A Day in the Life (band)

A Day in the Life
Origin	Dayton, Ohio, USA
Genres	Emo,^[1] indie rock^[2]
Years active	2001–2003
Labels	Carbon Copy Media Confined Records Radio Eat Radio Records Radio Eat Radio Dot Com
Associated acts	Hawthorne Heights The Great American Beast

Past members	JT Woodruff Andy Saunders Andy Lazier Kevin Byers Josh Bethel Jesse Blair Nick Corns Micah Carli Nick Testa Eron Bucciarelli Casey Calvert

A Day in the Life was an American emo band formed in Dayton, Ohio, in 2001. In 2003, the band changed its name to Hawthorne Heights.

History

They were formed by JT Woodruff, Jesse Blair, Andy Saunders, Josh Bethel, and Andy Lazier. They took their name from the popular Beatles song "A Day in the Life". Their first record was a demo entitled Four Bullets for One Girl, which sold its 500 copy run in 2 months.^[3] This brought them to the attention of Confined Records, with which they released an album entitled Nine Reasons to Say Goodbye. Finally, they released a 6-song EP entitled Paper Chromatography: The Fade from Dark to Light in the winter of 2003 before becoming the more successful Hawthorne Heights.^[3] Later, after the band had already signed to Victory Records, Radio Eat Radio Records re-released 5 of these songs on a compilation entitled From Ohio with Love. In 2003, lead vocalist/rhythm guitarist JT Woodruff changed the name of the band to Hawthorne Heights. The first song the band wrote after the change is entitled "The Transition".

Band members

Former members

JT Woodruff – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2001–2003)
Andy Saunders – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2001–2002)
Andy Lazier – drums, percussion (2001–2002)
Kevin Byers - bass, backing vocals (2001)
Josh Bethel – bass, backing vocals (2001–2002)
Jesse Blair – lead & rhythm guitars (2001–2002)
Nick Corns - lead & rhythm guitars (2002)
Micah Carli – lead & rhythm guitars (2002–2003)
Nick Testa – bass, backing vocals (2002–2003)
Eron Bucciarelli – drums, percussion (2002–2003)
Casey Calvert – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2002–2003) (d. 2007)

Line-ups

(2001–2002)	JT Woodruff – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Jesse Blair – lead & rhythm guitars Andy Saunders – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Kevin Byers – bass, backing vocals Andy Lazier – drums, percussion
(2002)	JT Woodruff – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Shane Hawk – lead & rhythm guitars Andy Saunders – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Josh Bethel – bass, backing vocals Andy Lazier – drums, percussion
(2002)	JT Woodruff – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Micah Carli – lead & rhythm guitars Andy Saunders – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Josh Bethel – bass, backing vocals Andy Lazier – drums, percussion
(2002)	JT Woodruff – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Nick Corns – lead & rhythm guitars Andy Saunders – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Nick Testa – bass, backing vocals Andy Lazier – drums, percussion
(2002)	JT Woodruff – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Micah Carli – lead & rhythm guitars Andy Saunders – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Nick Testa – bass, backing vocals Eron Bucciarelli – drums, percussion
(2002–2003)	JT Woodruff – lead vocals, rhythm guitar Micah Carli – lead & rhythm guitars Casey Calvert – rhythm guitar, backing vocals Nick Testa – bass, backing vocals Eron Bucciarelli – drums, percussion

Discography

Studio albums

Nine Reasons to Say Goodbye (2001) (re-released in 2005)

EPs

Paper Chromatography: The Fade from Dark to Light (2003)

Demos

Four Bullets for One Girl (2001)

Compilations

From Ohio with Love (2004)

References

↑ A Day in the Life biography at Allmusic
↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r742272
1 2 Show Preview: A Day In The Life, When Sparks Fly - by Maggie Brown - 4/23/2003 Archived December 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.