Heffron Drive

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Heffron Drive
Belt and Schmidt in 2014
Background information
OriginBurbank, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 2008–2009
  • 2013–2019
LabelsTOLbooth
Past members
Websiteheffrondrive.com

Heffron Drive was an American duo formed by Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt, both originally from Kansas.[1][2] It was originally formed in 2008 after Kendall and Dustin met each other by chance and realized they lived on the same street, Heffron Drive, Burbank, California.[3]

History[edit]

In 2008, Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt formed the band Heffron Drive. The name refers to the street on which both members lived, Heffron Drive, in Burbank, California.[4] The duo began releasing music on MySpace and soon gained attention on the internet.[3] However, in 2009, Schmidt joined the boyband Big Time Rush and Heffron Drive was on a break.[3] Subsequently, Belt joined as the group's touring guitarist.[4] In May 2013, after Tanya Chisholm said that the series Big Time Rush was not being continued, Heffron Drive was revived.[5] The duo soon started working and recording on new material.[4]

On October 17, 2013, it was announced that Heffron Drive would be going on a winter tour; it started in Houston on November 23, and ended on December 22 in Los Angeles.[6] In March 2014, the duo released their debut single, "Parallel".[7] The song peaked at number 25 on the iTunes Pop charts.[8] On July 29, 2014, Heffron Drive announced their debut studio album, Happy Mistakes, as well as an international tour in support of the album.[9] On August 4, the duo premiered the track, "One Track Mind" live.[10] The album was officially released on September 9.[11] Happy Mistakes peaked at number 84 on the Billboard 200.[12]

On January 14, 2017, the band released a new song and music video for their single "Living Room". Their next release was on January 19, 2018 when they released a new song and music video titled "Mad At The World", and later "Separate Lives".

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US
[12] 		US
Indie
[13]
Happy Mistakes 84 19
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums[edit]

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US
Heat
[14]
Happy Mistakes: Unplugged
  • Released: April 28, 2015
  • Formats: Digital download
  • Label: TOLBooth
 16
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays[edit]

Title Album details
The Forthcoming
  • Released: April 1, 2009
  • Formats: Digital download
  • Label: TOLBooth
The Slow Motion EP
  • Released: February 10, 2017
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, digital download
  • Label: TOLBooth

Singles[edit]

List of singles
Song Year Album
"Parallel" 2014 Happy Mistakes
"Happy Mistakes" 2015
"Art of Moving On" Unplugged
"Eyes on You Non-album singles
"Rain Don't Come" 2016
"Don't Let Me Go"
"Living Room" 2017 The Slow Motion EP
"Slow Motion"
"One Way Ticket" Non-album singles
"Mad at the World" 2018
"Separate Lives"
"Hot Summer"
"Black on Black"

Tours[edit]

  • Winter Tour (2013–2014)[6]
  • Happy Mistakes Tour (2014–2016)[9]
  • Summer Tour (2016)[15]
  • The Slow Motion Tour (2017)[16]
  • One Way Ticket Tour (2017–2018)[17][18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Band in the Box: Heffron Drive". FOX2now.com. December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Kendall Schmidt: From Nickelodeon star to electronic-pop musician – The Oracle: University of South Florida". The Oracle. November 14, 2013. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Caryn Robbins (October 21, 2013). "Big Time Rush's Kendall Schmidt Announces Side Project, Heffron Drive". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Matt Collar. "Heffron Drive Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Brittany Frederick (May 29, 2013). "'Big Time Rush' Star Kendall Schmidt Revives Side Project 'Heffron Drive'". Starpulse.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Shea, Danny (October 17, 2013). "Kendall Schmidt Announces Heffron Drive Tour". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  7. ^ Brian Mansfield (March 24, 2014). "Premiere: Heffron Drive's 'Parallel'". USA Today. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Robert Cavuoto (April 14, 2014). "Kendall Schmidt of Heffron Drive - An Introspective Look Into Parallel". Guitar International. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "HEFFRON DRIVE ANNOUNCE 2014 TOUR + DEBUT ALBUM 'HAPPY MISTAKES'". Pop Crush. July 29, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  10. ^ "Heffron Drive - One Track Mind". YouTube. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  11. ^ Maggie Malach (August 12, 2014). "Heffron Drive Reveal 'Happy Mistakes' Album Cover + Track Listing [Exclusive]". PopCrush. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Billboard 200 Chart History: Heffron Drive". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  13. ^ "Billboard Independent Albums: Heffron Drive". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  14. ^ "Heffron Drive Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  15. ^ "HEFFRON DRIVE ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR DATES". Secret Fan Girls. June 2, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  16. ^ "Heffron Drive Kicks Off 2017 With 'Living Room,' New EP and dates". Pop Crush. January 12, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  17. ^ "Heffron Drive Premieres 'One Way Ticket' Video: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  18. ^ "De volta ao Brasil, Heffron Drive prepara novidades inéditas para show no país". Febre Teen. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

External links[edit]

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