The Sleeping
is a post-hardcore band from Long Island, New York. Cameron Keym, Sal Mignanio, and Joe Zizzo formed the band in 2003 from the remains of Skycamefalling, after auditioning twenty-two potential singers, they came across Doug Robinson, former singer/guitarist of the band Stillwelle. [1]
Doug has done guest vocals on Ever Since Radio's EP "Burn Down This Beach Town" Action Action's first album "Don't Cut Your Fabric to This Year's Fashion", The Rescue's EP "Phone Numbers", and most recently on Amen, and The Animal's second EP "My Iron Heart." He has also done guest vocals for Four Letter Lie on the song "Cowboys & Indians." Their music has been featured in video games including Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
for the Wii
, Madden NFL 07
, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
("Don't Hold Back"), Guitar Hero: World Tour
("Bomb the World"), and FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
("Listen Close").
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THE SLEEPING TICKETS
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History
Believe What We Tell You
and Questions & Answers
They released two albums, their first album
Believe What We Tell You
in 2004, and
Questions & Answers
in 2006.
In 2004 and 2005, they toured with
Taking Back Sunday,
Brandston, and
Action Action.
[2] They were featured on the
Nintendo Fusion Tour along with
Plain White T's,
Relient K,
Emery, and
Hawthorne Heights. They also toured the UK on the
Victory Records Tour with
The Audition,
Bayside and
Aiden. They toured in January 2007 with
Senses Fail among others. They were also nominated for 2007's MTV Mountain Dew Circuit Breakout, and finished in the Top 12.
[3]
What It Takes
On August 6, 2008 the band announced that after 6 months of auditioning for a new pianist/guitarist to replace Cameron Keym, they had recruited Paul Cadena and Christopher Evans, the newest members of The Sleeping.
The band proceeded to tour across the East Coast and Midwest US with
Envy On The Coast,
Secret Lives of the Freemasons, and also a few concerts with
The Gay Blades, finishing in late August. On October 15, they played at Eisenhower Park with
Crosby, Stills & Nash along with
Ryan Star,
Francis Dunnery,
Barefoot Truth,
Jaik Miller band,
Katy Pfaffl,
Melissa Reyes,
Jeff Robinson &
Life,
Arlon Bennett, and others in support of
Barack Obama.
On November 7, 2008, the band announced on their MySpace that they were finally recording their new record, and on November 14, they also announced that they had posted their first studio update, while recording their new album at
Salad Days Studio in
Baltimore, Maryland. They toured with
Funeral For a Friend,
Emarosa and
This Is Hell for a U.S. tour from January to February. On January 6, 2009, the tracklist for
What It Takes
was added to their MySpace page.
On February 17, 2009
What It Takes
was released and peaked at #20 on the Top Heatseekers chart, garnering positive reviews. In April, the band played shows in Ontario with
Bring Me The Horizon.
They also announced tour dates with
Silverstein,
Poison the Well,
Oceana,
Hollywood Undead,
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus,
Mest, and
Madina Lake. They have also played at the
Canada Summer Festival with Hollywood Undead,
Yeah Yeah Yeahs and
Sting.
Members
- Salvatore Mignano - Bass
- Joseph Zizzo - Drums
- Douglas Robinson - Vocals
- Paul Cadena - Guitar
- Christopher Evans - Keyboard/Theremin
Former members
- Cameron Keym - guitar, keyboard
Music Videos
- Loud and Clear
- Don't Hold Back
- Bomb the World
Discography
- Believe What We Tell You
(2004, re-issue in 2007)
- Questions and Answers
(2006)
- What It Takes
(2009) [4]
References
- http://www.last.fm/music/Stillwelle
- http://www.lambgoat.com/features/interviews/the_sleeping.aspx 1
- http://dewcircuitbreakout.mtv2.com/
- http://myspace.com/thesleeping