- Shurman
Shurman is a rock band from
Los Angeles, California , USA, founded by Aaron Beavers and Damon Allen.Band history
It can be argued that Shurman unofficially started as a high school garage band in 1990 with Aaron Beavers and Damon Allen. The two met when Beavers' family moved from Texas to Allen's hometown outside of Atlanta. The band idea was put on the back burner for almost 10 years while Aaron headed to College and then Hawaii, and Allen moved to New York City to pursue acting after high school. Remaining friends, Beavers and Allen kept contact and Aaron sent Damon demos of close to 100 songs he had written (& recorded on an old 4 track) while in Hawaii. Soon after Aaron moved to L.A., he called Damon and told him to buy a drum kit because he needed a drummer, and Shurman was formed. Two EPs were released 2001's Songs to Tell Your Friends About and 2002's Superfecta. The toured the U.S. relentlessly playing some 200 shows a year. Their first full length Vanguard Records release titled "Jubilee" released in 2005. In 2006 the band returned with a live CD called "A Week in the Life".
After deciding the traditional record label route was not the best idea for the band they left Vanguard Records and recorded "Waiting for the Sunset" independently with producer Danny White at famed 16 Ton Studios in Nashville. Not long after finishing the CD, drummer Damon Allen left the band to pursue his lifelong dream of acting.
in 2008, Shurman performed 50 shows in the UK/Europe and is currently in the middle of an extensive North American tour supporting the release of "Waiting for the Sunset".
Shurman is currently the #2 most played artist on XM Radio's "X Country channel 12"
Current lineup
* Aaron Beavers -- Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic guitars, Harmonica
* Keith Hanna -- Bass, Dobro, Vocals
* Jesse Duke -- Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Pedal Steel, Vocals
Discography
* "Songs to Tell Your Friends About EP" (
2001 )
* "Superfecta EP" (2002 )
* "Cleanin' Out The Garage" (2003 )
* "Jubilee" (2005 )
* "A Week in the Life" (2006 )
* "Waiting for the Sunset" (2008 )External links
* [http://www.shurmanville.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/shurman Shurman Myspace]
* [http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/shurman/artist.jhtml Shurman on CMT]
* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=shurmanband Shurman on Youtube]References
* [http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Shurman/index.html Starpulse]
* [http://www.shurmanville.com Shurman Site]
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