Transmissions (Starset album)

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Transmissions is the debut studio album by American alternative metal band Starset, released on July 8, 2014 through Razor & Tie. The album was produced by Rob Graves and mixed by Ben Grosse. A deluxe version of the album was released on iTunes on February 12, 2016, featuring four new acoustic recordings of songs "My Demons", "Halo", "Point of No Return", and "Let It Die" along with three previously released remixed tracks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"First Light"	Dustin Bates	1:24
2.	"Down With the Fallen"	Bates, Paul Trust	4:17
3.	"Halo"	Bates	3:45
4.	"Carnivore"	Bates	4:22
5.	"Telescope"	Bates	5:31
6.	"It Has Begun"	Bates	5:16
7.	"My Demons"	Bates, Stephen Aiello	4:48
8.	"Antigravity"	Bates	6:09
9.	"Dark On Me"	Bates, Trust	5:38
10.	"Let It Die"	Bates	4:32
11.	"The Future Is Now"	Bates	4:45
12.	"Point of No Return"	Bates, Rob Hawkins, Rob Graves, Alan Powell	3:39
13.	"Rise and Fall"	Bates	5:54
Total length:			1:00:00

Deluxe version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"My Demons" (acoustic)	Bates Aeillo	3:34
15.	"Halo" (acoustic)	Bates	3:36
16.	"Point of No Return" (acoustic)	Bates Hawkins Graves Powell	3:56
17.	"Let It Die" (acoustic)	Bates	3:15
18.	"My Demons" (Synchronice Remix)	Bates Aeillo	3:53
19.	"Let It Die" (Maniac Agenda Remix)	Bates	7:32
20.	"Telescope" (EmoTek Remix)	Bates	7:00
Total length:			1:32:46

Personnel

Performing musicians

• Dustin Bates – lead vocals, guitar
• Joe Rickard – drums
• Rob Graves – guitar
• Josh Baker – guitar
• Additional musicians
  • Miles McPherson – additional drums on "Dark On Me"
  • David Davidson, David Angell – violin
  • Monisa Angell – viola
  • John Catchings – cello

Management

• Mike Gitter – A&R
• Logan Mader and Stephen Hutton for Uppercut Management
• Mike McCoy – legal
• Josh Kline for The Agency Group – booking

Production

• Rob Graves – producer, engineer, programming, string arrangement, "Uprising" (Antigravity Outro)
• Ben Grosse, Paul Pavao – mixing
• Maor Appelbaum – mastering
• Ben Schmitt – engineering
• Alex Niceforo, Chris Flury – programming, interludes
• Rob Hawkins, Josh Baker, Joe Rickard – programming
• Brian Virtue – drum engineer
• David Davidson – string arrangement
• Baeho "Bobby" Shin – string engineer
• Paul Trust – "Preparing the Transmission" (Telescope Outro)
• Dave Stovall – "Ambiance" (Rise And Fall Outro)

Artwork

• Lance Buckley – package design
• Matt Tisdale – illustrations

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	49
US Top Rock Albums	16
US Top Hard Rock Albums	5
US Top Alternative Albums	12
US Top Digital Albums	24

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		Mainstream Rock Songs	Rock songs
"My Demons"	2013	5	36
"Carnivore"	2014	16	—
"Halo"	2015	16	41