Before You Exit
| Before You Exit | |
|---|---|
 Before You Exit at Circuit Fest in 2013. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2007 - Present |
| Labels | none |
| Associated acts | All Time Low, Allstar Weekend, Cody Simpson, Olly Murs, Stefanie Scott, Fifth Harmony, Plug In Stereo, Christina Grimmie |
| Website |
beforeyouexit |
| Members |
Band: Riley McDonough Connor McDonough Toby McDonough Other: Thomas Silvers (Live and Studio member) Christopher "Chris" Ganoudis (Studio member) Ryan Wheeler (Live member) |
| Past members | Braiden Wood (Live and Studio member) |
Before You Exit is an American pop band from Orlando, Florida. Formed in 2007, the band originally consisted of Connor McDonough, Braiden Wood and Thomas Silvers. A year later, the band included Connor's younger brother, Riley. In mid-2012, Toby McDonough joined, and the lineup changed to the three brothers with Braiden and Thomas for live performances. Braden later left the band to pursue a solo career. In August 2009, they self-released their debut EP, A Short Story Long. March 2011 saw the release of another EP, Letting Go. I Like That[1] was released in February 2013. During February of 2015 they opened a European tour for Christina Grimmie .
History
2008-2011
In 2009, they released an EP, A Short Story Long.[2]
The first tour that the band took part in was All Time Low's 2010 My Small Package tour. They became a supporting act in the middle of the tour. They also played a few shows on All Time Low's 2011 tour, the Dirty Work tour.
In 2011, the band released their second EP, Letting Go. Following the release was their own mini-headlining The Next Big Thing tour in the fall of 2011.[3]
2012 - present
The band released End Of The World as single on January 10, 2012 before changing it up and releasing a newer version of the song in the December of that year.
They had also been supporting acts in Allstar Weekend's All The Way tour, alongside Hollywood Ending and The After Party. In August 2012, Toby McDonough, younger brother of Connor and Riley, joined the group. Due to their growing success and recognition in South America, the band was invited to perform at Brazil's 2012 NoCapricho Festival.
February 2013 saw the release of the third EP, I Like That. They were on tour supporting Action Item in the Resolution tour, along with Paradise Fears and Hello Highway to promote their newest songs.[4]
The band was the only supporting act for the North American leg of English singer Olly Murs' Right Place Right Time Tour.[5] During the summer of 2013 they appeared on Cody Simpson's Paradise tour as a supporting act, along with Ryan Beatty.[6] On August 17 and 18, they traveled to Singapore to close for The Color Run at Sentosa and to Malaysia on August 19 at Sunway Pyramid Mall.
Throughout the years, the band's fame had also expanded to the Philippines where they performed in the Circuit Fest on May 25, 2013.
In early 2014, live member Braiden Wood announced via Tumblr that he would resign from the band to take on a career as a solo artist.[7]
Before You Exit released a music video for the newly-recorded acoustic version of "Soldier" from their 2013 EP I Like That.[8]
In March, the band began their own headlining tour, The Dangerous Tour, which visited cities along the east coast and one show in Manila, Philippines in May.[9]
A new single, Dangerous, was released on March 18, the first day of the Dangerous Tour.[10]
The band went on to join the girl group Fifth Harmony on their 5th Times A Charm Tour after opening for them at the House of Blues in Orlando earlier in the year. [11]
On April 28, 2014, Before You Exit was selected to compete in the annual Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star contest. After over 7 million votes total, the band was announced as the winner. The band received a slot at the annual iHeartRadio Music Festival lineup, which took place at MGM Grand Las Vegas. The band was also awarded their own parade float on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade [12]
On July 18, the band released their most recent single, Heart Like California. In December 2013, the group held a live chat via Stageit and played the first verse of the song.
The band has written songs with Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, Stephen Barker Liles of duo Love And Theft. The band has said they draw inspiration from artists like Rascal Flatts, John Mayer, Maroon 5 and hope to one day write to with them.
Members
Current members
- Connor Patrick McDonough (born November 18, 1993) – vocals, lead guitar, piano, keyboard, drums, production (2007–present)
- Riley Thomas McDonough (born August 31, 1995) – lead vocals, guitar (2008–present)
- Toby James McDonough (born January 21, 1998) – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard (2012–present)
- Thomas Christian Silvers (born September 8, 1993) - drums (2007-present)
- Ryan Wheeler (born January 26, 1991) - bass guitar (2014-present)
Former members
- Braiden Montgomery Wood (born September 2, 1993) – guitar, piano, keyboard (2007–2014)
Braiden is one of the original members of Before You Exit. Braiden is no longer a part of the band and has released his own solo EP Be Free, Be Strong.
Tours
- 2010 - October & November: All Time Low's My Small Package Tour
- 2011 - March & April & May: All Time Low's Dirty Work Tour
- 2011 - October: Before You Exit's Next Big Thing Tour
- 2012 - January & February: Allstar Weekend's All the Way Tour
- 2013 - January & February: Action Item's Resolution Tour
- 2013 - April & May: Olly Murs' Right Place Right Time Tour
- 2013 - May 25: Circuit Fest - Manila, Philippines
- 2013 - Summer: Cody Simpson's Paradise Tour
- 2014 - March & April & May: Before You Exit's Dangerous Tour - Manila, Philippines
- 2014 - June: DigiTour NYC and Toronto (Canada)
- 2014 - June: Fifth Harmony
- 2014 - July & August: Run Around Tour
- 2015 - January & February: Christina Grimmie (UK/Europe)
- 2015 - July & August: The Vamps
Discography
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| A Short Story Long |
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| Letting Go |
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| I Like That |
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Singles
End of the World ft. Anth, A Little More You, I Like That, Soldier, Dangerous, Heart Like California
Official Music Videos
- I Like That - Before You Exit (May 2013)
- Soldier - Before You Exit (February 2014)
- Dangerous - Before You Exit (March 2014)
References
- ↑ "I like that Single".
- ↑ "Shor Story Long by Before You Exit on MTV".
- ↑ "Before You Exit Fall Tour Dates". KidsInDoubt. (August 27, 2011). Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Before You Exit Announce The Resolution Tour 2013 With Action Item And New Music!". TheParamusPost. (December 9, 2012). Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Before You Exit Announce Spring Tour with Olly Murs". J-14Magazine. (April 11, 2013). Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Before You Exit Announces Summer Tour with Cody Simpson". CelebSecrets4U. (April 17, 2013). Retrieved April 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Important Update" Tumblr (February 2014)
- ↑ "Soldier- Before You Exit Music Video" Radio Disney (February 12, 2014)
- ↑ "Proud to announce: THE DANGEROUS TOUR!" Twitter (February 3,2014)
- ↑ "Tour and New Single Announcement!" YouTube (February 20. 2014)
- ↑ "Before You Exit to Support Fifth Harmony On 5th Times a Charm Tour"
- ↑ "Clear Channel and Macy's Congratulate Before You Exit, Winners of the Third Annual "Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star" Campaign" The Wall Street Journal (June 23, 2014)