Stephen Speaks is an American acoustic rock/indie pop band project of singer-songwriter Rockwell Ryan Ripperger. The band was initially founded by Ripperger and TJ McCloud in 1999 as a duo.
Stephen Speaks released its first full-length album No More Doubt independently in September 2001.[1] The album did well, spreading through college campuses and the newly formed Internet sharing service, Napster. Through word of mouth, the singles "Out of My League" and "Passenger Seat" were picked up internationally and both songs went to No. 1 on Filipino radio stations in early 2003, breaking all previous pop music records for that country. No More Doubt was then picked up for distribution by Warner Music Philippines and went platinum within ten days of its release in that country.[2]
In January 2018, the single Walk On, from Stephen Speaks' fourth scheduled studio album, Alive To Fight, was released.[3]
Stephen Speaks' first studio album, No More Doubt, was recorded in 2000. Upon release in 2001, Passenger Seat and Out of My League received significant airplay atop Filipino pop radio stations.[4]No More Doubt was released in the Philippines on February 4, 2003, through Warner Music and Rippley Records, and declared platinum ten days later on February 14, 2003.[5]
Stephen Speaks' second album was recorded in Ripperger's home studio in 2003. The Leaving Song featured Grammy-nominated artist Ryan Tedder on vocals.[6] Ripperger briefly performed under his real name "Rockwell Ryan" before reverting to Stephen Speaks in 2004 after McCloud departed to focus on his solo career. Ripperger usually performs along with his brother Dain Samuelson who plays percussion for him. In 2005, Ripperger digitally produced One More Day for exclusive release on iTunes.[7] Ripperger worked with producer Chad Copelin to release Symptoms of Love on January 7, 2008.[8]
In December 2010, Stephen Speaks released Christmas With Friends 2 for free on the band's website.[9] The album featured vocalists Lindsey Sandella, Ben Kilgore, Noelle Kilgore, Julia Frej, and Jay Lashley, and guitarists Jesse Aycock, Jeff Coleman, Matt Cox, and Ben Mosier.
Stephen Speaks' third studio album, Age of the Underdog, was recorded in the summer of 2010 with producer and drummer Brady Blade. The album was released in 2011 alongside a documentary of the recordings.[10]
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Official website
April 10, 2024
stephen, speaks, american, acoustic, rock, indie, band, project, singer, songwriter, rockwell, ryan, ripperger, band, initially, founded, ripperger, mccloud, 1999, also, known, asrockwell, ryanoriginoklahoma, united, statesgenresindie, rock, acoustic, rock, po. Stephen Speaks is an American acoustic rock indie pop band project of singer songwriter Rockwell Ryan Ripperger The band was initially founded by Ripperger and TJ McCloud in 1999 as a duo Stephen SpeaksAlso known asRockwell RyanOriginOklahoma United StatesGenresIndie pop pop rock acoustic rock post grunge CCMYears active1999 presentLabelsRippley Records Inc MembersRockwell Ryan RippergerPast membersTJ McCloudWebsitestephenspeaks comStephen Speaks released its first full length album No More Doubt independently in September 2001 1 The album did well spreading through college campuses and the newly formed Internet sharing service Napster Through word of mouth the singles Out of My League and Passenger Seat were picked up internationally and both songs went to No 1 on Filipino radio stations in early 2003 breaking all previous pop music records for that country No More Doubt was then picked up for distribution by Warner Music Philippines and went platinum within ten days of its release in that country 2 In January 2018 the single Walk On from Stephen Speaks fourth scheduled studio album Alive To Fight was released 3 Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Extended plays 2 3 Compilations 3 Personnel 3 1 Touring session members 4 References 5 External linksHistory editStephen Speaks first studio album No More Doubt was recorded in 2000 Upon release in 2001 Passenger Seat and Out of My League received significant airplay atop Filipino pop radio stations 4 No More Doubt was released in the Philippines on February 4 2003 through Warner Music and Rippley Records and declared platinum ten days later on February 14 2003 5 Stephen Speaks second album was recorded in Ripperger s home studio in 2003 The Leaving Song featured Grammy nominated artist Ryan Tedder on vocals 6 Ripperger briefly performed under his real name Rockwell Ryan before reverting to Stephen Speaks in 2004 after McCloud departed to focus on his solo career Ripperger usually performs along with his brother Dain Samuelson who plays percussion for him In 2005 Ripperger digitally produced One More Day for exclusive release on iTunes 7 Ripperger worked with producer Chad Copelin to release Symptoms of Love on January 7 2008 8 In December 2010 Stephen Speaks released Christmas With Friends 2 for free on the band s website 9 The album featured vocalists Lindsey Sandella Ben Kilgore Noelle Kilgore Julia Frej and Jay Lashley and guitarists Jesse Aycock Jeff Coleman Matt Cox and Ben Mosier Stephen Speaks third studio album Age of the Underdog was recorded in the summer of 2010 with producer and drummer Brady Blade The album was released in 2011 alongside a documentary of the recordings 10 Discography editStudio albums edit No More Doubt 2001 Symptoms of Love 2008 Age of the Underdog 2011 Alive To Fight 2018 exp Extended plays edit Doubting Thomas 1999 No More Doubt 2000 One More Day 2003 Compilations edit Christmas With Friends 2009 Christmas With Friends 2 2010 Christmas With Friends 3 2011 Personnel editFormer memberTJ McCloud vocals guitar Touring session members edit CurrentDain Samuelson percussion FormerAmber Sturges vocals Blake Howard bass guitar Blake Farmer drums References edit iTunes No More Doubt Apple Retrieved January 30 2018 Marcelo Ver Stephen Speaks announces 2018 PH tour CNN Archived from the original on January 30 2018 Retrieved January 30 2018 YouTube Walk On Official Video YouTube Archived from the original on December 21 2021 Retrieved January 30 2018 Tuazon Glenn Hang The DJ The Demise Of The Philippine Only Radio Hit The Manila Review Retrieved January 30 2018 Their music Speaks louder than words Angela V Ignacio Asia Africa Intelligence Wire February 12 2003 Shazam The Leaving Song Shazam Retrieved January 30 2018 iTunes One More Day Apple Retrieved January 30 2018 Symptoms of Love Stephen Speaks AllMusic Retrieved January 30 2018 Stephen Speaks Music Stephen Speaks Retrieved January 30 2018 iTunes Age of the Underdog Apple Retrieved January 30 2018 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen Speaks amp oldid 1202259464, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
