Black Sunshine is a band formed and fronted by
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s athlete Matt Reardon and former
Loser band guitarist Charles Lee. The band was originally going to release their debut self-titled album on April 13, 2010,
but it was delayed to be released on May 25, 2010.
While recuperating from surgeries related to a ski accident, extreme sports athlete Matthew Reardon took time off to recooperate and turned to songwriting.
Deciding to form a band to complete the sound of these songs, guitarist
John5 introduced Reardon to his previous band-mate from the band
Loser, guitarist Charles Lee. Lee, along with bassist Christopher Serafini and drummer Matt 'Toast' Young, came together to complete the band.
The band worked with producer Bob Marlette (
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) on the album, with him playing instruments on several songs as well.
The album produced one single "Once In My Life", which cracked the
Active Rock
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Top 40, higher than singles from bands such as
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and hit #31 on the
Mainstream Rock
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chart.
The band toured in support of the album with
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throughout 2010, with their September 8, 2010 concert being streamed online.
In 2018, the band reformed with new members Jave Patterson on bass/vocals and "Mad" Mike Reynolds on lead guitar. While no new music has been officially released, a live performance was posted to YouTube in February of 2020 when the band opened for Alter Bridge in Lake Tahoe.
Discography
;Studio albums
*''Black Sunshine'' (2010)
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.blacksunshinemusic.com
American hard rock musical groups
Musical groups established in 2009