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Set The Sun performing in 2014
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Also known as | Set The Sun (2009-2014) |
Origin | Dallas, Texas |
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Years active | 2009-Present |
Labels | Fearless Records |
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Website | www |
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The White Noise is an American post-hardcore group from Dallas, Texas, currently based in Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2009 under the name Set the Sun by guitarist and vocalist David Southern and drummer Alex Summers, the band has gone through many lineup changes. In 2013, Southern was the sole founding member and recruited vocalist Shawn Walker and guitarist Josh "KJ" Strock to form what would eventually become the White Noise.
Set The Sun was formed in 2009 by David Southern and Alex Summers at the ages of 17 in Dallas, Texas. Southern and Summers began playing music together before enlisting the help of Nate Anderson, Arturo Pina, Dakota Price and Brandon Daniels in early 2010. The bands style was a mix of Post-hardcore,metalcore and heavy metal incorporating Unclean Vocals from Anderson in the verses, clean vocals from Southern in the choruses, frequent breakdowns in the bridge segment and basic song structure. Set The Sun entered the studio in late 2010 before releasing their Debut EP Set The Sun in early 2011. Set The Sun continued this style into their second release Desolate recorded in early 2011 and released in late 2011.
In early 2012, Set The Sun release two singles days apart, the first "Armagetition" continuing their metalcore style and the second "Mishaps" being an acoustic ballad using only Southern's clean Vocals. Additionally, the band played VansWarped tour in 2012 and 2013 and South by So What?! in 2013. However, after frequent touring the band began to experience person problems, leading to the departure of Anderson, Pina, Price, Daniels and Summers. Although, Price is currently playing for Hollowealth.
Instead of giving up Southern decided to recruit a whole new band of musicians, gaining the assistance of Shawn Walker, Josh "KJ" Strock, Landon Jett and Kendrick Nicholson and began working on new material. Then after the release of many singles (including The Temptress,Expectations,The Prince,Father Said and The Ghost of John Stokedton ) Jett (going on to start Clover The Girl) and Nicholson (who went on to join Even Cameras Lie and Blindwish) departed leading to the recruitment of ex-Crown the Empire guitar tech Baily Crego and ex-Even Cameras Lie drummer Tommy West. Amongst this line-up the members began to feel their material was so different from that of their first two Eps, they decided on a name change to The White Noise.