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Breaking Point is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 alternative rock
Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. Alternative rock consists of various subgenres that have emerged from the independent music scene since the 1980s, such as Grunge music, Britpop, gothic rock, and indie pop....
 band on the record label Wind-up Records
Wind-Up Records

Wind-up Records is a record label based in New York City. It was formed in 1997 when Alan and Diana Meltzer purchased Grass Records. The label's releases are distributed by Sony Music Entertainment worldwide, excluding Canada, where the company operates Wind-up Entertainment Canada, Inc....
. It was founded in 1999 in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff just south of the mouth of the Wolf River ....
, Tennessee
Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....
.

tly after its founding, the band's big break came when its guitarist, Justin Rimer, took a job at Ardent Studios
Ardent Studios

Ardent Studios is a professional recording studio located in Memphis, Tennessee. Ardent Records is the in-house label. After the studio's "golden era" in the early 1970s with bands like Big Star and Led Zeppelin, Ardent continued recording in the decades afterward with a wide range of artists such as The Staples Singers, ZZ Top, R.E.M., Stev...
. Through connections he made, the band was able to record a demo. Local airplay led to the band being signed by Wind-up Records
Wind-Up Records

Wind-up Records is a record label based in New York City. It was formed in 1997 when Alan and Diana Meltzer purchased Grass Records. The label's releases are distributed by Sony Music Entertainment worldwide, excluding Canada, where the company operates Wind-up Entertainment Canada, Inc....
, a label distributed by Sony BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a global recorded music company with a roster of artists that included a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprised some of the most important recordings in history....
.

Breaking Point's debut album, Coming of Age
Coming of Age (album)

Coming of Age is the first album by the alternative rock band Breaking Point , released in 2001. It was recorded with the band's first drummer Jody Abbott....
, was released in 2001 with a follow-up, Beautiful Disorder
Beautiful Disorder

Beautiful Disorder is the second album by alternative rock band Breaking Point , released in 2005 in music. The tracks "Show Me a Sign" and "All Messed Up" were released as singles....
, released in 2005.

Their songs have been used in a number of films, including The Scorpion King
The Scorpion King

The Scorpion King is a 2002 in film starring Dwayne Johnson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Steven Brand, Ralf Moeller and Grant Heslov, and is directed by Chuck Russell....
 and Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four (film)

Fantastic Four is a 2005 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics comic Fantastic Four. It was directed by Tim Story , and released by 20th Century Fox....
, as well as a trailer for Biker Boyz
Biker Boyz

Biker Boyz is a 2003 film about a predominantly African-American group of underground motorcycle drag racing. It stars Laurence Fishburne, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Luke, Meagan Good, and Larenz Tate and is directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood....
.






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Breaking Point is an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 alternative rock
Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. Alternative rock consists of various subgenres that have emerged from the independent music scene since the 1980s, such as Grunge music, Britpop, gothic rock, and indie pop....
 band on the record label Wind-up Records
Wind-Up Records

Wind-up Records is a record label based in New York City. It was formed in 1997 when Alan and Diana Meltzer purchased Grass Records. The label's releases are distributed by Sony Music Entertainment worldwide, excluding Canada, where the company operates Wind-up Entertainment Canada, Inc....
. It was founded in 1999 in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County, Tennessee. Memphis rises above the Mississippi River on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff just south of the mouth of the Wolf River ....
, Tennessee
Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States United States. In 1796, it became the sixteenth state to join the United States....
.

Band history

Shortly after its founding, the band's big break came when its guitarist, Justin Rimer, took a job at Ardent Studios
Ardent Studios

Ardent Studios is a professional recording studio located in Memphis, Tennessee. Ardent Records is the in-house label. After the studio's "golden era" in the early 1970s with bands like Big Star and Led Zeppelin, Ardent continued recording in the decades afterward with a wide range of artists such as The Staples Singers, ZZ Top, R.E.M., Stev...
. Through connections he made, the band was able to record a demo. Local airplay led to the band being signed by Wind-up Records
Wind-Up Records

Wind-up Records is a record label based in New York City. It was formed in 1997 when Alan and Diana Meltzer purchased Grass Records. The label's releases are distributed by Sony Music Entertainment worldwide, excluding Canada, where the company operates Wind-up Entertainment Canada, Inc....
, a label distributed by Sony BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a global recorded music company with a roster of artists that included a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprised some of the most important recordings in history....
.

Breaking Point's debut album, Coming of Age
Coming of Age (album)

Coming of Age is the first album by the alternative rock band Breaking Point , released in 2001. It was recorded with the band's first drummer Jody Abbott....
, was released in 2001 with a follow-up, Beautiful Disorder
Beautiful Disorder

Beautiful Disorder is the second album by alternative rock band Breaking Point , released in 2005 in music. The tracks "Show Me a Sign" and "All Messed Up" were released as singles....
, released in 2005.

Their songs have been used in a number of films, including The Scorpion King
The Scorpion King

The Scorpion King is a 2002 in film starring Dwayne Johnson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Steven Brand, Ralf Moeller and Grant Heslov, and is directed by Chuck Russell....
 and Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four (film)

Fantastic Four is a 2005 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics comic Fantastic Four. It was directed by Tim Story , and released by 20th Century Fox....
, as well as a trailer for Biker Boyz
Biker Boyz

Biker Boyz is a 2003 film about a predominantly African-American group of underground motorcycle drag racing. It stars Laurence Fishburne, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Luke, Meagan Good, and Larenz Tate and is directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood....
. Additionally, their song "One of a Kind" is the entrance music for professional wrestler Rob Van Dam
Rob Van Dam

Robert "Rob" Alexander Szatkowski better known by his ring name Rob Van Dam , is an United States Professional wrestling. He is best known for his time in Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment ....
.

In mid-2006, Breaking Point toured the United States with former Creed
Creed (band)

Creed was an American post-grunge band from Tallahassee, Florida that became popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The band won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song for the song "With Arms Wide Open" in 2001....
 frontman Scott Stapp
Scott Stapp

Scott Alan Stapp is an American singer and songwriter best known as the lead singer of the now disbanded Musical ensemble#Rock and pop bands Creed ....
. As of July 2007, guitarist Justin Rimer has been performing as a member of 12 Stones
12 Stones

12 Stones is a post-grunge band formed in Louisiana in 2000....
.

Current band members

  • Brett Erickson - Vocals, Lead Guitar
  • Greg Edmondson - Bass Guitar
  • Michael McManus - Drums


Former band members

  • Jody Abbott - Drums
  • Justin Rimer - Lead Guitar
  • Aaron "Zeke" Dauner - Drums


Discography


Albums

  • Coming of Age
    Coming of Age (album)

    Coming of Age is the first album by the alternative rock band Breaking Point , released in 2001. It was recorded with the band's first drummer Jody Abbott....
     (2001, Wind-up
    Wind-Up Records

    Wind-up Records is a record label based in New York City. It was formed in 1997 when Alan and Diana Meltzer purchased Grass Records. The label's releases are distributed by Sony Music Entertainment worldwide, excluding Canada, where the company operates Wind-up Entertainment Canada, Inc....
    )
  • Beautiful Disorder
    Beautiful Disorder

    Beautiful Disorder is the second album by alternative rock band Breaking Point , released in 2005 in music. The tracks "Show Me a Sign" and "All Messed Up" were released as singles....
     (2005, Wind-up)


Singles

  • "Coming of Age" (2001, Wind-up)
  • "Brother" (2001, Wind-up)
  • "One of a Kind" (2002, Wind-up) #38 Mainstream Rock Tracks
  • "Show Me a Sign" (2005, Wind-up) #25 Mainstream Rock Tracks
  • "All Messed Up" (2005, Wind-up) #26 Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks
    Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks

    Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks is a variation on the United States Billboard charts. It is a format in which the genre is geared more towards an adult audience who are not into hard rock, teen Pop music, dance music, Hip hop music, or slower adult contemporary music fare....


Soundtracks

  • High School Stories
    High School Stories

    High School Stories is an original program that aired on the MTV network, and featured stories of pranks, scandals, and controversies kids took part in when they were in high school....
  • Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (2001) (song: "Coming of Age")
  • The Scorpion King
    The Scorpion King

    The Scorpion King is a 2002 in film starring Dwayne Johnson, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Steven Brand, Ralf Moeller and Grant Heslov, and is directed by Chuck Russell....
     (2002) (song: "27")
  • WWF Forceable Entry
    WWF Forceable Entry

    WWF Forceable Entry is a compilation album released by the World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002. This was the last album sold under the WWF name ....
     (2002) (song: "One of a Kind")
  • Dragonball Z: Cooler's Revenge (2002) (songs: "Falling Down", "Under", "Phoenix")
  • Fantastic Four
    Fantastic Four (film)

    Fantastic Four is a 2005 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics comic Fantastic Four. It was directed by Tim Story , and released by 20th Century Fox....
     (2005) (song: "Goodbye to You")


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