Former band member: Casey Calvert (deceased) - guitars, unclean vocals (2002-2007)[45]
Current JT Woodruff - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano (2001-Present) Micah Carli - lead guitar (2001-Present), lutes, unclean vocals (2009-Present) Matt Ridenour - bass, backing vocals (2003-Present) Eron Bucciarelli - drums, percussion (2001-Present).
Formation, The Silence in Black and White and If Only You Were Lonely (2001-2006) Hawthorne Heights is an American rock band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2001.[11] Their line-up currently consists of vocalist and guitarist JT Woodruff, lead guitarist Micah Carli, bassist and vocalist Matt Ridenour and drummer Eron Bucciarelli. On November 24, 2007, guitarist and vocalist Casey Calvert died of accidental causes, leaving the band as a four-piece.[12] The band, who were originally named A Day in the Life,[11] have released three studio albums on Victory Records since changing their name to Hawthorne Heights. The band found success with both of their first two albums, with 2004's The Silence in Black and White achieving Platinum certification, and their 2006 album If Only You Were Lonely achieving Gold certification,[13] after it peaked at #1 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums and #3 on the Billboard 200 charts.[14] They are also well known for their 2006 single "Saying Sorry", which reached Gold status[13] and peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart.[15] The band's third album, Fragile Future, was released on August 5, 2008,[16] surprisingly through Victory Records again, after a lengthy legal battle between the two parties.[17] Originally known as A Day in the Life,[11] their first record was a demo entitled Four Bullets for One Girl, after one album (Nine Reasons to Say Goodbye), an EP, Paper Chromatography (which was later re-released as part of the compilation From Ohio With Love), and significant line-up changes, the band changed its name to Hawthorne Heights. On the DVD portion of The Silence in Black and White, drummer Eron Bucciarelli states that the band took their current name from the author Nathaniel Hawthorne. Their first album The Silence in Black and White, was released in 2004. The album was slow to build sales at first; however, soon the video for the song Ohio Is for Lovers began getting airplay on MTV, and the band enjoyed breakout success at radio as well as a growing nationwide fan base, and the album became Victory Records' highest selling debut. The Silence in Black and White peaked at number 56 on the Billboard charts. When their second album If Only You Were Lonely was released on Feb 28, 2006, it debuted at number 3 on the Billboard charts, powered by the lead single "Saying Sorry" which has received regular airplay on MTV, VH1 and Fuse. The band performed on the 2006 Nintendo Fusion Tour./wikipedia.com

Death of Casey Calvert[[R.I.P]] (2007).

While on their headlining tour with Escape the Fate, Amber Pacific, The Secret Handshake, and The A.K.A.'s in Washington, D.C., guitarist Casey Calvert was found dead on the band's tour bus on November 24, 2007. The band had kicked off their U.S. tour just the day before in Detroit, Michigan.[18][19] Toxicology and autopsy reports state Calvert died of Combined Drug Intoxication.[20] The official statement issued by the band says that Calvert died in his sleep and that his body was discovered before the band was to do a sound check prior to a show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. The band was devastated. They spent a few days mourning, reflecting, and writing a song about the incident. The song eventually became "Four Become One" on their album Fragile Future. According to the results of an autopsy performed by the office of the chief medical examiner in Washington, D.C, and released in December 2007, Calvert's death was accidental. Dr. John Mendelson, a pharmacologist at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, told MTV News that "Cases like Calvert's are so rare that they're almost nonexistent. It's so rare that you can't even put a number on it,"[12] and that "It's exceedingly rare that 26-year-olds die of anything medical. This kind of death is one in several million."[21] Both citalopram (also known by the brand name Celexa) and clonazepam (also known by the brand names Klonopin and Rivotril) are prescription drugs, the former an antidepressant and the latter used to treat seizure disorders and panic attacks. Drummer Eron Bucciarelli issued the following statement: [22] From the time of the incident we suspected a possible drug interaction as the cause. Casey wrestled with depression for as long as we knew him. He saw numerous doctors and took an ever-changing array of medicines to get better. He finally had his depression under control. According to the toxicology report, the cause of death was due to a fatal interaction between depression meds, anxiety meds and an opiate. Opiates being mentioned along with the term 'substance abuse', coupled with 'rockstar' stereotypes immediately conjure up images of hard drug use and addiction, which simply couldn't be further from the truth in Casey's instance. What the toxicology report doesn't show is that prior to us leaving for tour, Casey had a root canal, and was prescribed Vicodin (an opiate) for the pain. Once again, Casey was not involved in anything illegal nor was he a substance abuser. JT Woodruff has stated that "We won't add another guitar player or add another screamer", and that "In our albums, it'll always say 'Casey Calvert: guitar/vocals.'"[23] Bucciarelli stated in another interview that, "We don't need another screamer...If the fans want screaming, they can provide it themselves."[24]/wikipedia.com

Kyle Even- clean vocals/screamed vocals/synths/bass David Schmitt- clean vocals/guitar/synths/drums. The days before the forming of the band Breathe Carolina: Kyle played in a band in high school called Rivendale with Adam Gallegos, Chris Heaton, Justin Price, and Nate Millie. David played in a band called As the Flood Water Rose. Both bands played together often. As the Flood Water's Rose opened up for Rivendale at Rivendale's cd release at Grandpa's Music Box in Thornton. However as everyone went separate ways for college, Kyle and David started up Breathe Carolina.Beginnings and Gossip EP (2007) Breathe Carolina started in 2007 with Denver, Colorado natives Kyle Even and David Schmitt, recording songs on GarageBand for fun. They started out as a MySpace band, getting over 10,000 plays in 2008 and accumulating over nine million plays during 2009.[3] The name Breathe Carolina came from a dream that Schmitt had at age 9[4], about calming down a woman named Carolina.[5] Soon afterwards, Even gave up his job as a photographer[3] to tour with the band full-time. Their first EP, Gossip, was released as an iTunes exclusive on November 26, 2007. It was self-released and has since been removed. It's classy, Not Classic (2008): Breathe Carolina recorded their first album with GarageBand, and signed with Rise Records before its release. The album introduced a few new songs that were not featured on their Gossip EP, including "The Introduction", "No Vacancy", "Show Me Yours", "Classified", "That's Classy", and "You Wish". "Don't Forget: Lock The Door" was the only track from Gossip EP that is not featured on the LP. The album was released on September 16, 2008, and was followed by a tour to promote the album. Breathe Carolina headlined their tour with Every Avenue, Brokencyde, and The Morning Of. While on "The Delicious Tour," they announced that they would be making a music video for "Diamonds". The video has appearances made by Millionaires, as well as Josh White from Umbrella Clothing and This City Is Burning Records. The band has stated that they would not do any more videos for any song from this album. wikipedia.com

Sky Eats Airplane (SEA) is an American metalcore band, formed in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2005. The band is signed to indie label Equal Vision Records and most recently released their self-titled full-length album through the label in July 2008. A new full-length is expected from the band early this year as stated by their Myspace blog.[1] Current members: Bryan Zimmerman - Lead Vocals (2009-Present) Elliot Coleman - Vocals & Bass (2009-Present) Lee Duck – rhythm guitar, electronics, programming, backing vocals (2005 - present) Zack Ordway – lead guitar, programming (2007 - present) Travis "The Orbinator" Orbin – drums (2009 - present)[7] Formation: Sky Eats Airplane was formed originally by Brack Cantrell and Lee Duck of the band Our First Fall. The two left when the band broke up and began writing heavier music while experimenting with synthetic beats in the background.2006-present After working on some demos, the band quickly became well known locally. They began working on their debut album Everything Perfect on the Wrong Day in early 2006 using a Mac, Reason 3, Adobe Audition and a guitar. Over a three month span they self produced the nine-track album. Sky Eats Airplane held their CD release party for their debut album at The Door in Dallas, TX.[2][3] Brack left the band to concentrate on his solo project Balance Problems. Lee decided to ask Zack Ordway, Kenny Schick, and John Erickson of local metalcore outfit (In Theory) to join Sky Eats Airplane this lead to auditioning singers via myspace. After lengthy tryouts, they landed on Jerry Roush from Hampton, VA. Roush had previously played drums in hardcore bands, and this was his first attempt as being a front man. He was sent instrumental versions of tracks "Giants In The Ocean" and "Long Walks On Short Bridges" to record his vocals over for his audition.[4] Since the new formation of Sky Eats Airplane, they were signed to a distribution agreement with Thriving Records where they re-released Everything Perfect on The Wrong Day on November 20, 2007 and since signed with Equal Vision Records.During early 2008 the band entered Salad Days Studios in Baltimore with producer Brian McTernan (Circa Survive, Thrice, The Bled, Senses Fail), to record their self-titled follow up album. The album was released on July 22, 2008 through Equal Vision Records.[5] On January 11, 2009, Kenny Schick left the group to focus on matter involving his personal life.[citation needed] He was replaced by Travis Orbin( formerly part of the band Periphery).The band will be doing their first headlining tour called The New Nu Metal Tour from May 21 to June 21 with In Fear and Faith, Eyes Set to Kill, and The Word Alive.[citation needed]During July 2009, Sky Eats Airplane released a statement saying that Jerry Roush has parted ways and did not leave on bad terms, and they would promptly begin the search for a new vocalist. In December of 2009, Sky Eats Airplane released a blog saying; After going through over 1000 messages, they have found not one but two new members: Bryan Zimmerman and Elliot Coleman. This blog was also met with negative reaction as they announced that Johno would be leaving the band being replaced by Coleman. They played their first show with new vocalist Brian Zimmerman and new bassist at The Pulse in Berlin, Maryland with Life On Repeat and As An Aquarius. They plan on releasing an EP intitled The Sound of Symmetry in the spring, and have several tour dates lined up. wikipedia.com

Owl City is an American synthpop musical project by Adam Young. Young started out making music in his parents' basement in Owatonna, Minnesota, later developing a following through his MySpace profile before being signed to Universal Republic.Young's influences are disco and European electronic music. After two independent albums, Owl City gained mainstream popularity from the 2009 major label debut album Ocean Eyes, which spawned the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit single and UK #1 hit single "Fireflies". Early years (2007–08): Owl City was started by Adam Young in his parents' basement while he worked at a Coca-Cola warehouse,[1][2] turning to music as a result of his insomnia.[3] Young received much attention for songs he had uploaded to MySpace, the "viral popularity" of which would later result in his signing to Universal Republic.[3][4] In 2007, Owl City released an EP titled Of June, followed by the 2008 release of the album Maybe I'm Dreaming. Of June reached #20 on the Billboard Electronic Albums chart, and Maybe I'm Dreaming peaked on the same chart at #16.[5] Owl City's first two records were released while Young was unsigned. In early 2009, music industry website "Crazed Hits" leaked that Owl City signed with the major label Universal Republic.[6] Ocean Eyes (2009): Owl City's third album Ocean Eyes was released on iTunes July 14, 2009, with the physical release following on July 28, 2009. The album debuted at #27 on the Billboard 200. Owl City has released four singles, "Hello Seattle", "Hot Air Balloon", "Strawberry Avalanche", and "Fireflies".[7] "Fireflies" topped the US and Canadian charts and became the most-downloaded song on iTunes in the US. Ocean Eyes reached the top ten on the US album charts and topped the US electronic charts and also reached Amazon MP3's top 10 most downloaded album list. By December 2009, it was certified Gold in the United States. On 24 January 2010, Owl City reached the number 1 spot in the UK Top 40 Singles chart with "Fireflies". Young is joined by Breanne Dόren on several tracks; the most noted being "The Saltwater Room." Owl City's live band consists of: Breanne Duren (background vocals/keyboards), Matthew Decker (drums), Laura Musten (violin), and Hannah Schroeder (cello). He will likely collaborate with Lights in early 2010 on his new tour in the US, Asia, Australia and Europe.[8][9] Relient K vocalist Matt Thiessen has toured and collaborated with Owl City on several tracks including in the hit single "Fireflies", where Matt can be heard as the backup vocals. Young also produced Relient K's song "Terminals". Thiessen stated that it is very likely that he and Young will produce a side project called Goodbye Dubai in the future.[10] "Fireflies" was released as a free download on the iPod/iPhone game Tap Tap Revenge 3 by Tapulous. Prior to the July 14, 2009 internet release of Ocean Eyes, and the "Fireflies" single, Steve Hoover was hired as a director for a music video for "Fireflies". The video had an exclusive premiere on MySpace,[11] but was leaked onto the video viewing websites, YouTube and Dailymotion hours earlier. "Fireflies" became a big sleeper hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States for the week ending November 7, 2009.[12] Owl City is featured on Soundtrack 90210 with a song entitled "Sunburn", which was released on October 13, 2009.[13] Owl City has toured with The Scene Aesthetic and Brooke Waggoner. On Monday, December 7, 2009 Owl City was shortlisted as one of the 15 acts for the BBC Sound of 2010.Owl City is currently touring with Lights and Deas Vail. Influences and contemporaries. Owl City has been stated to play within the musical genres of electronica, synthpop, emo and alternative.[14][14] Young has stated that he is inspired by disco and European electronic music[15] and also lists Imogen Heap, Relient K, Boards of Canada and Armin van Buuren as influential artists.[citation needed] Owl City has been compared to The Postal Service, with a number of publications going as far as accusing Owl City of "ripping off" the Postal Service. Adam Young, while admitting to being a fan of the Postal Service and acknowledging some influence, has dismissed the comparisons.[22] wikipedia.com