Falling Up (band)
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The original six members of Falling Up (2004)
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| Origin | Albany, Oregon, United States |
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| Years active | 2001–2016 |
| Labels | BEC |
| Website | fallinguplives |
| Past members | Jessy Ribordy Jeremy Miller Josh Shroy Nick Lambert Tom Cox Michael "DJ Wax Wizard" Humphrey Joseph Kisselburgh Adam Taylor Micah Sannan Andrew "A-Dub" Wadlow |
Falling Up was an American experimental rock band from Albany, Oregon. Falling Up formed in October 2001, and released their debut album called Crashings in 2004. They were signed to BEC Recordings until they went independent in 2010. The band's name is derived from the first song they wrote, which refers to their belief in human imperfection and to the grace of God which compensates for that imperfection; their lyrics are heavily grace-themed.
Several line-up changes had their influence on the band's musical style, which went through nu metal with raprock elements to melodic rock with electronic influences, before settling on an overall experimental rock sound. At the time of the band's break-up, lead singer Jessy Ribordy, bassist Jeremy Miller and drummer Josh Shroy were the only members to have recorded on every album.
Falling Up debuted on February 24, 2004 with their 12-track album, Crashings. Produced by Aaron Sprinkle. Crashings sold 3,396 units in its first week, which exceeded first-week sales by any other album in the history of BEC Recordings—incidentally, that record had been previously held by Kutless, who are friends of Falling Up from childhood. Crashings sold over 50,000 units by the end of 2004. Three songs from Crashings—"Broken Heart," "Escalates," and "Bittersweet"—all reached No. 1 on the Christian rock charts at R&R.
Their second album, Dawn Escapes, was released on October 25, 2005 through BEC Recordings. Produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette (Chevelle, Cold), the album, though more melodic and hard rock-driven as a whole, did not majorly deviate from the sound of Crashings. Dawn Escapes pushed Falling Up's lifetime record sales to over 150,000 by the summer of 2006. Guitarist Tom Cox left the band shortly before the album's release, eventually going on to form his own band, Archers Rise, whose debut release was produced by Ribordy.
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