The Colourist
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Orange County, California, United States |
| Genres | Indie pop, indie rock, power pop |
| Years active | 2009 – present |
| Associated acts | Paper Thin Walls |
| Website | thecolouristmusic |
| Members | Adam Castilla Justin Wagner |
| Past members | Kollin Johannsen Maya Tuttle |
The Colourist is an American rock band from Orange County, California formed in 2009 by Adam Castilla, Maya Tuttle, Justin Wagner, and Kollin Johannsen.
Castilla and Tuttle met while performing in the band Paper Thin Walls, who rose to notoriety after being chosen to play the 2007 Led Zeppelin reunion concert in London. The name "The Colourist" was borne out of a conversation with a friend of the band—a film student who was working with a film colorist at the time. Because the name was not already used, the ensemble decided to use the British/Canadian spelling for aesthetic and availability reasons.
In 2013, the band's debut single "Little Games" becoming the No.1 song on Hype Machine.
After years of performing concerts in their home town, the ensemble captured the eyes of major record labels during their residency at Los Angeles' Bootleg Theater. In July 2012, the band signed a record contract with Universal Republic Records.
In late 2012 and early 2013, the ensemble spent five months in Eagle Rock, California recording fourteen songs with producer Carlos De La Garza, twelve of which went on the full length studio album. Weeks after recording was completed, the quartet performed at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. On August 20, 2013, the band released their debut EP Lido.
On March 25, 2014, The Colourist also released their debut studio album, The Colourist.
In October 2014, the ensemble released their first remix EP entitled Inversions.
On March 5, 2015, radio station KSRY FM in Los Angeles, California published the single "When I'm Away". Laura Neumayer of The Eagle Online describes the song as "complete with a groovy guitar riff reminiscent of The Lighthouse and the Whaler’s “Venice”".
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