History
Walk off the Earth is a Canadian indie band formed in 2006 in Burlington, Ontario. They have gained success around the world by making low-budget music videos of covers and originals. The band built their fan base independently with no help from record labels, booking agents or management. On February 7, 2012, the music industry publication Crazed Hits reported that the band had signed a recording contract with Columbia Records. The band is best known for their covers of popular music on YouTube, making use of uncommon instruments such as the Ukulele and the Theremin, as well as looping samples and Auto-tune technology.
Members
Walk off the Earth is a Canadian indie band formed in 2006 in Burlington, Ontario. They have gained success around the world by making low-budget music videos of covers and originals. The band built their fan base independently with no help from record labels, booking agents or management. On February 7, 2012, the music industry publication Crazed Hits reported that the band had signed a recording contract with Columbia Records. The band is best known for their covers of popular music on YouTube, making use of uncommon instruments such as the Ukulele and the Theremin, as well as looping samples and Auto-tune technology.
Career
The band's first success came from covering the songs of The Gregory Brothers. The video of their cover of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" became rapidly popular on YouTube in early 2012, gathering over 80 million views in two months and received positive responses from both Gotye and his co-singer on the song, Kimbra. In the video, the five musicians are shown playing a single guitar. The band has also covered "Someone Like You" by Adele, "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO, and dozens of other tracksMembers
- Gianni Luminati - Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Banjo, Kazoo, Keys, Drums, Vocals, Theremin, Beatbox, Xylophone, Cigar Box Guitar, Cigar Box Ukulele
- Ryan Marshall - Guitar, Ukulele, Vocals, Trumpet
- Mike Taylor (Widely known as "Beard Guy" and "Beard Man") – Keyboards, Vocals
- Joel Cassady – Drums, Cigar Box Guitar
- Sarah Blackwood - Guitar, Electric Guitar, Kazoo, Ukulele, Banjo, Bass, Vocals, Piano, Glockenspiel, Tamborine, Cigar Box Guitar
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