We the Ghost

We The Ghost

Background information
Origin	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Genres	Pop Rock
Years active	2012 (2012) – present
Labels	Spectra Music Group
Website	http://www.wetheghostmusic.com/

Members	Beau Tyler Matt McHan Dain Samuelson Jocelyn Rowland Bradley Jones

Past members	Calvin Berkenbile

We The Ghost is a pop/rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The band was formed in 2012.

In June 2015, We The Ghost's debut single "Let Me Know" appeared at #4 on Billboard Magazine Hot Singles Sales Chart.^[1]

In September 2014, the band released their newest album entitled, "The Kids Can't Dance". In November 2014, We The Ghost won 'Musical Group of the Year' at the 2014 LA Music Award at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood. The band was also nominated for "Pop Album of the Year".^[2]

In December 2014, We The Ghost again made news as it was announced that the band had officially signed a record deal with the Spectra Music Group.^[3]

In 2013 the band's album, "Sinking Suspicion" (released in October 2013), won "Rock Album of the Year" at the LA Music Awards.^[4] The band has held the number one position on ReverbNation's Indie Band chart for over a year.^[5]

At the A.B.O.T. Awards held in Tulsa in 2012, We The Ghost won "Best Indie Rock Band 2012", "Song Of The Year". and "Male Vocalist of The Year". Then again in 2013 at the A.B.O.T Awards held in Tulsa, We The Ghost won "Album of the Year", "Band of the Year", and "Male Vocalist of the Year".^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

History

Origin of Name

The name We The Ghost was decided upon the evening before the band was to appear on a popular morning radio show on Tulsa's 106.9 K-Hits to debut their song "Right Where You Want" which Beau had actually originally written as the lead single to his previous band, Rock Ridge Music recording act, Rescue Signals sophomore album. Since the album never came out in stores due to the band's departure from the label, it served a starting point for We The Ghost. As the band stated in an interview with Urban Tulsa Weekly, they were text messaging each other band name ideas and somehow settled on the name merely because of time constraints before the upcoming radio interview that would ultimately introduce the band to the Tulsa, OK market.^[10]^[11]

Formation (2012–2014)

We The Ghost formed in their original incarnation in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2011 but officially announced their formation in January 2012. Originally performing under the name The Sweet Carolina, singer and songwriter Beau Tyler and djimbe player Dain Samuelson, who had been best friends since grade school, added Jimmy Dean Adams on the bass guitar with the original intent of performing as an acoustic trio. However, as the vision quickly grew beyond the limitations of an acoustic trio, Jimmy Adams transitioned from bass guitar to drums as the band changed their name to We The Ghost, developed a new sound more in line with Tyler's original vision, and added guitarist Matt McHan and violinist Jocelyn Rowland to the lineup. The group played their first show on January 27, 2012 in Tulsa, OK at Fisbonz as main support for the band RadioRadio.^[12] Until January 2014, when bassist Calvin Berkenbile joined the band, We The Ghost performed with a series of hired bass players for public performances. Among such bass player's was famed local musician Eric Arndt of the band The Hero Factor. Eric also performed all bass guitar parts on the band's "White Noise" EP.^[13] As of April 2014 according to the band's Facebook page and website, original drummer Jimmy Dean Adams was no longer listed as the band's drummer and has officially been replaced by drummer Bradley Jones. No official statement for the change has been made.^[14]^[15]

On Friday May 2, 2014 lead singer Beau Tyler announced via the band's website that We The Ghost had already entered the studio with producer Rockwell Ripperger to begin working on their upcoming single "So Much Left to Say", a collaboration with fellow Tulsa, OK singer Kristen Goss, as well as additional news of plans to begin recording their newest album immediately after completion of the single.^[16]

After working on the limited-release single "So Much Left to Say" with Ripperger, who produced the band's first two albums "White Noise" and "Sinking Suspicion" the band ultimately elected to have singer Beau Tyler produce the band's album "The Kids Can't Dance". The album was released via CD and digital download on September 16, 2014^[17] and ultimately helped the band to win "Musical Group of the Year" as well as being nominated for, but ultimately losing, "Pop Album of the Year" in December 2014 at the Los Angeles Music Awards at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, CA. According to an interview with the Tulsa World newspaper the independent success of "The Kids Can't Dance" also ultimately led to the band's signing with Spectra Records in December, 2014.^[18]

(2015-Present)

In May 2015 We The Ghost began a string of high profile touring and festival shows beginning with a headlining performance on the Axis Stage at Rocklahoma Music Festival.^[19]

2015 has proved to be a year of breakthroughs as well as change for We The Ghost. In June 2015, thanks in part to major national exposure brought on after signing a deal with Dr Pepper to be a one of the faces of the One Of A Kind Sound project^[20] We The Ghost's debut single "Let Me Know" appeared at #4 on Billboard Magazine Hot Singles Sales Chart.^[1] Later the same month the band announced that it would be parting ways with longtime friend and bassist, Calvin Berkenbile.^[21] According to the band's Facebook page and website, Todd Shaver has taken over duties as the band's bass player.^[22]

Notable appearances

Since 2012 the band has performed alongside bands such as One Republic, Neon Trees, Mute Math, Interpol, Imagine Dragons, Aranda (band), and has performed at major music festivals such as Sundance Film Festival, South By Southwest, Indie Music Festival in Las Vegas, Rocklahoma, Center of the Universe Festival, Free Tulsa Music Festival, the Tulsa State Fair, and the Texas State Fair. We The Ghost has also performed on several television performances in the Oklahoma area such as Fox 23's Great Day Green Country, KSBI's Oklahoma Live, and ABC's channel 8 morning show.^[23]

Work with organizations

Three member's in We The Ghost have had parents pass away from cancer while in the band. Additionally, bassist Calvin Berkenbile, is himself a cancer survivor having had Leukemia as a child. Because of this We The Ghost works closely with organizations focusing on cancer research such as Cancer Sucks.^[24] In 2013 the band performed at the organization's annual concert and helped to raise money for over 900 days of continued cancer research at Ohio University.^[25] The band again worked with the organization on May 10, 2014 with co-headliners Red and Drowning Pool.^[26]

Band members

Current Members

Beau Tyler – lead vocals, songwriter, guitar, synths (2012–present)
Jocelyn Rowland – violin, backing vocals (2012–present)
Matt McHan - lead guitar, backing vocals (2012–present)
Bradley Jones - drums, backing vocals (2014–present)
Todd Shaver - bass guitar (2015–present)
Kristen Goss - keys, backing vocals (2014–present)

Former members

Dain Samuelson– djembe (2012–present)
Calvin Berkenbile - bass guitar, backing vocals (2014–2015)

Discography

Full length albums (LP)

Sinking Suspicion (2013)^[27]

Extended play albums (EP)

The Kids Can't Dance (2014)^[17]
White Noise (2012)^[27]
My Mixtape Summer (2012)^[27]

Singles

Let Me Know (2015)^[28]

Music videos

Sinking Suspicion (2013)^[29]
Let Me Know (2015)^[30]

Live videos

Letters to God - Live & Unplugged (2015)^[31]
Letters to God (2015)^[32]
We'll Sleep When We're Dead (2015)^[33]

References

External links

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