theStart (stylized as theSTART) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Their current lineup includes

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, Jamie Miller, Erick Sanger and Chelsea Davis.

History

and Jamie Miller formed the band in 1998, originally named Hero. They changed it to theStart because "Hero" was already being used by another band. Their starting lineup included bassist Jeff Jaeger, drummer Scott Ellis (formerly of

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and She Wants Revenge), and guitarist Mike Smith. Their debut album, ''Shakedown!'', was released in 2001 on Geffen Records. Following a period of touring, they discovered that their record label was closing. The band decided to fund their next EP themselves, releasing ''The 1234'' in April 2002 and selling it at their shows. Shortly thereafter, they announced the departure of Scott Ellis. While spending the summer touring with

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, they found a distributor in Small Stone Records for a self-titled EP. Jaeger left the group some time after Ellis did. Over the next year, the group found replacements, bringing in Erick Sanger and Billy Brimblecon Jr. With their new lineup, the group was signed to

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in October 2003, which re-released their self-titled EP as ''Death Via Satellite''. Over the next year they recorded a new album, and ''Initiation'' was released on August 24, 2004. Brimblecon left the group shortly after the release of ''Initiation''. The group had a number of interim drummers, including Frank Zummo, before Chelsea Davis was selected as a permanent replacement. Later, in 2006, Sanger was let go from the group, replaced by Lance Webber. The group changed labels in 2007, moving from Nitro to their current label,

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. Later that year, they released ''Ciao, Baby''. In 2017, the band released a 7-inch single for "Yvonne DeCarlo" and "Magic Number".

Band members

Current

– lead vocals * Jamie Miller – lead guitar, synth, backing vocals

Former

*Scott Ellis – drums * Mike Smith – guitar *Jeff Jaeger – bass *Billy Brimblecom Jr. – drums *Lance Webber – bass *

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– drums *Erick Sanger – bass, backing vocals *Chelsea Davis – drums

Discography

*''Shakedown!'' (2001) *''The 1234'' EP (2002) *''Death Via Satellite'' EP (2003) *''Initiation'' (2004) *''Ciao, Baby'' (2007) *''Yvonne DeCarlo/Magic Number'' 7" (2017)

References

External links

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theSTART on Last.fmtheStart at Metropolis Records
{{DEFAULTSORT:Start Alternative rock groups from California Metropolis Records artists Musical groups established in 1998