Blueprint 76 was an American

pop punk Pop punk (or punk pop) is a rock music genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined for its emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti-suburbia themes, and is distinguished from other pu ...

band started in 2002 by

Royce Nunley Royce Nunley (born 1976) is an American singer who currently sings lead vocals in Blueprint 76. He founded Blueprint 76 in 2002 after eight years in The Suicide Machines. He owns and runs Ringside Recording Studios and Broken Spoke Records in D ...

after eight years in

The Suicide Machines The Suicide Machines are an American punk rock band formed in March 1991 in Detroit, Detroit, Michigan. During the course of their career, the band has released seven full-length albums on the labels Hollywood Records, Side One Dummy Records and ...

. The band's original lineup consisted of Nunley on lead vocals and bass, Steve Toth on guitar and Joe Reilly on drums. Joe Reilly "Joey Danger" a.k.a. "Joey B-Side" moved back to his hometown of Nashville to drum tech for

The Pink Spiders The Pink Spiders are an American rock band, formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2003. The band consists of Matt Friction (lead vocals, guitar), JoCo (bass), Joey B-Side (drums), and Young James (guitar). Matt Friction and original drummer Bob Fe ...

who had just been signed to

Geffen Records Geffen Records is an American record label established by David Geffen and owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M Records imprint. Founded in 1980, Geffen Records has been a part of Interscope Geffen A&M since 1999 and h ...

and was filled in by "Porno Bob" for the final tour and

Warped Tour The Warped Tour was a traveling rock tour that toured the United States plus three or four stops in Canada annually each summer from 1995 until 2019. It was the largest traveling music festival in the United States and the longest-running touring ...

dates. Blueprint also lost member Steve Toth and added "Jon Berz" on guitar who also fronts "The Cast, The Camera" and is a multi-instrumentalist for Blasé Splee. Blueprint added Dan Powers as the new bassist and Royce finished out their last years as lead singer.

Discography

* ''Into the Flames'' (2002) * ''Better Late Than Never'' (2004) * Later demo (2005)

External links

Official website
(archived) Musical groups from Detroit American pop punk groups Musical groups established in 2002 Musical groups disestablished in 2005 2002 establishments in Michigan {{US-punk-band-stub