Low Stars is a musical project of Dave Gibbs and

Chris Seefried Chris Seefried is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and frontman of the bands Gods Child, Joe 90, and Low Stars, and as producer and co-writer for the neo-soul band Fitz and the ...

, that captures the sound of classic bands like

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and

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History

Low Stars began when Dave Gibbs was holding his annual benefit for the Audrey Hepburn Children's Fund.

was on the bill, as well as

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, who was added at the last minute. At the time, Gibbs was already playing on another project with

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. Afterwards, the group ended up playing and singing on Russo's front porch in Hollywood. When a girl inside heard the music they were playing she commented that she missed that kind of music and the idea for the project was born. Starbucks Entertainment's attention was caught by the project and they offered to add them to their

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Debut series, which is designed to introduce

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customers to upcoming artists. Hear Music distributes the music via a record label and a XM satellite radio station, which is played in Starbucks Cafes. The Low Stars eponymous album was produced by

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and released in Starbucks stores across America. The songs "Child" and "Calling All Friends", the theme song from ABC's ''

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'', were performed live on ''

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''. They also toured nationally to promote the first album, including a performance at Carnegie Hall to celebrate the music of

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. The song "Just around The Corner" was featured in ''

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'' magazine and was the featured video from the album.

Members

Dave Gibbs: Acoustic guitar and vocals.
Gibbs was a founding member of the critically acclaimed 90s alt-pop band

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. He currently plays bass live with Tom Morello's band and directs the music for Broadway hit musical ''

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''. Chris Seefried: Acoustic/electric guitar, bass, vocals and production.
Seefried's former projects include

Gods Child Gods Child was an American rock band from New York City, New York, formed in 1991 by Chris Seefried (lead vocals and guitar) and Gary DeRosa (keyboards and background vocals). Steve Tayler Barrett, the band's manager, was an integral part of the c ...

and

Joe 90 ''Joe 90'' is a 1968–1969 British science-fiction television series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and filmed by their production company, Century 21, for ITC Entertainment. It follows the exploits of nine-year-old schoolboy Joe Mc ...

. In 2008 Seefried released his first solo album, titled ''

Denim Blue ''Denim Blue'' is the solo record debut by Chris Seefried, recorded before and during the making of his band Low Stars debut. It features musical contributions from David Immergluck of Counting Crows and Richard Lloyd of Television. The songs " ...

''. He is currently producing and co-writing for hit band

Fitz and the Tantrums Fitz and the Tantrums are an American indie pop and neo soul band from Los Angeles, California, that formed in 2008. The band consists of Michael Fitzpatrick (lead vocals), Noelle Scaggs (co-lead vocals and percussion), James King (saxophone, ...

Discography

Promotional videos

*"Low Stars epk" (2007), directed by Ehud Lazin *"Calling All Friends" (2007) *"Child" (2007) *"Just Around The Corner" (2008), directed by Claire Tailyour *"Low Stars and Friends" (2009), directed by Ehud Lazin

References

External links

Chris Seefried website

Hear Music website

Low Stars media page
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