Music Style Punk

Musical Influences Strung Out, New Found Glory, Slick Shoes

Similar Artists Thrice, it's hard to answer this question

Artist History The Early Beginnings “Play the Hero” got its beginnings not as “Play the Hero” but, as “Brad’s Corner”, a three-piece punk band from Tacoma and Auburn that sucked. Steven Lloyd, Steven’s cousin Sam Franklin, and Sam’s best friend at the time Josh Coleman started this band. With influences such as MxPx, Dogwood, Slick Shoes, old Blink 182, and a handful of Tooth and Nail, Screaming Giant, and Bettie Rocket bands, the band had a good idea of the music they wanted to create. Now came the hard part, learning the instruments. Their parents bought them all equipment and they began to practice. Every place they could practice they did: Josh’s house, Sam’s house, Sam’s church, and Steven’s church. For about a year nobody had a specific instrument that they stuck to but one thing was certain, Sam wasn’t singing. This worked out just fine because the other guys totally sucked at the drums. This put Josh and Steven in the role of front men, and since they both wanted to sing, they decided to switch off. As time progressed, they had enough original stuff and covers to start playing shows, so they did. From Rock for Life shows to shows at Club I.M.P.A.C.T., Brad’s Corner was really sucking it up. The Bob incident Brad’s Corner must have been out of their minds because apparently, it was recording time. They were in luck, Steven’s dad knew a guy named Bob. They could get this guy to do 7 songs for free! This was an offer they certainly could not pass up. They met with Bob, toured the studio, talked business, and listened to bob ramble on about his 10,000 dollar drum set and state-of-the-art recording studio. The boys of Brad’s Corner went home excited and overjoyed at this opportunity that was there for them. The next day Steven received an e-mail, bad news, they could not record for free, but Bob was generous enough to cut the boys a deal, $100 a song, what a nice guy! A little deterred from their initial excitement over recording, the guys started to come up with the $700. They paid the money and started to record, it was probably then when they realized just how much they sucked. This is not all they realized at that time, they also realized that they were getting screwed for recording. Bob had everything from vocal mic eq’s to drum mics screwed up, worst of all though, their opinion didn’t matter. They had no control over any part of the recording. Bob proceeded to record as if he were the leader of this band. Things only got worse from there, soon they were informed of the outrageous prices CD duplication was going to cost with Bob and they also found out that to get the a-dat tapes and final copy of the CD, they would have to pay $350 more. The guys in brad’s corner came to the conclusion that Bob could keep his precious a-dat tapes, and having a CD that sucked could wait. Nick Joins the Band Shaken from the reality checks and mental awakenings that the band recently endured, “Brad’s Corner” pressed on, practicing more than ever. They realized that they needed to make some changes if they wanted a future for “Brad’s Corner”. Josh felt that Steven’s singing was one of the big problems, though he realized that he himself was not a gifted singer, he thought it was at least something. Steven’s role as co-lead singer diminished to background vocalist. The next big change would be an extra guitarist, that way they could write more complex music and make it sound a little more full. Soon, Nick was introduced to the band through Josh and “Brad’s Corner” got a taste of something it had been lacking since the beginning: talent. Between his musical influences, his talent, and his abundance of equipment, Nick was accepted as the fourth corner. Soon, they found out that Nick’s uncle had a barn they could practice in any time they wanted, and practice they did. With the steady sale of merchandise and decent reception they got at shows, there were still a few things they felt they had to do. Steven’s Gotta Go For several different reasons, the boys of “Brad’s Corner” felt that it would be best if Steven were not a part of the band any more. To this day, Steven is still a good friend of the band. Things were weird for a little bit between everybody for a little bit after this but soon things mellowed out and got better. Dustin Joins the Band With Steven gone, the guys took advantage of the time they could not play shows. Practice ensued and several new songs were written. They also started looking for a new guitarist and got to the point where they felt they could record. They lined up studio time for their first LP. Just about a week before recording Sam gets a call, “Um, I saw your ad for a guitarist…” his name was Dustin. He learned quickly and he was dedicated. In a couple of all day practices, he had it. He was in. They were practically a new band, so much so that they even felt that the name “Brad’s Corner” had to change, from then on, they were to be known as “Play the Hero.” Recording Time Recording time was upon them. Possibly one of the most important days of their lives had come. The boys got into the studio, had a fun time, and got stuff done. They felt good with the way things were going with recording. Unfortunately there is more to a band then the music that is created. In the case of Play the Hero, the things that happened behind the music around the time of recording almost led to the band’s demise. The Band Almost Dies Problems arose from almost every member of the band. Josh had difficulties with the band’s purpose in life and the band had difficulties with his purpose in life. Because off this, Josh could no longer be a part of Play the Hero. Nick soon expressed desires to join a more famous band, and Sam was informed that his dad had gotten a new job on the other side of the state. Sam would probably have to move. These three factors almost caused the demise of Play The Hero. But it was not time for this band to die. They still had many more songs to write, shows to play, and people to entertain. Nick came back and was set on having the band succeed and Sam was committed to convincing his parents to let him stay in the area. They knew that it was not going to be easy to replace their lead singer josh, but they would stick with it until they could not possibly continue with the band any longer. Chris and Joey Join Though there was some argument over whether or not the band would become a four-piece or a five-piece, the band was looking for anyone who could sing, play bass, or do both. They were in luck once again, Nick knew a guy named Joey who was a dedicated bassist and Nick’s cousin (who was also a good friend of the band) actually had a good singing voice. Joey and Chris tried out for the band and later got accepted into the band. “Play the Hero” is now spending its time practicing and getting to the point where they feel their music is tight and well performed. There is no doubt that the future of this band is sure to hold many more shows, songs, and a desire to be a band that many will enjoy for years to come.

Group Members Chris Kane - Vocals Dustin Wade - Guitar Nick Pandreas - Guitar Joey Gigliotti - Bass Sam Randall - Drums

Albums Demo

Location Tacoma, Washington - USA

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