based on their model body with personal stylings by Patrick Stump such as a "kill switch" and stripes. Also, Stump signed and gave away two of his signature guitars that he used to record Fall Out Boy's fifth album, ''Folie à Deux''. He has another Stump-O-Matic with white and silver stripes, which he used for most of the guitar recording on ''Soul Punk''.

He also appeared as a guest with Daryl Hall from Hall and Oates on 'Live from Daryl's House', playing guitar on several of Hall and Oates' own songs, as well playing guitar on a couple of selections from the catalog of Fall Out Boy, such as "Sugar, We're Goin Down" and "I Don't Care" and, additionally, performing as a drummer/vocalist on a version of "Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year" on the same show.

Discography

;As a solo artist ;;Studio albums ''Soul Punk'' (2011)

;;Extended plays ''Truant Wave'' (2011) His five-piece backing band consists of bassist Matt Rubano (formerly of Taking Back Sunday), guitarist Michael Day, keyboardist/saxophonist Casey Benjamin (who has performed with Mos Def and Q-Tip) and drummer Skoota Warner (ex-Ra).

He played in a sleek black tuxedo, white moon boots and fingerless leather gloves, and on some songs he played the electric guitar. His setlist varied from show to show, and premiered new songs that may be from his upcoming ''Soul Punk'' album, such as "Explode", "Allie", "Cryptozoology" and "Everybody Wants Someone", as well as covers such as "Cupid's Chokehold" by Gym Class Heroes, "All of the Lights" by Kayne West, "Kiss My Sass" by Cobra Starship, "Me and Mrs. Jones" by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Prince, whom Stump has cited as a major influence. He played songs from ''Truant Wave'' as well as "Spotlight (New Regrets)" which he previously released as a 7" vinyl. They were all positively received by the youthful audience, with the energetic Stump showing that he is also a great performer, his bouyant spirit filling the venues well. Musically, Stump’s moving into more soulful territory, his songwriting showing stronger pop influences than ever; the best of the new tracks are tight, snappy, with the dense vocal harmonies of the recorded tracks well-preserved by the group. The shows were much smaller than Fall Out Boy's arena rock shows, but this gave a sense of intimacy and a chance for fans to see an assured, confident, exciting performer up close. After most or all of each show, Stump held a meet and greet session with his fans.

In May 2011 he was be the opening act for Bruno Mars and Janelle Monae on their "Hooligans In Wondaland Tour" for four shows, three in the US and one in Canada, starting from May 17.

In 2011 he will be performing at Lollapalooza, an annual music festival at Grant Park, Chicago. Another festival show he is scheduled to perform at is the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan on July 30. The event is the largest outdoor music event in Japan.

He has announced a second US tour beginning August 3, 2011.

References

External links

Official Patrick Stump Website

Official Fall Out Boy Website

Decaydance Records

Island Records

Fueled by Ramen

FriendsOrEnemies.com

Patrick Stump "In My Room" SPIN Dec. '08 Issue

Patrick Stump playing with Daryl Hall at livefromdarylshouse.com

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name	Chester French
landscape	yes
background	group_or_band
origin	Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
genre	Indie pop, indie rock, alternative hip hop
years active	2003–present
label	Star Trak, Interscope
website	www.chesterfrench.com
current members	David-Andrew 'D.A.' WallachMaxwell Drummey
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Chester French is an American indie pop band consisting of lead vocalist and songwriter David-Andrew 'D.A.' Wallach and multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Maxwell Drummey. They met as college students at Harvard University, naming their band after sculptor Daniel Chester French, who designed the statue at the Lincoln Memorial, the John Harvard statue, as well as the Minuteman statue at the Lexington/Concord battlegrounds in Massachusetts. Milwaukee-raised Wallach and Boston native Drummey quickly found a lot of shared ground in musical tastes and philosophies and before long formed a band with three other classmates, playing various campus functions, eventually moving in a direction heavily influenced by classic British Northern Soul. Over the summer both stayed in Cambridge, working hard at songwriting. But when school resumed, they realized that the material went way beyond the basic guitar-bass-drums-piano format of the band, and the duo continued the work themselves, Wallach handling most of the vocals, Drummey performing much of the music on multiple instruments, supplemented with the occasional special guest – and both taking production and engineering duties for recordings.

History

2003–2004: Formation and early career

Chester French was originally a five-piece band that formed in 2003 in their freshman year in Harvard University. In addition to lead vocalist David-Andrew 'D.A.' Wallach and multi-instrumentalist Maxwell Drummey, the band's lineup also included pianist and percussionist Justin Hurwitz, bassist Michael William Judge and drummer Damien Sayre Chazelle. Wallach originally auditioned as the group's drummer, but decided to become the lead vocalist due to his rapping ability. The band released their first extended play (EP), ''First Love'', in 2004. The band described their music as "Gentlemen Rock", which combined elements of jazz and classical music.

The band played out and sold numerous copies of their independently released CD on the streets of Cambridge, Massachusetts. As Wallach tells "The Improper Bostonian" when asked if they busk in Harvard Square:

"We did. The summer after our freshman year we created a little EP, and we sold it on the street. If people were reluctant to buy it, we'd offer to play them something live, with the agreement that if they liked our performance, they'd buy the CD for five bucks."

2005–2008: Recording contract

After paring down the group, its current lineup set out to learn how to record and produce music. They took on jobs at Harvard's Quad Studios, where R&B; producer and fellow Harvard Alum Ryan Leslie also got his start.

It was at the school's studio (and through its numerous clients) where the duo's sound came together.

"The studio we had at school wasn’t actually affiliated with the music program there. That’s sort of an independent student group that Max and I were actually kind [of] running too. We were actually engineering there as commercial engineers so even when we were getting the record deal, we were still recording weird a cappella groups and viola players to pick up some cash on the side. It was good too because we were able to learn how to record all kinds of different music and instruments and all that knowledge ends up being a resource when you’re working out your own project."

Over the course of the next few years, the duo began putting together a demo. The time put in heeded a demo with varied production styles and numerous instruments, sometimes within a single song.

They put the finishing touches on their demo by their senior year at Harvard and began sending packages to everyone they could find in music. Notable early supporters include Perez Hilton, blogger Arjan Writes and, perhaps most remarkably, Kanye West.

A copy of their demo ended up in the hands of engineer Andrew Coleman, who passed it to super-producer Pharrell Williams. The demo also made it to Jermaine Dupri.

Producer/Rapper West and Williams ended up in a bidding war for the band. Chester French ended up choosing a deal with Williams' Star Trak label, an imprint of Interscope Records.

Pharrell, in an introduction of the band in front of an audience in New York, briefly mentioned the bidding war:

"There's something at Star Trak records that we have been very excited about and there's, I don't know. Of course D.A. would want me to sit here and tell you how much of a crazy bidding war there was for them, as everybody in here knows D.A. But you know what? He's right. And if you think about it, think about where they come from and... okay! It's funny. But you know what? Think about it man. Like, Harvard grads? And then on top of that, there really was a bidding war and it really was incredible and we really lost our minds and you're really about to see a great, incredible show."

After landing at Star Trak at the end of their senior year at Harvard, the group moved to Los Angeles and continued work on their debut album, "Love The Future". The move inspired the song, "Bebe Buell," which the band says, during performances, is "about LA Girls."

Soon after graduating, one of their unmastered songs, "She Loves Everybody," ended up in the premiere episode of the 4th season of "Entourage," "Welcome to the Jungle," which aired June 17, 2007.

2009-2011: ''Love the Future''

In early April 2009, Chester French and popular mixtape and club DJ Clinton Sparks recorded and released a mixtape on the internet, called ''Jacques Jams, Vol 1: Endurance''. It has since spread onto various websites and across Twitter. The mixtapes features 24 tracks and has numerous guest appearances from R&B; and hip-hop stars. The guests include Solange Knowles (on the track "Two Mans"), Kardinal Offishall & N.O.R.E. (on "No Parents Allowed"), Cassie (on "Chloe Jones"), Pusha-T of the Clipse (on "Campus Kingpin"), Bun B of UGK, Talib Kweli & Mickey Factz (on "I'm So Tall"), Janelle Monae (on "Nerd Girl"), Diddy and Jadakiss (on "Ciroc Star"), the Mad Rapper (on "Mad Rapper"), Wale (on "I'm Sorry"), and Pharrell Williams and Jermaine Dupri (on "Life in LA").

In addition to all new tracks, the band included "The Jimmy Choos," "She Loves Everybody" and "C'Mon" from their debut album, "Love The Future" as well as the unreleased track "Out At The Compound," their yet-to-be-released remix of Lady GaGa's "Love Game" and "What A World," the Common song produced by Pharrell Williams that the duo appeared on (which is off Common's album, "Universal Mind Control.")

As recording came to a close, the band's first single, "She Loves Everybody", was released. The initial run of the single was in a limited edition condom package designed by Zach Larner. The duo decided to build a live show, so they hired the brother-brother touring musician team of Omar and Manny Dominick and keyboardist Tyler Wood. Matt Oestreicher replaced Tyler Wood when he had other obligations.

The newly formed live version of Chester French debuted at the 2008 South By Southwest festival and have toured on and off since. They supported N.E.R.D. on three tours (one with rapper Common), Matisyahu and Lady GaGa's The Fame Ball Tour. The band then released the song for retail on iTunes and Amazon in October, which was quickly followed by the release of the "She Loves Everybody" EP, which features the single, the bands song "Jimmy Choos" and remixes of "She Loves Everybody" by The Neptunes and DJ Steve Aoki and a remix of "Jimmy Choos" by hip-hop producer El-P. Bronx, NY rapper Mickey Factz and J.A.M.E.S. Watts released an unofficial remix of the group's song "Jimmy Choos." After the group heard the song, they got into the studio with Factz and collaborated on a track that will appear on his debut.

The group has collaborated with Talib Kweli and singer Res for their song "Fall Back," a song released during the waning days of the Democratic primaries that was aimed at Hillary Clinton. The song appeared on the political website "The Daily Kos." Their debut album, ''Love the Future'', was released with Star Trak/Interscope Records on April 21, 2009. The duo produced and engineered the album themselves in their college dorm at Harvard College. The duo is currently in the studio working on their second album and mixtape.

2011-present

Chester French recorded a song with Warner Brothers Maybach music "Play Your Part" featuring Meek Mill, Wale & Rick Ross

Press

The band is notable for the amount of press generated about them in their short time as a signed band (which just recently released their debut). Rolling Stone Magazine listed the band as one of their "Artists To Watch" in their March 2008 issue. The magazine described "She Loves Everybody" as an "ode to safe sex [that] mixes a Euro film-soundtrack vibe with synth beats - mood music for the thinking bachelor's pad."

The duo have also been featured in ''L'uomo Vogue'', ''Fashion Rocks'', ''Vibe'', ''Vanity Fair'', ''Details'', ''Interview'', ''GQ'', ''Teen Vogue'', ''Nylon'', ''FUZE Magazine'' and ''The Improper Bostonian'' (where the duo was featured on the cover).

Many of the articles showcase Wallach and Drummey's sense of humor, as their answers to many questions in interviews resemble the oddball responses Bob Dylan gave during interviews.

For example, when asked by MTV how Chester French started, Wallach states:

"Chester French started when we were freshmen in college. Max wanted to start a group called Marilyn Manson, which is what he told me in the dining room. And I thought that was a great idea. So we realized there was a conflict, potentially, with the name, but the underlying concept was great and so that's what we've been trying to achieve ever since."

Wallach and Drummey apparently share the same delusion of grandeur by implying similarities between their band persona to significantly more popular artists such as Bob Dylan despite the obvious ire this is likely to illicit from anyone who interprets this type of behaviour as self aggrandizing and contrived.

When asked why hip-hop stars enjoy their music, Wallach satirically explains:

"They find it interesting that we're the first artists to wear whiteface all the time, publicly."

Chester French are also notable for having been one of the first bands to use Facebook for promotion and fan interaction, as they were freshman and gigging musicians at Harvard the year Mark Zuckerberg launched the website.

The band toured with Blink 182 in the summer of 2009 among other notable bands such as Taking Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco and Weezer, with September 13 being their final night on the tour.

Chester French appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on April 21, 2009 where they performed "C'mon."

Musical style

Chester French's sound generally contains elements of pop and rock. The band compared their approach to their pop sound with hip hop, stating "the mentality is informed a lot by hip-hop production". The band's arrangements were inspired by The Zombies' 1968 album, ''Odessey and Oracle''.

Discography

Albums

{|class="wikitable" !rowspan="2"|Year !rowspan="2"|Title !colspan="4"|Chart positions |- !width="40"|U.S. 200 !width="40"|Top Digital Albums !width="40"|Billboard Comprehensive Albums !width="40"|Top Internet Albums |- |2009 |''Love the Future''

Release date: April 21, 2009

Label: Star Trak

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Mixtapes

''Jacques Jams, Vol. 1: Endurance'' (2009)

''Jacques Jams, Vol. 2: Stamina'' (TBD)

Singles

{|class="wikitable" !rowspan="2"|Year !rowspan="2"|Title !colspan="4"|Chart positions !rowspan="2"|Album |- !width="30"|Billboard Hot 100 !width="30"|Hot Singles Sales !width="30"|Hot Dance Singles Sales !width="30"|UK |- |2008 |"She Loves Everybody" |align="center"|— |align="center"|2 |align="center"|1 |align="center"|— |align="left" rowspan="1"|''Love the Future'' |- |align="center" colspan="7" style="font-size: 8pt"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart |}

Guest appearances

{|class="wikitable" !Year !Song !Album |- |rowspan="2"|2008 |"Fall Back" (Idle Warship featuring Chester French) |''Non-album single'' |- |"What a World" (Common featuring Chester French) |''Universal Mind Control'' |- |rowspan="2"|2009 |"As I Em" (Asher Roth featuring Chester French) |''Asleep in the Bread Aisle'' |- |"Dancing Like A White Girl " (Masta Ace & Edo G featuring Chester French) |''Arts & Entertainment'' |- |rowspan="1"|2010 |"Get Loose" (Reflection Eternal featuring Chester French) |''Revolutions per Minute'' |- |rowspan="1"|2010 |"Gotta Get Up" (Asher Roth & Nottz featuring DA of Chester French) |''The Rawth EP'' |- |rowspan="3"|2011 |"Play Your Part" (Maybach Music Group featuring DA of Chester French) |''Self Made Vol. 1'' |- |"Big Hype" (Patrick Stump featuring DA & Driis) |''Truant Wave'' |- |"Clouds" (Tim William featuring DA ) |''TBA'' |}

Music videos

{|class="wikitable" !Year !Song !Director |- |rowspan="1"|2009 |"She Loves Everybody" |Paul Hunter |}

Remixes

Lady Gaga - LoveGame (3:18) - 2009

References

External links

Official website

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