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Ben Harper (Yellowcard And HeyMike!)
Benjamin Eric Harper (born November 14, 1980) is an American rock musician. He is best known for being the founder & former lead guitarist for the American rock band Yellowcard, as well as for the bands Amber Pacific and HeyMike! and This Legend. Benjamin Harper is founder and CEO of Takeover Records. Alongside these projects, Harper is the owner and founder of Takeover Live, a broadcasting and media production company that specializes in live-streaming bands along with giving artists a platform to share their sound on. Music career Yellowcard (1997–2005) Harper Founded Yellowcard in 1997 with Longineu W. Parsons III, Ben Dobson, Todd Clary, Warren Cooke, and Sean Mackin after meeting at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. The band released its first album, '' Midget Tossing'', recorded in Jacksonville Beach in 1997. Its second album, '' Where We Stand,'' was released in 1999. After Dobson left the band, Harper asked friend Ryan Key to be the band's new lead singer. The ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonville Jacksonville Consolidation, consolidated in 1968. It was the List of United States cities by area, largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020, and became the 10th List of United States cities by population, largest U.S. city by population in 2023. Jacksonville straddles the St. Johns River in the First Coast region of northeastern Florida, about south of the Georgia state line ( to the urban core/downtown) and north of Miami. The Jacksonville Beaches communities are along the adjacent Atlantic coast. The area was originally inhabited by the Timucua people, and in 1564 was the site of the French colony of Fort Caroline, one of the earliest European settlements in what is now the continental United States. Under B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Key
William Ryan Key (born December 17, 1979) is an American musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Yellowcard. He is the owner/operator of a recording studio in Jacksonville, Florida, called The Lone Tree Recordings. He is currently writing music under his full name, William Ryan Key, as a solo acoustic act and electronic act. He is also one half of JEDHA, an electronic duo consisting of himself and lead guitarist of Yellowcard, Ryan Mendez. He has recently toured as guitarist/vocalist/keyboardist for New Found Glory. In late 2018, he played as a supporting act on Mayday Parade's '' Sunnyland'' tour along with This Wild Life. During 2021, he live-streamed his songwriting process on Twitch full-time. Early life Key was born William Ryan Key on December 17, 1979, in Jacksonville, Florida. He first used a piano at the age of 7 and a guitar at age 13. He attended Episcopal High School of Jacksonville before transferring to Douglas Ander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truth In Sincerity
''Truth in Sincerity'' is the second full-length album by the pop punk band Amber Pacific and was one of the most anticipated pop punk albums of 2007. It was released on May 22, 2007. The first singles from the album were "Fall Back Into My Life" and "You're Only Young Once." Will Nutter has stated that "Follow Your Dreams, Forget The Scene" was made to a special fan of the band. The song "Runaway" features vocals from Mike Herrera of MxPx. On May 16, 2007, the entire album was available to stream on Amber Pacific's MySpace profile. The album sold around 10,000 copies in its first week in America and debuted at number 64 on the ''Billboard'' 200. It has now sold a total of 35,000 copies in the US. Track listing Production * Stephen Bryant — violin *Sue Jane Bryant — viola *Walter Gray — cello *Rick Hanson — electric guitar *Will Nutter — electric guitar/backup vocals/piano *Dango — drums *Greg Strong — bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Only One (Yellowcard Song)
"Only One" is the third single from American band Yellowcard. This song is the third and last single from '' Ocean Avenue'' and the sixth track. "Only One" was shortened, from 4:17 to 3:55, for radio airplay purposes. The violin solo in the bridge was cut. In this song, vocalist/guitarist Ryan Key plays the bass. The video was the last to feature Ben Harper as the lead guitarist, and the first to feature Pete Mosely as the bassist. The video also stars actress Rachel Miner. Background In an interview with MTV News in May 2004, Key revealed that a riff for "Only One" was discovered by accident. "We were testing something else out and just tracked it right away. We then added a drum loop to it and just kept adding tracks. We built it track by track in the studio, and we've never really done that before." Key also noted that the song was based on one of his previous relationships; "It was a weird breakup. It was one of those where I felt like I had to do it, even though she didn't ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean Avenue (song)
"Ocean Avenue" is a song written and recorded by American rock band Yellowcard for their fourth studio album of the same name. It was released as the second single from ''Ocean Avenue'' on December 15, 2003, through Capitol Records. "Ocean Avenue" shares writing credits between the band's singer Ryan Key, guitarist Ben Harper, bassist Pete Mosely, drummer Longineu W. Parsons III, and violinist Sean Mackin. It was written about the band's teenage years along the Atlantic Coast. Neal Avron, a veteran punk rock producer, engineered and produced the tune. Yellowcard began in Florida and moved to California at the onset of the aughts, signing to Capitol in 2002. "Ocean Avenue" was one of many songs the band wrote for their major-label debut, but primary lyricist Key had difficulty completing its chorus. It was nearly left off the album until Key wrote the song's anthemic refrain. While the song's subject matter appears to be romantic in nature, the song takes root in the band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Way Away
"Way Away" is the debut single by American band Yellowcard. It is the opening track of their fourth album '' Ocean Avenue''. "Way Away" was released to radio on July 22, 2003. The song and music video both reflect the band's choice about leaving their hometown of Jacksonville, Florida to California in hopes of making a name for themselves in the Southern California music scene. The song was featured on the video game soundtracks to both ''Madden NFL 2004'' and ''SSX 3''. Background In an interview, former Yellowcard lead guitarist Ben Harper said that "Way Away" is "about our band and facing the people who didn't believe in what we were doing. That's kind of like an ode to disbelievers." In another interview, vocalist Ryan Key, in discussion of the song, said: "It's the story we have sort of been through as a band in the last couple of years, moving from our hometown in acksonville,Florida, out to outhernCalifornia and starting to tour really hard and just sort of following our ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Sometimes, a recording act is remembered for its " number ones" that outperformed all other albums during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, acquiring its existing name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985), ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1991), and ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums (1991–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales—both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, the tracking week begins on Friday (to coincide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Lewis (musician)
Yellowcard is an American rock band who formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1997. Their official lineup currently consists of lead singer Ryan Key, lead guitarist Ryan Mendez, bassist Josh Portman and violinist Sean Mackin. Primarily a pop-punk group, their music is recognized for having a distinct and unique sound in its genre due to their prominent use of a violin. The group's most-recognized singles include " Ocean Avenue", " Only One", and "Lights and Sounds". Released in 2003, "Ocean Avenue" and its parent album of the same name are both certified double platinum and platinum in the US respectively by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); "Only One" and the band's 2006 album ''Lights and Sounds'' have been certified gold. The band has released ten studio albums, with its most recent, ''Yellowcard'', released on September 30, 2016. Following this release and supporting tour, the quartet disbanded. The band announced a reunion in May 2022 and resumed their r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean Avenue (album)
''Ocean Avenue'' is the fourth studio album by American rock band Yellowcard. It was released on July 22, 2003, through Capitol Records. After touring to promote their third album '' One for the Kids'' in 2001, the band signed to the label in early 2002. Following this, bassist Warren Cooke left the band in mid-2002, and was replaced by Inspection 12 guitarist Peter Mosely. In February and March 2003, the band recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California, with Neal Avron. ''Ocean Avenue'' is a pop-punk and punk rock album, which was compared to Blink-182 and Simple Plan. Before Yellowcard's promotional tour of ''Ocean Avenue'', Mosely was replaced by Alex Lewis. Yellowcard appeared on the Warped Tour, during which " Way Away" was released as the album's lead single on July 22, 2003. The band went on a club tour of the United States, before going on tour with Less Than Jake and Fall Out Boy. " Ocean Avenue" was released as the second single on December 16, 2003. Lewis departed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inspection 12
Inspection 12 is an American pop punk band from Jacksonville, Florida, founded by Robert Reid, Dan McLintock, John Comee and Scott Shad. They have released two full-length recordings internationally, one on Honest Don's Records and one on Suburban Home Records and Takeover Records. They have also released four full-length albums independently. History Early career Vocalist Robert Reid, guitarist Dan McLintock, bassist John Comee and drummer Scott Shad formed The Abominable Snowmen of the Himalayas 12 in 1994 while in junior high school, influenced by the first wave of southern Californian punk rock/skate punk bands such as Lagwagon and NOFX. The band was renamed Inspection 12, inspired by a fictional band on the Nickelodeon (TV channel), Nickelodeon TV show The Adventures of Pete & Pete named Inspector 12. After recording a compact audio cassette, cassette in 1995, titled ''Eponymous Extended play, EP'', the band recruited a second guitarist, Peter Mosely. Their first show for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Mosely
Peter Michael Mosely (born June 6, 1980) is an American rock musician. He is one of the two guitarists and vocalists and the pianist for the American punk rock band Inspection 12, as well as the former bassist for the American rock band Yellowcard. Music career Inspection 12 (1995-2004; 2007-present) In December 1995, Mosely was added as the 5th member in Inspection 12 as second guitar and vocals. His first show with the band was at a friend's backyard birthday party. Because he did not know any of their songs, he only played the cover section consisting of songs by NOFX and Weezer. The band went on to record six full length independent albums, and although being a relatively successful local band, Mosely recalls feeling like outcasts because of their preppy clothes and unorthodox style of punk rock, explaining that "Whenever we'd play a show like Good Riddance or AFI, it would always be a real tough crowd. I used to hear it all the time about us being rich kids." The band w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Underdog EP
The discography of Yellowcard, an American pop punk band from Jacksonville, Florida, consists of ten studio albums, twelve Single (music), singles, two live albums, four extended plays, one video album, and three compilation albums. Yellowcard with their original frontman & founder Benjamin Harper released their debut album, ''Midget Tossing'', on April 1, 1997 in music, 1997, via DIY Records. This album, along with their next two efforts, ''Where We Stand'' (1999) and Ryan Key's debut ''One for the Kids'' (2001), failed to garner any chart success on the Billboard charts, ''Billboard'' music charts. Also, no singles were ever released from any of these albums. However, in 2003, they achieved breakthrough success with the release of their major label debut ''Ocean Avenue (album), Ocean Avenue''. The album charted within the Top 30 of the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, as well as the Top 10 in Official New Zealand Music Chart, New Zealand. The album's Ocean Avenue (song), tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
