Splender
| Splender | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York, NY |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Post-grunge |
| Years active | 1997–2004 |
| Labels | J Records; Columbia |
| Website | Splender on Myspace |
| Members | Waymon Boone James Cruz Marc Slutsky Jonathan Svec |
Splender was a melodic rock band from New York City. The band was consisted of lead vocalist Waymon Boone, bassist James Cruz, drummer Marc Slutsky and lead guitarist Jonathan Svec. The band has spawned two albums, Halfway Down The Sky and To Whom It May Concern and songs including "Yeah, Whatever" and "I Think God Can Explain", which later became hits before they disbanded in 2004.
Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Waymon Boone and bassist James Cruz formed the alternative pop/rock quartet Splender in 1997. The New York-based group went through various incarnations, eventually choosing drummer Marc Slutsky after he responded to an advertisement in the Village Voice and lead guitarist Jonathan Svec. Boone is the son of an R&B and Jazz singer, and toured with his mother in his youth.
When the band were originally known as Hidden Persuaders, they signed a 'development deal' with leading independent music publisher, Hit & Run Music Publishing, having been brought into the company by the New York office creative manager, Michelle De Vries, who worked closely with her colleague in the London office, Dave Massey, who had also championed the signing of the band. The pair introduced the band to French promoters, and 'road managed' the group's first shows at festivals and clubs in Bourges Paris, Montlucon, London and Brussels, at the latter show supporting Primus. These were followed by a full European festival tour opening for nu-metal group Korn, as well as playing various shows around New York City.
One song written at the time and featured on a self-produced and released EP and in these shows was a song 'Charles Manson'. This deep, savage assessment of the phenomenon and cult of the Californian based "Family" leader was decades ahead of the recent interest in the subject, including the NBC 'Aquarius' series, and the books 'The Girls' and 'American Girls'. It's an obvious choice for any film sound-track.
The band was signed to Columbia Records after winning the Battle of the Band competition. Todd Rundgren produced their 1999 debut album, Halfway Down the Sky. The album spawned two singles, "Yeah, Whatever" and "I Think God Can Explain".
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