Donots
Donots at a concert in June 2008
Background information
Origin	Ibbenbüren, Germany
Genres	Pop punk Hardcore punk Pop rock
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Solitary Man Records Lockjaw Records Chorus of one Records
Website	Official website
Members
Ingo Knollmann Guido Knollman Jan Dirk Poggemann Alex Siedenbiedel Eike Herwig

The Donots are a rock band from Germany, formed in 1993 in Ibbenbüren.

Band history[link]

The Donots were founded in 1993 by Ingo, Guido, Jan-Dirk, Stone, and Jens Trippner. The name stands for the philosophy of the band to do nothing, which was linked with a wink. On 16 April 1994 the Donots celebrated their stage debut in the Scheune (German word for barn) in their hometown Ibbenbueren. In their early years they played a lot of concerts together with bands like Blink-182, Propagandhi, No Fun at All and No Use for a Name.

The Donots released their second album Tonight's Karaoke Contest Winners in spring of 1998. At the same time they played on their first tour with Samiam and ErrorType:11. In 1999 their third album Better Days Not Included was released through the major label Supersonic Records (Sony BMG).

The breakthrough in Germany was in 2001 with the album Pocketrock, mainly through the single release "Whatever Happened to the 80s". In fall 2001 they were on tour with the American band 'Midtown' which led through Germany, Austria and Switzerland. A year later Pocketrock was released all over Europe via the record label Burning Heart Records.

The Donots released their fourth album Amplify the Good Times on June 17, 2002. End of 2002 the Donots were on European tour with the Swedish band Millencolin and on their own Amplify The Good tour through Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and France. In 2003, the album Amplify the Good Times became a huge success in Japan, which included their first Japan tour. Together with the band Anti-Flag they recorded the protest song "You've Been to Our Shows, You've Sung Our Songs, Now Go to a Fucking Protest!" against the Iraq War. It was released for free via the internet. In August 2004, as the first European band, Donots contributed the song "Time's Up" to the compilation Rock Against Bush Vol 2, which was released through Fat Wreck Chords.

Also in 2004, their song "We Got The Noise" was featured in the soundtrack for MVP Baseball 2005. And their song "Saccharine Smile" was featured in the soundtrack for Burnout 3: Takedown.

On November 14, 2006 the best of compilation album The Story So Far – Ibbtown Chronicles was released, which includes all singles, B-sides and two new songs called "Duck and Cover" and "Play Dead". This publication sealed their termination at GUN Records, from which the band separated for personal reasons. "Over time we fought each other more and more, rather than looking for solutions together. We simply did not understand each other anymore. The last record was actually just damage control. Even during promotional activities, we were absolutely not on the same wavelength. Especially with video clips, selection of singles and the entire image of the band, "says Guido, guitarist of the Donots. In 2007 they played at the 25th Rheinkultur (a German open-air music festival), which was their biggest concert with over 200,000 visitors.

On March 28, 2008, they released the album Coma Chameleon through their own record label Solitary Man Records. The single "Stop the Clocks" was nominated for an important German music award called '1 Live Krone'. On September 22, 2009, the EP To Hell with Love was released in the UK.

"Calling", the first single from the eighth studio album The Long Way Home was digitally released on March 12, 2010. The album was released as a limited edition and as a normal version through Solitary Man Records on March 26, 2010, in Germany. On May 28, 2010, they released the second single "Forever Ends Today". In May, June and July the Donots were invited by Green Day to play with them on all German dates of the Green Day Tour 2010. A special edition of The Long Way Home including songs from the album Coma Chameleon was released on September 21, 2010, in UK through the label Lockjaw Records and then in the US on November 23, 2010 through the label OK!Good Records.

Band members[link]

• Ingo Knollmann (vocals) – since 1993
• Guido Knollmann (electric guitar, guitar, vocals) – since 1993
• Jan Dirk Poggemann (bass guitar, vocals) – since 1993
• Eike Herwig (drums) – since 1995
• Alex Siedenbiedel (electric guitar, guitar, vocals) – since 1996

Discography[link]

The official discography consists of nine studio albums, two compilation albums, thirteen singles and seventeen music videos.

Albums[link]

Compilation albums[link]

Split albums[link]

Exclusive compilation tracks[link]

Singles[link]

Videography[link]

Music videos[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Donots on Myspace
• Official Solitary Man Records
• Supersonic Records
• Burning Heart Records
• Interview with Truepunk.com (May 31, 2002)
• Interview with Truepunk.com (June 1, 2004)
• Interview with Truepunk.com (August 19, 2006)
• Single release 2010 (January 22, 2010)

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External links[link]

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Biography[link]

Chasing the Sky is a pop-rock band from Grand Rapids, Michigan formed in the summer of 2009. They feature influences from contemporary punk artists like Anberlin and Amber Pacific, indie artists like Brand New and Thrice, and '90s acts like Third Eye Blind. The members of the band have been known to call their music "fun" yet "intimate".^[1]

The Empty Chair - EP (2010)[link]

Chasing the Sky released "The Empty Chair" EP, on Oct. 1, 2010. The album was produced by Michael Crittenden and Christopher Andrus at Mackinaw Harvest Music Group studios in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It received mostly positive reviews, with John Sinkevics of The Grand Rapids Press saying the album was made up of "well-crafted, pop-inflected rock with terrific harmonies in edgy songs that build to dynamic, inviting crescendos." ^[2] West Michigan Noise said the album suffered an "identity crisis", but was ultimately an appealing album of "ballad heavy music with varying degrees of rock".^[3]

An acoustic/piano version of the track "The Glass Winter" was released in 2011.

Untitled 2011 Album (2011 - Present)[link]

During an interview on Christopher Ewing's "The Radio Cafe", the band said they planned on recording a yet untitled full-length album for release in 2011. ^[4]

The band released the new album's first single, "Stories" via West Michigan's 99.3 WJQ on August 25th, 2011. During an interview prior to the debut, keyboardist Cassidy Warner described the forthcoming album as "less happy" and "more dynamic" than The Empty Chair. ^[5]

Appearance in Media[link]

Chasing the Sky's radio single "Beautiful, Broken Thing" from "The Empty Chair" was used by the television series Glee in association with Chevrolet for a promotional video in support of the largely Chevy sponsored 2011 Superbowl.^[6] Additionally, the track was also used in a commercial for Western Digital, the second largest hard disk manufacturer in the world.^[7]

The band's second radio single, "Satellites", was featured in the Collective Studios film GR30K, a film which Satirizes the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, directed by Daniel Falicki.^[8]

During a television interview with West Michigan's FOX 17 news, vocalist Brenden Stark told interviewer Emily Richetts that the band markets it's music through a company called Noteworthy, run by himself and fellow Grand Rapids Musician, Christopher Andrus.^[9]

Members[link]

CURRENT

• Brenden Stark - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kevin VanAntwerpen - bass guitar, backup vocals, lyrics
• Cassidy Warner - keyboard
• Dana Mika - drums, backup vocals

FORMER

• Ryan Dekkinga - drums, backup vocals
• Michael Ritz - bass, backup vocals
• Timothy Alexander - lead guitar
• Tiffany Brazeau - piano

References[link]

1. ^ www.myspace.com/chasingtheskymusic
2. ^ http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2010/09/local_spins_steve_talaga_chasi.html
3. ^ http://kzoonoise.com/tag/chasing-the-sky/
4. ^ http://www.theradiocafe.com/WDVDShow47.mp3
5. ^ http://jq99.com/musicblog/indie-music-spotlight-chasing-the-sky/
6. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66jmiolRZFQ
7. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXG5jUw3ut0
8. ^ http://www.gr30k.com/about.html
9. ^ http://www.fox17online.com/videobeta/f7be4589-b44c-4281-8f8e-ba201af45a54/News/Local-Band-Gets-a-GLEE-Gig-2-9-11