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Bulletproof Messenger is a rock band from Long Island, NY. ==Formation (2001 - 2005)== Prior to being named BulletProof Messenger (BPM), the group was originally named Gone To Earth (GTE).〔bandmix.com, "(Showing previous band name in use )". July 29th, 2005. Retrieved on January 11th, 2009.〕 GTE was formed by DJ/Programmer Matt Litwin, bassist Josh Rieger and guitarist Jon Maisel in 2001.〔thelisteningsession.com, "(Scans of Hicksville Illustrator article )". Retrieved on January 12th, 2009.〕〔thelisteningsession.com, "(Scans of Pipe Dream, Binghamton University )". Retrieved on January 12th, 2009.〕〔thelisteningsession.com, "(Scans of Press and Sun Good Times Entertainment Guide )". Retrieved on January 12th, 2009.〕〔thelisteningsession.com, "(Scans of Syosset Jericho Tribune October 22nd, 2004. )". Retrieved on January 12th, 2009.〕 Rieger and Maisel met while attending the same high school while Litwin joined the band through an introduction of a cousin of Rieger.〔 Due to the band’s use of programming and electronics it was a struggle to find a drummer who could keep up.〔 After unsuccessfully auditioning multiple candidates,〔 the band's drummer Voley Martin〔 (current guitarist) was found in 2002 through an ad posted in a music store.〔 At this point the band still didn't have a vocalist and all of the music being played was instrumental. In Farmingdale, NY the band played an open mic at a venue called The Downtown in hopes of meeting a potential vocalist and after a few performances, paired with vocalist Marcus Klavan. With Marc the band added vocals to some of the instrumental tracks and recorded a demo at a friend’s local studio. Because of the success at the open mics the band was invited to be the opening act for Derek Sherinian〔〔〔〔thelisteningsession.com, "(Scans of Inside Connection article )". Retrieved on January 12th, 2009.〕 at The Downtown in the summer of 2003. For this performance, most of the songs performed were instrumental while Marc joined later in the set to perform a few additional tracks. However, a few months later Marc ended up parting ways with the group to pursue a different style project. As a result of Marc’s departure the group began a search for a new vocalist.〔 Making the search more difficult was the fact that the group attended different colleges at the time.〔thelisteningsession.com, "(Scans of Newsday Long Island )". Retrieved on January 12th, 2009.〕 Litwin and Rieger attended SUNY Binghamton,〔〔 Martin went to SUNY Cortland〔〔 and Maisel attended Miami University.〔 The group was forced to try out potential vocalists through demo tapes sent via email or CD and writing new material came to a slow down. Over the next 2 years, Litwin and Martin spent time writing and recording parts of new songs sending each part back and forth over the internet to each other,〔〔 piecing songs together part by part. In November 2003 the band received an email from Marcus Klavan expressing his interest in the project. However, since Klavan lived in Maryland〔 at the time the band sent him an instrumental track to prepare something to. Upon hearing his demo the band believed that he was the right person for the project.〔 After some discussion the band met Klavan in January 2003 for a live tryout, after which the group decided to bring him on board as the group’s vocalist.〔〔 During the 2-year period without a vocalist, Litwin and Martin had written a significant number of new instrumental tracks. With these instrumentals in hand, Klavan spent the next few months traveling back and forth between Maryland and Long Island to join Litwin and Martin〔 in writing and recording vocals. Apart from the demo Klavan recorded over named “Eight” the first two tracks recorded as a group were entitled “Break Outside” and “Wasted” respectively - (“Wasted” appears on ''Arm Yourself''). Also recorded over the following months were songs entitled “Everyone”, “And You Say” and “Like a Drug” (An updated version of which appears on ''Arm Yourself'') In the summer of 2004 Klavan relocated to Long Island.〔 The band had rented a studio and began rehearsing on a daily basis. During this time the band was working on their live performance as well as writing some new songs including, “Next To Me” and a song entitled “Tomorrow” (which appeared on ''The Crucial Line''). Over the next few months the band played live at local venues including CBGB,〔〔〔〔top40-charts.com, "(General background information from 2005 )". July 29th, 2005. Retrieved on January 11th, 2009.〕〔 The Crazy Donkey〔 and The Knitting Factory.〔 In October 2004 the band secured an opening slot with national rock act Incubus.〔〔〔〔〔thelisteningsession.com, "(Scans of Syosset Jericho Tribune October 15th, 2004 )". Retrieved on January 12th, 2009.〕〔thelisteningsession.com, "(Press clipping showing the band as the support act for )" Incubus. Retrieved on January 12th, 2009.〕〔thelisteningsession.com, "(Screen shot from TheMusicAppraisal.net )". Retrieved on January 12th, 2009.〕〔thelisteningsession.com, "(Scans of Good Times Entertainment Guide )". Retrieved on January 12th, 2009.〕 This opportunity lead to spots on MTV, CBS, FOX, as well as being voted one of the top unsigned acts in the country by XM satellite radio. In early 2005 the band was alerted about a Clear Channel Radio battle of the bands〔Tunelabmusic.com, "(Review of ''The Crucial Line'' )". Contains other reference material. May 18th, 2008. Retrieved on January 11th, 2009.〕 being hosted by 92.5 KGB-FM〔thelisteningsession.com, "(Screen shot of 92.5 KGB-FM web page )". Retrieved on January 12th, 2009.〕 and "Magic City Music Hall”〔 in Johnson City, NY.〔 The band agreed to play the gig with the exception of Guitarist Maisel who declined to participate. The band had wanted to move Martin to guitar and bring in a new drummer due to Martin’s military obligations, as an attempt to prevent the band from coming to a standstill if he was deployed. Through Klavan’s introduction, Alex Straiter, a friend from Maryland traveled to NY a few weeks before the show. Despite the last minute lineup change, the band went on to win the contest.〔〔 Straiter ultimately relocated to NY to be the group's full-time drummer and Martin took the role of the band's second guitarist. With the new lineup the band played shows with Collective Soul〔〔〔 and Trapt〔〔〔thelisteningsession.com, "(Web site screen shot showing Gone To Earth as a supporting act of Trapt )". Retrieved on January 12th, 2009.〕 in 2005. In the winter of 2005 Maisel, upset with the groups refusal to sign a 3 song demo recording contract, attempted to bring the project to a standstill by sabotaging the band's MySpace page. Frustrated with this situation, Straiter left the band to play in a side project of From Autumn To Ashes guitar player Scott Gross. Rieger left the group to attend law school〔thelisteningsession.com, "(Scans of Pipe Dream, Binghamton University )". Shows Rieger had applied to go to Law School. Retrieved on January 12th, 2009.〕 and Klavan’s involvement decreased briefly, leaving Litwin and Martin to determine which way to go with the band. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「BulletProof Messenger」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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