09/18/2012
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09/01/2011
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Genre : Pop Punk / Punk
Location : Long Island, New York
Years Active : 2010 - Present
Manager : Burger
Similar Acts : Hello Sunrise
Members : Matt (Drums), Jack (Rhythm/Vocals), Parker (Vocals), Jeremiah (Lead), Carter (Bass)
Status: Inactive / Disbanded
Location : Long Island, New York
Years Active : 2010 - Present
Manager : Burger
Similar Acts : Hello Sunrise
Members : Matt (Drums), Jack (Rhythm/Vocals), Parker (Vocals), Jeremiah (Lead), Carter (Bass)
Status: Inactive / Disbanded
MEMBER INFO
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Matt Schamalamadingdong - Drums (Age: 20)
Influences - Such Gold, Basement, Balance and Composure, Four Year Strong, Chunk! No Captain Chunk!, A Day to Remember. Jack Mehoff - Rhythm Guitar/Backing Vocals (Age: 19) Influences – The Wonder Years, Set Your Goals, blink-182, Patent Pending, Major League, New Found Glory. Parker Lovejoy - Vocals (Age: 19) Influences – Taking Back Sunday, Brand New, Bayside, The Story So Far, New Found Glory, Saves The Day. |
Jeremiah Goldsteinberg - Lead Guitar (Age: 21)
Influences – The Devil Wears Prada, Asking Alexandria, Parkway Drive, Woe Is Me, A Skylit Drive, Ice Nine Kills. Carter “CJ” Jackson - Bass (Age - 19) Influences – Seahaven, Tigers Jaw, Defeater, La Dispute, Touche Amore, The Swellers. |
How Giant O' Mine became a Giant Hit
Formation and "Burger" - 2010
Giant O’ Mine, then ‘Burger’, was formed in 2010 by childhood friends Parker, Jack, and Matt. The name ‘Burger’ came from the last name of one of Parker, Jack, and Matt’s mutual friend, Ronald Burger, who also became the original lead guitarist of the band while Parker played bass, Jack played rhythm guitar, and Matt played drums. At that time Burger had envisioned having a sound that mixed intricate melodies and licks with fast paced, aggressive riffs resembling earlier punk acts. Ronald Burger, being an aficionado of music theory, made sure that their songs would not be simple 3 chord punk songs, but also made sure that their songs would have parts reminiscent of legendary punk bands such as Bad Religion, Minor Threat, and The Misfits.
After playing several shows, typically at Vana’s and other small venues, Burger was signed by Cookies and Biscuits Records, impressive for a bunch of kids coming out of high school. Months later Burger released their first LP, “Insomnia,” which came with some immediate success, but Burger still remained under the radar in terms of fame.
Later in 2010, however, Burger became somewhat of a breakthrough success. After Ronald’s knowledge of music theory expanded as well as the band’s ability to play overall, Burger began writing their next LP, A Time and A Place. “A Time and A Place” came with much success, as the album received much praise from the legendary Spectre in his review of the album and as Burger won in a couple of categories in the Cookies and Biscuits Awards; Best Punk Album and Most Improved Artist.
2011
After touring with SpankyRevolution and various other bands, Burger went to work on a third album. “The Gardens Beneath My Feet” demonstrated Burger’s improvement in song creation, but the album came with very little success compared to “Insomnia” and “A Time and A Place.” That changed, however, later that year. After befriending Spectre, he and Burger began working on a collaboration album, a first of its kind and a gateway to several others. “Amalgamate” received much hype around it and lived up to that hype, as well. Burger won more awards with “Amalgamate,” winning Best Punk Album and having one song, “An Angel Without Wings”, win Best Collaboration Song.
As Burger became increasingly successful, Parker, Jack, and Matt became increasingly dissatisfied with the direction of the band. They were discontent with how Ronald seemed to control everything; writing songs, recording songs, and marketing, and wanted to change their sound just as their taste in music evolved. One evening a fight ensued between Parker and Ronald which only pushed for the inevitable to occur. “Burger” broke up as Parker, Jack, and Matt left to form a new band, “Giant O’ Mine” and Ronald took a break from the music industry.
Parker moved to his new role as the lead singer, while Jack remained as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocals and Matt stayed at drums. Their new style was very influenced by pop punk bands that Parker, Jack, and Matt would see at small, local venues growing up in high school. After Parker and Jack put fliers around their college asking for people to audition for lead guitar and bass, they found Jeremiah Goldsteinberg and Carter “CJ” Jackson. Jeremiah Goldsteinberg became the lead guitarist while CJ became the new bassist. Together, Giant O’ Mine was finally complete and ready to hit the recording studio.
2012 and Current Events:
In 2012 after patching things up with Parker, Ronald became the new manager of the band and with his connections with Cookies and Biscuits Records, convinced Etienne to sign Giant O’ Mine to the label. Giant O’ Mine began to work on their next album, “Surreal”, based on Parker, Jack, and Matt’s amazement and what has occurred in the past few years. With their newfound pop punk sound, “Surreal” was met with some success with the title song winning Best Song in the Cookies and Biscuits Awards. They were not concerned with that, however, because they are, according to Parker, “Just doing what we love.”
Currently, Giant O’ Mine is working on a second album, but no information has been released about it so far
other than that it is much different from Giant O’ Mine’s previous albums in sound and subject matter.
Giant O’ Mine, then ‘Burger’, was formed in 2010 by childhood friends Parker, Jack, and Matt. The name ‘Burger’ came from the last name of one of Parker, Jack, and Matt’s mutual friend, Ronald Burger, who also became the original lead guitarist of the band while Parker played bass, Jack played rhythm guitar, and Matt played drums. At that time Burger had envisioned having a sound that mixed intricate melodies and licks with fast paced, aggressive riffs resembling earlier punk acts. Ronald Burger, being an aficionado of music theory, made sure that their songs would not be simple 3 chord punk songs, but also made sure that their songs would have parts reminiscent of legendary punk bands such as Bad Religion, Minor Threat, and The Misfits.
After playing several shows, typically at Vana’s and other small venues, Burger was signed by Cookies and Biscuits Records, impressive for a bunch of kids coming out of high school. Months later Burger released their first LP, “Insomnia,” which came with some immediate success, but Burger still remained under the radar in terms of fame.
Later in 2010, however, Burger became somewhat of a breakthrough success. After Ronald’s knowledge of music theory expanded as well as the band’s ability to play overall, Burger began writing their next LP, A Time and A Place. “A Time and A Place” came with much success, as the album received much praise from the legendary Spectre in his review of the album and as Burger won in a couple of categories in the Cookies and Biscuits Awards; Best Punk Album and Most Improved Artist.
2011
After touring with SpankyRevolution and various other bands, Burger went to work on a third album. “The Gardens Beneath My Feet” demonstrated Burger’s improvement in song creation, but the album came with very little success compared to “Insomnia” and “A Time and A Place.” That changed, however, later that year. After befriending Spectre, he and Burger began working on a collaboration album, a first of its kind and a gateway to several others. “Amalgamate” received much hype around it and lived up to that hype, as well. Burger won more awards with “Amalgamate,” winning Best Punk Album and having one song, “An Angel Without Wings”, win Best Collaboration Song.
As Burger became increasingly successful, Parker, Jack, and Matt became increasingly dissatisfied with the direction of the band. They were discontent with how Ronald seemed to control everything; writing songs, recording songs, and marketing, and wanted to change their sound just as their taste in music evolved. One evening a fight ensued between Parker and Ronald which only pushed for the inevitable to occur. “Burger” broke up as Parker, Jack, and Matt left to form a new band, “Giant O’ Mine” and Ronald took a break from the music industry.
Parker moved to his new role as the lead singer, while Jack remained as the rhythm guitarist and backing vocals and Matt stayed at drums. Their new style was very influenced by pop punk bands that Parker, Jack, and Matt would see at small, local venues growing up in high school. After Parker and Jack put fliers around their college asking for people to audition for lead guitar and bass, they found Jeremiah Goldsteinberg and Carter “CJ” Jackson. Jeremiah Goldsteinberg became the lead guitarist while CJ became the new bassist. Together, Giant O’ Mine was finally complete and ready to hit the recording studio.
2012 and Current Events:
In 2012 after patching things up with Parker, Ronald became the new manager of the band and with his connections with Cookies and Biscuits Records, convinced Etienne to sign Giant O’ Mine to the label. Giant O’ Mine began to work on their next album, “Surreal”, based on Parker, Jack, and Matt’s amazement and what has occurred in the past few years. With their newfound pop punk sound, “Surreal” was met with some success with the title song winning Best Song in the Cookies and Biscuits Awards. They were not concerned with that, however, because they are, according to Parker, “Just doing what we love.”
Currently, Giant O’ Mine is working on a second album, but no information has been released about it so far
other than that it is much different from Giant O’ Mine’s previous albums in sound and subject matter.
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