Rookie of the Year (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Rookie of the Year


Img_capt = (L-R) Rookie of the Year
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = Fayetteville flagcountry|USA
Genre = Indie rock Pop rock Emo
Years_active = 2002–present
Label = One Eleven
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Current_members = Ryan Dunson Mike Kamerman Brandon Schade Pat Murphy Mick Parsons

Rookie of the Year is a band from Fayetteville, North Carolina. They are signed to One Eleven Records.

Biography

The band was formed in 2002 as a solo project of singer Ryan Dunson. Dunson signed with vice verse virtue Records, a Tennessee record label, in late 2002. Soon after, Dunson signed to One Eleven Records, releasing a 1000-copy EP called "Late Night Makeout". In 2004 One Eleven Records released the band's first record, "Having to Let Go", as a 13-track LP. In 2005, OneEleven Records re-released the album as a ten-track LP. After expanding to a five-piece, their second album, "The Goodnight Moon", was releasedin April 2006. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FV&p_theme=fv&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=114037F3A0B561F0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Rookie of the Year] . "The Fayetteville Observer", September 7, 2006.] [ [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=126032 Review of "The Goodnight Moon"] . Absolutepunk.net, April 3, 2006.] Following this release, they toured through North America on the Warped Tour, [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kvfpxqusldke~T1 Rookie of the Year] at Allmusic] as well as with groups like Mae,Secondhand Serenade, PlayRadioPlay, The Graduate, My American Heart, The Rocket Summer, Dave Melillo, Cute Is What We Aim For, Love Me Electric, Blackpool Lights, Four Letter Lie, As Cities Burn, We Are the Fury, Scenes from a Movie, Mute Math, Copeland, Under the Influence of Giants, Upper Class Trash and label mates The Spill Canvas, This Day & Age, and Rory. The group is currently touring with Mest, Automatic Love Letter, and Quietdrive. Their new record "Sweet Attention" was released on August 5, 2008 on One Eleven Records.

Discography

Albums

* "Having to Let Go" (2005, 111 Records)
* "The Goodnight Moon" (2006, 111 Records)
* "Sweet Attention" (2008, 111 Records) U.S. Billboard Heatseekers #21 and #9 on Billboard's Alternative New Artist chart. [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kvfpxqusldke~T5 Billboard] , Allmusic]

Band Members

*Ryan Dunson- Vocals, acoustic guitar
*Mike Kamerman- Guitar, vocals
*Pat Murphy- Bass guitar
*Brandon Schade- Guitar
*Mick Parsons- Drums
*Vito Apollo- piano(Touring Member)

Former Members and Guest

*David Whitney 2007 (Drums)
*TJ Holt - 2004 - 2006 (Drums)
*Carson Miller - 2003 - 2004 (Drums)
*Luke Abers - 2003 - 2005 (Bass)Touring Musicians
*Blake R Milliron (As Cities Burn) - 2005 (lead Guitar and paino)
*Bryan Conley - 2004 (lead Guitar)
*Kali Bryan - 2002-2003 (percussion and keys)Guest Vocals
*Aaron Marsh (Copeland)-2002 (guest vocals)
*Bryan Barnes (Thin Dark Line)-2005 (guest vocals)
*Mike Barnes (Thin Dark Line)-2005 (guest vocals)
*Brent Kaminski (Thin Dark Line)-2005 (guest vocals)
*Amy Malpass - 2008 (guest vocals)

Music Videos

* Liars and Battlelines (2007) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gfk2VNS2HI]

Trivia

*Mick Parsons was the original drummer for Jonezetta.
*Mike Kamerman was in Jersey's very own All Rights Reserved
*Ryan Dunson was in Florida's Rock band Farewell to Fashion [http://www.purevolume.com/farewelltofashion] (2001-2002)

References

External links

* [http://www.highbeamreview.com/review.php?id=128 Review of Rookie of the Year - Sweet Attention on Highbeamreview.com]
* [http://www.rookieoftheyear.net Official Website]
* [http://www.purevolume.com/rookieoftheyear Pure Volume site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/rookieoftheyear Rookie Of The Year official myspace]
* [http://absolutepunk.net/rookieoftheyear Rookie Of The Year Profile on AbsolutePunk.net]