Forest for the Trees was an American music group from
Los Angeles
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,
California
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, started by Carl Stephenson and consisting of Mark Petersen, John "coz" Acosta, Papa Bear Martinez and other collaboraters.
History
Carl Stephenson was born in
Washington, D.C.
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in 1967.
He lived in
Laurel, Maryland
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, as well as
Olympia, Washington
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and
Houston
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,
Texas
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.
[ In 1990, he moved to ]Los Angeles
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, California
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, where he met Beck.[ Stephenson co-wrote and co-produced Beck's 1993 song " Loser".][ It peaked at number 190 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and number 16 on the Heatseekers Albums chart. '']Houston Press
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'' called it "one of the most impressive major-label debuts of 1997". "Dream" was released as a single from the album. It peaked at number 72 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number 18 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
The band performed at the 2002 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Discography
Studio albums
* '' Forest for the Trees'' (1997)
EPs
* ''The Sound of Wet Paint'' (1999)
Singles
* "Dream" (1997)
References
External links
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DreamWorks Records artists
Musical groups from Los Angeles
Musical groups established in 1993
1993 establishments in the United States