Bayside (band)

Bayside
File:Bayside Press Photo 2006.jpg
Background information
Origin	Long Island, New York
Years active	2000 – Present
Members	Anthony Raneri, Jack O'Shea, Nick Ghanbarian, Chris Guglielmo

Bayside is an alternative rock band signed with Victory Records.

Bayside formed in Long Island, NY during the winter of 2000, developing their own style based on soaring vocals, powerful guitar work and brooding lyrics from influences as diverse as The Smiths, Smoking Popes, and Nirvana, to the Cure, Stevie Wonder and Nick Drake. The band began to tour, establishing an early fan base and drawing the attention of various tastemakers, ultimately contributing to several high profile compilations. The exposure brought Bayside to the attention of Victory Records, and in the fall of 2003 the band began recording their debut album, “Sirens and Condolences”, with producer J. Robbins of Jawbox. The release of the album drew praise from magazines like Teen People, Alternative Press and Guitar World, who called Bayside “Angular but melodic emo, with two well-arranged guitars and off-kilter vocal melodies.”

While preparing for the release of “Sirens and Condolences” Bayside wanted to find a way to connect with fans directly, so they started a “cult”, utilizing Friendster and Myspace as well as the Baysideisacult.com website to spread the word. They were one of the earliest bands to connect with Myspace, and to date they have 140,161 friends, with 400 coming in every day. Fans demonstrate their loyalty with Bayside tattoos, homemade Bayside necklaces and long road trips to their shows. Since the release of their debut, Bayside’s fan base continues to grow; with 40,000 albums sold, they get almost 3,000 plays a day on purevolume.com and myspace.com and almost 600,000 downloads of their music. Bayside also recently hit 1,000,000 play on purevolume.

The road was a constant for the band in the next year: during that time bassist Nick Ghanbarian and drummer John “Beatz” Holohan joined the line-up and their contributions solidified an already cohesive band into something more like a family. Both musicians are extremely accomplished: Ghanbarian was an original member of The Movielife and Silent Majority, while Holohan, who served as pep band director for St. John's University, performed with NYC-based bands such as Daughter Judy and hip-hop funk-rock group One Time as well as various solo artists. He attributes his style to time spent sampling with hip hop legends Big Daddy Kane and Lil Daddy Shane.

By fall of 2004, the band was ready to take it to the next level and began planning their new album. Singer/guitarist/lyricist Anthony remembers, “We made a really conscious decision to work with producers that no one else in our scene were using – it seems like the same ten producers are doing all the albums and it shows. We found Shep and Kenny, who are well known for their work with acts like Mandy Moore, Aaron Carter, Leann Womack and Paulina Rubio; while it’s a huge departure from that world, after meeting with them we felt that they understood what we were looking for.” Alan Douches mastered the album at his famous West West Side Studios.

The band elected to self-title the album in part due to the contributions of Ghanbarian and Holohan. “Nick and John are two of the best musicians I have ever played with, we named the album “Bayside” because with them in the band, we are one unit and we wanted to reflect that,” Anthony said. Bayside’s emotional intensity, lyrical honesty and solid musicianship coalesced on this remarkable new album. This marked Bayside's introduction into the Billboard Top 200 Chart debuting at #153.

On October 31, 2005, at approximately 3:13 AM in Cheyenne, WY, after leaving their Boulder, Colorado show, Bayside's tour van hit a patch of ice, skidded off the road, and flipped over. Drummer John "Beatz" Holohan was killed and Nick Ghanbarian was seriously injured. Anthony and Jack luckily escaped with minor injuries. Bayside rejoined the "Never Sleep Again" tour, which included Aiden, Hawthorne Heights and Silverstein, on November 16th at Jannus Landing in St. Petersburg, FL, with Anthony and Jack playing acoustic sets and played through the end of the tour.

Bayside recently released an acoustic album due to popular demand. This album features the track "Winter" which is written in memory of John "Beatz" Holohan. The band spent only 2 days at the Chicago Recording Company recording the record, which would go on to peak at #200 on the Billboard Top 200. The band are currently preparing a new album, tentatively titled The Walking Wounded, and are maintaining a blog detailing the writing and recording process. Shep and Kenny are signed on to produce the album which will begin tracking on October 15th in Queens, NY.

Frontman/Guitarist Anthony Raneri is currently engaged to pornstar Kylee Kross.

Line-Ups

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John "Beatz" Holohan

Current line-up

• Anthony Raneri - vocals, guitar
• Jack O'Shea - guitar, backing vocals
• Nick Ghanbarian - bass
• Chris Guglielmo - drums

Ex-members

• Jim Mitchell - drums
• Andrew Elderbaum - bass
• John "Beatz" Holohan - drums (deceased, 10-31-05)
• Gavin Miller - drums (toured in 2006, temporary replacement for Beatz)
• Christopher Jackson- First Bass Player, and Founding Member
• Vincent Daraio- First Drummer, and Founding Member

Discography

• Long Stories Short (Dying Wish Records, 2001)
• Bayside/Name Taken Split (Dying Wish Records, 2003)
• Sirens and Condolences (Victory Records, 2004)
• Bayside (Victory Records, 2005)
• Acoustic CD/DVD (Victory Records, 2006)
• The Walking Wounded (Announced for February 2007)

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions			Album
		US Hot 100	US Modern Rock	US Mainstream Rock
2004	"How to Fix Everything"	-	-	-	Sirens and Condolences
2004	"Masterpiece"	-	-	-	Sirens and Condolences
2005	"Devotion and Desire"	-	-	-	Bayside
2005	"Tortures of the Damned"	-	-	-	Bayside
2006	"Blame It On Bad Luck"	-	-	-	Bayside
2006	"Winter"	-	-	-	Acoustic CD/DVD

Compilations

• From Brooklyn With Love (Dying Wish Records, 2002) - Song featured: Count The Stars
• Bad Scene Everyone's Fault JAWBREAKER TRIBUTE (Dying Wish Records, 2003) - Song featured: Chemistry
• Dead And Dreaming: An Indie Tribute To Counting Crows Tribute (The Vinyl Summer Records, 2004) - Song featured: Long December

External links

• Official Bayside Website
• Bayside Myspace
• Bayside Livejournal Community