User:Dspektor/A4 (band)

A4
The official logo of A4. Designed by Danny Spektor. The official logo of A4. Designed by Danny Spektor.
Background information
Origin	East Brunswick, New Jersey
Genres	Alternative Rock Hard Rock Progressive Rock
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Unsigned
Members	Danny Spektor Timmy "Tek" Young Mike Ledger
Website	Spek4

A4 is a small American rock band formed in a smalltown garage in East Brunswick, New Jersey in 2005. Their unique style is a blend of alternative rock, electronica, heavy rock, metal and progressive rock. The band is famed for its energetic-filled performances. A4 consists of Danny Spektor, Timmy Young, and Mike Ledger. They are also sometimes accompanied at concerts by Matt "Synth" Young who provides additional keyboard, guitar, and backing vocals. He also has a knowledge of bass guitar and sometimes accompanies Tek at concerts.

History

(Early 2005's) Formation of the Band

The members of A4 were already friends be the band started. They have been going to the same school, well, atleast Danny Spektor and Tek were. They made tryouts to find a drummer that can perform at the battle of the bands at their school. The name of their band at that point was Painless Road. Mike Ledger, was one of the people trying out. He convinced them to let him play in the battle of the bands. The day of the battle, the smalltown band performed and won the battle. After the battle, the band went out for a toast, while toasting, Danny and Tek asked him to join the band permanently. And apparently he did. The band have changed names a number of times, cycling through names such as CyberTooth, Painless Road, Spektor, and finally, A4.

In late 2005, six months after the battle, "Painless Road" won an award in a local tournament and from that point on, everything changed. Shortly after this win the band decided to take a break from colledge and take on a living as professional musicians. They then changed their name to A4 in early '06 and started playing concerts in local clubs, night clubs, arenas, stadiums, sport events, and slowly started touring but are still struggling with being unsigned. (Source: Interview with A4)

(Late '06-present) A4 E.P.

After touring and doing concerts, the band returned back home to East Brunswick and started recording a home demo, in case they get a record deal managed. The demo was announced to contain 11 songs featuring Danny Spektor on lead vocals, guitar, and piano. Tek on bass and horns. Mike Ledger on percussion/drums. Synth on keyboard and piano. And Tommy Galroteo on horns and bass. Danny revealed in an interview that the first song off the album, will be called "The Way In Life", and is said to be an acoustic version of their song, "Inviso Blind". The lyrics will also be different. The song is estimated to be around 3-4:30 minutes long and should be finished recording in late August.

Interviews

Gong Live Interview Part1

Band members

• Danny Spektor - lead vocals, electric guitar, keyboard, synthesizer
• Timmy "Tek" Young - backing vocals, bass guitar,
• Mike Ledger - drums, percussion

Discography

Main article: A4 discography

Album Cover	Album	Release Date
	Force: (Recording)	November, 2007

A4 Trivia

Danny Spektor

Danny has a wife named Jessica Smith.
Has a female golden retriever named Lucy.
Has a small guitar company called Spektor Guitars.
Heard to be drunk every weekend.
Uses 14 Guitars live:

4 Ibanez
7 Spektor
1 Gibson
2 Manson

Uses a Marshall MG100DFX amp when playing live, and a Crate GLX212 amp when practicing at home. He started playing guitar the the age of 10.

External Links

• Spek4 - Official Website