Trik Turner
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Trik Turner is a rap rock
band founded in Phoenix, Arizona
in 1999. The band is best known for their song "Friends and Family," which reached the Top Ten
on the Billboard Modern Rock
chart and received airplay on MTV, VH1
and Adult Contemporary television
and radio
formats. They were the first band to ever have two different videos aired on MTV for the same song, "Friends and Family". They made appearances on Late Show with David Letterman
, Last Call with Carson Daly
and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. "Friends and Family" was also featured on the Mr. Deeds
movie soundtrack and "Black Sheep" was featured in the movie You Got Served
. Although they were to go back into the studio, differences among band members led some to part ways. The band was dropped from RCA Records
. They continued to tour and released a second album via their website
, Naming the Unidentified, in 2005.
Rap rock
Rap rock is a cross-genre fusing vocal and instrumental elements of hip hop with various forms of rock. Rap rock is often confused with rap metal and rapcore, subgenres that include heavy metal-oriented and hardcore punk-oriented bands, respectively....
band founded in Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
in 1999. The band is best known for their song "Friends and Family," which reached the Top Ten
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
on the Billboard Modern Rock
Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs...
chart and received airplay on MTV, VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
and Adult Contemporary television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
formats. They were the first band to ever have two different videos aired on MTV for the same song, "Friends and Family". They made appearances on Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Show with David Letterman is a U.S. late-night talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS. The show debuted on August 30, 1993, and is produced by Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants Incorporated. The show's music director and band-leader of the house band, the CBS Orchestra, is...
, Last Call with Carson Daly
Last Call with Carson Daly
Last Call with Carson Daly is an American late night talk show that is broadcast on NBC. The show is hosted by Carson Daly, the half-hour show featuring celebrity interviews, documentary-style coverage of a topic, and musical performances. Last Call airs weeknights at 1:35 a.m. Eastern / 12:35 a.m....
and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn. "Friends and Family" was also featured on the Mr. Deeds
Mr. Deeds
Mr. Deeds is a 2002 American comedy film, directed by Steven Brill and starring Adam Sandler and Winona Ryder. The movie, which is loosely a remake of the 1936 film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, also stars Peter Gallagher, John Turturro, Allen Covert and Steve Buscemi...
movie soundtrack and "Black Sheep" was featured in the movie You Got Served
You Got Served
You Got Served is a film written and directed by Chris Stokes, manager of its stars, recording artist Omarion, Marques Houston and the members of boy band B2K. The plot concerns a group of dancers, who take part in a street dancing competition...
. Although they were to go back into the studio, differences among band members led some to part ways. The band was dropped from RCA Records
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
. They continued to tour and released a second album via their website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
, Naming the Unidentified, in 2005.
Current members
- Doug Moore - Vocals (1999-)
- Sean Garden - Drums (1999-)
- Chris Bandusky - Guitar (2004-)
- James Cawley - Guitar (2004-)
- Mike Nicolette - Bass (2004-)
Former members
- Dave Bowers - Vocals (1999–2005)
- Tracy Thorstad - Guitar (1999–2005)
- Steve Faulkner - Bass (2001–2005)
- Danny 'DBX' Marquez - Turntables (1999–2005)
- Coney Huhn - Bass & Guitars (2000–2001)
- Jeremy Vukeles - Bass {2005-2006}
- Mike Pipgras - Guitar {2005-2006}
- Mike Gladkin - Guitar & Backup Vocals {2005-2006}
Albums
- Black Seas and Brown Trees [demo] (1999)
- Trik Turner (2002, RCA RecordsRCA RecordsRCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
) US: #98 - Naming the Unidentified (2005, Metal Action)