- Whitestarr
Infobox musical artist
Name = Whitestarr
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Origin = flagicon|USAMalibu, California
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Genre = Rock
Years_active = 2000 – Present
Label = Independent
Current_members =Cisco Adler
Alex Orbison
Damon Webb
Jeramy Gritter
Tony Potato
Johnny Zambetti
Past_members =Whitestarr is an American
rock band from Malibu,California . [Citation |last=Beggy |first=Carol |title=Whitestarr's Cisco ready to play |url=http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/09/22/damon_punches_out/ |accessdate=2007-10-06] [Citation |last=Roberts |first=Caroline |title=We See Famous People: Alec Baldwin Bonding With Toddlers, Affleck's Diet |url=http://bostonist.com/2007/09/25/we_see_famous_p_7.php |accessdate=2007-10-06] The band has garnered attention owing to the members' relationships and to their television series. Lead singerCisco Adler is the son of well-known music producer,Lou Adler and drummer Alex Orbison is the son of music legendRoy Orbison . [cite news|last=D'Angelo| first=Joe| coauthors=Bella, Mark|title=Whitestarr | publisher = MTV.com | url =http://www.mtv.com/news/yhif/whitestarr/ | accessdate =2008-03-06]Biography
Whitestarr was formed in
2000 and signed byAtlantic Records , but were later dropped. The band was virtually unknown until they became featured on the television show "The Rock Life " onVH1 . The premise of the show is a "rockumentary " format, where cameramen follow the band inside the shows and studio and outside in their personal lives.cite web |url=http://www.nypost.com/seven/07192007/gossip/pagesix/hes_got_more_of_a_gift_for_baloney_pagesix_.htm |title=He's Got More of a Gift For Baloney |accessdate=2008-03-06|date=2007-07-19] The series was canceled during its first season due to low ratings.Whitestarr has gained more notoriety for the personal lives and antics of the members than for any commercial success. Singer Cisco Adler was a paparazzi target while he dated
Mischa Barton ,Kimberly Stewart ,Paris Hilton , andLauren Conrad [Citation |last=Martindale |first=Stone |title='The Hills' Lauren Conrad's VMA PDA with Cisco Adler |url=http://smallscreen.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1354078.php/The_Hills_Lauren_Conrads_VMA_PDA_with_Cisco_Adler |accessdate=2007-10-06] , while drummer Alex Orbison had been seen on the TV show "LA Ink ", which stars his one–time girlfriend,tattoo artistKat Von D . [cite web |url=http://www.tmz.com/2007/10/05/kat-von-dummy/ |title=Kat Von Dummy|accessdate=2008-03-06|date=2007-10-05] Nude photos of Adler have appeared on various websites. [cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20011108,00.html |title=Cisco Adler Opens Up About Nude Photo |accessdate=2008-03-06|date=2007-02-09]In September 2007, Cisco Adler announced that he had "decided to take a vacation" from the group to pursue solo projects, adding that "Whitestarr will be back". [cite news|last=Halperin| first=Shirley| title=Cisco Adler: "Whitestarr Has Left its Mark on the Fabric of Rock 'N' Roll" | publisher = EW.com | date =2007-09-24 | url =http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2007/09/you-read-it-her.html | accessdate =2008-03-06]
Members
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Cisco Adler - vocals
*Alex "Orbi" Orbison - drums
*Damon Webb -Bass Guitar
*Jeramy "Rainbow" Gritter -Guitarist fromAllentown ,Pennsylvania
*Tony Potato -Dancer fromSan Diego
*Johnny Zambetti -Guitar Discography
*"Luv Machine" (2006)
*"Fillith Tillith" (2007)References
External links
* [http://www.whitestarr.com/ Whitestarr Official Website]
*MySpace|whitestarr|Whitestarr
* [http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/the_rock_life/series.jhtml "The Rock Life"] at VH1.com
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