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theStart (stylized as theSTART[2]) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Their current lineup includes Aimee Echo, Jamie Miller, Erick Sanger and Chelsea Davis.[2]

theSTART
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock, pop rock[1]
Years active	1998–present (semi-inactive since 2010)
Labels	143 Atlantic The Label Geffen Autonomy Small Stone Nitro Metropolis New Black
Members	Aimee Echo Jamie Miller
Past members	Scott Ellis Mike Smith Jeff Jaeger Billy Brimblecom Jr. Erick Sanger Lance Webber Frank Zummo Chelsea Davis
Website	thisisthestart.com

History

Aimee Echo and Jamie Miller formed the band in 1998, originally named Hero. They changed it to theStart because "Hero" was already being used by another band.[3] Their starting lineup included bassist Jeff Jaeger, drummer Scott Ellis (formerly of Mellowdrone and She Wants Revenge), and guitarist Mike Smith.[1] Their debut album, Shakedown!, was released in 2001 on Geffen Records.[1][3][2]

Following a period of touring, they discovered that their record label was closing. The band decided to fund their next EP themselves, releasing The 1234 in April 2002[1][3] and selling it at their shows.[3] Shortly thereafter, they announced the departure of Scott Ellis.[1] While spending the summer touring with Scarling., they found a distributor in Small Stone Records for a self-titled EP.[1]

Jaeger left the group some time after Ellis did. Over the next year, the group found replacements, bringing in Erick Sanger and Billy Brimblecon Jr.[1] With their new lineup, the group was signed to Nitro Records in October 2003,[1] which re-released their self-titled EP as Death Via Satellite.[3][2] Over the next year they recorded a new album, and Initiation was released on August 24, 2004.[1][2]

Brimblecon left the group shortly after the release of Initiation.[1] The group had a number of interim drummers, including Frank Zummo,[1] before Chelsea Davis was selected as a permanent replacement. Later, in 2006, Sanger was let go from the group, replaced by Lance Webber.^{[citation needed]}

The group changed labels in 2007, moving from Nitro to their current label, Metropolis Records.[3] Later that year, they released Ciao, Baby.[3]

In 2017, the band released a 7-inch single for "Yvonne DeCarlo" and "Magic Number".

Band members

Current

• Aimee Echo – lead vocals[1]
• Jamie Miller – lead guitar, synth, backing vocals[1]

Former

• Scott Ellis – drums
• Mike Smith – guitar
• Jeff Jaeger – bass
• Billy Brimblecom Jr. – drums
• Lance Webber – bass
• Frank Zummo – drums
• Erick Sanger – bass, backing vocals[1]
• Chelsea Davis – drums[1]

Discography

• Shakedown! (2001)
• The 1234 EP (2002)
• Death Via Satellite EP (2003)
• Initiation (2004)
• Ciao, Baby (2007)
• Yvonne DeCarlo/Magic Number 7" (2017)

References

External links

• Official website
• theSTART at AllMusic
• theSTART on Last.fm
• theStart at Metropolis Records

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