Just a brief note to say that Stars of Stage and Screen have a new CD that was just released (jan. 2006)! you can find it here at CDBaby.com (of course!) at http://www.cdbaby.com/starsnyc2
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New York City's alternative/shoegazer [+]Just a brief note to say that Stars of Stage and Screen have a new CD that was just released (jan. 2006)! you can find it here at CDBaby.com (of course!) at http://www.cdbaby.com/starsnyc2
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New York City's alternative/shoegazer/dreampop duo Stars of Stage and Screen began, in a way, in the fertile musical spawning ground of early 1990's Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Daughtry Carstarphen played guitar and sang in the all-girl group Faustina, while Timothy Roven played guitar and violin in the late-great glam-pop band What Peggy Wants (former WPW drummer Tom Maxwell went on to lead the Squirrel Nut Zippers to platinum success).
When What Peggy Wants disbanded in 1994, Timothy moved back to New York City, his original home, and spent a year playing guitar with other former Chapel Hillians - The Veldt (Polygram). In addition, he and his brother James recorded violin and cello respectively on records for Jolene (Sire), and Savoy (EMI) the New York based band fronted by a-ha guitarist/songwriter Paul Waaktar and his wife Lauren Savoy.
Daughtry's musical career began in 1995 with the duo Soma (with Holly Harding-Baddour of the Minor Drag) which eventually turned into a trio with the addition of drummer Melanie Maxwell (wife of Tom Maxwell from WPW/SNZ). They released one album as Faustina called 'Brittle Star' which showcased their ability to meld raw guitar sound with beautiful two and three part harmonies. Faustina disbanded in 1998 when Daughtry also made the decision to move to New York City.
The beginnings of Stars of Stage and Screen emerged in 1999 when Timothy and Daughtry started discussing building their own studio where they could write and record music at their own pace and on their own time. Early material was written and recorded but dismissed as they learned more and more about the art of production and mixing - an art that most guitar/vocal based bands tend to leave to others but that modern DJ's and electronica musicians are intimately familiar with.
In early 2000, the duo formed officially as Stars of Stage and Screen and decided to upload their first songs to mp3.com in the hopes of getting some feedback on their work. Not knowing how it would be received they invented the monikers thnmnt @ cpck (pronounced thinmi
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