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2007-2008 History We are Faded At Four- We have the drive, determination and kick ass fans that make us who we are. The last year in this band has been a historical one, that has challenged us to become the best musicians we can be and driven our performance to levels we had not imagined we could reach. We competed locally in Ukiah Music Center's Bandslam 2007 performing amongst a strong showing of the talented musicians in our home area. winning the Uber Grand Prize. Our winning was based upon our talent as musicians, our performance and the loyalty of our fans. In September we had the opportunity to open for Kid Rock at Konocti Harbor Resort & Spa. Playing for our fans in that awesome amphitheater was an incredible experience for all of us and it fueled our desire to perform even more. We were contestants in the Bodog Battle of The Bands and the pure dedication of our fans placed 3rd in the Nation in online voting and brought us through the various competition performances to place us in the Regional Finals. The first live competition in Bodog took us to San Francisco's 12 Galaxies in November. Despite the fact that we were one man short with one of our Guitarists, Chris Murphy healing from his PTSD after his deployment in Iraq, we performed in competition with some incredible musicians and won our spot in the "Impress The Judges" round again at 12 Galaxies in San Francisco in December. At first, the thought of packing a venue on a Wednesday night was daunting based upon the fact that our fans are 3 or more hours away from San Francisco. But our fans once again came through for us. When it was our time to take the stage, a busload of our fans, dressed in Faded At Four tshirts packed the place and cheered us on. How could the judges not be impressed with our fan's love and support? We were once again victorious moving on to the Regional Semi-Finals. We were awestruck
when we entered The Great American Music Hall in San Francisco
for the Regional Semi-Finals in January, 2008. The venue was incredible,
and the history of the building could be felt everywhere. It was an honor
for us to play on the stage where some of the biggest names in music performed.
Our fans loaded on 3 busses coming from as far away as Sacramento to see
us perform on a Sunday Night. It was a sea of Faded At Four tshirt wearing
fans, Playing at the Avalon in Hollywood, we knew that due to distance and timing, most of our hometown fans would not have the opportunity to join us for this performance. But once again, our fans came through. Some came to the venue with us, others promoted us to their friends and family in the Los Angeles area and that brought us a whole new set of fans! The experience of playing at the Avalon was unlike any other we have experienced. We had the opportunity not only to perform but also to meet alot of very talented musicians. It was a time that we will never forget. We have continued to perform for our fans in Lake County at our home base, Carlos & Vinnys in Lakeport. We can be found rocking the building with Vinny wringing his hands as he checks the occupancy limits and counts heads walking through the door. We also continue to work on our upcoming album, Collateral. Through the collaborative efforts of all of our band members, we have added new songs to our list of original music. Our sound is distinctive and our own. We never stray from our dedication to our fans in providing them with heavy guitars, pounding baselines and melodic vocals in the Faded At Four way. We know our fans make us who we are and without them, we would be just another group of guys playing music for nobody to hear. Give us a listen, take our music in, and you will see why we are not just an ordinary rock band, we are a culture, a way of life.. we are FADED AT FOUR! Media & Press
LAKE COUNTY – Local rockers Faded At Four remain in the competition for a recording contract and a shot at fame in a contest that pits talented bands from around the country and the world against each other. Lake County Bodog Battle of the Bands Finalists, Faded At Four took Hollywood by storm in the latest round of competition for the $1 million recording contract on March 12. The five-member band was once again complete with glove-wearing guitarist Chris Murphy returning to the group after his brief hiatus from the band. Murphy joined his fellow band members, vocalist Jon Foutch, guitarist Brian Kenner, bassist Martin Scheel and drummer on the stage of the Avalon in Hollywood. Several of their fans made the trek to Hollywood to see this band compete for a place on the reality TV series, Bodog Battle of the Bands as once again, another venue was filled with chants of "Faded Faded Faded" by fans proudly displaying their support in their Faded At Four T-Shirts. Fans were presented with a special treat in Faded's performance, their new song, written for their Bodog performances called "Faded." Faded At Four started their journey with Bodog in July 2007 by registering at the Bodog Web site and submitting their bio and music for judging by online voters. Shortly after registration, they became No. 1 in the San Francisco division and rapidly moved up the ranks to become No. 3 in the nation, securing their spot in the live competitions. In October the band performed in their first live round, the audition round to show the judges that they were a real band with real musical talent by traveling to San Francisco to compete at 12 Galaxies. Moving on with seven other bands from that round, Faded at Four prepared for the "Impress the Judges Round" again at 12 Galaxies in December by offering their fans a bus ride to the venue, food and drink on the bus, a Faded At Four t-shirt and admission to the venue for one flat fee. Fifty fans packed the venue and voted their favorite band into the next round in January. January's Semi-Regional Finals found Faded At Four facing off with 11 other bands. Their fans once again offered their loyal support by loading on buses to attend the show at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. This time fans from Sacramento joined their Lake County counterparts and three buses were brought to the show. Faded At Four, with their fans help, moved on to the Finals in March in Hollywood. One band out of the 12 that played at the Avalon in Hollywood moved on to the reality series. Two more bands may join the reality series participants by fan voting online. The Wildcard vote takes place from April 1 to April 30 on Bodog Battle of the Bands Web site. Faded at Four's fans may vote for them once daily by logging onto the Bodog website and casting their vote. The winners of this nation wide voting will be announced on Bodog's Web site in May. Faded At Four is competing in the Bodog Battle Wildcard voting along with MTV2's On The Rise online voting. Links to both of these sites can be found at Faded At Four's Web site, www.fadedatfour.com. where fans can go vote for Faded every day. Faded At Four also will return to the studio to complete their long-awaited album, "Collateral" along with playing at many venues in the area. Fans are advised to check Faded At Four's Web site for upcoming shows that they are working on in multiple counties in the area along with the latest updates from this local band who is helping to put Lake County on the map!
Faded
At Four
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Band Members:
Getting
his start at a very young age, Chris “Murph”
Murphy has always had music in his blood. Born to a professional
musician father, Chris has never known a world where music wasn’t
a part of his world.
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