The Material
| The Material | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock, pop punk, post punk |
| Years active | 2005- Present |
| Associated acts | With Beating Hearts |
| Website | Official Site of The Material |
| Members |
Colleen D'Agostino Jon Moreaux Roi Elam Kevin Pintado Jordan Meckley |
| Past members |
Noah Vowles Kevin Falk Brian Miller Matt Holden Dustin Sherron |
For the New York City band of the same name, see Material (band)
The Material is a rock music quintet from San Diego, California. Colleen D'Agostino (vocals) moved to San Diego to pursue a music degree at San Diego State University. In her third year, she began playing with Jon Moreaux (guitar) and Noah Vowles (drums). The threesome added bassist Kevin Falk, formerly of Every Time I Die and Between the Buried and Me, and started writing songs for their first demo. Kevin was replaced by Brian Miller (bass), and Roi Elam (guitar) joined shortly after. With the permanent line up, The Material went into the studio to record their 6-song debut EP "Tomorrow", which was co-produced by Brian Grider and was released on September 1, 2007. They placed in the top 3 of the Dew Circuit Breakout of 2007, losing to Seattle band The Myriad.
The Material has been featured on MTV and MTV2 and their song "Moving to Seattle" is also available to download for the video game, Rock Band. They have toured the entire United States and in September 2009, headlined the coast-to-coast Everlasting Sound Tour with the bands Blameshift & And Then There Was You.[1]
The Material released 3 brand-new songs ("Unforgivable," "Before This Ship Goes Down," and "Give It All Back") on June 16, 2009. Their 'To Weather The Storm' EP is available for download on iTunes and Amazon.
Noah Vowles played his last show with The Material in February. As of March 16, 2010, the new drummer for the band is Kevin Pintado. Jordan Meckley replaced bassist Dustin Sherron as of August 2010. The Material went into the studio to begin recording for their first full-length album titled "What We Are" in May 2010.
In summer 2010, the band performed on the Motel 6 Rock Yourself To Sleep Tour alongside artists There For Tomorrow, Every Avenue, Sing It Loud, and The Secret Handshake, as well as on the 2010 Vans Warped Tour.
The Material's song "What Happens Next" is the title track for MTV Australia's reality-drama series Freshwater Blue.
In 2011, a side project titled 'With Beating Hearts' was made, with a five track EP released in October.
Band members
- Current
- Colleen D'Agostino Moreaux - lead vocals, keyboards (2005–present)
- Jon Moreaux - guitar, backing vocals (2005–present)
- Roi Elam - guitar, backing vocals (2006–present)
- Kevin Pintado - drums, percussion (2010–present)
- Jordan Meckley - bass guitar (2010–present)
- Former
- Kevin Falk - bass guitar (2005–2006)
- Noah Vowles - drums, percussion (2005–2010)
- Brian Miller - bass guitar (2006–2008)
- Matt Holden - bass guitar (2008–2009)
- Dustin Sherron - bass guitar (2009–2010)
Discography
EPs
- Tomorrow (September 9, 2007)
- 1. The Promise
- 2. Moving to Seattle
- 3. The Truth About Reality
- 4. The Long Way Home
- 5. With One Voice
- 6. No One Has to Know
- To Weather the Storm (June 16, 2009)
- 1. Unforgivable
- 2. Before This Ship Goes Down
- 3. Give It All Back
- 4. What Happens Next (CD bonus track)
- Acoustic Sessions (May 1, 2010)
- 1. What Happens Next (Acoustic Version)
- 2. With One Voice (Acoustic Version)
- 3. The Long Way Home (Acoustic Version)
- 4. No One Has to Know (Acoustic Version)
Studio albums
- What We Are (Jan 11, 2011)
- 1. Appearances
- 2. Stay Here Forever
- 3. A Bird Without Wings
- 4. Let You Down
- 5. This Is Goodbye
- 6. Interlude
- 7. What We Are
- 8. I'd Be Lying
- 9. A World Outside
- 10. The Only One
- 11. I'm Alive
- 12. What Happens Next (Bonus track)
- Everything I Want To Say (April 9, 2013)
- 1. Life Vest
- 2. Born to Make a Sound
- 3. Tonight I'm Letting Go
- 4. Running Away
- 5. Bottles
- 6. Skin and Bone
- 7. Gasoline
- 8. The Great Unknown
- 9. Love Me or Leave Me
- 10. Let Me In Again
- 11. Chances