Editorial Reviews Corey Hall and Dan Welsh went to Junior High together and met Dave Tieff in High School. After that, Corey went to guitar school at GIT in Hollywood, where he received a 4.0, Dan played in a local band and Dave Tieff received a .20, although that was on a breathalyzer (he would get sober in 1994). They were friends but didn't form the band until a few years later. After recording their first CD "What's So Funny", the band had a falling out with there original drummer and began looking for a replacement. Annapolis legend Greg Phillips joined the band temporarily but told the band about a student of his--young Will Dorsey Jr.--the missing piece of the puzzle. The band quickly recorded their 2nd CD "Depth". It was received well and Baltimore's WIYY, 98 Rock added "Solution" to its regular rotation. After acquiring Paul Manna as their manager, the band recorded a live show at the now extinct, but legendary Hammerjacks in Balt. They would make it into an album, and they released "11-15" in the spring of 97 (called 11-15 because it was recorded the previous Nov 15th). Their live show, which is the focus of the band, was finally represented on CD--and the CD release party at Bohagers in Baltimore sold out. The band was starting to draw crowds all over the mid-Atlantic,and their fan base was spreading rapidly. In Spring of 98, the band felt it was time to get back into the studio and record the bounty of new songs they'd been working on. For the fourth time, they would head to Wall of Sound studio with the help of Mitch Allen and their live sound man Ryan Beck and record "The Pattern Seed". This was, by far, the most critically acclaimed of their releases and has brought them to the present. In summer of 99, they recorded two live acoustic shows at the Recher theatre in Towson and hope to release that in the new year as another live album. The band feels at home in front of their raucous crowd which has become as much a part of the show as the band is,and steadily growing the last couple of years. They played The 1999 HFStival after joining Fowl Records and Burgess World Mgmt--and continue to gain strength and popularity in the Mid-Atlantic. The band has a sense of constant optimism and 2000 promises to be yet another year of growth.
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About the Artist
This is the updated bio for the end of the millennium, we will be sure to update at the end of the next one. Although the name Laughing Colors had been out longer, the band feels like it didn't come together until the acquisition of Will Dorsey, Jr. in 1995. That's when the band started taking song writing, playing and performing much more seriously--and found the direction they needed.
Performers
Dave Tieff: lead vocals, acoustic guitars Will Dorsey, Jr.: drums, percussion Dan Welsh: bass, vocals Corey Hall: lead guitar, vocals Additional musicians: Kimberly Hall, Kellie Hall, Noel White, Aaron Bertoglio
Album Description
Laughing Colors displays thier songwriting prowess on this live acoustic CD recorded at the Recher Theatre in Towson, MD, September 24, 1999. The CD spans their entire musical career, including a very early song never before available on CD ("Sunrise Highway") and three brand new tracks ("You and I Are," "Roll Into the Light," "Telluride"). If you want to hear the rockin' side of Laughing Colors, check out their latest studio album, The Pattern Seed, on Fowl Records.