My American Heart
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| Origin | San Diego, California, USA |
| Years active | 2001 – Present |
| Genres | Rock, Emo, post hardcore, screamo |
| Labels | Warcon |
| Members | Larry Soliman Jesse Barrera Dustin Hook Steven Oira Matt Van Gasbeck |
My American Heart is a rock band hailing from San Diego, CA. They were formally known as No Way Out. No Way Out gained local fame from the SoCal venues they played at. As popularity grew, the band was pressured to play at larger venues farther from home. The band played the Taste of Chaos tour in 2005 and shortly afterward recorded the full length album The Meaning in Makeup with famed producer Sal Villanueva (Thursday, Taking Back Sunday) released on punk/indie legend Kevin Lyman's label, Warcon, in fall 2005.
The band headlined the Ernie Ball stage on the entire Warped Tour in the summer of 2005, and followed with a late fall headlining tour sponsored by MySpace. They also headlined their own independent tour with bands such as Portugal. The Man, Lorene Drive, and Action Action opening for them.
My American Heart has recently finished writing and recording their sophomore album.
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[edit] Band members
[edit] Current Lineup
- Larry Soliman, 19 years old: vocals
- Jesse Barrera, 19 years old: guitar, vocals
- Dustin Hook, 19 years old: bass guitar (formerly of Transition)
- Steven Oira, 19 years old: drums
- Matt "Spud" Van Gasbeck, 22 years old: guitar (formerly of Downtown Singapore)
[edit] Former members
- Rick Carrico: guitar (fill-in for 2006 Vans Warped Tour)
- Clint Delgado: guitar (Original Member - returned for Bamboozle Left)
- Brian Warren: guitar/vocals (ex-member of Mister Valentine, current member of WEATHERBOX)
- Jeremy Mendez: guitar (Original Member, left in 2006)
[edit] Discography
- My American Heart (EP) - 2004
- The Meaning in Makeup - 2005
- Hiding Inside the Horrible Weather - 2007
MAH has finally finished recording and mixing their sophomore record on Warcon. Produced by James Paul Wisner (underOath, The Academy Is..., Dashboard Confessional). The album is set to be released June 26th. The record will be titled Hiding Inside the Horrible Weather.
[edit] Videography
- "This Won't Stop" (2004)
- "The Process" (2005)
- "Poison" (2006)
[edit] Side Projects
The most notable, Jesse, has his own myspace and purevolume site dedicated to his music.
Clint Delgado does remixes and recordings. Clint did a remix of a demo called "Guns" (Not The Final Track Title) Available at MahFans.com
[edit] Trivia
- My American Heart covered the song Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benetar for a GameTap commercial.
- Dustin loves golf, gambling, steak, and has been reported to be seen with multiple gay counterparts.
- Guitarist Jesse Barrera originally played bass in the band.
- My American Heart and Downtown Singapore were really good friends, so when Jeremy Mendez left MAH and Downtown Singapore broke up, Spud was asked to fill in.
- The Band's name is derived from a Piebald (band) song called "American Hearts". The band thought the meaning was a great way to represent themselves since the members all came from Spanish/Asian/French backgrounds raised in America. It was perfect timing since being threatened for the use of "No Way Out." The music style changed as well line up. It was time for a brand new name.
- Larry had a web design firm called My American Heart.
