"Motion City Soundtrack" is a rock band based in America. The band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1997, with only two of the founding members still part of the lineup. It currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Justin Pierre, lead guitarist and backing vocalist Joshua Cain, keyboardist and moog synthesist Jesse Johnson, bassist and backing vocalist Matthew Taylor with drummer, percussionist and backing vocalist Tony Thaxton. Motion City Soundtrack have released three studio albums and sold almost 600,000 records throughout their career, including over half a million in the United States alone.
2002 saw the formation of Motion City Soundtrack's lineup as it is today. The departures of drummer Sidney Burgdorf and Austin Lindstrom prompted the additions of two former members of Richmond, Virginia-based band Submerge,
The band recorded their third studio album with two different sets of record producers at separate times. Adam Schlesinger (of Fountains of Wayne) and Eli Janney (of Girls Against Boys) were responsible for seven of the final tracks on the record, and former frontman of The Cars, Ric Ocasek, for the other five.
Their debut album, "I Am the Movie" has been described as having a "distinctly unified and identifiable style." Backed by the success of their first album and their signing to Epitaph, Motion City Soundtrack toured for quite some time, having venues in the UK upgraded to accommodate a larger audience for shows alongside The All-American Rejects and Limbeck. name=cc/> In 2004 they played around 320 shows. name=appod/> They were invited to tour with Blink 182 through Europe and Japan, with Blink 182 bassist Mark Hoppus taking a liking to them and later producing their second album, "Commit This to Memory". name=allmusic/>
Gradually working their way up, the band have been on multiple worldwide tours, notably through Japan, the UK and Australia where they've built a name for themselves with their enthusiasm and energetic live shows. In 2005, the band's heavy touring saw them on their first Australian tour alongside punk rockers MxPx, name=mxmcs/> the Nintendo Fusion tour with Fall Out Boy, The Starting Line and Boys Night Out, as well as playing their third straight Warped Tour. name=mxmcs/>
In late 2007 they embarked on a US Fall Tour with Anberlin,
Metro Station and Mae. Continued support for their third album saw them supporting headliners Panic at the Disco alongside The Hush Sound on the 2008 Honda Civic Tour. Motion City Soundtrack now holds a reputation as a headline act and main stage performer at large concerts and music festivals. Headlining dates on America’s Warped Tour in 2008 and playing main stage around Australia’s Soundwave Festival in 2008, alongside massive acts The Offspring, Killswitch Engage and Incubus.
Motion City Soundtrack is set to embark on a co-headlining US tour alongside Chiodos, Hit the Lights and Person L, from September 22 until October 2.
==Personnel==
===Current===
* Justin Pierre – Lead vocals, guitar
* Joshua Cain – Guitar, backing vocals
* Jesse Johnson – Moog synthesizer, keyboard
* Matthew Taylor – Bass guitar, piano, backing vocals
* Tony Thaxton – Drums, percussion, backing vocals
===Former===
* Sidney Burgdorf – Drums, Percussion (2001)
* Matthew Potocnik - Bass (2000-2001)
* Joel Habedank – Drums, Percussion (1998-2000)
* Austin Lindstrom - Bass (1998-2000, 2001-2002)
* Andrew Gruhn - Moog sythesizer (1998)
* Andrew Whitney - Drums, Percussion (1997-1998)
* Joe Skinner - Guitar (1997)
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==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* 2003: "I Am the Movie"
* 2005: "Commit This to Memory"
* 2007: "Even If It Kills Me"
Referenced from Wikipedia:
Motion City Soundtrack
