Broadway | |
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Origin | Orlando, Florida, United States |
Genres | Post-hardcore, Alternative rock, Pop Punk |
Years active | 2007–2015 |
Labels | Independent (2014-2015) Uprising (2009-2014) |
Associated acts |
Sleeping with Sirens Memphis May Fire Chiodos Noisera |
Website | Broadway on Facebook |
Members | Misha Camacho Sean Connors Felipe Sanchez |
Past members | Jack Fowler Bryan Camara Jake Garland Gabriel Fernandez |
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Broadway is an American post-hardcore band from Orlando, Florida. Formed in 2007, the band "burst onto the music scene with their catchy hooks and sophisticated song structures"
The band joined Uprising Records to release their debut album Kingdoms in 2009 which features guest appearances by singers Jonny Craig and Craig Owens. The band is also known for their cover of The Lonely Island's single "I'm on a Boat", and have released three full-length albums entitled Kingdoms, Gentlemen's Brawl and Contexture: Gods, Men, & The Infinite Cosmos.
The band formed in Florida in 2007, with the drummer Jake Garland being the only founding member. The original line up had recently lost their singer and lead guitarist and Camacho had parted ways from a local band. In a March 2011 interview with Media Essentials, Camacho told them, "The current guitarist at the time found my stuff on MySpace and shot me an email asking if I was looking for a band. I came out to a practice and everything seemed to click." Camacho later asked his long-time friend Jack Fowler, with whom he had previously been in a couple of projects, to join the band. After that, members came and went, but eventually Fowler's friend Gabriel Fernandez from art school, joined as the bassist and Sean Connors joined as the guitarist from a band with whom the group was good friends.
In 2007, the band won the University of Central Florida's Battle of the Bands and also released their first EP titled Scratch and Sniff.
On January 1, 2009, the band released a cover of The Lonely Island's single "I'm On A Boat" on the band's MySpace band page. The song has also generated success on YouTube and has had over 1.59 million views.
Two years after the debut of their Scratch and Sniff EP, Broadway released their first full-length studio album. It was entitled Kingdoms and released on July 7, 2009, through Uprising Records. The album generated favorable reviews from fans and critics.