KSM (band)

KSM was an American rock band from Los Angeles, California^[1] that was active from 2006 to 2010. The band consisted of lead singer Shelby Cobra (real last name Spalione), lead guitarist Shae Padilla, rhythm guitarist Katie Cecil, bassist Sophia Melon and drummer Kate Cabebe.

KSM
KSM in San Diego, CA on September 15, 2008 (L-R: Shae Padilla, Katie Cecil, Shelby Cobra, Kate Cabebe, Sophia Melon)
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Power pop, pop rock, pop punk, alternative rock
Years active	2006–2010
Labels	Walt Disney
Past members	Kate Cabebe Katie Cecil Shelby Cobra Shae Padilla Sophia Melon

They gained popularity in summer 2009 when they covered the song, "I Want You to Want Me" by Cheap Trick. The song was used to promote the television series 10 Things I Hate About You on the ABC Family network.^[2][3]

History

2006–2008: Formation

KSM was formed in a joint project between The Walt Disney Company and former chart-topping girl band The Go-Go's.^[4] The Go-Go's were looking for an all-girl pop band to mentor and held auditions in 2006. Four musicians (Padilla, Cecil, Cabebe, and Melon; all age 13-15 at the time) were selected and the group was originally developed as a Go-Go's cover band called the Po-Go's. Disney planned to replicate its success with Devo 2.0, a kids' version of the '80s new wave band Devo, with the possibility of the Po-Go's appearing in a movie or TV series.^[5][6][7] Eventually the band's sound was changed from pop to rock, and with the addition of lead singer Shelby Cobra (real last name Spalione) in February 2008,^[8] they changed their name to KSM. Around that time, the Go-Go's ended their involvement with the project.^[6]

2009–2010: Read Between the Lines and disbandment

KSM were signed with Walt Disney Records (part of the Disney Music Group) and promoted through various Disney endeavors. They toured as an opening act for fellow Disney recording artists Mitchel Musso,^[9] Demi Lovato,^[10] and Jonas Brothers,^[11] as well as opening for Paramore and David Archuleta.^[12] KSM's journey as they approached and then supported the release of their debut album was documented in the bi-weekly reality web series called, KSM: Read Between the Lines which aired from August 10, 2009 to October 16, 2009 on www.teen.com. The 20-episode web series was produced by The Disney Music Group and The Jonas Group.^[13] On September 22, 2009, KSM released their debut album Read Between the Lines, which was written and produced by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil.^[5] KSM performed on Good Morning America on October 8, 2009^[14][15] and on The Rachael Ray Show on October 12, 2009.^[16]

The band confirmed in April 2010 that bassist Sophia Melon departed to attend Barnard College.^[17] In August 2010 KSM confirmed that they had broken up to pursue separate careers.^[18] In October 2010, lead guitarist Shae Padilla formed a new hard rock band called Rixy Fisk, which briefly included Shelby Spalione (no longer using the "Cobra" stage name) on vocals.^[19][20] Padilla's band was later called FireSky,^[21][22] which released the EP Erase the Enemy in August 2011. Drummer Kate Cabebe attended California Lutheran University and has worked for Cambio.com as a correspondent.^{[citation needed]} Spalione released the dance-pop single "Overrated Friday" under the name Lio in late 2011 and again under the name Shelby in early 2012; she has also performed with will.i.am.^[23] Rhythm guitarist Katie Cecil had been a child actress before KSM, and earned small roles in the TV series Medium, Criminal Minds, and Help Me Help You.^[24] Starting in 2015, Cecil is lead singer for the indie-pop band Wayfarers.^[25]

Band members

Former band members

• Shelby Cobra — Lead vocals
• Shae Padilla — Lead guitar
• Katie Cecil — Rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Sophia Melon — Bass guitar, backing vocals
• Kate Cabebe — Drums

Filmography

Year	Name	Role	Notes
2009	KSM: Read Between the Lines	Themselves	Web series; 20 episodes
	I Heart Vampires	Vagablond	Episode: "Hunted, Part 3"

Discography

• Read Between the Lines (2009)

Concert tours

Co-headlining

• The Tour of Gymnastics Superstars – (with Jordan Pruitt and Carly Patterson) (2008)

Opening act

• The Cheetah Girls – One World Tour (2008)
• Demi Lovato – Demi Lovato: Live in Concert (2009)
• Honor Society – Full Moon Crazy Tour (2009)

Soundtracks and compilations

• "Magic Carpet Ride" from Wizards of Waverly Place and Music from Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
• "Good Enough" from DisneyMania 7
• "Distracted" from Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 11
• "Hero In You" from Disney Girlz Rock, Vol. 2

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director(s)

Title	Year	Director(s)	Ref.
"Hero In You"	2008	None	^[26]
"I Want You to Want Me"	2009	Declan Whitebloom	^[27]
"I Want You to Want Me" (10 Things I Hate About You version)			^[28]
"Read Between the Lines"		Steven Murashige	^[29]
"Read Between the Lines" (I Heart Vampires version)		None	^[30]

References

1. Monger, James Christopher. "KSM > Overview". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
2. Iasimone, Ashley (July 13, 2009). "About to Pop: KSM". Popeater. AOL, Inc. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
3. . Community.abcfamily.go.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
4. Mason, Kerri (September 11, 2009). "KSM, Read Between the Lines". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
5. Ho, Alan. "Artist of the Month". Musiqtone. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
6. Moser, John J. (October 5, 2009). "Girl band KSM was almost Disney's new Go-Go's". The Morning Call. Tribune Company. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
7. Mandia, Delia (July 9, 2009). "An interview with the band KSM". SILive. Staten Island Advance, Advance Publications, Inc. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
8. "Featured Artist: KSM > FanGap.com — The Place for Fans > celeb features". FanGap.com. 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
9. "体に良い成分を効率よく取り入れて健康になる". mitchelksm.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
10. "Earth Times: show/new-disney-sound-artist-ksm,867656.shtml". earthtimes.org. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
11. "The Buzz On: The Jonas Brothers' New Opening Act, KSM!". Buzzworthy. MTV Networks. January 29, 2009. Retrieved December 30, 2009.
12. . Ksmofficial.com. 2010-04-09. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
13. "Stitch Kingdom". Retrieved 25 August 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
14. "Good Morning America". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
15. YouTube. youtube.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.^{[dead YouTube link]}
16. "Rachael Ray's Daytime Talk Show: KSM Performs". Rachaelrayshow.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
17. "Barnard student ends her Disney days, follows new musical path". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
18. "Band Announcement". Facebook. 2010-11-08. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
19. . www.disneydreaming.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
20. "Rixy Fisk". ReverbNation.com. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
21. "Disney Dreaming: June 25, 2011". Disneydreaming.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
22. "FireSky". ReverbNation.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
23. "Shelby Spalione on American Idol with will.i.am". Hollywoodlaunch.net. May 3, 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
24. "Katie Cecil". IMDb.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
25. "Wayfarers on Soundcloud". Soundcloud.com. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
26. "KSM – Hero In You". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
27. "KSM – I Want You to Want Me". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
28. "KSM – I Want You to Want Me (10 Things I Hate About You Version)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
29. "KSM – Read Between the Lines". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
30. "KSM – Read Between the Lines (I Heart Vampires Version)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved April 6, 2020.

External links

• KSM's channel on YouTube