Juli (Band)
July is a German pop rock band from Gießen. It was founded in its present form in 2001 by Eva Briegel, Jonas Pfetzing, Simon Triebel, Andreas Herde and Marcel Römer and emerged from the band Sunny Glade.
- 4.1 Studio albums
- 4.2 Single - Chartplatzierungen solo
Band History
Sunny Glade
Sunny Glade existed since 1996, the very beginning without singer ( instead sang Simon Triebel ) and with another drummer named Martin Möller. Only later Miriam Adameit was added as a singer. Both are no longer here today. With this lineup the band in 1998 recorded an album called Pictures of My Mind, which was published in an edition of 500 copies.
Since early 2000, when shortly came successively Eva Briegel and Marcel Römer about the band, the band plays in their occupation today. As Sunny Glade she won with her at that time English-speaking parts of the Hessian rock Prize in 2000 and reached the second place in the German pop price of DRMV.
In early 2001 the band signed with EMI their first publishing contract. Other recordings followed the producer Lutz Fahrenkrog- Petersen ( the younger brother of Uwe Fahrenkrog -Petersen ) in Berlin. There the members got to know the bands Cain and Southwestern know whose German -language music she spoke. She then decided to abandon Sunny Glade including all songs and play German -language songs under the name of July. The band's name comes from a song by the same name Tex.
The beginnings of July
The first appearance as July was followed in June 2002 and convinced the audience and publishing, but above all the band members themselves in the same year producer Michael Gerlach could be convinced, what emerged in October 2002, new professional demo recordings. Due to the positive response of various record companies on this new demo to her music publisher agreed to organize a showcase, which took place on 16 January 2003 at Oxymoron in Berlin. Three months later, on 24 April 2003, organized by Universal Music a " Unplugged Showcase " with several artists to decision-makers of the Universal Europe, including singer Eva Briegel and guitarist Jonas Pfetzing on behalf of the band played four songs.
The decision on a record deal fell presumably during this appearance to his invitation the recommendation of an A & R, who saw the band at the Showcase on January 16, contributed. In August 2003, at Popkomm in Cologne, signed Eva, Jonas, Simon, Andreas and Marcel, about four years after they had made it to the goal, her first recording contract. Also in August 2003, she won the title Horny time at Fresenhagen open- air festival the Rio Reiser song price.
Andreas " Dedi " Herde ( 2006)
Marcel Römer (2007)
Simon Triebel (2007)
2004-2006: It Is July
Their first single, Perfect Wave was released in late June 2004 and held for half a year in the German single charts ( in November 2004 it stood at No. 2 ) and reached Gold status. The song became a sort of anthem of the emerging new wave of success in 2004 of German lyrics, and gave a series of compilations with a German pop music ( Perfect Wave - Music from here ) the name.
The album It's July, which was released in September 2004, increased from zero to No. 3 in the German album charts, it gained with over 700,000 units sold triple- platinum ( July 2006), had now risen up to the 2nd rank and spent a year continuously represented in the top 25 charts.
After their participation in the Tour of Radio One Live through North Rhine -Westphalia in September 2004 in July started its own club tour that took them through the whole of Germany and was completely sold out in October. It was followed by a tour as opening band Rosenstolz by Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
After the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia in December 2004, most radio stations took the song Perfect wave from the program because their opinion gathered after the text unintentional ambiguity, as in lines like this is the perfect wave / this is the perfect day / let you easily carry her / think is best not after, or now it is slowly coming towards you / the water hits you in the face / see your life like a movie of waves is mentioned. The band and their record company Universal Music sympathized with the discontinuation of the single.
July On 12th February 2005 reached for her home state of Hesse titled Geile Zeit first place in the Federal Vision Song Contest. A few days later began her real - it's- July tour, which marked the beginning of numerous concerts and festivals, on which the band spent a large part of the year 2005. Among them was the participation in the Live 8 concert in Berlin, where they played the songs Geile Zeit and Perfect Wave. During this time, three other singles were released (rain and sea, why, and November). In the video for the song rain and sea, the band played a group of hostage-takers. This video made in the media controversy, as some believed to recognize a reference to the kidnapping of Hanns Martin Schleyer by the terrorist organization Red Army Faction. This, however, denied the band. In the video, it was about a love relationship between kidnapper and kidnapped, an "impossible love." This phenomenon is also referred to as syndrome Stockholm. The song star was selected by the ZDF as the theme song of the 2005 Tour de France.
2006-2007: A new day
From autumn 2005, the band only a few public events perceived and temporarily retired to Bochum, there to work on their second studio album. An attempt was made by the band consciously adult and to make quiet. During 2006, the band played on some minor and major festivals ( Castle grave hard, Danube Island Festival, Soundgarden Festival, and others). In July 2006, the work was finally completed on the new album.
The time until the release of the album, which received the title A new day was accompanied by a strong media presence. On 22 September 2006, the first single was released this life that went directly into the Top 5 of the German single charts. On October 13, the album finally appeared. It sold in the first week 75,000 times internationally, reaching number 18 of the United World Albums Chart and had over 200,000 pre-orders already on the publication platinum status.
November 30, 2006 nationally with the Bambi in the category of music the band received one of their major awards to date, with the Eins Live Krone for the best band followed on 7 December 2006, the largest German radio listeners Prize.
After December 15, 2006 was the second single from the album We both appeared, began on 20 January 2007, the tour for the new album, when some shows were already sold out weeks or had to be moved to bigger venues. Actually, the next single to be his Best and released in January 2007. Ultimately, however, the decision was made to Torn. On April 22, 2007, July and the new single Torn in the context of the TV show Life 4-U in the Internet parallel world Second Life. On July 7th of 2007, in July on the part of the Hamburg Live Earth concert.
Together with the U.S. band Dashboard Confessional, July published on July 27, 2007 Single common stoles. Furthermore, appeared as the fourth single from A new day A new day the title song on 21 September 2007, however, was unable to repeat the success of previous singles. The live DVD A New Day - Live, which was recorded at two concerts in February / March 2007, was a week later, on 28 September published. Also on September 28 released their first live album, A New Day - live. The album reached a decent 24th place in the album charts. In November they put their A new day - continues tour in Germany and played another 14 concerts, this time in smaller cities and halls.
2008: withdrawal from the public
In 2008, the band moved almost completely from the public, it was only a performance by the band at Bergisel in Innsbruck at a fan festival on the opening day of the European Football Championship 2008. Moreover operated the band members own various projects, Simon Triebel wrote with Udo Lindenberg whose title What has the time made us ( who also appeared as a single ) and several songs for Fräuleinwunder; Jonas Pfetzing played a guitar overdub for the radio pilot debut album and created remixes for Radio Pilot and Madsen. Eva Briegel played the title role in the music video Sad Girl of the Berlin musician Sven van Thom.
For the album Rhythms del Mundo - were highlighted Cubano Alemán, on the well-known German pop songs with sounds of Son Cubano, steered the band in July in the song this life. In December 2008, this version of the song was released as a single, but could not place in the sales charts themselves.
2009-2011: In Love
According to their official website began July to already end of April 2008 to write new songs for their third album. However, they leave open the question of how long it will take for the new album. To July were already in March 2009 in the studio to work on their new album. On their Myspace page they show some video clips from her studio. In the summer of 2009, the Sampler A Tribute to The Fantastic Four appeared on the 20th anniversary of the Stuttgart-based hip- hop band, where in July with the title he has to go ( a cover version of Fanta4 track version of 1996) were represented.
The new album In Love was officially released on 17 September 2010. Already on August 27, the single electric feeling appeared and debuted at # 12 in the German single charts. Before the release of the title has been played from the beginning of July 2010 by various radio and TV stations. With the single You 're lying so beautiful, the band joined in September 2011, again at the Federal Vision Song Contest and finished in 13th place.
Occurred in July 2011 in a Sesame Street music video with a modification of their song Electric feel ( under the title Come finally out and play ) on. In summer 2012, the band gave a concert at the Expo 2012 in Yeosu (South Korea).
Music
The songs of the band are written almost exclusively by the singer and two guitarists. It can, however, usually not conducted by a collaborative works, but each of the three authors wrote his songs for him, which he then presents in nearly finished state of the band.
July do not see themselves as a rock band, but describe their music style as an alternative pop. You set high standards for their texts and therefore wanted from the beginning rather than an adult to address a young audience.
The first three singles ( Perfect Wave, Horny and rainy and the sea ) rose to the top of the German airplay charts and held each for months in the top 10 too This life could repeat this success and topped many as five consecutive weeks at number one. The two follow-up singles We Both Torn and made it well into the top 5
Relative to other bands
At the time of the first successes of July, a number of other German-speaking bands still had their breakthrough. Immediately before July had, among other things We are heroes (first published August 2003), and Silver Moon (first published in March 2004), their first successes. The fact that all these bands perform with a singer and German texts, made from the beginning of conversation.
Early in her career, the band was faced with such comparisons, which, however, even then strictly refused. In particular, silver moon, whose career began as an English school band as in July, are often set by the media in competition, but this is also seen by both bands as groundless.
Discography
Studio albums
Single - Chartplatzierungen solo
See also: List of songs from July
Awards
Eins Live Krone
- 2006: in the category " Best Band "
Bravo Otto
- 2004: in the category "Shooting Star"
European Border Breakers Award
- 2006: in the category " Germany "
Bambi
- 2006: in the category "Music national"
Other:
- 2003: Rio Reiser song Price Frese Hagen Festival
- 2005: Winner of the Federal Vision Song Contest ( Geile Zeit )