Big City Rock

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Big City Rock
Origin	Los Angeles, California United States
Genres	Rock, power pop
Years active	2001-2008
Labels	Atlantic Records
Members	Nate Bott Frank Staniszewski Jason Lautenschleger Kaumyar
Past members	Timothy Resudek Andrew Barr Jeff Conrad

Big City Rock was an American pop rock band based in Los Angeles, California, United States, who were signed to Atlantic Records. Their music type is self-described as "energetic, anthemic pop" with "an uplifting sound",^[1] with keyboards, guitar, and drums. Due to shifts in the band's membership, the remaining members of the group created a new band called The Remainers.

History

Tim Resudek, Frank Staniszewski,

to record their debut album at Stratosphere Studios.

Big City Rock's debut album was released on Atlantic Records in March 2006 and generated critical acclaim. Blender magazine gave the album 3.5 stars proclaiming it "... like the Killers without the self-consciousness, powered by exquisitely engineered hooks that are nearly impossible to forget." And placing the song "All of the Above" at the number 10 slot of their annual Top 100 Singles chart.

Throughout 2006, Big City Rock toured across the country, supporting acts like

.

In 2008, Big City Rock underwent personnel changes and began writing their follow-up album to Big City Rock.

In August 2009, Big City Rock's remaining members created a new band with a new Facebook page, entitled The Remainers.[2]

Final band members

• Nate Bott -
  Vocals, guitar
• Frank Staniszewski - keyboards, vocals
• Jason Lautenschleger - bass guitar
• Kaumyar -
  drums, percussion

Former members

• Timothy Resudek - bass, keyboards
• Andrew Barr - guitars
• Jeff Conrad - drums (now working with Phantom Planet)

Discography

• Big City Rock (2003) ^[3]
  1. "Do You Know What You Want"
  2. "Here for Each Other"
  3. "Human"
  4. "Only If You Want Me To"
  5. "Better Place"
• Big City Rock (2004) ^[4]
  1. "Do You Know What You Want"
  2. "Human"
  3. "Here for Each Other"
  4. "Better Place"
  5. "All the Way [Acoustic]"
  6. "Sink"
  7. "They Won't Mind"
  8. "Different Face"
• Big City Rock (2006)^[5]
  1. "Sink"
  2. "All of the Above"
  3. "As Soon As I Find Out"
  4. "I Believe In You"
  5. "Human"
  6. "Kind"
  7. "Better Place"
  8. "Shelter"
  9. "They Won't Mind"
  10. "Touch The Horizon"

Trivia

• The band recorded a cover of the song "Black Betty" for the 2007 film TMNT.^[6]
• The band also recorded a cover of Silent Night during the 2007 holiday season and released it as a single.^[6]
• "All of the Above" from Big City Rock was featured on the 2006 Bionicle: Free the Band website, as well as songs from Undertones, Over It, Carbon Leaf, and a few others.
• "Human" was used in the 2006 Warren Miller Movie "Off The Grid" - It was used in a section about 2 skiers (Kevin Bramble and Monte Meier) with disabilities (one paralyzed from the waist down, and one missing one leg) Heliskiing in the Alaskan Cugache mountain range.^[7]

Equipment

Frank Staniszewski uses a Nord Lead 2 synth, MicroKORG and Yamaha S90 as well as using Hammond B3 organs and various grand pianos in the studio.

Nate Bott uses

guitars.

Jason Lautenschleger uses

Stingray basses

Kaumyar plays Pearl Drums and Zildjian cymbals with the exception of his Paiste Hi-Hats.

References

External links

• Myspace Page
• Facebook Page
• Virb Page
• Flickr Page
• Google Music discography