Greyfield (band)

Greyfield is an American pop punk band from Jacksonville, Florida, founded by Christopher Miller, Fin Leavell, Michael Crews, and Matthew Quitter. They have released one EP internationally on Search & Rescue Records (Ann Arbor, Michigan), as well as two more DIY within the United States.[1]

Greyfield
Background information
OriginJacksonville, Florida, U.S.
GenresPop punk, rock
Years active2001–2005, 2012-present
LabelsDIY, Search & Rescue Records
MembersChristopher Miller
Fin Leavell
Matthew Quitter
Michael Crews
WebsiteGreyfieldRock.com

History

Starting out

Fin Leavell and Michael Crews asked Christopher Miller to start a band when the bass player, Mark McHone, of their then current punk band, Last Chance, quit. Christopher agreed and they recorded a demo song, "How Could I?" at local recording studio Hole of the Pigeon. Chris brought the demo to Matthew Quitter's work, Publix, and played it for him while he was on his lunch break and asked if he'd like to be in the band. Matt was quick to say yes.

The band quickly wrote a b-side for How Could I? and played their first show on September 23, 2001, consisting of both songs being played twice. Fin had just returned from tour with South Florida based punk band Against All Authority.

They booked time at a local recording studio, Hole of the Pigeon, immediately.[2]

What became of this session was their first release, Party After the Show.

Touring

Greyfield spent most of their time between January 2002 and March 2003 touring the United States. They've shared the stage with such bands as Goldfinger, Story of the Year, Taking Back Sunday, Bigwig, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Riddlin' Kids, Don't Look Down, Plain White T's, Glasseater, Atom & His Package, Dynamite Boy, and countless others.

Recording

In the spring of 2002, Greyfield recorded their second release called Soundtrack To The Summer. It is the only international release to date. Work began late 2002 on their third release, The Tito Sessions. This was released on Valentine's Day of 2003. In late 2005 work began on a fourth release, Waterfalls In Outer Space - but the sessions were lost, and all that remains are a few incoherent jams.

Recent History

The band convened in 2012 to play a reunion show. They are currently writing and recording for a proper release.

Band members
Greyfield, 2012
  • Christopher Miller - vocals, bass
  • Fin Leavell - electric guitar, vocals, bass, percussion
  • Matthew Quitter - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Michael Crews - drums, percussion

Touring members:

  • Mark McHone - bass (2002)

Discography

EPs
  • Party After the Show, recorded October–November 2001 (released Dec. 4, 2001)
  • Soundtrack to the Summer, recorded April–June 2002 (released Aug. 6, 2002)
  • Soundtrack to the Summer, Search & Rescue Records[3][4][5][6][7] (released Feb. 2, 2003 - USA; Mar. 13, 2003 - JAPAN)
  • Waterfalls In Outer Space, recorded 2005 (unreleased)
  • The Tito Sessions, (released December 11, 2020)

Compilation Appearances
  • Get Off the Couch! Vol. 1, Burning Couch Records, contributed "Note To Self" (released Oct. 26, 2002)

Soundtrack Appearances
  • Losers of the Year, Edgewater Pictures, contributed "Turn Off the Sunlight" (released Mar. 1, 2005)[8]

References
  1. "Decoy Music". Whitney Weiss. Archived from the original on 2014-11-13. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  2. "disconnected". Whitney Weiss, the Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 2002-09-18.
  3. "Search & Rescue Records - Releases". Search & Rescue Records. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  4. "BlogCritics.org". Jeff Petermann. Retrieved 2003-05-29.
  5. "PunkNews.org". Katie4213. Retrieved 2003-04-29.
  6. "PopularUnderground.com". Adam K. Zakroczymski III - Senior Editor / CEO. Archived from the original on 2004-03-12. Retrieved 2003-06-25.
  7. "Skeezmo". Barb Envy. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  8. "IMDb". IMDB. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
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