Car Stereo Wars
Encyclopedia
Car Stereo Wars are a pop
band formed in Melbourne
, Australia
in 2000.
in 2000 by Jason White and Matt Gillman after meeting at a computer animation course. They were joined soon after by Alyssa Doe on vocals and went on to release their first EP "Project A." The song "Broken" was then picked up for Ministry of Sounds Chillout Sessions
and subsequently signed to Ministry of Sound
Australia and released "They Asked me to be in a Movie" EP in 2003. The single "Come to Nothing" was then added to the playlist of a subsequent Ministry of Sound chillout compilation.
The band released their debut album in 2008 "For Your Comfort and Safety" and has enjoyed recent commercial success with the track "Come to Nothing" being used in a Tic Tac television commercial in the United States and available as a free download from the Tic Tac USA website. The track has also been used in an advertisement for DELL Computers.
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
band formed in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 2000.
History
Car Stereo Wars were formed in MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in 2000 by Jason White and Matt Gillman after meeting at a computer animation course. They were joined soon after by Alyssa Doe on vocals and went on to release their first EP "Project A." The song "Broken" was then picked up for Ministry of Sounds Chillout Sessions
Chillout Sessions
Chillout Sessions refers to the high selling series of compilations released by Ministry of Sound. It started in the UK but a similar series has also started in Australia, where the series changed its name from The Chillout Session to The Chillout Sessions and then simply to Chillout Sessions.The...
and subsequently signed to Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...
Australia and released "They Asked me to be in a Movie" EP in 2003. The single "Come to Nothing" was then added to the playlist of a subsequent Ministry of Sound chillout compilation.
The band released their debut album in 2008 "For Your Comfort and Safety" and has enjoyed recent commercial success with the track "Come to Nothing" being used in a Tic Tac television commercial in the United States and available as a free download from the Tic Tac USA website. The track has also been used in an advertisement for DELL Computers.
Live Shows
It is rare to see the band play live however they have made several trips to the United States for music festivals. In 2001 Car Stereo Wars traveled to Austin, Texas to play at the annual SXSW festival, then in 2003 traveled again to the U.S to play at legendary CBGB's in New York as part of the CMJ Music Marathon The band has also played some shows in their hometown Melbourne, usually only to support an album or E.P launch.Members
The current members are:- Alyssa Doe: 2002–present (vocals, keyboards, tuba)
- Jason White: 2000–present (bass, guitar, and vocals)
- Matt Gillman: 2000–present (guitar, bass, keyboards)
- Sean Ashbrooke: 2003–present (guitar)
- Graeme Luther: 2003–present (drums)
- David Meagher 2007–present (guitar/keyboards)
Compilations
- Ministry of Sound - Chillout SessionsChillout SessionsChillout Sessions refers to the high selling series of compilations released by Ministry of Sound. It started in the UK but a similar series has also started in Australia, where the series changed its name from The Chillout Session to The Chillout Sessions and then simply to Chillout Sessions.The...
- Summer (2003) - Ministry of Sound - Chillout SessionsChillout SessionsChillout Sessions refers to the high selling series of compilations released by Ministry of Sound. It started in the UK but a similar series has also started in Australia, where the series changed its name from The Chillout Session to The Chillout Sessions and then simply to Chillout Sessions.The...
- Volume 5 (2004) - Brave New Day - Oxfam Tsunami Aid Compilation (2005)