VersaEmerge: VersaEmerge three parts of the rock band from Port St. Lucie, Florida, United States, currently signed to Fueled By Ramen label. They have three EP's, a city built on sand, perception and VersaEmerge, and their debut album, set to zero, was released June 22, 2010. VersaEmerge met the band after the previous two founders, "My Fair Verona, broke up.
Beginning and cities built on sand (2005-2007)
group formed in Florida VersaEmerge (guitar and vocals), Blake Batouta and drummer Anthony Martone was in high school. Initially, they were in a band called "My Fair Verona. After the collapse MFV Batouta Marton and continued to form their own group. They chose the name" VersaEmerge "conditions (vice versa), which means the opposite, and "exit", which means rising. the group recorded their first EP, "The city is built on sand" in 2005 with former members of the Spencer Pearson on vocals, James Anthony at singing, programming and synthesizer; center Josh on guitar (and composer) and Nick Osborne on bass. With the departure of four members, the group recruited bassist Devin "Dirty D" Ingelido Bury Ashes. The following year, the current Sierra Kusterbeck singer auditioned for the voice mail by sending a tape on theInternet. Although members of Anthony Martone, Devin and James Lano Ingelido were not too sure Kusterbeck, Batouta convinced it was right to work, and she soon joined the group in 2007. It is unlikely that they know what Kusterbeck lied about her age saying she was 18 when she was actually 16, so she can get tuned.
Perception (2007-2008)
They played local shows at home and toured with groups such as Cyrus, our last night, There For Tomorrow, and Craig Owens. the group worked and released their EP, "perception", May 2008. Then they parted with guitarist James Lano, who was replaced by Jerry Pierce. VersaEmerge later signed with Fueled By Ramen. They began writing their self-titled EP, recorded with producer James Paul Wisner. The EP was released on February 3, 2009, available on Fueled By Ramen Shop, iTunes and concerts.
The self-titled EP (2008-2009)
Later, they went to the "Tour Secret Valentine" with a title of We The Kings, Maine, Cab, and the next day. After the Tour Secret Valentine VersaEmerge won more fans and was selected to play in 2 of 4 Date give him the title of the 2009 festival in the UK with bands like Taking Back Sunday, Underoath, Thursday, Escape The Fate and Innerpartysystem. They returned to the United States and almost immediately left for New Jersey-Bamboozle. When they returned to their home in Florida after that, they began writing for his LP for several months and then went to Warped Tour '09. After the Warped Tour was over they went to Malibu to write and record their album, it collected for the "OP" tour titled With Boys Like Girls, Cobra Starship Co-starred in Maine, and rockets to the moon .
September 19, 2009, drummer and co-founder, Anthony Martone has announced through its Twitter, saying "I'm not VersaEmerge. Thank you for your support. I am currently the drummer for hire Thanks for all ... About a week later, further investigation in connection with the sudden departure of Marton, and Devin Ingelido group posted blogs about her separation from Marton, saying leave for personal reasons, which are developed. Group hired musician and friend Spencer Peterson (not to be confused with the old singer) to perform as a temporary replacement on drums for a tour of the OP. Spencer Peterson is best known for his time drumming in a hidden field of view, and Charlotte Sometimes.
November 22, 2009, guitarist Jerry Pierce said on Twitter, it would leave the band for personal reasons related to his family. He revealed that he is still friends with other members, but he "can not continue to shift as much as [VersaEmerge] do." Jerry played his last gig with the group on November 28, 2009. They will release their next album, 2010 Warped Tour. Pierce will not be part of the registration process.
The bassist Devin Ingelido currently involved in a side project with drummer andguitarist Richard Ducat Loy Cj. Group is called today, we dream. They have posted a song on their MySpace and the video update in October 2009. He said VersaEmerge really a priority, and in relation to the amount of touring, what they do today, we will try to write the Dream EP, when it for some time.
Set at zero (2010-present)
In March 2010, VersaEmerge been named one of American music site News Shred "10 Artists to Watch in 2010".
SXSW PureVolume home, VersaEmerge played new songs from his new album due this summer. "Fixed at zero," "Mind Reader", "Figure It Out" and "You never know, all the new album set to zero. Kusterbeck Sierra was also featured in the" Front and Center: A new Class of 2010 "on the Alternative Press article of May.
According to a couple of tweets, Chris Pollock, former member of the team on the history of Maryland! Currently filling in as drummer. It was not announced whether it is permanent or temporary.
April 26, 2010, the band and fan reliable blog, posted that the title of their debut album will be called VersaEmerge set at zero. The video "is set to zero," was also posted on the site www.fixedatzero.com.
April 28, 2010, fixedatzero.com displayed on the cover, and booking information, with a release date of June 22, 2010 for the album. The site eventually became an interactive and there were all
They came out in support of the album, playing the 2010 edition of the Bamboozle on May 1, 2010, playing alongside bands such as Paramore and Weezer. They also co-headlining tour with I See Stars in mid-spring.
VersaEmerge completed its second run on Vans Warped Tour complete, which began June 25, 2010 in California. They played Glamour Kills tour stop. Kusterbeck also played a game called F ** K Where is the Sierra? with fans at each tour dates. The game was like hide and seek, and the first ten fans to find it was the winning card which also cut lines must be signed.
July 27, 2010, the group released video of the title track and first single, set to zero on his Myspace page. The video was created in the forest, but also Kusterbeck in the slot.
September 13, 2010, VersaEmerge announced they will be headlining tour this fall called the Vultures tour Unite. They will participate Anarbor conditions, dangerous and summer. The tour hits smaller centers in the United States, and also had two Canadian dates. It should be a "cinematic experience."
Band will appear on MTV's new show Jenks World October 18, 2010