Junior Prom (band)

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Junior Prom
OriginBrooklyn, NY
GenresAlternative rock, indie pop
Years active2012 (2012)–present
LabelsElektra Records
MembersMark Solomich
Past members
  • Erik Ratensperger
  • John Paul Frank
Websitejunior-prom.com

Junior Prom is the artist name of Mark Solomich. Based in Brooklyn, the band has been operating since 2012 and released their debut EP in February 2014.[1] The debut album "Young Stunners" has been released on a song by song basis starting in July 2015 with the single "Let's Make A Lot of Money" [2]

Career[edit]

Early beginnings[edit]

Solomich and Erik Ratensperger were both former members of The Rassle. Ratensperger was a member of The Virgins and Solomich of The Takeover UK.[3] They met in 2010 in New York through mutual friends. "Basically from day one, we started playing music together." When it came time to finally decide on a band name, they received some help from a fellow bar goer. "We were talking about possible names and someone suggested Senior Prom, and this old drunk dude sitting a couple feet down was eavesdropping and he was like ‘na na na – Junior Prom’."[4]

Late 2013[edit]

In 2013, Jeff Castelaz signed the duo to Elektra Records and they released their first single "Sheila Put The Knife Down" on September 30, 2013.[5] They then released their second single "International" on December 17, 2013. The single features Mark’s 66-year-old landlord singing backup vocals.[6]

2014–present[edit]

On February 4, 2014, the band released their self-titled debut EP. Originally, Ratensperger and Solomich "wrote and scrapped an entire album before they did the songs on the EP."[7] The pair wrote and produced their EP, which was mostly recorded in Mark’s kitchen and the band's rehearsal space.[1] The music video for "Sheila Put The Knife Down" was also released in February, premiering on Refinery29.[8] After the release of their EP, it was announced that they would support Panic! at the Disco on select dates of their Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die! Tour.[9] They also joined Bear Hands on a string of dates during their Summer 2014 Tour across the US.[10] They spent the fall of 2015 on tour with Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness and Hunter Hunted.[11] In 2014, "Sheila Put the Knife Down" spent 14 weeks in the Alt-18 countdown on Alt Nation on Sirius XM Radio and ranked 32 in the year end Alt Nation Top 36 of 2014.[12]

Junior Prom’s music has been featured in various TV Spots. "Big Timer" was featured on the premiere of MTV’s Faking It in April 2014.[13] A month later, it was used on MTV’s Awkward Season 4 Episode 4.[14] Their second single, "International" appeared on ESPN’s College Basketball Anthem 2013-2014.[15]

In January 2016 Ratensperger left the band and John Paul Frank joined to release the single "Stand!" It appeared on the soundtrack in Electronic Arts video game Need for Speed 2015.[16] In September 2016, the band was changed to a solo project of Mark Solomich upon the release of the single "You, Me & Joe Strummer".

Solomich is also a writer/producer for other artists including Kissy ("Killer Vibes" & "Osaka") [17] and social media star Jacob Sartorius ("All My Friends") [18]

Young Stunners[edit]

In September 2016 Solomich announced "Young Stunners" would be the name of the debut album and it would be released on a song by song basis.[2] The album was produced by Solomich and Ian Longwell, producer/drummer for Santigold

Discography[edit]

Junior Prom EP[edit]

Junior Prom's debut EP was released on February 4, 2014.

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Erik Ratensperger and Mark Solomich

No.TitleLength
1."Sheila Put The Knife Down"3:37
2."Run Around the Back"3:18
3."Big Timer"3:32
4."International"3:18
5."Shoot the Guitar Player"3:42
Total length:17:45

Young Stunners LP[edit]

Produced by Mark Solomich and Ian Longwell at Stu Stu Studio NYC.Released on a song by song basis throughout 2016-2017.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Let's Make A Lot of Money"3:21
2."Unknown Guilty Pleasures"3:31
3."Everything You Want"3:28
4."Are We All Alone?"4:07
5."Stand!"3:41
6."Contenders"2:57
7."Untouchable"3:41
8."You, Me and Joe Strummer"3:36
9."So Your Boyfriend's a DJ"3:15
10."Tapdancer"4:10
11."Stay Awhile"3:45
12."Young Stunners"3:05
Total length:42:02

Singles and remixes[edit]

Year Title
May 31, 2012 "A Little Time"
June 20, 2012 "Take It Back"
September 30, 2013 "Sheila Put the Knife Down"
December 17, 2013 "International"
January 10, 2014 "Sheila Put the Knife Down" K.Flay Remix
February 10, 2014 "Sheila Put the Knife Down" Com Truise Remix
October 21, 2014 "Cheap Thrills"
July 24, 2015 "Let's Make a Lot of Money"
January 15, 2016 "Stand!" [19]
June 6, 2016 "Unknown Guilty Pleasures" [20]
July 13, 2016 "Un Tiempo" (Spanish language version of debut single "A Little Time") [21]
September 16, 2016 "You, Me & Joe Strummer" [22]
November 4, 2016 "Are We All Alone?" [23]
December 16, 2016 "Contenders" [24]
January 30, 2017 "Untouchable" [25]
February 10, 2017 "So Your Boyfriend's A DJ" [26]
February 6, 2017 "Cheap Date" [27]
February 24, 2017 "Everything You Want" [28]
March 17, 2017 "Tapdancer" [29]
April 21, 2017 "Stay Awhile" [30]
May 5, 2017 "Young Stunners" [31]
December 15, 2017 "I Can't Go For That(No Can Do)" (Hall & Oates Cover)[32]

Covers[edit]

|September 10, 2012 |"I Can't Go For That" (Hall and Oates) [33] |- |September 28, 2015 |"Best Song Ever" (One Direction) [34]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Lipshutz, Jason (2014-02-03). "Junior Prom's 'Junior Prom' EP: Exclusive Premiere". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  2. ^ a b JUNIOR PROM [@JuniorProm] (September 16, 2016). "I'm going to be releasing the entire album on a song by song basis. The album is called "young stunners"" (Tweet). Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Madden, Josh (2013-10-03). "JUNIOR PROM "SHEILA PUT THE KNIFE DOWN"". Nylonguysmag.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-12. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  4. ^ Steadman, Richie (2014-05-15). "JUNIOR PROM". Meetthebands.com/. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Brooklyn Outfit Junior Prom Releases Single "Sheila Put The Knife Down" Off Forthcoming Debut EP -- in Preparation for First East Coast Tour, Hitting CMJ Music Marathon". MarketWired.com/. Market Wired. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  6. ^ Wunsch, Jessica (2014-04-14). "5 Things You Need To Know About Junior Prom". Vibe.com. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Junior Prom". Bellusmagazine.com. 2014-03-13. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  8. ^ MANDERS, HAYDEN (2014-04-05). "Junior Prom's New Music Video Is One Heck Of A Sweaty Dance Party". Refinery29.com. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Brooklyn Outfit Junior Prom Releases Single "Sheila Put The Knife Down" Off Forthcoming Debut EP -- in Preparation for First East Coast Tour, Hitting CMJ Music Marathon". MarketWired.com. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Junior Prom Joins Summer Tour W/ Bear Hands & Total Slacker". Bust Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  11. ^ Elektra Web Crew (2014-07-25). "Junior Prom Touring With Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness This Fall". Elektra.com. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  12. ^ "最近2019中文字幕免费看,久久电影网,午夜国产精品小蝌蚪在线观看,无翼乌工口全彩肉肉无遮挡18". Theunofficialalt18countdownplaylists.com. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Music from Faking It *Premiere*". MTVSoundtrack. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Music From Awkward: Season 4, Episode 4". MTVSoundtrack. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  15. ^ Pharms, Gabrielle Nicole (2014-02-10). "Life+Times Premiere: Junior Prom "Sheila Put The Knife Down" (Com Truise Remix)". Life + Times. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  16. ^ "Need for Speed (2015) soundtrack at RacingSoundtracks.com". racingsoundtracks.com. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  17. ^ "Wonky Sensitive: Kissy - Osaka". Wonkysensitive.blogspot.com. 6 October 2016.
  18. ^ [1] [dead link]
  19. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Junior Prom - Stand! (Official Audio). YouTube.
  20. ^ Unknown Guilty Pleasures (Official Audio). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
  21. ^ Junior Prom - Un Tiempo (A Little Time"). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
  22. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Junior Prom - You, Me & Joe Strummer (Official Audio). YouTube.
  23. ^ Junior Prom - Are We All Alone? (Official Audio). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
  24. ^ Junior Prom- Contenders (Official Audio). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
  25. ^ Junior Prom- Untouchable (OFFICIAL AUDIO). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
  26. ^ Junior Prom- So Your Boyfriend's A DJ (Official Audio). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
  27. ^ Junior Prom - "Cheap Date" (Lyrics). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
  28. ^ Junior Prom- Everything You Want (Official Audio). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
  29. ^ Junior Prom- Tapdancer (Official Audio). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
  30. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Junior Prom- Stay Awhile (Official Audio). YouTube.
  31. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Junior Prom- Young Stunners (Official Audio). YouTube.
  32. ^ I Can't Go for That (No Can Do). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.
  33. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Junior Prom - "I Can't Go For That" (Cover). YouTube.
  34. ^ Junior Prom- Best Song Ever (One Direction Cover). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08.

External links[edit]

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