Allstar Weekend

Allstar Weekend
Playing "Journey To The End Of My Life" during the Glamour Kills Tour in 2011. L-R Anderson, Darmody, Porter, Quiseng, and Martinez.
Background information
Also known as	Allstar ASW AW A-Dub (various spellings)
Origin	Poway, California, United States
Genres	Pop rock, electronica
Years active	2008 (2008)–2013 (2013)
Labels	Hollywood (2009–2012) Universal (2012–2013) Diggit Records (2012–2013)
Past members	Zachary "Zach" Porter Cameron Quiseng Michael Martinez Nathan Darmody Tom Norris

Allstar Weekend was a pop rock band based in Poway, California. The band gained its popularity from the Disney Channel television network. The band consisted of lead singer Zachary "Zach" David Porter, bassist Cameron Quiseng, and drummer Michael Allen Martinez. In September 2011, guitarist Nathan Darmody left the band and later pursued his solo career.

Their debut album Suddenly Yours was released in October 2010 and peaked at number 197 on the Billboard 200. In September 2011, Zach, Cameron, and Michael released their second studio album entitled All the Way. All the Way peaked at 49 on the Billboard 200, a considerable improvement from their first album.

On August 4, 2013, the band went on indefinite hiatus.

After meeting in a geology class at Poway High School, Nathan Darmody and Tom Norris began to write music together in the spring of 2007. Darmody's friend Zachary "Zach" Porter later joined as their bass player, and the three formed 'Outerspace Politicians' in June 2007. The band wrote and recorded early demos in Darmody's bedroom in the ensuing months using FL Studio. Several completed songs were then posted to the group's Myspace page. This resulted in little attention, although it prompted a local drummer, Michael Martinez, to contact the band and audition to join. In an effort to begin practicing live, Porter recruited friend Cameron Quiseng (pronounced /ˈkiːsɛŋ/). At Darmody's suggestion, Quiseng - whom Porter met in middle school - became bassist, while Porter switched to lead vocals. Shortly before signing with Hollywood Records, Norris left the band to pursue college, and is still credited with writing "Clock Runs Out", "A Different Side Of Me", and "Dance Forever".