| Metro Station | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genre(s) | Synth pop[1], electropop and Disputed Sub-genres |
| Years active | 2006–Present |
| Label(s) | Columbia/Red Ink |
| Website | www.metrostationmusic.com |
| Members | |
| Mason Musso Trace Cyrus Blake Healy Anthony Improgo | |
Metro Station is a pop band that formed in Los Angeles, California. In late 2006, the band signed a recording contract with Columbia/Red Ink.[2] They are perhaps best known for their Top 10 Billboard hit single "Shake It" [3] off their self-titled debut album. Popularized mainly by their co-frontman Trace Cyrus, half brother to Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus, this music act has experienced a recent boom in their record sales.
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History
In 2006 the siblings of Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso introduced them to each other on the set of Hannah Montana which stars Mason's brother, Mitchel, and Trace's sister, Miley. Sharing musical interests, they decided to form a band.[4] Shortly thereafter, Cyrus recruited Blake Healy from Synthetic Joy as a keyboardist, synthesist, and bassist. Trace remained the singer and the lead guitarist. Mason is the main singer and guitarist, along with Trace. He sang the track "Seventeen Forever", which they released on their MySpace Music website. The track gained the attention of percussionist Anthony Improgo, who was soon added as the band's drummer. Their popularity on MySpace Music grew, topping the MySpace Music Unsigned Band's charts. An intern in Columbia Records' Walking Eye program discovered the band while looking through the MySpace Music charts, and they were signed shortly thereafter.[5]
In the July 2007 issue of music magazine Alternative Press, Metro Station was listed as one of the "22 Best Underground Bands (That Likely Won't Stay Underground for Long)".[6]
Metro Station released their self-titled debut studio album in September 2007, the album had two singles released, "Kelsey" and "Control" both failed to chart, although with higher sales of the album both became more popular. It wasn't until mid-2008 when the release of the single "Shake It" grabbed the band a significant amount of commercial exposure, peaking in the top-ten of three US charts. The song has peaked at #3 on Hot Digital Songs, #9 in the Pop 100, #10 in the Billboard Hot 100 and also at #20 in the Hot Dance Airplay chart.[3] The success of the song also affected album sales, the album charting nine months later in 2008 at #43 in the Billboard 200, #1 Top Electronic Albums and #2 in the Top Heatseekers.[7]
The group has toured with numerous bands such as We The Kings, Boys Like Girls, Valencia, Cobra Starship, and Good Charlotte. Over the summer Metro Station toured as one of the special guest acts along with The Maine for the the Soundtrack of Your Summer Tour 2008[8] a tour that was co-headlined by Boys Like Girls and Good Charlotte. The band also opened for other groups such as Simple Plan.
Members
- Mason Musso - vocals, guitar
- Trace Cyrus - guitar, vocals
- Blake Healy - synthesizer/bass
- Anthony Improgo - drums
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