- Cornerstone (Austrian band)
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Cornerstone
F.l.t.r.: Steve, Patricia, Michael and MikeBackground information Origin Moedling, Lower Austria, Austria Genres Rock, Pop, Mainstream rock Years active 1998 – present Labels ATOM Records (U.S.A.) Website www.cornerstone.co.at Members Patricia Hillinger
Michael Wachelhofer
Steve Wachelhofer
Mike PawlowitschPast members Markus Bousska
Hannah Wachter
Martin Key
Anja Schirmer
Carina SethalerCornerstone is an Austrian rock band formed in 1998 in Moedling, Lower Austria. The band has gone through several phases, but its strongest success came 2008, when they signed a record deal with US-label ATOM Records and released their debut "Head Over Heels” in the same year. ATOM is working with artists like Jon Butcher and Barefoot Servants in the United States.[1] In March 2008 the band has won the “Next Big Thing Contest,” sponsored by Alternative Addiction, and reached No. 1 on Chungardio (Scottsdale/AZ, U.S.A.) Statesides.[2] In the same year the band toured Austria and UK, where they did a lot of interviews at radio stations, f.e. on ARFM-Radio/London with the legendary Steve Price. In 2009 another UK tour happened, the band appeared at the famous Z Rock Festival, together with Ted Poley and John Waite (Ex-Bad English, Ex-The Babys), and in summer 2009 they did a three weeks USA-tour and appeared on several Radio- and TV-stations. In the spring of 2011, Cornerstone released their sophomore effort “Somewhere In America”, which first pressing sold out within three weeks and do several shows in Austria, the surrounding countries and in the UK.
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History
The band started in summer 1998, when Steve and Michael Wachelhofer began to play bass/guitar and formed a band, together with drummer Markus Bousska, interpreting cover songs, originally played by The Cure, R.E.M. and Soul Asylum. During this period the band started writing their first originals, but a few internal difficulties arose - new band members came and went again - and after many personnel changes, some moderately successful gigs and a disastrous recording-session, which has never been finished, the band teetered on the brink of collapse in summer 2004. But after Hannah Wachter and Rock-Shouter Anja Schirmer joined the band per accident, the band decided to go forward.
In 2007 the band played on several Open-Air Festivals in Europe, f.e. in Italy at the "Spirit of Woodstock Festival". In accordance to this, the band started to record their debut "Head Over Heels", which was released in 2008 and received very positive reviews from the European and American press and radios.[3] The worldwide promotion tour for the album was done with Carina Sethaler (voc, g) and Martin Key (dr, perc), the optimum Line-Up was found after the tour with Mike Pawlowitsch on drums, who has already played in some local bands before, and the talent Patricia Hillinger. Hillinger: "The people, the music they make, everything was great from the very beginning. I knew one thing right away: If I want to play in a band, then in this one".[4]
Although the band registered their bandname as international trademark, there is another band used this name, too, so they have mostly added an ® or an (AT) to their bandname.[5]
Band members
Current members
- Patricia Hillinger - vocals, guitars
- Michael Wachelhofer - bass, keyboards, vocals
- Steve Wachelhofer - guitars, vocals
- Mike Pawlowitsch - drums, percussion
Former members
- Markus Bousska - drums, percussion
- Hannah Wachter - drums, percussion
- Martin Key - drums, percussion
- Anja Schirmer - vocals
- Carina Sethaler - vocals
References in popular culture
Film
- In the 2009 Austrian-movie Little Alien, filmmaker Nina Kusturica used two Cornerstone songs, "Regret" and "I Can't Even Say No" for the soundtrack.
Music television
- "Something In The Way" was used several times in the TV-show Mulatschag on Austrian television station OKTO.
Other Appearances
- Michael Wachelhofer and Roadie Karl Ernsthofer make brief appearances in some commercials, aired on several TV-stations, Michael Wachelhofer also work as a model for several advertisements.
Discography
- Head Over Heels (2008, Re-Release 2010)
- Fade Away- 2010 Remix (2010)
- Somewhere In America (2011)
References
External links
Official Sites:
- Official Website of the band
- MySpace-Site of the band
- Last.fm-Site of the band
- Facebook-Site of the band
- Reverbnation-Site of the band
- Twitter-Site of the band
Reviews, Interviews, etc.:
Categories:- Musical groups established in 1998
- Musical quartets
- Austrian rock music groups
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