Luce (band)

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Luce
Origin	San Francisco, California
Years active	2000-present
Genres	Alternative Pop Rock
Labels	Luce Records
Members	Tom Luce Adam Rossi Steve Bowman Larry Rigs Dylan Brock
Website(s)	Official Luce Website Luce's Myspace Page

Luce is an increasingly popular rock band based in San Francisco, California. The band was founded in 2000 by lead singer Tom Luce and keyboardist/producer Adam Rossi. The band also features drummer Steve Bowman (formerly of Counting Crows), bassist Larry Riggs and lead guitarist Dylan Brock.

Luce's self-titled first album, released in 2001, met with success in the San Francisco Bay Area, winning the California Music Award for Outstanding Debut. It was promoted heavily on the San Francisco radio station KFOG; a single from the album entitled "Good Day" received a good deal of airplay in San Francisco, as well as in Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Denver, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Portland and other U.S. and Canadian cities. "Good Day" was heard in the movies 13 Going on 30 and How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days and TV shows The O.C. and Alias, and was also featured in commercials for American Leather and for northern California Toyota dealers. The band makes appearances all over northern California and the U.S.; one recent appearance of note was at Golden Gate Park for the finish of the 2005 Bay To Breakers race.

Luce's second album, Never Ending, was released April 19, 2005, and the first single, "Buy A Dog", was the most played song on at least 13 radio stations, including KFOG and WRLT in Nashville. On Nov. 6 of '05, Tom Luce and Adam Rossi sang the national anthem at Arrowhead Stadium before the Kansas City Chiefs hosted the Oakland Raiders.

1 Current members
2 Current Biography
3 Discography
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Current members

Tom Luce (vocals, guitar)
Adam Rossi (keyboards)
Brian Zalewski (drums)
Larry Riggs (bass guitar)
Dylan Brock (lead guitar)

[edit] Current Biography

- Posted by LUCEband.com.

Luck plays an integral part in the career of any emerging independent band and LUCE (pronounced “loose”) has experienced this in extremes - good and bad. However, the true testament of commitment to craft is in a band’s reaction to the uncontrolled elements of life, and the responses they can control, particularly in the quality of their music. LUCE has proved this while solidifying a strong bond with a committed audience. LUCE’s fans have built an attachment to the band because they consistently produce relatable lyrics with a strong acoustic-based rock sound and a commitment to touring and reaching out to fans.

LUCE began when songwriter Tom Luce, having moved back to San Francisco from North Carolina, met Adam Rossi, a producer and keyboardist who was setting up a studio in Palo Alto, California. The duo clicked and went to work on the first LUCE CD, with Tom commuting to Adam’s studio where he’d meet some of the best players in the Bay area, including drummer Steve Bowman, who was with the Counting Crows on August and Everything After.

With the self-titled CD completed, Tom put together his touring band. After hearing LUCE’s music, Joe Schuld, working with Columbia Records at the time, became their manager and sent their album to San Francisco’s KFOG. The station reacted immediately, placing “Long Way Down”, then “Good Day”, into regular rotation - unheard of for an independent band that had only played a dozen shows. With KFOG aboard, other stations around the country heard the tracks and LUCE was soon getting airplay in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Boston, Chicago, Portland and many other markets.

By 2002, the band was signed to Nettwerk America and “Good Day” had become a minor hit within Triple A and Hot AC radio. Subsequently, LUCE earned honors as one of Radio & Records 2002 Triple A Breakthrough Artists, and then won the California Music Award that year for Outstanding Debut Album. “Good Day” also landed in two major motion pictures — 13 Going on 30 and How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days — as well as placement in several network television series’, including Alias and The OC.

By April 2006 everything was looking up for LUCE. They had independently released their second album Never Ending in 2005 and “Buy A Dog” made the top 100 most played songs at the major Triple A-formatted radio stations. In fact, it was the only song with that distinction from a band not signed with a label. LUCE’s fanbase expanded throughout the country and they were set to tour.

But bad luck would finally catch good luck by surprise. On the Friday before the spring ‘06 tour began, as Tom was taking the stage, he got word that his home was destroyed by fire. Everything he owned was lost that day. Despite the significant loss, Tom joined the band for the tour as planned. Two weeks later bad luck struck again in Philadelphia when the band’s van, trailer and all of their equipment were stolen from their hotel. Immediately, fans responded with offers of equipment and cash – even a van! LUCE continued the tour on borrowed gear and borrowed time, and was forced to cancel 10 shows and drive back to San Francisco after the van was found damaged. It was repaired and they returned to the road just in time for a string of dates with Toad The Wet Sprocket.

While Tom is LUCE’s leader, singer, guitarist and chief songwriter, the band around him continues to evolve, with Tom and Adam at the backbone. L.A. punk lead guitarist Dylan Brock became a key addition to the group, which now includes drummer Brian Zalewski and bassist Kevin White, who has also played with Chuck Prophet and Shelby Lynne.

[edit] Discography

Luce (2001)
- 1) Long Way Down
- 2) Good Day
- 3) Numb
- 4) Electric Chair
- 5) Life
- 6) In the Middle There
- 7) Sunniest of Weekends
- 8) Bring Her In
- 9) Here
- 10) After Tomorrow
- 11) If I Had the Wind
- 12) Hidden Track (Waiting)

Never Ending (2005)
- 1) From the World of the Lonely
- 2) Buy a Dog
- 3) Amsterdam
- 4) The Sweetest Smile
- 5) Fortunately, I
- 6) Worth the Wait
- 7) Wanna Be
- 8) Interlude One
- 9) Never Ending
- 10) Outside of it All
- 11) With a Kiss
- 12) Diamond Lights (a.k.a. "Good Thing")
- 13) Interlude Two
- 14) Maria