Transmatic
Transmatic | |
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| Origin | Indianapolis,Indiana,United States |
| Genres | Modern rock Post-grunge |
| Years active | 1999–2003 |
| Labels | Immortal Records/Virgin Records |
Transmaticwas an American rock band fromIndianapolis,Indiana.They released one EP with Loudenergy.com and full length album onImmortal Records/Virgin Recordswhich spawned a minor hit single with 2002's "Come" before breaking up.
History
[edit]The Indiana rock band posted an mp3 of the tune "Blind Spot" on the website Loudenergy.com, and the tune was heard by website executive and formerSocial DistortionbassistJohn Maurer.[1]Maurer hooked them up with producerBrad Wood(Pete Yorn, Liz Phair), and they recorded a demo EP soon after.[2]At that time, achieving fame as a musician based on internet exposure was somewhat unprecedented, and the group received significant press coverage as a result.[3][4]Signing a massive, six-album deal withImmortal/Virgin,[4]the group made its first full length record with producer, Neal Avron (Fall Out Boy, Everclear, Sara Bareilles), and released the self-titled album on November 9, 2001. Cuts from the album can be found in movies like Van Wilder and American Pie 2, along with shows like MTV's Real World, Pimp My Ride, Boston Public, among others. Transmatic toured with acts likeMichelle Branch[1]andTantric,[4]and the album's lead single, "Come", peaked at No. 29 on theBillboardAdult Top 40 charts early in 2002, but it was their only charting hit.[5]The group broke up in 2003, and did not release any further material; group member Zack Baldauf went on to form theVirgin Millionaires.[6]
Members
[edit]- Zack Baldauf - guitar
- Joey Fingers - vocals
- Andy Carrell - bass
- Kirk Frederickson - drums
- Scott Rainey -guitar
References
[edit]- ^abDid Janis Joplin's Ghost Help Transmatic?Archived2013-01-24 atarchive.today.The Free Lance-Star,February 28, 2002. Accessed November 4, 2007.
- ^Transmaticat Allmusic.com
- ^Band enters spotlight, record deal through Web.CNet,December 19, 2000. Accessed November 4, 2007.
- ^abcBand Discovered on the Web.Chicago Sun-Times,January 18, 2001. Accessed November 4, 2007.
- ^Chart Dataat Billboard.com
- ^Breaking Out[permanent dead link].Nuvo.net, January 17, 2007. Accessed November 3, 2007.
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