Street Drum Corps
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 Street Drum Corps performing at the M.E.N. Arena supporting Thirty Seconds to Mars on the Into The Wild Tour. | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Warcon Enterprises, Interscope |
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| Website | streetdrumcorps.com |
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Street Drum Corps is an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 2004 by Bobby Alt, of S.T.U.N. and Faculty X; Adam Alt, of Circus Minor; and Frank Zummo, of TheStart.[1] To date the group have released four albums and have been part of tours such as Van's Warped Tour, Taste of Chaos, Thirty Seconds to Mars's Into the Wild Tour and Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Formation and debut album (2004–2006)
1.2 We Are Machines (2007–2008)
1.3 2009–present
1.4 Live performances
2 Discography
2.1 Albums
2.1.1 Studio albums
2.1.2 Compilation albums
2.1.3 Soundtracks
2.2 Singles
2.3 Other appearances
2.3.1 Videography
2.3.2 Video albums
2.3.3 Music videos
2.4 Unreleased songs
3 Members
3.1 Band members
3.2 Live members
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
History
Formation and debut album (2004–2006)
Street Drum Corps was formed in Los Angeles by drummers Bobby and Adam Alt and Frank Zummo. Prior to forming, Bobby and Adam had a show called Experiment, where they played at schools and camps, where they played with drum kits, garbage cans and hand drums. Drummer Zummo, who had moved to L.A., also had a similar project in Pennsylvania called Repercussion and after catching one of the Experiment shows and speaking to both Bobby and Adam, the three decided to get together eventually forming the group.[2] The group's first release was a cover of Happy Christmas (War Is Over) featuring The Used frontman Bert McCracken released in 2005.[1] Joining the Van's Warped Tour, the band was featured in a documentary, "Wake Up Screaming",[3] about the Warped Tour experience. The group entered the studio to record their debut album, produced by Limp Bizkit's DJ Lethal, which featured guest musician John Sawicki of Stomp. In November, System of a Down guitarist Daron Malakian was said to be contributing a track to the group's album,[4] however this did not happen, and the group were added to the lineup of the 2006 Taste of Chaos tour scheduled to kick off on February 15.[5][6] The track "Flaco 81" was included on the "Best of the Taste of Chaos" album released in January 2006.[7]Street Drum Corps was released on February 21, 2006 via Warcon Enterprises.[8] They appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in March 2006.[9]
We Are Machines (2007–2008)
In 2007, the band were announced as part of the Van's Warped Tour[1] touring through 2007 to 2008[10] where they were joined onstage by The Used during the shows.[11] Street Drum Corps released their second album We Are Machines, produced by Street Drum Corps producer DJ Lethal, on April 1, 2008 through Lethal Dose Records which featured guest appearances by TheStart, Tor Kjeka, Adrian Young, David Adams, Sporty O and previous guest John Sawicki of Stomp. They were also announced as part of Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour, along with Chris Cornell, The Bravery and Ashes Divide, featuring on the Revolution Stage.[12][13] They joined Linkin Park for performances of four songs: "One Step Closer", No More Sorrow, "Bleed it Out", and "What I've Done". In November the band opened up for Mötley Crüe at the Palladium in Los Angeles.[14]
2009–present
Guantanamo Bay, 2014.
Ottawa, 2011
After being signed by Interscope Records, the group began recording the follow-up to We Are Machines in the Summer of 2009. The group plan on releasing a double album with the first disc being all-drumming and syncopated rhythms featuring guest drummers, produced by the band and Jamie Rise, and the second being a collection of rock songs recorded with producer Howard Benson, whose past credits include albums by My Chemical Romance, Papa Roach and Vendetta Red. Featured guests on the album include drummers Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe, Brandon Saller of Atreyu, Matt Sorum of Velvet Revolver,[15]Brooks Wackerman of Bad Religion, Adrian Young of No Doubt, and Shannon Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars[16] as well as bassist Matt Wachter of Angels & Airwaves.[11][17]
The group appeared on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien in December performing with Thirty Seconds to Mars.[18]
In January 2010, the band were confirmed as the main support for Thirty Seconds to Mars on their Into The Wild Tour where they were previewing songs from their upcoming album such as "Marry Me", "Terror Surrounding", "Come Alive", "Play on It", "I Miss You", "Knock Me Out" and "Little Ones".[11][19][20] On March 17, the group announced that they had been added to the lineup of The Bamboozle festival taking place on March 27.[21][22]
In May, it was announced that the group would be making an appearance on American Idol on May 19, performing with Travis Garland, who would be singing his new single, "Believe".[23]
In July 2011 their song "Knock Me Out" was featured in a teaser for the crossover fighting game Street Fighter x Tekken.
Live performances
The group uses instruments such as drum kits, garbage cans, hand drums, acoustic, buckets, kitchenware, recycled aluminium, rain barrels, marching band equipment, and even power tools to produce a grinding effect during live shows and have performed with the likes of Thirty Seconds to Mars, Stomp, No Doubt, Bad Religion, Good Charlotte, Linkin Park, Atreyu, Strung Out, Alexisonfire and Deftones. Bert McCracken of The Used and Airin Older of Sugarcult have performed with Street Drum Corps several times, and shared the stage with them for the song "Flaco 81".
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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Street Drum Corps |
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We Are Machines |
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Big Noise |
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Children of the Drum |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
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10 Year Anniversary |
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Soundtracks
| Title | Album details |
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Blood Drums |
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Singles
| Single | Year | Album |
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| "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" (featuring Bert McCracken)[27] | 2005 | Taste of Christmas |
| "Action!"[28] | 2007 | We Are Machines |
| "Knock Me Out"[29] | 2010 | N/A |
| "God, Oil, Rock & Roll"[30] | 2011 | Children of the Drum |
| "Images of Justice" (Street Drum Corps with Roy Mayorga)[31] | 2014 | 10 Year Anniversary |
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Flaco 81"[32] | 2006 | The Best of Taste of Chaos |
| "Circuitry" (Electric Valentine featuring Street Drum Corps)[33] | 2013 | Circuitry |
Videography
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
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Big Noise Live @ The Roxy |
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Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
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| "Happy Christmas (War Is Over)" (featuring Bert McCracken) | 2005 | Bert McCracken and David Brodsky[35] |
| "Flaco 81" | 2006 | |
| "Wrecks" | Artificial Army[36] | |
| "S.D.C.X" | 2013 | JB Jacobs[37] |
Unreleased songs
| Title | Year | Notes |
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| "Rise Above" | 2008 | Was available on MySpace for a short time and was performed live on the "Rockstar Energy Get a Life Tour" & "Projekt Revolution Tour". |
| "Before I Die"[38] | 2011 | Was written and recorded with Chris Doss in Burbank, California. Originally to be released as a single for their fourth studio album. The song was also co-written by Bobby's wife Caroline D'Amore and long time friend Andrew Beall. Chris Doss is also featured as background vocalist on the track.[39] |
| "Caught in the Swing" | Written and produced by Bobby Alt and Chris Doss in Burbank, California.[40] |
Members
Band members
- Bobby Alt – vocals, drums
- Adam Alt – drums
Frank Zummo – drums
Live members
- Justin Imamura AKA The Bambino, Gas Mask Man Percussion
- Scott Zant guitar
- Tyler William Johnson Fortney bass guitar
See also
- List of Warped Tour lineups by year
- The Bamboozle Festival lineup 2010
References
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^ "Wake Up Screaming > Home". Wakeupscreamingmovie.com. Archived from the original on 2005-10-28. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
^ "System of a Down Guitarist To Guest On Street Drum Corps Debut". Blabbermouth. November 13, 2005. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
^ "Taste of Chaos Tour: More Bands Announced". Blabbermouth. November 18, 2005. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
^ "Taste of Chaos Featuring Deftones, As I Lay Dying, Atreyu: Tour Dates Announced". Blabbermouth. December 1, 2005. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011.
^ "Deftones, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall Featured On 'Best Of The Taste Of Chaos' CD". Blabbermouth. December 8, 2005. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012.
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^ "Linkin Park Snags Cornell, Bravery For Projekt Revolution". Billboard. April 3, 2008.
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^ "The Bamboozle Music Festivals". The Bamboozle. Archived from the original on November 16, 2009. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
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^ "Children of the Drum". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
^ "SDC 10 Years CD!". Street Drum Corps. July 16, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
^ "Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
^ "Action! – Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
^ "Knock Me Out – Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
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^ "Images of Justice (feat. Roy Mayorga) – Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
^ "The Best of Taste of Chaos". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
^ "Circuitry". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
^ "Street Drum Corps' BIG NOISE Live OUT NOW!". YouTube. Google. January 2, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
^ "Street Drum Corps – "Happy Christmas (War is Over)"". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. December 15, 2005. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
^ "Street Drum Corps – "Wrecks"". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. May 23, 2006. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
^ "Street Drum Corps "S.D.C.X" Official Music Video". YouTube. Google. February 26, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
^ "Before I Die – The Street Drum Corps by Chris Doss". SoundCloud. February 9, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
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- Official Web site
Street Drum Corps discography at Discogs
- "Wrecks" artist commentary
- Burning Stars Interview with Frank – April 17, 2008
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