| Gym Class Heroes | |
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| Origin | Geneva, New York, USA |
| Genre(s) | Alternative hip hop |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Label(s) | Decaydance Fueled by Ramen |
| Associated acts | Fall Out Boy Cobra Starship Tyga |
| Website | www.GymClassHeroes.com |
| Members | |
| Travis McCoy Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo Eric Roberts Matt McGinley |
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| Former members | |
| Ryan Geise Milo Bonacci Sie One |
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Gym Class Heroes are an American band from Geneva, New York. For other places with this name see Geneva. Geneva is a City in Ontario and Seneca counties in the New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative hip hop (also known as alternative rap) is a genre that is defined in greatly varying ways In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Decaydance Records is the Vanity label of Pete Wentz (of Fall Out Boy) Fueled By Ramen is a record label formed by John Janick and Vinnie Fiorello in 1996 Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Cobra Starship is a band created by former Midtown bassist/lead vocalist Gabe Saporta. Michael Stevenson, better known by his Stage name Tyga, is a Pop rap artist signed in late 2007 by Young Money Entertainment and Decaydance Travis McCoy is the lead vocalist of the Alternative hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes. Gym Class Heroes are an American band from Geneva New York. The group formed when Travis "Schleprok" McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley Matt McGinley (born February 24, 1983 in Geneva New York) is the co-founder and drummer of Gym Class Heroes. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For other places with this name see Geneva. Geneva is a City in Ontario and Seneca counties in the The group formed when Travis "Schleprok" McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley and decided to make a band. Travis McCoy is the lead vocalist of the Alternative hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes. Matt McGinley (born February 24, 1983 in Geneva New York) is the co-founder and drummer of Gym Class Heroes. After the addition of guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo and bassist Eric Roberts, they were signed to Decaydance Records, on which they released the gold-selling album As Cruel As School Children. Decaydance Records is the Vanity label of Pete Wentz (of Fall Out Boy) In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of Albums and singles sold through retail and As Cruel as School Children is the third Gym Class Heroes album released by Fueled by Ramen. Since that release, the band has garnered much success, with the single "Cupid's Chokehold" reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Clothes Off!!" peaking at #5 on the UK Singles Chart. " Cupid's Chokehold " is a single performed by Gym Class Heroes, featuring Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy. " Clothes Off!! " is the fifth single from Gym Class Heroes ' third album As Cruel as School Children. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Rather than using the conventional tools of hip hop production, Gym Class Heroes use live instrumentation, similar to artists such as Stetsasonic, The Roots, N.E.R.D., Flobots, and Crown City Rockers. Stetsasonic was an American hip hop group formed in 1981 (see 1981 in music) in Brooklyn, New York. The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. NERD (alternatively written as N*E*R*D) is an Alternative rock, Funk, and hip hop band formed in 2001 Flobots are an Alternative rock / Alternative hip hop group from Denver Colorado, formed in or around 2000 Crown City Rockers are a five-member Hip hop band from Oakland, California, by way of Boston, Massachusetts and Pasadena They have collaborated with Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump on numerous occasions, notably for providing backing vocals on the song Cupid's Chokehold. Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Patrick Stump (born Patrick Martin Stumph on April 27, 1984 in Glenview Illinois) is an American Musician, Composer " Cupid's Chokehold " is a single performed by Gym Class Heroes, featuring Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy.
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Band history
MC Travis "Schleprok" McCoy and drummer Matt McGinley became friends during physical education class at their local high school in Geneva, New York. Travis McCoy is the lead vocalist of the Alternative hip-hop group Gym Class Heroes. Matt McGinley (born February 24, 1983 in Geneva New York) is the co-founder and drummer of Gym Class Heroes. For other places with this name see Geneva. Geneva is a City in Ontario and Seneca counties in the The name of the band reflects this. The band officially came together in 1997. The original GCH began playing birthday parties, clubs, and festivals which eventually led to numerous larger venues throughout the northeast, including two years on Warped Tour (2003, 2004). During 2004, guitarist Milo Bonacci parted ways with the band and was replaced with current guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo. In mid 2005, right before their rise to fame, bassist Ryan Geise left the band and was replaced by their friend, bassist Eric Roberts. Gym Class Heroes first taste at success occurred after the release of "...For the Kids," lead singer Travis McCoy won MTV's Direct Effect MC Battle and as a prize, appeared in Styles P's video "Daddy Get That Cash". MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. David Styles, better known as Styles P, is an American Rapper and member of Hip-hop group D-Block. [1] Aside from ". . . For the Kids," the group released three other CDs from 1999 to 2004, including "Hed Candy," "Greasy Kids Stuff," and "Papercut Chronicles EP".
Indie success
Gym Class Heroes had been gaining ground in the indie circuit and developing a cult following. Onloq.com, an online entertainment network, was interested and later did a video tour blog with Gym Class Heroes on Riding Shotgun, their video tour blog show. GCH then followed it up with an interview on The Breakdown, an internet show on the same network. These two shows gain considerable traction and helped propel the group. Frequent showings on the WBER Local Show also helped gain a broader audience for their work, and help break them out of the upstate New York scene. WBER is a listener and school district supported community Radio station in Rochester New York, owned and operated by the Board of Cooperative Educational Services
Decaydance Records
After hearing the song "Taxi Driver", Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy invited the band to one of his shows. " Taxi Driver " is a song by Gym Class Heroes. The song was first released on The Papercut EP, but was also included on the full-length and much more Patrick Stump (born Patrick Martin Stumph on April 27, 1984 in Glenview Illinois) is an American Musician, Composer Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Gym Class Heroes then went on to join Pete Wentz's label, Decaydance Records, an imprint of Fueled by Ramen. Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979) is an American Musician and Songwriter, most famous for his work with the Decaydance Records is the Vanity label of Pete Wentz (of Fall Out Boy) Fueled By Ramen is a record label formed by John Janick and Vinnie Fiorello in 1996 Travis later said that Stump's support, coupled with the label's touring ethics and family atmosphere, led the band to signing with Decaydance/Fueled by Ramen. [2] Gym Class Heroes appeared on the Warped Tour in the summer of 2005 and 2006. The Warped Tour' is a touring music and Extreme sports festival The band completed their leg of a tour with The All-American Rejects on November 29 in Las Vegas. The All-American Rejects are a Rock band sometimes referred to as AAR, from Stillwater Oklahoma formed by Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally The band recently finished headlining The Daryl Hall For President Tour '07 with the RX Bandits, k-os and P.O.S.. Rx Bandits is a five-piece band based in Seal Beach California. k-os (born Kevin Brereton on February 20 1972 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Rapper, singer songwriter and record producer of POS (born Stefon Alexander is a rapper signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment and a founding member of Doomtree. During the tour, the band held a contest for fans to "pimp out" their myspace pages "gym class" style. The grand prize winner won an Xbox 360.
They opened for Gwen Stefani on her The Sweet Escape Tour in Australia and New Zealand during July and August 2007. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt The Sweet Escape Tour was American pop and rock singer Gwen Stefani 's second Concert tour. [3]
After wrapping up the Verizon Wireless Campus Tour with The Pack, Gym Class Heroes were part of the Young Wild Things Tour with Fall Out Boy, Plain White T's, and Cute Is What We Aim For in October, 2007. Cellco Partnership, Doing business as Verizon Wireless, owns and operates the second largest Wireless Telecommunications network in the The Pack is a hip hop group from Berkeley California. Biography The group consists of Damonte "Lil Uno" Johnson, Brandon "Lil B" Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 Plain White T's is a Pop rock band, originating from DuPage County Illinois. Cute Is What We Aim For is a rock music band from Buffalo, New York.
The band recently collaborated with R&B singer Kelly Rowland on a song titled "Daylight". Kelendria "Kelly" Trene Rowland (born February 11 1981 is an American R&B Singer-songwriter, Dancer, and actress, " Daylight " is a R&B song written by Bobby Womack and Harold Payne released in 1976 as a single by Womack The video is being shot by Jeremy Rall.
The song "It's OK, But Just This Once" was briefly featured on HBO's hit series Entourage in episode 3 x 19 - "The Prince's Bride". Entourage is an Emmy Award -winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a
The band has also been confirmed for the entire 2008 Vans Warped Tour. The Warped Tour' is a touring music and Extreme sports festival
The bands music is also featured on the EA Sports game Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2008.
The band commented on how they really like English band Arctic Monkeys when they performed Arctic Monkeys' song Leave Before The Lights Come On for Radio 1's live lounge. Arctic Monkeys are a British Indie band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. " Leave Before the Lights Come On " is a song by Sheffield -based indie Rock band Arctic Monkeys and was released on August They heard about the band when on tour in England. They saw the video to Leave Before The Lights Come On and loved it.
Gym Class Heroes performed at Cornell University during its 2008 Slope Day celebration.
They were also featured at the University of Pennsylvania during their 2008 Spring Fling celebration at Franklin Field. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Franklin Field is the University of Pennsylvania 's stadium for football, Field hockey, Lacrosse, Sprint football, and Track
They were also featured at the University of Hartford during the University's Spring Fling '08
Discography
- 2001: ...For the Kids
- 2004: The Papercut Chronicles
- 2006: As Cruel as School Children
- 2008: The Quilt
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | MTV Video Music Awards | Best Group | Nominated |
| MTV Video Music Awards | Best New Artist | Won | |
| MTV European Music Awards | Ultimate Urban | Nominated |
References
- ^ Biography at allmusic.com
- ^ Pete Wentz interviews Travis McCoy and they discuss how they met.
- ^ http://www.gwenstefani.com/news/?nid=7482 Gwenstefani. The University of Hartford, often called UHA or UHart, was founded in 1877 and is a private independent and nonsectarian This is the complete discography of hip hop band Gym Class Heroes. The Papercut Chronicles is the second album by Gym Class Heroes released by Fueled by Ramen / Decaydance. As Cruel as School Children is the third Gym Class Heroes album released by Fueled by Ramen. The Quilt is the fourth album by Gym Class Heroes released by Fueled By Ramen / Decaydance. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Europe to celebrate the most popular Music videos in Europe com
External links
- Official Web site
- Gym Class Heroes at MySpace
- The Varsity Club- The Official Fan Club for Gym Class Heroes
- Official Fan Site - Upstate Kids
- Gym Class Heroes Fan Site
- Gym Class Heroes on MTV.com
- Blender Interview
- Clash Magazine Interview
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