ROCK
Number One Gun
Tooth and Nail Records
CBN.com –
Chico, California may not seem like a hotbed of modern rock activity,
but for the foursome known as Number One Gun it's been a great
place to
cut their teeth.
Nearly three years ago, Jeff Schneeweis (vocals/guitar) and Jordan
Mallory (drums) had begun to put together a band. They had gone
to school together and started playing under the moniker "Paper
Trees," and had started to achieve some success.
Ben Tietz (guitar/vocals) and Trevor Sellers (bass) had also
attended their high school, but were involved in other bands around
the area. Then, nearly a year ago, a place for a bass player and
guitarist opened up and the line-up and the name were complete.
Number One Gun was ready to take on the west coast music scene.
After recording a 5 song EP titled Forever in their
garage in August of 2002, Number One Gun hit the road and sold
a respectable 1000 units out of the back of the van. During the
tour, Number One Gun opened for PAX217, and became acquainted
with Dave Tosti, who is not only in the band, but is the A&R
Director for Salvage Records. After seeing the band, they were
quickly offered a deal with the young label and began to record
their present album in January 2003 with veteran producer Bob
Burch. "We literally lived at his house for over a month.
He became more than a producer: he became a mentor and a great
friend. It was a fantastic experience."
"Since we were staying at his house, we all ended up doing
chores every day, and feeling like part of the family. It wasn't
what we were expecting - but it turned out so much better than
what we were expecting as well!"
During the recording, Salvage approached Floodgate Records to
help in the marketing of the album. Their success with bands such
as East West and Denison Marrs, combined with their love of indie
music, made perfect sense. Not long after Floodgate agreed to
take on the project, directing the marketing and putting Celebrate
Mistakes through their Word Entertainment / WEA distribution
channels.
The album's theme is summed up in the title Celebrate Mistakes.
"Really it's all about humbling yourself, realizing our humanity,"
explains Jeff. "When you make mistakes you just have to face
it, learn from it, and get on with life. God has given us the
resources to deal with any situation we are put in. He gives us
hope, and a way out. That's really what the album is all about."
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