The 440 Alliance

The 440 Alliance

The 440 Alliance is an American cello rock band from Arlington, Texas. The group formed in 2004 and is known for their diverse approach to the cello, incorporating electric effects, turntables, piano, guitar, and mallets. They received national exposure on NPR's "All Songs Considered" [cite news |title=The 440 Alliance: 'This is Gonna Rock!' |url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10872874 |publisher=NPR |date=2007-06-17 |accessdate=2007-12-20 ] and on FOX's musical reality show, "The Next Great American Band". [cite news |title=Great American Bands |url=http://startelegram.typepad.com/pop_cultural_district/2007/10/post.html |publisher=Fort Worth Star Telegram |date=2007-10-19 |accessdate=2007-10-19 ]

Current members

*Drew Johnson (High Notes) – cello, banjo
*Brandon Vanderford (Lieutenant Branderford) – drums, mallet percussion
*Neil Fong Gilfillan (Maestro Fong) – cello, turntables
*Andrew Walton (Captain Bringdown) – cello, drums
*Nathan Keefer (Major Scales) – cello, piano

Former members

*Cody MacCafferty (Commander Cody) – drums
*Benom Plumb - drums

Discography

*Playin' Cellos, 2005
#Miserlou - Dick Dale and the Deltones
#Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
#Classic Crunk
#A Day in the Life/Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) - The Beatles (live)
#Super Mario Bros. - Koji Kondo (live)
#440 Jam (live)

*The 440 Alliance, 2006
#This is Gonna Rock!
#440 Jam
#Black Hole Sun - Soundgarden
#Tango de la Turntable
#Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
#Title
#I Am the Walrus - The Beatles
#¡Te Gusta 440!
#Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

References

External links

* [http://www.the440alliance.com/ Official site]

Articles

* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10872874 NPR Music - The 440 Alliance: 'This is Gonna Rock!']
* [http://www.pegasusnews.com/bands/440-alliance/ Pegasus News - The 440 Alliance review]
* [http://www.theshorthorn.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=946&Itemid=65/ The Shorthorn - Student band reaches reality TV realm]
* [http://media.www.ntdaily.com/media/storage/paper877/news/2007/11/09/Life/4.Cellists.Percussionist.See.Early.Success-3090474.shtml/ The North Texas Daily - 4 cellists, percussionist see early success]

Listening

* [http://www.myspace.com/The440Alliance Audio Samples on MySpace]

Video

* [http://youtube.com/watch?v=lyO30kux33Y Next Great American Band audition tape]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVl8LgmIkIU Super Mario Bros. and 440 Jam at Texas Cello Academy, August 2008]


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