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@VideoMattPresents interviews "The Higher" at the San Fransisco @Vans Warped Tour back in 2008.

The Higher - Insurance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTFbWYXajC4

The Higher is an American pop rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. They were originally known as "September Star". They have released three full-length albums, On Fire, It's Only Natural, and Histrionics,[1] and EPs named "Pace Yourself" and "Star is Dead." The band was signed to Fiddler Records, Epitaph Records, and Sony Japan. The Higher toured with the bands Panic! at the Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, The Temper Trap, Less Than Jake, Ludo, Escape the Fate, Silverstein, Emery, Alexisonfire, There For Tomorrow, We The Kings, Rookie of the Year, The Matches, Sherwood, Meg and Dia, Quiet Drive, Take Cover, I Am Ghost, The Forecast, This Providence, Name Taken, Sing it Loud, Runner Runner, Rufio, Tokyo Rose, and others.[2]

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2002–2005: Early years
In 2002, The Higher began to receive local attention from various labels and signed with Fiddler Records. The founding members are Seth Trotter and Jason "Face" Centeno later accompanied by Tom Oakes, James Mattison, and Pat Harter. In early 2003, they released their "Star is Dead" EP for Fiddler produced by Beau Burchell (Saosin). Gaining momentum the band got on their first major tour, opening for Alexisonfire, Silverstein, and Emery. August 2004 saw the band enter the studio with producer Rory Phillips (Young Love, Recover) to begin work on their 1st full-length album for Fiddler. In May 2005, they released "Histrionics." It would turn out to be their last release on Fiddler Records as the label went defunct leaving the band as free agents. In June 2005, guitarist James Mattison left the band for personal reasons. Needing a guitarist, Robert "Reggie" Ragan was auditioned and would join the band permanently in July 2005.

2005–2008: On Fire
In late 2005 after touring with Panic! At the Disco, they received interest from several record labels, ultimately signing with Epitaph Records in early 2006. In the summer of 2006 they hit the studio with producer Mike Green (Paramore, Good Charlotte), to begin work on their first full length for Epitaph. Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy remixed the song "Pace Yourself" for the record. Upon its completion, they began the Epitaph Tour, touring with bands Escape the Fate, The Matches, and I am Ghost. "On Fire" was released March 6, 2007. The lead single "Insurance?" immediately put the band on the map both domestically and internationally. Their music video for "Insurance?" from On Fire received heavy rotation on college-oriented video programming, such as MTVu. The video was shot in Las Vegas at the now imploded Frontier Hotel and Casino, and features the band performing and playing casino games with dancers. During the Summer of 2007, the video received airtime on MTV2, and was the #1 video on Fuse for two consecutive weeks. The band then hit the road with Motion City Soundtrack, Sherwood, and The Forecast for a three-month run of shows. Later on that year, the band signed to Sony Japan. Their video for "Insurance?" hit #1 on MTV Japan beating out Rihanna for the top spot. "On Fire" also broke into Japan's top 10 Billboard charts, landing at #8. Due to conflicts within the band, The Higher and Pat Harter mutually parted ways, and was replaced by Boys like Girls drum tech Doug McCarthy in August 2007. In November 2007, the band completed their first tour of Japan, selling out every show.

2008–2012: It's Only Natural and Lineup Changes
In February 2008, guitarist Tom Oakes decided to pursue other interests and left the band.

On January 28, 2012, The Higher announced on their Facebook that they were calling it quits, with a farewell show planned for later in the year in Las Vegas.

On December 18, 2020, the band's cover of *NSYNC's song "Bye Bye Bye" was digitally released.

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