Orson
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| Origin |  Hollywood, California, United States |
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| Genre(s) | Rock Power pop |
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| Years active | 2000–present | |
| Label(s) | Mercury | |
| Website | http://www.orsonband.com/ | |
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| Jason Pebworth Kevin Roentgen George Astasio Johnny Lonely Chris Cano |
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Orson is a Brit Award Winning American rock band from Hollywood, California who formed in 2000. Their self-financed debut Bright Idea, released by Mercury Records in 2006, was produced in Los Angeles by Noah Shain and went on to find chart success in the UK with their first single and album reaching the number 1 slot in their respective categories.
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[edit] Members
The band consists of:
- Jason Pebworth - vocals
- George Astasio - guitar
- Kevin Roentgen - guitar and vocals
- Johnny Lonely - bass
- Chris Cano - drums
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[edit] Trivia
- The group takes its name from Hollywood legend Orson Welles
- Their first single, "No Tomorrow", was released as a free download on the iTunes Music Store. It was the most downloaded "Single Of The Week" since iTunes began
- While in the UK, Orson appeared on the Sky Sports show Soccer AM and as they were American and did not support a British football team they chose a team randomly out of a hat and they now support the cash-strapped club Rotherham United. To help the club's finances, they played a gig in the town a couple of weeks later. American rock band The Bravery have previously drawn a club from the hat, Wolves
- Orson have performed as a supporting-band for Duran Duran at Earls Court during Duran Duran's Astronaut Tour, and Robbie Williams during his European leg of his Close Encounters Tour
- According to their MySpace profile, every member of the band share the exact same birthday - July 4, 1978
- Lead singer Jason Pebworth and rhythm guitarist George Astasio collaborated with pop group Sugababes for their single "Easy", released in November 2006
- Nominated by Q Magazine for "Best New Artist of 2006" along with Lily Allen, Arctic Monkeys, Corinne Bailey Rae, and The Kooks
- Won the 2007 Brit award for Best International Breakthrough Artist.
