BLUE OCTOBER, Fantastic Rock Band Behind "Hate Me" and I Hope You're Happy" - Artist Spotlight

In today's Artist Spotlight, Brian talks about an incredible successful rock band from Houston, TX, BLUE OCTOBER! Beginning in 1995, Blue October to date has released eleven studio albums, with the latest being 2022's "Spinning The Truth Around" from Up/Down Records. They have a unique sound that can best be described as a mix of BREAKING BENJAMIN and GOO GOO DOLLS, with some vocals styles of PETER GABRIEL.

Led by the powerful front man vocalist and guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, Blue October is also made up of guitarists Will Knaak and Sus Vasquez, drummer Jeremy Fustenfeld, violinist Ryan Delahoussaye, and bassist Matt Noveskey. Among their phenomenal songs are "Hate Me", "Into The Ocean", "Home", and Brian's favorite "I Hope You're Happy".

If you're looking for a rock band that keeps you enthralled with unique, catchy tunes and deep lyrical content, you must check out Blue October! You can follow them online at:

https://www.blueoctober.com/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC4hFfTfQuCepDgVEsUZfiA
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/blueoctober
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blueoctoberband/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/blueoctober
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blueoctoberband?lang=en
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1TJbmc7jTpw78GKCiMpvDh

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Biographical information on Blue October from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_October):

Blue October is an American rock band originally from Houston, Texas. The band was formed in 1995 and is currently composed of singer/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, drummer Jeremy Furstenfeld, multi-instrumentalist Ryan Delahoussaye, bassist Matt Noveskey and lead guitarist Will Knaak.

The band has had seventeen Top 40 singles on the alternative rock chart over their past eight studio albums, and are best known for their platinum singles "Hate Me" and "Into the Ocean" from their 2006 platinum album Foiled. Their latest album, the triple album Spinning The Truth Around will be released in three installments, the first of which was released October 14, 2022

Blue October was formed by lead singer/songwriter/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, his brother Jeremy and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Delahoussaye. The band was discovered by former Kid Rock manager Michael Rand performing at the Pappadeaux Cafe in Houston in 1998. His agency proceeded to book over 350 dates on the group unsigned. Extensive publicity and artist development was regimented. This work eventually led to Michael bringing the band to Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris under the direction of longtime A & R Recording rep Reen Nalli. The group moved to San Marcos, Texas in December 1996.

Managed by Justin and Jeremy's parents under the name RoDan Entertainment, Blue October released their first album, The Answers in 1998. It was a well-received debut which sold over 5,000 copies in Houston alone. Due to a fan-based connection with ABC's KTRK-TV (Channel 13), Blue October was able to schedule an early-morning news performance – the band's first live television performance. Other unreleased songs from this period (which can now be found on YouTube) include: "Rust", "Colorado 5591", "His Name Is Crazy", "Gun Metal Blue", "Dollar 30 Gravy" and "5 Day Walk".

Blue October caught the attention of the major record labels while working with producer dB (Don Byczynski) in early 1998. Pre-production started for getting Blue October a more "radio ready" sound, with new songs and to rewrite material off The Answers. Tracking was done in a studio setup at Justin's home in San Marcos.

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