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Ben Harper (musician, Born 1980)
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 pop punk band Yellowcard, as well as for the bands Amber Pacific and HeyMike! & This Legend. Benjamin Harper is Founder & CEO of Takeover Records. Alongside these projects, Ben is the Owner & 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 band the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is a city located on the Atlantic coast of northeast Florida, the most populous city proper in the state and is the largest city by area in the contiguous United States as of 2020. It is the seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968. Consolidation gave Jacksonville its great size and placed most of its metropolitan population within the city limits. As of 2020, Jacksonville's population is 949,611, making it the 12th most populous city in the U.S., the most populous city in the Southeast, and the most populous city in the South outside of the state of Texas. With a population of 1,733,937, the Jacksonville metropolitan area ranks as Florida's fourth-largest metropolitan region. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where We Stand
''Where We Stand'' is the second studio album by American rock band Yellowcard. It was released in 1999 (and re-released in 2004 and 2005). It was released by Takeover Records, a label created by one of the band's guitarists, Ben Harper. This is the last release to feature vocalist Ben Dobson, whose position would later be taken over by guitarist/vocalist Ryan Key. The songs "Sue" and "Uphill Both Ways" were re-recorded, originally appearing on Yellowcard's first extended play, '' Midget Tossing''. Track listing Personnel * Ben Dobson — lead vocals * Benjamin Harper — lead guitar * Sean Mackin — violin, backing vocals * Todd Clary – guitar * Warren Cooke – bass guitar * Longineu W. Parsons III — drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ... Ref ... [...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. Known for being another ''TRL'' hit, it is one of Yellowcard's lengthier tracks, partly due to its violin solo. "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 relati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean Avenue (song)
"Ocean Avenue" is a song recorded by the 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 Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ... 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 deb ... [...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 and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others 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, and acquired its current 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) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Lewis (musician)
Alex Lewis (born 9 January 1978) is an American musician and a former bassist for pop punk band Yellowcard. from March 2003 until March 1, 2004, when he was replaced by Peter Mosely. Lewis appeared in the music videos for "Powder", "Ocean Avenue" and "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 th ...". References Living people Jacksonville University alumni 1978 births 21st-century American bass guitarists {{bass-guitarist-stub ... [...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 studio 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 was ... [...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 Teenage years 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 pop punk band Yellowcard. Music career Inspection 12 (1995-2004; 2007-present) On 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 ban ... [...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, eleven singles, two live albums, two extended plays, one video album, and two compilation albums. Yellowcard with their original frontman & founder Benjamin Harper released their debut album, ''Midget Tossing'', on April 1, 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'' 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''. The album charted within the Top 30 of the ''Billboard'' 200, as well as the Top 10 in New Zealand. The album's title track was a ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Top 40 single and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, becoming a sem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One For The Kids
''One for the Kids'' is the third studio album by American rock band Yellowcard Yellowcard is an American Rock music, rock band that formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1997 and was based in Los Angeles beginning in 2000. The band is recognized for having a distinct sound in their genre, primarily due to the prominent use o .... It was released on April 3, 2001 on Lobster Records and is the first Yellowcard album to include Ryan Key as lead singer and guitarist. It was produced, engineered and mixed by Darian Rundall at Stall No. 2 in Redondo Beach, California. "Drifting" and "Rock Star Land" both originally appeared on the band's previous Extended Play, EP, ''Still Standing (EP), Still Standing EP''. Background Yellowcard released their first two albums – ''Midget Tossing'' (1997) and ''Where We Stand'' (1999) – through guitarist Ben Harper (musician, born 1980), Ben Harper's label Takehold Records. Following this, vocalist Ben Dobson was replaced by Ryan Key in early 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
