Greyfield (band)
| Greyfield | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop punk, rock |
| Years active | 2001–2005, 2012 |
| Labels | DIY, Search & Rescue Records |
| Associated acts | The Summer Obsession, Against All Authority, Nightswim, Start Trouble, HILLvalley, Bed Destroyers |
| Website | GreyfieldRock.com |
| Members |
Christopher Miller Fin Leavell Matthew Quitter Michael Crews |
| Past members |
Mark McHone Stephen Carey J.P. Prieto |
Greyfield is an American pop punk band from Jacksonville, Florida, founded by Christopher Miller, Fin Leavell and Michael Crews. They have released one full-length recording internationally on Search & Rescue Records (Ann Arbor, Michigan), as well as two more within the United States.[1]
History
Starting out
Fin Leavell and Michael Crews asked Christopher Miller to start a band when the bass player, Mark McHone, of their then current punk band, Last Chance, quit. Christopher agreed and they recorded a demo song, "How Could I?" at local recording studio Hole of the Pigeon. Chris brought the demo to Matthew Quitter's work, Publix, and played it for him while he was on his lunch break and asked if he'd like to be in the band. Matt was quick to say yes.
The band quickly wrote a b-side for How Could I? and played their first show on September 23, 2001 consisting of both songs being played twice. Fin had just returned from tour with South Florida based punk band Against All Authority.
They booked time at a local recording studio, Hole of the Pigeon, immediately.[2]
What became of this session was their first release, Party After the Show.
Touring
Greyfield spent most of their time between January 2002 and March 2003 touring the United States. They've shared the stage with such bands as Goldfinger, Story of the Year, Taking Back Sunday, Bigwig, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Riddlin' Kids, Don't Look Down, Plain White T's, Glasseater, Atom & His Package, Dynamite Boy, and countless others.
Recording
In the spring of 2002, Greyfield recorded their second release called Soundtrack To The Summer. It is the only international release to date. Work began late 2002 on their third release, The Tito Sessions. This was released on Valentine's Day of 2003. In late 2005 work began on a fourth release, Waterfalls In Outer Space - but the sessions were lost, and all that remains are a few incoherent jams.
Recent History
The band convened in 2012 to play a show, and record new material.
Band members
- Christopher Miller - vocals, bass
- Fin Leavell - electric guitar, vocals, bass, percussion
- Matthew Quitter - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Michael Crews - drums, percussion
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- Mark McHone - bass (2002)
- Stephen Carey - guitar (2003)
- J.P. Prieto - drums (2003)
Discography
Albums
- Party After the Show, recorded October–November 2001 (released Dec. 4, 2001)
- Soundtrack to the Summer, recorded April–June 2002 (released Aug. 6, 2002)
- Soundtrack to the Summer, Search & Rescue Records,[3][4][5][6][7] (released Feb. 2, 2003 - USA; Mar. 13, 2003 - JAPAN)
EPs
- The Tito Sessions, recorded November 2002-January 2003 (released Jan. 16, 2003)
Compilation Appearances
- Get Off the Couch! Vol. 1, Burning Couch Records, contributed "Note To Self" (released Oct. 26, 2002)
Soundtrack Appearances
- Losers of the Year, Edgewater Pictures, contributed "Turn Off the Sunlight" (released Mar. 1, 2005)[8]
References
- ↑ "Decoy Music". Whitney Weiss. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ↑ "disconnected". Whitney Weiss, the Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2002-09-18.
- ↑ "Search & Rescue Records - Releases". Search & Rescue Records. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ↑ "BlogCritics.org". Jeff Petermann. Retrieved 2003-05-29.
- ↑ "PunkNews.org". Katie4213. Retrieved 2003-04-29.
- ↑ "PopularUnderground.com". Adam K. Zakroczymski III - Senior Editor / CEO. Retrieved 2003-06-25.
- ↑ "Skeezmo". Barb Envy. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ↑ "IMDb". IMDB. Retrieved 2012-02-08.