Chris Sheridan and Clee Laster met at local pub while Sheridan was bartending and Laster was performing as a solo artist at the Charlotte, North Carolina Uptown venue formerly known as The Graduate. The two formed an acoustic duo and began performing concerts known as Simplified in and around the city in 2002. In 2004, Sheridan and Clee auditioned band members, adding a bassist and drummer creating a quartet. Simplified began touring regionally in the Southeast United States in 2005.[1] The band toured the United States nationally[2] and performing shows internationally in North and occasionally in Central America. According to PANDORA Radio statistics, Simplified is rated one of the highest-level independent artists in the world with the 2006 song from the Smile album "Wake 'n Bake".[citation needed] With the release of Elephant Sky in 2008, Simplified went to more of a pop style.[3] Between 2010 and 2013, Sheridan and Laster reinvented Simplified, bringing back the island rock sound they are known for, and also hired a variety of musicians to accompany them on the road and in the studio. Their song "Gettin' Home" was featured on the soundtrack of NASCAR The Game: Inside Line,[4] and five years later with new developers, NASCAR Heat 2.[5] In summer 2014, the band released their fourth studio album #WAKENBAKENATION which includes a recut studio version of the single "Wake N Bake" featuring an added horn section and a new gospel-style intro. In 2019,their 2011 song "Long Time Ago" was featured in NASCAR Heat 4.
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^"NASCAR HEAT 2 Soundtrack, a playlist by diecastseries on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
Sources
Wildsmith, Steve, "Simplified puts it's [sic] name to work for its rock 'n' roll" [1]The Daily Times, March 30, 2011, accessed April 25, 2011.[dead link]
Devores, Courtney, "Local Flavor: A Hometown Act Worth Watching[permanent dead link]", The Charlotte Observer, April 15, 2011, accessed April 25, 2011.
Hahne, Jeff "CD Review: Simplified's Brighter Days" [2] "Creative Loafing", April 12, 2011, accessed April 25, 2011.
Augustine, Dianna "Interview: Simplified" [3][permanent dead link]Shutter 16 Magazine, September 11, 2009, accessed April 25, 2011.
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External links
Official website
January 02, 2023
simplified, band, topic, this, article, meet, wikipedia, notability, guideline, music, please, help, demonstrate, notability, topic, citing, reliable, secondary, sources, that, independent, topic, provide, significant, coverage, beyond, mere, trivial, mention,. The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s notability guideline for music Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Simplified band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Simplified is a North American rock island vibe and reggae rock band based in Charlotte North Carolina SimplifiedOriginCharlotte North Carolina U S GenresRock reggae fusion roots rockYears active2002 presentLabelsSmile High EntertainmentMembersChris SheridanClee LasterWebsitewww wbr simplifiedmusic wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Charitable endeavors and other appearances 4 Discography 5 References 6 Sources 7 External linksHistory EditChris Sheridan and Clee Laster met at local pub while Sheridan was bartending and Laster was performing as a solo artist at the Charlotte North Carolina Uptown venue formerly known as The Graduate The two formed an acoustic duo and began performing concerts known as Simplified in and around the city in 2002 In 2004 Sheridan and Clee auditioned band members adding a bassist and drummer creating a quartet Simplified began touring regionally in the Southeast United States in 2005 1 The band toured the United States nationally 2 and performing shows internationally in North and occasionally in Central America According to PANDORA Radio statistics Simplified is rated one of the highest level independent artists in the world with the 2006 song from the Smile album Wake n Bake citation needed With the release of Elephant Sky in 2008 Simplified went to more of a pop style 3 Between 2010 and 2013 Sheridan and Laster reinvented Simplified bringing back the island rock sound they are known for and also hired a variety of musicians to accompany them on the road and in the studio Their song Gettin Home was featured on the soundtrack of NASCAR The Game Inside Line 4 and five years later with new developers NASCAR Heat 2 5 In summer 2014 the band released their fourth studio album WAKENBAKENATION which includes a recut studio version of the single Wake N Bake featuring an added horn section and a new gospel style intro In 2019 their 2011 song Long Time Ago was featured in NASCAR Heat 4 Members EditFounding members Clee Laster lead vocals rhythm guitar 2002 present Chris Sheridan lead guitar backing vocals 2002 present Charitable endeavors and other appearances EditSimplified is an ambassador to Michael Franti s Do It For the Love Foundation citation needed Discography EditStudio albumsACT 1 2005 Smile 2006 Elephant Sky 2008 Brighter Days 2011 WakeNBakeNation 2014 References Edit Hahne Jeff Keeping it Simplified Creative Loafing Charlotte Retrieved 2017 02 17 Chris Sheridan Returns Home to St Ignace With North Carolina Rock Band www stignacenews com St Ignace News Archived from the original on 2017 02 18 Retrieved 2017 02 17 Hahne Jeff CD REVIEW Simplified s Brighter Days Creative Loafing Charlotte Retrieved 2017 02 17 NASCAR The Game Inside Line soundtrack NFSSoundtrack nfssoundtrack com Retrieved 2017 02 17 NASCAR HEAT 2 Soundtrack a playlist by diecastseries on Spotify Spotify Retrieved 2017 09 20 Sources EditWildsmith Steve Simplified puts it s sic name to work for its rock n roll 1 The Daily Times March 30 2011 accessed April 25 2011 dead link Devores Courtney Local Flavor A Hometown Act Worth Watching permanent dead link The Charlotte Observer April 15 2011 accessed April 25 2011 Hahne Jeff CD Review Simplified s Brighter Days 2 Creative Loafing April 12 2011 accessed April 25 2011 Augustine Dianna Interview Simplified 3 permanent dead link Shutter 16 Magazine September 11 2009 accessed April 25 2011 Wake Matt Clee Speaks 4 Metromix November 25 2008 accessed April 25 2011 Hahne Jeff Keeping it Simplified Creative Loafing November 4 2008 accessed April 25 2011 Schlehuber Ryan Chris Sheridan returns home to St Ignace with North Carolina rock band The St Ignace News August 24 2006 accessed April 25 2011 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Simplified band amp oldid 1118285510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
