OneRepublic

OneRepublic is an American rock band from Colorado Springs, Colorado. Formed in 2002 by Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins, the band achieved massive success on MySpace, becoming the most prominent unsigned act on the website then. They signed onto Mosley Music Group in 2006, and released their debut album, Dreaming Out Loud in 2007.

OneRepublic made radio history when with their first single, "Apologize", received the largest amount of airplay in history with 10,331 plays in one week, the record only being broken again by "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis, a song Tedder also co-wrote. The remix version, featured on Timbaland's album Shock Value was a smash hit internationally, reaching number-one in sixteen countries and gaining 10 million downloads (the largest number of digital downloads for any song to date) subsequently earning them a Grammy Award nomination.[1] The band also achieved national success with their second single, "Stop and Stare". Dreaming Out Loud was certified gold in the United States, Austria, Australia and Canada.

The band's second album, Waking Up, was released on November 17, 2009.[2] The lead single from the album, "All the Right Moves", charted in the top ten in Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland and in the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Origin (1996)

The first incarnation of what evolved into OneRepublic formed in 1996 after Ryan Tedder and Zach Filkins befriended each other during their senior year at Colorado Springs Christian High School in Colorado Springs, Colorado. During a drive home, as Filkins and Tedder discussed favorite musicians including Fiona Apple, Peter Gabriel and U2, they decided to put together a band. They enlisted a few musical friends and named their rock act This Beautiful Mess—a phrase which first attained cult prominence a year earlier when Sixpence None the Richer released its award-winning sophomore album, This Beautiful Mess. Tedder, Filkins & Co. had a few small gigs at Pikes Peak, attended by friends and family. Senior year ended, and Tedder and Filkins parted ways, each attending different colleges.[3]

Third Album (2011–present)

Rumors have been spreading amongst fans that OneRepublic has been working on a third album while touring. Excitement grew when guitarist, Zach Filkins, posted a video on their YouTube while they were on the set of their music video "Good Life" that a third album was coming soon. A recent interview with Filkins by Alternative Addiction states that the album will further exemplify their sound and evolution: “We’ve been playing the songs on Waking Up for a while, and I think we are all beginning to feel like we are ready to have something new coming up."[19] Eddie Fisher, drummer, told fans on their Twitter account that the band will continue touring with their songs from Waking Up and will then move on to the third album in the fall of 2011.[20] OneRepublic confirmed via their official Twitter on 18 April 2011 that the album will be released sometime in 2012. [21] Also on April 18, 2011, the band performed a new song that they wrote for the third album called "Life in Color" live for the first time in Vienna as well as in Prague on April 19, 2011.



Members
[edit] Current members

Ryan Tedder – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboard, bass guitar, tambourine, African drum (2002–present)
Zach Filkins – lead guitar, viola, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (2002–present)
Drew Brown – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard, glockenspiel, bass guitar, piano, tambourine, backing vocals (2002–present)
Eddie Fisher – drums, percussion (2005–present)
Brent Kutzle – bass guitar, cello, acoustic guitar, keyboard, piano, lead guitar, backing vocals (2007–present)

[edit] Additional live members

David McGlohon - acoustic guitar, tambourine, backing vocals (2008–present)
Andy Prickett - lead guitar, backing vocals (2010)

[edit] Former members

Jerrod Bettis – drums, percussion (2002–2005)
Tim Myers – bass guitar (2005–2007)
Rob Kurtzreiter - drums (2004–2005)
Members
[edit] Current members

Ryan Tedder – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboard, bass guitar, tambourine, African drum (2002–present)
Zach Filkins – lead guitar, viola, acoustic guitar, backing vocals (2002–present)
Drew Brown – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboard, glockenspiel, bass guitar, piano, tambourine, backing vocals (2002–present)
Eddie Fisher – drums, percussion (2005–present)
Brent Kutzle – bass guitar, cello, acoustic guitar, keyboard, piano, lead guitar, backing vocals (2007–present)

[edit] Additional live members

David McGlohon - acoustic guitar, tambourine, backing vocals (2008–present)
Andy Prickett - lead guitar, backing vocals (2010)

[edit] Former members

Jerrod Bettis – drums, percussion (2002–2005)
Tim Myers – bass guitar (2005–2007)
Rob Kurtzreiter - drums (2004–2005)