| Breathe Carolina | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Denver, Colorado |
| Genres | Electronica[1] Screamo[1] Crunkcore |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Rise (2008–2009) Fearless (2009–present) |
| Website | http://www.breathecarolina.net |
| Members | |
| Kyle Even (Vocals) David Schmitt (Vocals) Eric Armenta (Drums) Joshua Andrew (Guitars, Synths, Keys, Vocals) Luis Bonet (Synths, Keys, Programming) |
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| Former members | |
| Clay (Guitars, Synths, Keys) Joey Wilson (Guitars) Jesse Davila (Drums) |
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Breathe Carolina is an electronica/crunkcore band from Denver, Colorado, composed of David Schmitt and Kyle Even.
They are currently signed to Fearless Records.[2]
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Kyle Even was born on September 21, 1985 in Littleton, CO, Denver, CO. David Schmitt was born on March 25, 1988 also in Colorado. Kyle played in a band in high school called Rivendale with Adam Gallegos, Chris Heaton, Justin Price, and Nate Millie. David played in a band called As the Flood Water Rose. Both bands played together often. As the Flood Water's Rose opened up for Rivendale at Rivendale's cd release at Grandpa's Music Box in Thornton. However, as everyone went separate ways for college, Kyle and David started up Breathe Carolina.
Breathe Carolina started in 2007 with Denver, Colorado natives Kyle Even and David Schmitt, recording songs on GarageBand for fun. They started out as a MySpace band, getting over 10,000 plays in 2008 and accumulating over 30 million plays during 2009.[3] The name Breathe Carolina came from a dream that Schmitt had in 9th grade. [4], about calming down a woman named Carolina.[5] Soon afterwards, Even gave up his job as a photographer[3] to tour with the band full-time. Their first EP, Gossip, was released as an iTunes exclusive on November 26, 2007. It was self-released and has since been removed.
Breathe Carolina recorded their first album with GarageBand, and signed with Rise Records before its release. The album introduced a few new songs that were not featured on their Gossip EP, including "The Introduction", "No Vacancy", "Show Me Yours", "Classified", "That's Classy", and "You Wish". "Don't Forget: Lock The Door" was the only track from Gossip EP that is not featured on the LP. The album was released on September 16, 2008, and was followed by a tour to promote the album. Breathe Carolina headlined their tour with Every Avenue, Brokencyde, and The Morning Of. While on "The Delicious Tour," they announced that they would be making a music video for "Diamonds". The video has appearances made by Millionaires, as well as Josh White from Umbrella Clothing and This City Is Burning Records. The band has stated that they would not do any more videos for any song from this album. ....
A few months after the release of Punk Goes Pop 2, shortly after they finished the 2009 "Take Action Tour", Breathe Carolina announced that they had left Rise Records and have signed with Fearless Records and would be in the studio recording their upcoming album Hello Fascination with Mike Green. On June 29, 2009, the first song from Hello Fascination was released: "Welcome To Savannah", which was a featured song on the Fearless Records Summer Sampler 2009. New songs were also played during Vans Warped Tour 2009. These songs include "I.D.G.A.F." and "Hello Fascination". On July 27, 2009, the second song from Hello Fascination was released, the title track of the album. Hello Fascination was released on August 18, 2009.
In September 2009, the band announced they will be headlining the EZ Bronz Tour.[6] Also in 2009, Breathe Carolina was featured on the cover of Substream Music Press, which also features an interview with Even and Schmitt.[7]
Toward the end of October 2009, Hello Fascination was released in Japan. The Japanese edition of the album holds a bonus song entitled "Have You Ever Danced?". This song features David Strauchman (Every Avenue), Jeffree Star, and Austin Carlile (Of Mice & Men, ex Attack Attack!).
Breathe Carolina's "Hello Fascination" is the featured track playing in the background of the current promos for NBC's The Jay Leno Show, airing from September 14, 2009. The track was also featured in MTV's The City. Their song "I'm The Type Of Person To Take It Personal" was also featured in The City’s Season Finale in December 2009. Breathe Carolina released a music video for "Hello Fascination" on February 3, 2010. The music video is directed by Spence Nicholson.
The band has toured relentlessly, sharing the stage with contemporaries such as The Spin Cycle, The Medic Droid, Millionaires, and Brokencyde.[8]
| Date of Release | Title | Label | U.S. Billboard Peak | Top Independent Peak | Top Heatseekers Peak | Top Electronic Peak |
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| November 26, 2007 | Gossip (EP) | Self-released | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| September 16, 2008 | It's Classy, Not Classic | Rise Records | 28 | 24 | 6 | 1 |
| August 18, 2009[9] | Hello Fascination | Fearless Records | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
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