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This article is about the teen pop group. For other uses, see Dream Street (disambiguation).
Dream Street 
Background information Origin New York, USA Genres Teen pop, Dance pop Years active 1999–2002 Labels Atlantic Records Associated acts Jesse McCartney, Play, Ruby Blue, Aaron Carter, Open Till Midnight, Raposo, Stevie Brock, No Secrets, O-Town Past members Jesse McCartney
Greg Raposo
Matt Ballinger
Frankie Galasso
Chris TrousdaleDream Street was an American pop boy band that was formed in mid 1999 by Louis Baldonieri and Brian Lukow. Dream Street later disbanded in 2002 after a legal dispute between the parents and the group's managers. The members still keep in touch.
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History
The group was initially put together by producers Louis Baldonieri and Brian Lukow and titled 'Boy Wonder' (a name borrowed from the nickname of comic book character Robin from the Batman comics and films). The band featured several boys aged 11–14 from the New York Broadway/Acting scene.[1] Baldonieri and Lukow hoped to make an impact on the pop music industry by introducing a group of teenagers to the scene, all of whom had prior stage-singing experience. Among these original members were Greg Raposo and Chris Trousdale, who would continue on into the remade group in 2001. The lineup was changed not long after they debuted the show in front of several talent agents and record label reps. Their debut included a tap dance number and a jazzy theme song, both of which were sacked quickly after. It also included a cover of the main song from the musical Rent "Seasons of Love."
Jesse McCartney, Greg Raposo, Matt Ballinger, Frankie Galasso, and Chris Trousdale would become the new faces of the group and were given the name "Dream Street," which was the name of Lukow and Baldonieri's recording studio in New York City. The only original song they kept was titled "Jennifer Goodbye", which was initially written as a folk-pop ballad, then was changed into its modern incarnation months later. Their eponymous debut album was released in 2001 It was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA peaking #1 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart and at #37 on The Billboard 200.[2] The songs, "It Happens Every Time" and "I Say Yeah" were frequently played on Radio Disney. The boys soon made appearances on various talk shows and television events. Late 2001, Dream Street made an appearance on a show that Dream Street member Jesse McCartney had a reocurring role on, ABC's All My Children. The final Dream Street release was the soundtrack album to the released 2002 film The Biggest Fan starring Dream Street member Chris Trousdale, who co-starred in this film with Kaila Amariah who played his "Biggest Fan". Despite achieving gold status overall sales for the album were disappointing for producers who had hoped that the group would become another multiplatinum success like Backstreet Boys or NSYNC. One of the big factors that contributed to this disappointment was the waning appeal and popularity of the teen pop movement around 2001/02.
Breakup
In mid 2002, the managers and the boys' parents had a legal dispute and took the unstable managers to court. The parents lost the lawsuit. As a result of the legal dispute, a decision was made that the boys break up. The boys soon realized how unstable Baldonieri was, when he overreacted made an arrangement with the court so that the boys could never perform as Dream Street ever again, preventing a future reunion from ever happening. However, there is no court agreement saying that the boys can't perform together ever again.
New beginnings
- Jesse McCartney since the breakup has enjoyed an iconic solo career releasing three CD's (one being a re-issue of one) and currently working on his fourth, which set to be out in 2011. He's appeared on many Television shows, such as Disney's Hannah Montana and The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. Jesse also appeared on an episode of Law & Order: SVU. Jesse Had a starring role on The WB's Summerland, and soon to be Fox show Locke and Key. Jesse was a series regular throughout chapter 4 of the ABC Family series, Greek. Jesse is set to release a fragrance called "Wanted" very soon.
- Greg Raposo has been continuing his music career, performing in bands called "Raposo" and "Dead Celebrities" and he also started doing real estate. Greg is currently solo and doing shows in New York City, his most recent show was with Aaron Carter in Manville, New Jersey. Following the Dream Street breakup, Greg released a self-titled album in 2003 and charted at #40 during its opening week.
- Frankie Galasso is also a solo singer now. In 2009, Frankie auditioned to be on Glee, but did not make it. At the moment Frankie is still working on an album. So far, Frankie has released one album to Amazon on iTunes, containing three songs. Following the breakup of the band, Frankie was in a 2003 movie called "A Tale of Two Pizzas".
- Chris Trousdale since the breakup had started on his solo career, even being in a second movie with Kaila Amariah called "Seducing Spirits". Chris took short break from the limelight to be with his family. Towards the end of 2010, Chris popped up again to the public eye, when he appeared on Disney's Shake It Up as Justin Starr on an episode called "Age It Up. Chris also appeared recently on the show Days of Our Lives. Chris is currently working on his studio album, set to be released mid 2011.
- Matt Ballinger did not go solo, he went on to be the lead singer for a band called "The Juice", however the The Juice broke up in late 2008. But that wasn't it for Matt. He is currently the lead singer in a brand new band called "Open Till Midnight", which is based in New York.
Discography
Songs
- Feel The Rain
- It Happens Everytime
- Sugar Rush
- They Don't Understand (Pokemon and Non-Pokemon Versions)
- Jennifer Goodbye
- I Say Yeah
- Matter of Time
- This Time
- I Miss You
- Gotta Get The Girl
- You're Taking Me Over
- Dream On
- Hooked On You
- Someone To Hold Me Tonight
- Let's Get Funky Tonite
- With All My Heart
Albums
- Dream Street (2001)
- The Biggest Fan (2002)
Singles
- It Happens Everytime (2000)
- I Say Yeah (2001)
- Sugar Rush (Valentine's Day Limited Edition - 2001)
- With All My Heart (2002)
Compilations
- Radio Disney Jams Vol.5 (2002)
- The Biggest Fan Soundtrack Album (2002)
- Radio Disney Jams Vol.4 (2001)
- The Little Vampire Soundtrack (2000)
- Pokémon 2000 Soundtrack (2000)
Videos
- Dream Street LIVE [Video/DVD] (2001)
- Dream Street Live at Criterion Theatre [Video/DVD] (2000)
Movies
References
External links
Official sites
YouTube pages
- Chris' YouTube Page
- Greg's YouTube page
- Matt's Band - "Open Till Midnight" YouTube Page
- Frankie's YouTube Page
- Jesse's YouTube Page
Videos and interviews
Categories:- American pop music groups
- American boy bands
- Musical groups from New York
- Musical groups established in 1999
- Musical groups disestablished in 2002
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