SafetySuit

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When most bands begin to build up enough of a buzz in their hometowns that a move to a more "music biz " oriented city may be in the offing, the choice is usually New York or Los Angeles. For Tulsa-born Safetysuit, however, the destination was Nashville, TN. Originally known as Crew, singer/guitarist Doug Brown, drummer Tate Cunningham, and bassist Jeremy Henshaw (with two other members in the ranks at the time) first came to prominence in their Oklahoma hometown after winning a talent show that the band entered at the last minute. Over the course of the next year, the group began to outgrow their surroundings, and opted for a move. While Nashville is the Mecca for those heading towards country stardom, rock stars usually don't race there to set up camp. Realizing what a musical city it was in all manner of style, the lads in Safetysuit gave it a go. By the summer of 2005, the band had recorded an EP and begun a performance schedule that sometimes saw them hitting stages two to three times a week. Eventually, the band scored a deal with Universal, and with guitarist Dave Garofalo taking on the guitarist slot, Safetysuit recorded their debut full length, Life Left to Go, which was released in 2008.

Wikipedia:

SafetySuit is an American pop/rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are notable for their songs "Someone Like You" and "Stay" off of their 2008 debut major label debut album Life Left to Go. "Anywhere But Here" from the same album was showcased on the ABC Family television show Kyle XY. "Something I Said" and "What If" were also showcased on the MTV television show "The Hills". "Someone Like You” peaked at #15 on the Alternative rock chart and crossed over to Top 40 and Hot AC. Their single "Stay" topped at #17 on the Hot AC chart and #1 on VH1's Top 20 Countdown. The song has achieved great success, and the video is a top seller on iTunes. They have toured with 3 Doors Down, Seether, Hoobastank, Secondhand Serenade, Parachute, and many others. Their most recent tour schedule included runs with The Script, Collective Soul, Ryan Star, and Daughtry. Their sophomore album These Times was physically released on January 10, 2012 and exclusively on iTunes January 3, 2012.

History

Origins, Day After Yesterday, and Crew EP (2004-2006)

SafetySuit originated as a band called Crew, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and was originally composed of singer Doug Brown, drummer Tate Cunningham, bassist Jeremey Henshaw, and guitar players Curtis Lloyd and Jesse Carey, who met while attending Oral Roberts University. After winning a local battle of the bands, Crew began to increase in popularity in their hometown of Tulsa, OK so the band recorded and co-produced Day After Yesterday with local producer David John. Curtis and Jesse left the band soon after to pursue other careers, and guitarist Dave Garofalo joined the band a few months later. In 2004 the band decided to relocate to Nashville, Tennessee and retitled Day After Yesterday to create the Crew EP. In the summer of 2005, the members of Crew were introduced to producer Greg Archilla and recorded a 4 song EP called Stay. The band continued to grow in popularity locally until they played a showcase at 12th & Porter where they were signed by Universal. After signing their record deal, the band changed their name to SafetySuit to avoid legal problems down the road.

Life Left to Go (2007-2009)

SafetySuit recorded their debut full length album Life Left to Go in 2007, once again with producer Greg Archilla. In February 2008, the band released their first single "Someone Like You" before releasing Life Left to Go on May 13, 2008. The album was met with a strong reception among critics, and the album reached number five on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.

The album saw the release of two additional singles, most notably "Stay", which experienced success on several Billboard charts in 2009, including the Hot AC, Top 40, and Pop 100, and on VH1's Top 20 Countdown, reaching number one. The song "Annie" was also released as a single, "Anywhere But Here" was featured in an episode of the television series Kyle XY, and "Something I Said" and "What If" were also featured on the MTV television show "The Hills".

These Times (2010-present)

In 2010, the band went back into the studio to begin work on their second album with producers Howard Benson, Ryan Tedder, and Espionage. Their first attempt at recording new material was scrapped in late 2010, as the band did not feel the songs lived up to their standards and started over. On March 21, 2011 the band announced on Facebook that the first single off the new record would be titled "Get Around This," produced by Espionage, and available for download on April 19, 2011. On July 6, 2011 the video for "Get Around This" premiered on www.noisecreep.com. A second single "Let Go" debuted on September 2 by way of a Facebook application on the band's page and, on was officially released September 20th. The video for "Let Go" ended 2011 peaking at number eight on VH1's Top 20 Countdown.

It was announced on July 19, 2011 via a video tweeted by lead singer Doug Brown, that SafetySuit's second album These Times would be released on October 18, after being pushed back by the band's move from Universal Motown to Universal Republic during the summer of 2011. However, on September 3, the band announced via their official Twitter that the release date of These Times was changed to November 1, 2011. On October 18, the SafetySuit announced that their label had pushed the album release date back again, this time to January 2012. At the same time, they debuted an online stream of the album opener "Believe". The release date for These Times was soon after set for January 10, 2012 and was released exclusively through iTunes on January 3.

2011, Doug Brown has written a song for James Durbin Album Memories of a Beautiful Disaster Titled "MAY."

Upon release, These Times debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200 and at number 1 on the iTunes Top Albums chart. Several songs also debuted on the iTunes Top Pop Songs Chart; "Believe" reached number 60, "Never Stop" reached 65, and "Let Go" reached 146. Additionally, "Believe" reached 179 on the iTunes Top Songs Chart and "Never Stop" number 196. The video for the third single from the album, "These Times", was released on January 6, 2012. So far, the video has nearly 722,000 views on Youtube as of May 26, 2012. The band will be joining Daughtry on the Break the Spell Tour beginning in March.