The Summer Obsession (TSO) is a 3-piece pop / rock band with punk electronic hip-hop and reggae influenced band consists of singer and bassist Luke Walker, singer and guitarist Fin Leavell (formerly Against All Authority) and drummer Chris Wilson (currently moonlighting in MxPx and formerly of Good Charlotte)
system is currently supporting their newest version, do not explore all that is available as a free download by clicking here There is an 8-song EP that was released March 31, 2010 and was produced and mixed by the band The band have profiles on Facebook YouTube MySpace Twitter and more, their official contact by e-mail is thesummerobsession @ yahoocom
The band is working with manager Steve Tramposch (previously The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus head with large kredites inklluding exec A & R positions at Virgin and Elektra), chairman of the ADL's LaunchPad
The band formed in Jacksonville Beach FL of Leavell and Walker in June 2004 and had its first release two types of people in July '04 as a free download on their Their website song was featured on 8:00 MySpacecom 2004 Warped Tour Compilation CD that were released during that year's Warped Tour The duo also made a DIY music video for the 8 o'clock and put it on the web They spent all their time promoting the band, but also another DIY music video for the song Down to what also went up on their website and Walker Leavell was notorious for shooting 10-minute "episodes" documenting his playfulness and creativity of films ranging from visiting a dinosaur theme park till change the letters on church signs of a strong Christian community they have joined the 2004 Warped Tour that summer driving from Jacksonville to Indianapolis but had to leave because of their step canceled They did the next logical thing in their minds they packed up his jeep and drove to Los Angeles, CA
TSO was one of the first bands that took the opportunity MySpacecom offered to meet new people They became personal friends with the owners Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe and put on the front page of MySpace for months TSO was also friends with Brett Woitunski one of the owners of PureVolumecom The band was on the front of the home several times they appeared on DJ Ross Star's Punk Rock Show a live web radio show with new recruit Alex Lewis (former Yellowcard) on bass LewiNations did not last and Walker chose bass instead Leavell was on the guitar so they got their friend Ryland Steen of Audio Vent to play drums band spent time in Los Angeles and Jacksonville enter and practice the November 16, 2004 the band was contacted by Michael Howe ago by Virgin Records and A & R of The Rolling Stones, he wanted to sign the band Steen had to leave the band due to a previous commitment to join the Reel Big Fish, and left with the blessing of Leavell and Walker
The duo returned to Jacksonville to look for any new The members spent more time writing and had her friend Mark McHone (formerly Separation is Natural) to enter the base they tried out Jon Wilkes of Red Jumpsuit Apparatus on drums, but decided that itwas best to remain vänneri instead of the band members they tried on another person who fits the team - Christopher "Panama" Brown (formerly of Evergreen Terrace) At this time the system had Walker on keyboards and vocals Leavell on guitar and vocals McHone on bass and Brown on drums very Performed in the U.S., including one at The Playboy Mansion in May 2005 (Leavell & Walker are both video game characters in Playboy's official game Playboy: The Mansion) The band split with McHone and Brown and went back to being a duo The summer of system operators began to record on Pulse Recordings in Silverlake CA and Conway Recording with producer Josh Abraham (Weezer Slayer Pink Billy Idol 30 Seconds to Mars Alkaline Trio Sugar Ray Love CourtneyLinkin Park) and drummer Josh Freese (Devo Nine Inch Nails Sting Perfect Circle Vandals Weezer Guns N 'Roses, The Offspring Suicidal Tendencies) While recording the band met with Beck and many other artists Freese was in the band officially even make the first ever MySpace Interview with the band before he was called the Sting to play drums in November TSO tried drummer Drew Steen younger brother of former TSO drummer Ryland Steen They remained friends but the pairing did not stick
Leavell had a friend in Phoenix AZ who knew a drummer, she met on The Used's tour is called Chris Wilson Leavell contacted Wilson and Wilson sent him the album was so interested in the band went to Salt Lake City, UT and the trio was born they began rehearsals in November 2005with Walker on bass guitar and Leavell Wilson on drums in December 2005 may have a new song negativr Melt the sugar with MySpace Records Vol 1, alongside bands Weezer Fall Out Boy The All-American Rejects Dashboard Confessional Say Anything The Click Five Against Me! and they are performed on MySpace Records CD release party at The Key Club in West Hollywood CA with The Plain White T's
The album was completed in early 2006 and had the title This is where you Belong band toured much of the southeastern United States in January and February, they did another DIY music video this time with help from a friend of Rob Roy film Seawalk Hotel in Jacksonville Beach FL for the new album version of Death Said it was online with great success and in March made the system a national tour?? with his friends, The Click Five The thought of Story of the Year He IsLegend Saosin and did a stint with I Am the Avalanche 25 000 copies of a TSO EP which contained songs Death Said Melt sugar and disappearance was released for free internationally via their website their own marketing and their street team members during the next two years the band had a bassist in Chris 'Christ' Miller (now HILL Valley with Ryan DePaulo earlier by Matchbook Romance) and would see Walker go back to the keyboard TSO did a nationwide radio tour visiting staff of radio station and play acoustic transmission system for them was a video shot by Chris Bentley them under full sail Recording in Orlando FL for their song Bored The video also did very well on the Internet and the Death Said f?? Rsvinna was on the soundtrack to the book series Maximum Ride a video shet in Venice Beach CA - the first "big budget" video tape has been given to do - for their single Do you remember Do you remember was released July 27, 2006 and received a real radio in the U.S. The band toured in the United States sharply that year on the 2006 Warped Tour and separately with the band Cartel Hit The Lights Over It Houston requires constant Me Monty Are I Love Arcade and more before you drop This is where you belong, August 29, 2006 A series of episodes filmed called "The Potty mouth which documented the band's summer adventures, and the TSO is to find an abandoned nuclear fallout protection and" present "in a river in September was shown on Cartoon Network performs Melt sugar and disappears live band did a Rikstenckande mall tour with Mya and also appeared on DJ Ross Star's Punk Rock Radio Show again TSO performed by Grand Funk Railroad in Orlando FL and also at the Teen Vogue U.S. Surfing Open in Huntington Beach CA next to Teddy Geiger host Lauren Conrad of MTV's The Hills They appeared on Fox News in Jacksonville FL twice - once to sing Obsession, and another that performs Do you remember in December because of strong import demand EMI Japan released a Japanese version of the CD This is where you belong, which included Driven bonus track of request and the video for Do you remember most of the songs on the album appeared on MTV's semi-reality show Laguna Beach this year, even over my head and 08:00 where you belong even appeared on an NBC dating show At the beginning of 2007
In January 2007 the band cut ties with Virgin because of misunderstandings about the future direction of the band The band wanted to release their first single, Virgin Melt sugar wanted Do you remember the two groups apparently did not and they released a limited EP called We're Not Virgin Anymore they recorded in Phoenix AZ with Ralph Patlan (Third Eye Blind Megadeth G-Unit Primus Jamie Foxx Dick Dale INXS American Hi-Fi) Also in January TSO performed at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT with The Bouncing Souls The band toured with Against All Authority and wholemeal bread Leavell left the band shortly - get stuck with the band Maxe for spring 2007 put Walker on guitar and see the many tours in Japan, they played with JimmyEat World NOFX New Found Glory The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and more and continued to tour with Boys Like Girls too soon after this the band had a break Walker released a solo CD under the name Blue Eyed Suicide Walker and Wilson moved to Los Angeles, Walker began to produce and Wilson began touring with his friends in MxPx and Most Leavell moved to Chicago IL and played with Goodbye Satellite for a few months before returning home to Jacksonville FL and start separating Natural (SIN) Miller quietly left the band-on-pause while Leavell made his way back into the band disbanded and sin with Leavell Walker back on the guitar back on bass, Wilson on drums and another guitarist CJ Randolph (formerly El Pus and wholemeal bread), the band recorded a secretalbum in 2008 which has yet to be released, they released a single called We Are All telepathic the summer suggest that the band would stay together Randolph was the first band during the recording of the secret album, Walker continued to produce and Wilson continued to tour with MxPx and Most Leavell joined back to Jacksonville again to attend the College for one year and to start a band called The Students Wilson was recording and playback with Christian television earlier singers Love Arcade with The Used guitarist Quinn Allman In 2009 Leavell dissolved students, and returned to Los Angeles to play with Wilson and Walker
In 2009 Walker (producer during his Gods name Paparazzi) had already been produced and written songs for Good Charlotte Deftones G Love Alkalinee Trio Sugar Ray The White Tie Affair Breathe CarolinaFiltrera Forever the sickest Kids Jeffree Star CHRISTIAN TV Rob Roy From First to Last Millionaires Collie Buddz and many more
band regrouped in the summer of 2009 and began playing at Pulse Recording in Silver Lake CA and the Mad Dog Studios in Burbank CA in August 2009 TSO announced they were officially back together with a new version coming in early 2010 three new webisodes were released on their YouTube profile (on wwwyoutubecom / TSOheadquarters) document recording time antics are what you expect TSO TSO in January 2010 came back to DJ Ross Star's Punk Rock Show is now a live video show to present four new songs to their fans: 2 Days Feeling Inside Out Supernova & Flamingo In February a new episode each ut on their YouTube profile that documented their return to Jacksonville, FL in December 2009 the Group had photoshoots for the upcoming releases, and played a homecoming show at Jack Rabbits
March 31, 2010 saw the above in the form of their do nothing Explore All EP, which is available for free download along with most of their music on their website at wwwsummerobsessioncom It was announced that there would be a vinyl version of the EP available as well as a Japanese import by Bullion Records with extra tracks No touring plans have been announced, although the band live for Currently in Los Angeles, CA, playing shows locally there have hinted that a few Japanese performances this year would be possible
