Film School (band)

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Name = Film School


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Origin = San Francisco, California, USA
Genre = Indie rock, Shoegaze
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Label = Beggars Banquet
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URL = [http://www.filmschoolmusic.com/ filmschoolmusic.com]
Current_members = Greg Bertens
Dave Dupuis
Lorelei Plotczyk
Jason Ruck
James Smith
Past_members = Ben Montesano
Justin Labo
Nyles Lannon
Donny Newenhouse

Film School is a five-piece indie rock band from San Francisco, California.

History

The band was formed in the late-1990s by lead singer Greg Bertens [aka Krayg Burton] . Initially the band only consisted of Bertens working with members of Fuck and Pavement when they released their debut album "Brilliant Career" on MeToo! records in 2001. Jason Ruck (keyboards), Nyles Lannon (guitarist), Justin Labo (bass guitar), and Ben Montesano (drums) joined the band on a permanent basis later that year.

In 2003, the band released "Alwaysnever", an EP on Amazing Grease Records, a record label founded by Scott Kannberg from the band Pavement. Donny Newenhouse later replaced Montesano on drums. Their self-titled album was released in January 2006 on Beggars Banquet Records. Film School has also provided music for a series of short films by Demetri Martin, known collectively as "Clearification", an advertising campaign for Windows Vista.

Film School released its third album (its second on Beggars Banquet) called "Hideout" in September 2007 after going through some line-up changes. Lorelei Plotczyk replaced Justin Labo on bass, Dave Dupuis replaced Nyles Lannon on guitar, and James Smith replaced Donny Newenhouse on drums.

Discography

Albums

* "Brilliant Career" (May 29, 2001)
* "Film School" (January 24, 2006)
* "Hideout" (September 11, 2007)

EPs

* "Alwaysnever" (March 23, 2003)

ingles

* "Harmed" (2004)
* "On & On" (November 7, 2005)
* "11:11" (May 1, 2006)
* "Dear Me" (August 28, 2007)

External links

* [http://www.filmschoolmusic.com/ Film School] (official site)
*MySpace-music|filmschool|Film School
* [http://www.clearification.com/ Clearification] (featuring songs by Film School)
* [http://www.bandega.com/band/view/film-school#interview Bandega: Interview with Greg Bertens of Film School] (August 2007)