- Jim Suptic
Infobox musical artist
Name = Jim Suptic
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Birth_name = James David Suptic
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Born =October 14 ,1977
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Origin =Olathe, Kansas
Instrument = Vocals,Guitar
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Genre =Alternative rock ,Indie rock ,Emo
Occupation = Musician
Years_active =1994 -Present
Label =Vagrant Records ,Curb Appeal Records
Associated_acts =The Get Up Kids Blackpool Lights
URL = [http://www.thegetupkids.com/ The Get Up Kids]
[http://www.blackpoollights.com/ Blackpool Lights]
[http://www.curbappealrecords.com/ Curb Appeal Records]
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Notable_instruments =Jim Suptic is an American Musician and
Entrepreneur , best known for being the guitarist forKansas City, Missouri bandThe Get Up Kids .History
The Get Up Kids
Jim Suptic is best known for being the guitarist and sometime lead singer for the Kansas City
Emo bandThe Get Up Kids . He grew up inOlathe, Kansas . In the summer of 1994, he was in a band called "Kingpin" with future Get Up Kids bandmates and brothers Rob andRyan Pope . After the band broke up due to internal conflicts, Rob and Jim re-formed withMatt Pryor (who had been playing with Secular Theme) and friend Nathan Shay. The band officially formed onOctober 14 ,1995 (Suptic's 18th birthday). [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thegetupkids/articles/story/5937851/the_get_up_kids_get_up] Shay, unwilling to tour, was replaced with Rob's brother Ryan. The band recorded its first release,Four Minute Mile in 1996.After touring throughout the midwest with
Braid ,The Promise Ring andJimmy Eat World , the band signed to the then-unknownVagrant Records to record their second albumSomething to Write Home About . The album was a hit, making Vagrant Records one of the largest independent record labels in the country. [ [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/social_distortion_tour_dates_update.html?200608160652 Social Distortion Tour Dates Update | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com ] ]After the release of "Something to Write Home About", the band toured for three years until the 2002 release of their follow-up album
On a Wire . The band hired onScott Litt to produce the album, deciding to take a drastic turn toward alternative, departing from their high-energy powerpop/emo roots. [http://www.lawrence.com/news/2000/dec/28/something_to/] After it's release, the album flopped and Vagrant retracted much of the promotional push behind it.In 2004, the band released what would become their final studio album
Guilt Show . The album was far better received thanOn a Wire , and the band embarked on an extensive world tour to promote the album. However, tensions began running high between the band members. KeyboardistJames Dewees had recently gone through a bitter divorce (inspiration for theReggie and the Full Effect albumSongs Not to Get Married To ) and lead singerMatt Pryor 's wife had recently given birth to their first child, so he was upset at not getting to spend time with her.In 2005, the band announced that they would embark on one final U.S. tour before breaking up. The band's final show took place on
July 2 ,2005 at the Uptown Theater inKansas City ,Missouri .Blackpool Lights
In 2004, after the band had finished recording their fourth and eventually final album
Guilt Show , Suptic formedBlackpool Lights , a side-project with former Creature Comforts drummerBilly Brimblecom and formerButterglory bassist Brian Everard. After The Get Up Kids broke up in the summer of 2005, Blackpool Lights drew his full focus. They released a five-trackSelf-titled EP in 2005. On July 22, 2006 the band released its first albumThis Town's Disaster . [http://www.lawrence.com/news/2006/jun/20/turn_bright_lights/] After it's release, the band went on to tour in support of the album withSupersuckers andSocial Distortion . [ [http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/social_distortion_tour_dates_update.html?200608160652 Social Distortion Tour Dates Update | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com ] ]The band also gained some national attention. The band was named Spin Magazine's Artist of the Day. [http://www.spin.com/articles/blackpool-lights] They were also chosen by the
MLS to write and perform the official theme song for theKansas City Wizards , entitled "Ain't Nobody Gonna Stop Us Now". [ [http://www.adidas.com/us/campaigns/mls/content/site.asp adidas MLS Soccer ] ]Curb Appeal Records
Suptic is also an entrepreneur. He is one of the co-founders of Black Lodge Studios in
Eudora, Kansas . The studio was formed as a joint venture between the members of The Get Up Kids and longtime friend and producerEd Rose .After the formation of Blackpool Lights, Suptic co-founded Kansas City-based indie label
Curb Appeal Records .This Town's Disaster was the first album to be released on the label, and since then they have gone on to sign several other bands and artists, includingThe New Amsterdams , fronted by former Get Up Kids bandmateMatt Pryor .Discography
With
The Get Up Kids *"Woodson" (1997)
*"Four Minute Mile " (1997)
*"Red Letter Day" (1999)
*"Something to Write Home About " (1999)
*"Eudora" (2001)
*"On a Wire " (2002)
*"Guilt Show " (2004)
*"Live! @ The Granada Theater " (2005)With
Blackpool Lights *"Self-Titled EP" (2005)
*"This Town's Disaster " (2006)References
External links
* [http://www.curbappealrecords.com/ Curb Appeal Records]
* [http://www.blackpoollights.com/ Blackpool Lights]
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