Extensive publicity and artist development was regimented. He was previously married to Lisa Pepin. This lineup recorded and toured the next two Blue October albums. Any Blue October fan will LOVE this book of song lyrics!! If you were of live-music-watching age in Houston or in the capital city in the late ’90s and early 2000s, you have definitely seen a Blue October show or two in your day. I mean, if there were t-shirts and posters that said Blue October with a big singer face on it that’d be a different story. Sarah, Justin, and John (2/8/2018) A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a piece for BernardGoldberg.com in which I described a Blue October concert my wife and I attended last summer, and how it left a lasting impression on us. In November 2002 the band signed with Texas-based management company Rainmaker Artists. [18] In February 2018, Will Knaak was announced as the new lead guitarist. Official Sites. Justin Furstenfeld was born as Justin Steward Furstenfeld. 13 on the Billboard 200 chart. It is beautifully illustrated and offers the readers even more of an opportunity inside the mind of Justin Furstenfeld (lead singer and lyricist of B.Oct.). On November 14, 2006 Blue October opened for the Rolling Stones in Boise, Idaho. The first single, entitled "Bleed Out", was released on June 17, 2013. ... General CommentThough Justin, the lead singer of Blue October, is singing this... the words are actually his girl's perspective of the relationship. Prior to forming the full band, the duo played together under the name "Harvest" with Justin singing and playing guitar and Ryan playing mandolin and violin and singing backup. The Blue October documentary Get Back Up was released worldwide on May 21, 2020. Blue October’s music reflects the personal turmoil of songwriter and lead singer Justin Furstenfeld, second from right. 13 on VH1's user-controlled video countdown show VSpot Top 20 Countdown. was replaced by former Canvas guitarist Julian Mandrake who had previously been a touring guitarist for Blue October in 2006, covering Justin's guitar parts while Justin was recovering from a knee injury. They have angry, raging, I’m-pissed-off-and-I-really-want-to-hit-something songs. The band wanted to add a second guitar player to allow Justin to focus more on singing during shows, and auditioned guitar players in 1999. "Dirt Room" was the first single from the album, released on December 23, 2008. Justin Furstenfeld is the lead singer, guitarist and lyricist of Blue October. As a result of reaching a new audience that Blue October has found with its Foiled album, Blue October has recently[when?] Blue October's 2010 "Pick Up The Phone" tour was promoted to raise awareness about suicide prevention. His agency proceeded to book over 350 dates on the group unsigned. Blue October – Bleed Out. On February 5, 2013, the band entered the studio to start recording the new album. Not wanting to disappoint fans, the band set up their gear on the corner outside the venue and played a mini-set to the delight of fans. In May 2009, Blue October's show in Pittsburgh was cancelled by the Fire Marshal and the Pittsburgh Police Department due to overcrowding and unsafe conditions. [4] During this tour, Justin premiered two new songs, "Blue Skies" and "My Never", which would be included on the band's fifth studio album. "Say It" was released as the second single on April 24, 2009. The first single from History For Sale was "Calling You" released in February 2003. Blue October’s social media is already a testament to Furstenfeld’s impact on his fans. - On February 13, 2015, the band announced that they were starting work on their eighth studio album via their official Twitter feed. The official release date was August 20, 2013. Justin Furstenfeld is an incredible storyteller. Has two daughters. On May 4, 2011 Blue October played the first full song of the new album live, called "The Feel Again". [5] The tour was rescheduled in 2010. Jeremy lived in San Marcos, and the other members (except Liz) moved to join him there in 1996. The next single from the band was "She's My Ride Home", which they performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on April 25, 2007. Justin previewed four new tracks on the air, presumably on the new album, titled "The Chills", "The Waiting, "The Getting Over It Part" and "The Flight (Lincoln to Minneapolis)". Originally restricted to Texas and parts of the Midwest and Southwest United States, Blue October began touring locations covering the entire continental United States, in addition adding locations in Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, England, France, Ireland, Scotland, Germany and the Netherlands to their schedule. Justin Furstenfeld is best known as the lead singer and songwriter for alt-rock band Blue October, but the open book he'll talk and sing about Wednesday … Several songs were considered for the first single including "Bleed Out", "Angels in Everything", "Things We Do at Night", and "Light You Up". [12] On his official Twitter account, Justin listed the songs being recorded for the new album which includes the songs: "Light You Up", "Still Broken", "Sway" (the title track) and "Sorry Hearts". The character then confronts the two in the act and (many explicative words later) decides to kill them one at a time while the other watches. See more ideas about furstenfeld, blue october, justin. On September 24, 2011 "The Chills" the first single from "Any Man in America" peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart giving Blue October their 6th Top 40 Modern Rock radio hit. The title of the new album is Any Man in America.[7]. Justin Furstenfeld divulged in an interview that the studio had been rented out to them for all of February and March. His brother Jeremy Furstenfeld is also part of Blue October. On April 13, 2016 it was confirmed that C.B. This book is a definite necessity for any Blue October fan! “How to Dance in Time” is addressed to the singer’s romantic interest. This was heralded as a special moment for the band, Rainmaker, Brando, and key executives at Universal Republic who had signed, dropped and then resigned the band. In August 2003 Dwayne was replaced by Piper Skih Swinford (née Dagnino), who is married to one of Blue October's co-managers and is also an established professional bassist. "Graceful Dancing" was also released in late 2008 as a "special gift" to fans signed under the band's email list. The recordings were sent to Universal, then in 1999 Blue October signed to Universal Records for the release of their second album, Consent to Treatment. And basically what he is doing is apologizing for ‘all the mess he put her through’, i.e. "Into the Ocean", the second single from the album, was released on July 17, 2006. Either wrote or co-wrote all of Blue October's songs. "Calling You" remained the group's largest mainstream success until their 2006 single, "Hate Me". on June 28, 2006. It was distributed via—as its predecessors—Universal. Blue October was formed by lead singer/ songwriter/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, his brother Jeremy and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Delahoussaye. One song, "Light You Up" made its live debut on October 7, 2012 in Millvale, Pa. On Tuesday, December 18, the band released a new single called "The Scar", which is a Blue October rendition of a 5591 song.[11]. "Dirt Room" became Blue October's second Top 5 Modern Rock single (fourth Top 40 Modern Rock hit) peaking at number 7 on April 8, 2009. Justin Steward Furstenfeld (born December 14, 1975) is an American musician. Justin Furstenfeld, the 37-year-old front man, vocalist and creative force behind Texas rockers Blue October, has turned a corner, both lyrically and in his personal life. Feb 3, 2020 - Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October, world's best lyricist, #1 poet and first rate artist. The band has had eleven Top 40 singles over their past seven studio albums and is best known for their platinum singles "Hate Me" and "Into the Ocean" from their 2006 platinum album Foiled. In late 2010 and early 2011, they headed back to the studio to finish recording the album and debuted it August 16, 2011. The band finished recording the new album on March 27, 2013. The song was first performed at Edgefest 17 on April 27, 2008, in Dallas, Texas. Publicity Listings The song, "Still Broken" was originally released as a Last Wish song on their 1995 album The First of February, but ultimately did not make it onto the album. He is the main thing that draws us to Blue October—him and his lyrics. Throughout his musical career, he has written over 500 songs. The official video for "Home" was premiered on Billboard on April 13, 2016. We try to keep that in the big picture. He’s the lead guy in the band. On March 20, 2003 radio station "102.1 the EDGE" in Dallas added "Calling You" to regular rotation, and it began to spread to radio stations across the country receiving over 56,585 spins on the US airwaves. On February 22, 2007 Blue October's fourth album "Foiled" was certified platinum. History for Sale was then re-released on Universal Republic in August 2003. "Into the Ocean" hit No. Ultimately the band returned to Universal Republic Records in May 2003. Blue October was also on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 2006. Justin Furstenfeld earned his net worth as the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the rock band Blue October. 2 for the week ending on May 5, 2006. They have two children. He has been married to Sarah Furstenfeld since July 25, 2012. Justin Steward Furstenfeld is best known as the lead singer, guitarist and lyricist of the rock band Blue October. At the end of the Consent to Treatment tour in 2002, Matt Noveskey left the band due to health reasons and was replaced by Dwayne Casey. During the recording sessions for Sway in early 2013, C.B. Justin Furstenfeld - Bio, Family, Trivia | Famous Birthdays During the week of February 14–18, Blue October singer Justin Furstenfeld did a stint as a guest DJ on Austin's KROX-FM radio station. Recorded in the winter of 2019–2020, the new album has an anticipated release date of October 23, 2020.[16]. Justin performed a duet with Patricia from the band "The Soldier Thread" for the song. Furstenfeld has written over 500 songs. The band was formed in 1995 and currently consists of Justin Furstenfeld (lead vocals, guitar), Jeremy Furstenfeld (drums, percussion), Ryan Delahoussaye (violin/viola, mandolin, piano, backing vocals), Matt Noveskey (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Will Knaak (lead guitar). The video for the song "Fear" was published on November 2, 2014 to Blue October's YouTube VEVO channel. On May 6, 2011 Blue October played a second song in Saint Louis, Missouri from their upcoming album titled "The Follow Through". Rather than Justin Furstenfeld producing the album, Approaching Normal was produced by Steve Lillywhite (U2, Peter Gabriel, Dave Matthews Band). On July 25, 2011, the official music video for the first single, "The Chills", was released via the Vevo channel. The band's fifth studio album, Approaching Normal, was released on March 24, 2009. recorded with Blue October for their 2016 album Home and appeared in publicity photos with the band, however he had to take a leave from the band due to a collarbone injury sustained during a dirt bike accident and Matthew Ostrander filled in on lead guitar in 2016 for the Home tour. ?) Julian played with Blue October on their Ugly Side acoustic tour and also on the Any Man in America tour. He even incorporated some of his experiences with rehab into material on Blue October’s “Sway” album, released in 2013. The song, "Sorry Hearts" was released on an accompanying EP, Debris. Aug 18, 2017 - Explore Dani's board "Blue October", followed by 180 people on Pinterest. [3] This is evident in songs such as "Somebody" and "Inner Glow". C.B. Blue October was started by Justin Furstenfeld and Ryan Delahoussaye, who met in high school. While in the number two chart position "Hate Me" was jumped over twice by both Pearl Jam and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Still solidly on the path of recovery, Furstenfeld now lives near Austin, Texas with his wife, Sarah, and two children. The songs "Jump Rope", "Blue Skies", and "Blue Does" from the 2009 album "Approaching Normal" were written for Blue. Videos, things like that, are always going to have the singer. [14] Tim Palmer, who worked on the albums Any Man in America and Sway co-produced and mixed the album. Hudson and got back on the road. He entered the studio with the band and producer David Castell (who also co-produced Foiled and produced History For Sale) at the beginning of 2013. [15] The song "Home" reached the top 30 of the US Adult Pop Songs chart. Rainmaker took the band to New York where the band played multiple live showcases over a week period in early May 2003 for Atlantic Records, Columbia Records and Universal Records. "Say It" was Blue October's fifth Top 40 Modern Rock hit peaking at number 29 on July 24, 2009. Dwayne and Matt both played on the band's next album, History for Sale, and Dwayne toured with the band in 2003. On October 22, 2009, Blue October announced that the rest of the tour had been canceled due to Justin Furstenfield suffering a severe mental anxiety attack. The band was discovered by former Kid Rock manager Michael Rand performing at the Pappadeaux Cafe in Houston in 1998. >> They have two children. On August 16, 2011 "Any Man in America" was released in the US. The band entered the recording studio in August 2015 and finished recording the album in early November. Twilight author Stephanie Meyer is a fan of Blue October, and their music has helped inspire part of the popular book series.[4]. They're married now and I'm pretty sure they're happy, but it wasn't always easy for her with him. An acoustic version of one of the songs, entitled "Home", was played live in Las Vegas on September 19. The band played their first show soon after Jeremy joined. After losing his wife, Kristin Brooks to suicide in 1998, Reese Butler founded the Kristin Brooks Hope Center (KBHC), which created the National Hopeline Network 1-800 SUICIDE. Other Works He has been married to Sarah Furstenfeld since July 25, 2012. 20 on the Modern Rock Tracks. After being dropped, the band recruited new guitarist C.B. He resides with his family in San Marcos, Texas when he is not touring. "Say it" also crossed over to the Hot AC radio format giving the band its fourth Top 40 Hot AC hit peaking at number 28 on October 13, 2009. Managed by Justin and Jeremy's parents under the name RoDan Entertainment, Blue October released their first album, The Answers, in 1998; a well-received debut which sold over 5,000 copies in Houston alone. They ended rehearsals on January 30 and were prepared to enter the studio to start recording the album. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, (? The man then turns the gun on himself. Brant Coulter was chosen as lead guitarist, however he left the band in late 2000 when Blue October was dropped from Universal Records. His first daughter, Blue, was born 2007 Second daughter, Sayde, born in around 2012/13. He is best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and lyricist of rock band Blue October. The group disbanded in 1995, and Furstenfeld formed Blue October in 1996 as lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter, with guitarist Brant Coulter, violinist Ryan Delahoussaye, bassist Liz Mullaly, and his brother Jeremy Furstenfeld on drums. Justin's older brother Jeremy was watching the group practice at Liz's house one day. Re: Blue October’s new album, Any Man in America Mr. Furstenfeld, I received … Justin Furstenfeld has been performing other songs off the upcoming album such as "The Weatherman", "Fight For Love", and "Only Lost is Found" acoustically at his solo Open Book shows or for radio promotional appearances. In August 2003 Dwayne was replaced by Piper Skih Swinford (née Dagnino), who is married to one of Blue October's co-managers and is also an established professional bassist. Piper toured with the band through 2004 and appeared on the live album/DVD Argue With a Tree... During preparations for recording the band's next album Foiled, Matt Novesky was called back in as the official bassist, thereby returning the band to their most recognizable lineup. On February 28, 2018, Blue October released a new single called "I Hope You're Happy." In February 2011, the band announced on their website that they will embark on an acoustic tour between March and May 2011. Both "Hate Me" and "Into the Ocean" were also certified as platinum selling singles. C.B. The music video for the song debuted at number three on VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown during the show's final week of 2006 and reached the number one spot in mid-February 2007. Hudson joined on lead guitar in late 2000 after a chance meeting with Justin at a restaurant in San Marcos. "Hate Me" would never reach number one. The band recorded eleven songs for the new album, making this their shortest album to date. Their former label, Universal Motown had offered them a 360 deal, which the band rejected, opting instead to become independent and form their own label, Up/Down Records. While in high school Furstenfeld, started his … undergone an expansion of its tour locations. In October 2012 Justin Furstenfeld had nearly completed writing the songs for Blue October's seventh album. On August 17, 2018, the band released its ninth studio album, also called "I Hope You're Happy. |  Rainmaker immediately signed to their record label. C.B. |  Battles with Bipolar Disorder and depression. This work eventually led to Michael bringing the band to Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris under the direction of long time A&R rep Reen Nalli. They appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Blue October caught the attention of the major record labels while working with producer dB (Don Byczynski)[2] in early 1998. For his personal life, it is known that Justin married Sarah in 2012; they have a daughter and a son. He was previously married to Lisa Pepin. [1] Due to a fan-based connection with ABC's KTRK-TV (Channel 13), Blue October was able to schedule an early-morning news performance – the band's first live television performance. would not be returning. The quintet released its debut, The Answers, in 1998 on RoDan Entertainment/Scoop Records. This song, according to the lead singer Justin Furstenfeld, is about a boy who jumps from the bow of a ship then starts to realize what he has actually done when the ship starts to float away. He was born on December 14, 1975 in Houston, Texas. The single is taken from the upcoming album This Is What I Live For. The album, also titled Home, was released April 22, 2016. Justin Furstenfeld is the lead singer of Blue October, an alternative rock band originally hailing from Houston Texas who have had eleven top 40 singles and several platinum releases. He also has another daughter to which he dedicated much of the album “Any Man in America”. The band was dropped by Universal Records in 2000. When not touring with his band, Furstenfeld resides in Lincoln, Nebraska. Blue October is an American alternative rock band originally from Houston, Texas. Blue October was then offered records deals by each company. ( divorced) ( 1 child). The band had planned to tour starting in March 2020 but so far their tour has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Foiled" went on to sell 1.4 million albums in the US. Hudson announced he was leaving the band to focus on raising a family and pursuing his dream of owning a recording studio. Drummer Jeremy Furstenfeld announced on Twitter that the band started rehearsals for the new album on January 14, 2013. The band made their network television premiere on April 14, 2006, performing "Hate Me", the first single from Foiled on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The album debuted at No. Hudson was asked to come back and play on the album and to play shows over mid-2013, once again returning Blue October to their previous lineup. ", Blue October started the year off with the release of a new single called "Oh My My" on February 28 - exactly two years after the release of "I Hope You're Happy". More specifically it is directed to “Sarah”, the wife of Blue October’s lead singer Justin Furstenfeld. See more ideas about blue october, furstenfeld, blue. Justin Furstenfeld was born as Justin Steward Furstenfeld. Tracking was done in a studio setup at Justin's home in San Marcos, Texas. Albums released with Blue October: The Answers, Consent to Treatment, History for Sale, Argue With A Tree (live album), Foiled, Foiled for the Last Time, Ugly Side: An Acoustic Evening With Blue October, Any Man In America, and Sway! Hate Me remained in the top five of the Modern Rock chart for 20 straight weeks. On August 10, 2013 they released a second single, "Angels in Everything", for international markets. An open letter to Justin Furstenfeld, lead singer/guitarist for Blue October. On August 25, 2011 "Any Man in America" debuted at number 8 on the Billboard Album Sales Chart giving Blue October their first top 10 album sales chart debut. We’re trying to promote our band. Blue October singer comes to peace with his depression on reflective album New album "This is What I Live For" chronicles singer Justin Furstenfeld's coming to peace with depression and anxiety. The remaining band members persevered on, entering the studio to record what would be become their third album History for Sale. [8] On April 3, 2011 Justin Furstenfeld announced that the album would be distributed by RED Distribution, a Sony imprint for independent artists. History for Sale was largely a response to the control Universal had placed on the group during the Consent to Treatment production process. At the end of the Approaching Normal tour, C.B. Courtesy photo [17] On January 24, 2018 Matthew Ostrander posted a video on instagram announcing he had informed the band ten days prior that he was stepping down. The album received positive critical acclaim, with Music Eyz[13] citing "it's easy to see that our favourite tormented soul is on the mend and still creating some of the most powerful and emotional music out there." Hate Me was released to Modern Rock radio stations and quickly climbed to number two on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. Just before entering the studio Matt Noveskey left the band for personal reasons. It eventually peaked at No. This article is about the American band. 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