Aimee Echo and Jamie Miller formed the band in 1998, originally named Hero. They changed it to theStart on October 31, 1999, because "Hero" was already being used by many other bands.[2][4] Their starting lineup included Echo on vocals, Miller on bass and synths, Scott Ellis (who played with Echo in Human Waste Project) on drums and Mike Smith on guitars. When Smith left the band in October 2000 to pursue other musical interests, Jamie switched over from bass to guitars, and Jeff Jaeger was hired as the band's new bassist.[5] Their debut album, Shakedown!, was released in July 2001 through The Label Records, a record label imprint of The Firm, Inc., with distribution from Geffen Records.[3][6]
Following a period of touring, they discovered that their record label was closing. The band decided to fund their next EP themselves, releasing The 1234 in April 2002 and selling it at their shows.[7] Shortly thereafter, they announced the departure of Scott Ellis.[8] While spending the summer touring with Scarling., they found a distributor in Small Stone Records for a self-titled EP.
Jaeger left the group some time after Ellis did. Over the next year, the group found replacements, bringing in Erick Sanger and Billy Brimblecon Jr. With their new lineup, the group was signed to Nitro Records in October 2003,[9] which re-released their self-titled EP as Death Via Satellite.[2][3] Over the next year they recorded a new album, and Initiation was released on August 24, 2004.[1][3]
Brimblecon left the group shortly before the release of Initiation, and the album's supporting tour featured a number of interim drummers, including Adrian Young (of No Doubt)[10] and Frank Zummo[11] (of Sum 41). Chelsea Davis was later selected as a permanent replacement. Later, in 2006, Sanger was let go from the group, replaced by Lance Webber. The group changed labels in 2007, moving from Nitro to their current label, Metropolis Records.[2] Later that year, they released Ciao, Baby.[2] After Lance Webber returned to college in 2009, Aimee, Jamie and Chelsea started a side project called Normandie, and toured as a trio.[12]
thestart, band, thestart, stylized, thestart, american, rock, band, from, angeles, california, thestartalso, known, ashero, 1998, 1999, originlos, angeles, california, genresalternative, rock, synth, wave, revivalyears, active1998, presentlabels143, atlantic, . theStart stylized as theSTART 3 is an American rock band from Los Angeles California theSTARTAlso known asHero 1998 1999 OriginLos Angeles California U S GenresAlternative rock synth pop new wave revivalYears active1998 presentLabels143 Atlantic The Label Geffen Autonomy Small Stone Nitro Metropolis New BlackSpinoffsNormandieSpinoff ofHuman Waste ProjectMembersAimee EchoJamie MillerPast membersMike SmithJeff JaegerBilly Brimblecom Jr Erick SangerScott EllisLance WebberChelsea DavisWebsitethisisthestart wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Band members 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksHistory editAimee Echo and Jamie Miller formed the band in 1998 originally named Hero They changed it to theStart on October 31 1999 because Hero was already being used by many other bands 2 4 Their starting lineup included Echo on vocals Miller on bass and synths Scott Ellis who played with Echo in Human Waste Project on drums and Mike Smith on guitars When Smith left the band in October 2000 to pursue other musical interests Jamie switched over from bass to guitars and Jeff Jaeger was hired as the band s new bassist 5 Their debut album Shakedown was released in July 2001 through The Label Records a record label imprint of The Firm Inc with distribution from Geffen Records 3 6 Following a period of touring they discovered that their record label was closing The band decided to fund their next EP themselves releasing The 1234 in April 2002 and selling it at their shows 7 Shortly thereafter they announced the departure of Scott Ellis 8 While spending the summer touring with Scarling they found a distributor in Small Stone Records for a self titled EP Jaeger left the group some time after Ellis did Over the next year the group found replacements bringing in Erick Sanger and Billy Brimblecon Jr With their new lineup the group was signed to Nitro Records in October 2003 9 which re released their self titled EP as Death Via Satellite 2 3 Over the next year they recorded a new album and Initiation was released on August 24 2004 1 3 Brimblecon left the group shortly before the release of Initiation and the album s supporting tour featured a number of interim drummers including Adrian Young of No Doubt 10 and Frank Zummo 11 of Sum 41 Chelsea Davis was later selected as a permanent replacement Later in 2006 Sanger was let go from the group replaced by Lance Webber The group changed labels in 2007 moving from Nitro to their current label Metropolis Records 2 Later that year they released Ciao Baby 2 After Lance Webber returned to college in 2009 Aimee Jamie and Chelsea started a side project called Normandie and toured as a trio 12 In 2015 Miller became the drummer for Bad Religion replacing the band s longtime drummer Brooks Wackerman In 2017 the band released a 7 inch single for Yvonne DeCarlo and Magic Number 13 Band members editCurrent members Aimee Echo lead vocals 1998 present Jamie Miller bass 1998 2000 guitar 2000 present synth backing vocals 1998 present Former members Mike Smith guitar 1998 2000 Jeff Jaeger bass backing vocals 2000 2002 Erick Sanger bass backing vocals 2003 2006 Scott Ellis drums 1998 2002 Billy Brimblecom Jr drums 2003 2004 2019 2020 14 Chelsea Davis drums 2007 2012 15 Touring members Adrian Young drums 2004 2006 16 Frank Zummo drums 2004 2006 Lance Webber bass 2006 2009 12 bass 2019 2020 14 TimelineDiscography editStudio albums Title Album details Shakedown Released July 24 2001 17 Label The Label Geffen Format CD Initiation Released August 24 2004 18 Label Nitro Format CD Ciao Baby Released June 5 2007 19 Label Metropolis Format CD EPs Title Album details The 1234 EP Released April 10 2002 7 20 Label Autonomy self released Format CD theSTART aka Death Via Satellite Released August 1 2002 21 December 9 2003 reissue 22 Label Small Stone Nitro Format CD Singles Title Year Album Gorgeous 2001 Shakedown The 1234 2003 Death Via Satellite Blood on My Hands 2007 Ciao Baby Yvonne DeCarlo Magic Number 2017 non album single Music videos Title Year Director s Album Gorgeous 2001 Doug Friedman 23 Shakedown The 1234 2003 Heath and Dave Lowbrow The Lowbrow Bros 24 25 Death Via Satellite Like Days 2004 InitiationReferences edit a b c Wilson MackKenzie Artist Biography by MacKenzie Wilson AllMusic Retrieved August 18 2014 a b c d e f theStart Metropolis Records Retrieved August 18 2014 a b c d theSTART theSTART Retrieved August 18 2014 Anon October 31 1999 Hero Vanished thisisthestart com Archived from the original on March 3 2001 Retrieved March 6 2023 Archive VI 10 1 to 11 7 thestart org October 1 November 7 2000 Archived from the original on October 28 2005 Retrieved March 5 2023 Wiederhorn Jon July 20 2001 Snot Human Waste Project Members Arrive At 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2002 Retrieved March 4 2023 theSTART Initiation Album Reviews Songs amp More AllMusic retrieved March 4 2023 News thisisthestart com Archived from the original on November 5 2007 Retrieved March 4 2023 theSTART gorgeous nemesis the START September 13 2002 Archived from the original on September 13 2002 Retrieved March 6 2023 theSTART News thestart org Archived from the original on August 6 2002 Retrieved March 4 2023 Team Retail December 8 2003 Points of Impact Retail PDF CMJ New Music Report 843 30 ISSN 0890 0795 via worldradiohistory com Lawson Dom ed July 28 2001 Aimee Echo The Return Kerrang 863 7 News thisisthestart com Archived from the original on August 18 2004 Retrieved March 4 2023 Sood Sona December 2003 Interview with The Start Part Two of Three RIFTrock com Archived from the original on March 11 2004 Retrieved March 6 2023 External links editOfficial website theSTART at AllMusic theSTART on Last fm theStart at Metropolis Records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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