Echo Screen
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Echo Screen is an American pop punk
Pop punk
Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...

 band based out of Brick
Brick Township, New Jersey
-Transportation:The major county routes that pass through are CR 528, and CR 549 . Two state routes pass through: Route 70 and Route 88...

, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

. The members consist of Shaune Scutellaro (Vocals / Guitar), Tim Sager (Bass), and Mike Badders (Percussion).

After forming in 2003, a demo called "Rushmore" was featured on the Drive Thru Records / PureVolume
PureVolume
PureVolume was the first independently run website of its type, allowing for the upload and stream of music files. It was created in 2003 by Jennifer Welch , in conjunction with the Unborn Media team; Brett Woitunski, Nate Hudson, and Mitchell Pavao; all from the University of...

 "Bands You Love, Have Heard of, and Should Know" Compilation released in 2005. A cover of Blink 182's "First Date" then appeared on A Tribute to Blink 182: Pacific Ridge Records Heroes of Pop-Punk
A Tribute to Blink 182: Pacific Ridge Records Heroes of Pop-Punk
A Tribute to Blink 182: Pacific Ridge Records Heroes of Pop-Punk is a Blink-182 tribute album, released on Pacific Ridge Records.-Track listing:# "Dumpweed"  – Four Year Strong# "Everytime I Look for You"  – Sleepaway...

 Compilation in 2006.

Signing to Rockout Records in 2006, Echo Screen released their nationally distributed full-length album, Euphoria
Euphoria (Echo Screen album)
Euphoria is the second release by Echo Screen.-Track listing:#"This Letter Bomb"#"Everything After Bradford"#"The Science of Stopping Time"#"Start Tomorrow"#"Gloria"#"October"#"Rushmore"#"The Five Cent Tour of the Pearly Gates Part I; Our Hopes"...

, which was produced by Shep Goodman
Shep Goodman
Shep Goodman is a Multi-Platinum music producer and songwriter. He got his start in the music industry, by fronting the Elektra Records signed rock-act . After the disbandment of the band, he started the music production company Sheppard Music Inc with Kenny Gioia. They were known as "Shep & Kenny,...

. Reviews were relatively favorable, and Alternative Press Magazine described the album as, "a fun listen and will convert even the most stringent pop-punk haters into true believers." "This Letter Bomb" was the only single, which was accompanied with a music video directed by Justin Staggs, and received over 1,900,000 plays on MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....

. Additionally, Echo Screen has topped charts on both MySpace.com and PureVolume.com.

Members

  • Shaune Scutellaro – vocals
  • Tim Sager – bass
    Bass guitar
    The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....

  • Mike Badders – drums
    Drum kit
    A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....


Compilation appearances

  • 2004: A Tribute To Blink 182 CD **includes a cover version
    Cover version
    In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

     of the blink-182
    Blink-182
    Blink-182 is an American rock band consisting of vocalist and bass guitarist Mark Hoppus, vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, and drummer Travis Barker. They have sold over 27 million albums worldwide since forming in Poway, California in 1992...

     track "First Date"

External links

  • Echo Screen on MySpace
    MySpace
    Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....

  • http://www.singingfool.com/Title.aspx?publishedid=409725 "This Letter Bomb" Official Music Video
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