Quiet Company

Artist Information

Biography

In 2011 Quiet Company spent the majority of their time writing & recording their most ambitious & thought provoking album to date, "We Are All Where We Belong." In late summer they were approached by Grooveshark & signed to their new Artist Development program. Since July 1st, Quiet Company has garnered a global audience, thanks to their partnership with Grooveshark. Quiet Company's Facebook fans jumped from 2,800 in July to 30,000 by Thanksgiving & their video for "Fear & Fallacy, Sitting in a Tree" reached over 100,000 plays in under 3 months. Quiet Company is averaging well over 50,000 song plays a day on Grooveshark alone all across the globe.
In October, Quiet Company released their new album, "We Are All Where We Belong" which received the best reviews & response the band has earned to date. They were invited to play Deluna Fest in Florida as well as CMJ in New York.
Quiet Company was chosen as a Deluna Fest Spotlight Artist and was featured on an episode of Last Call with Carson Daly.
In Febuary 2012, Quiet Company started a national video & college radio campaign for their single, ""You, Me & the Boatman" which was quickly added by over 30 college radio stations across the country. By SXSW, "You, Me & the Boatman" had reached over 200,000 views on Youtube.
SXSW 2012 was huge for Quiet Company. They were listed as one of NPR's Bands to Watch in 2012 (http://n.pr/yCVhFp) and also listed as one of 5 Buzzworthy Bands to Watch at SXSW 2012 by Time Magazine (http://ti.me/xSajsf).
On 3/14 Quiet Company performed at the Austin Music Awards & walked away with 10 Awards, shattering the record for most awards won in a year.
-Band of the Year
-Album of the Year: "We Are All Where We Belong" by Quiet Company
-Song of the Year: "You, Me & the Boatman" by Quiet Company
-Musician of the Year: Taylor Muse
-Songwriter of the Year: Taylor Muse
-Male Vocalist of the Year: Taylor Muse
-Rock Band of the Year
-Indie Rock Band of the Year
-Best Drummer: Jeff Weathers
-Producer of the Year: Matt Parmenter for "We Are All Where We Belong"

Quiet Company is currently planning for a US Tour in the Summer/Fall & will be playing a few festivals this summer.

2010 Highlights:
2010 was a break out year for Austin, TX’s QUIET COMPANY.
They began the year by playing SXSW 2010 & self-producing/recording their 6 track EP, Songs for Staying In, which was released to incredible critical acclaim in May, 2010. The 1st single, “How Do You Do It” was quickly added to KGSR’s rotation, and with in weeks, was also a staff pick selection by KROX’s Trevin Smith and added into full rotation on their station as well. “How Do You Do It” was featured for over 4 months on both stations.

The enormous amount of radio play drastically increased Quiet Company’s profile around Texas and earned them opening spots on tours with the Toadies, Bob Schneider & Rooney and allowed them to play in front of sold out crowds at the House of Blues in Dallas and Houston.
The demand in Austin for Quiet Company exploded in 2010. They received offers to headline the historic Threadgills World Headquarters, Antones, & Emo’s and continued to play monthly in Austin with an ever increasing draw.

The highlight of the year came when they were asked to record a session for ACL presents Satellite Stages at the world famous KLRU studios 6A in August.
http://www.klru.org/satellitesets/artist/quiet-company/

Quiet Company’s music made a splash on TV as well. Their songs were featured on multiple episodes of MTV’s The Real World New Orleans, Keeping Up With the Kardashians & they were asked to play themselves on an episode of ABC’s My Generation and had 2 songs featured in the series.

Quiet Company ended 2010 with a tour in September that took them through the Midwest including Chicago, Nashville, Cincinnati, Shreveport.
In November of 2010 they began recording & self-producing their 3rd album which is on schedule to be released in Spring 2011.

2009 Highlights:
Shifting their focus from spreading their time thin over the national touring circuit to developing their fan base locally and regionally, Quiet Company made huge strides and built considerable buzz in 2009.

They released their sophmore record, "Everyone You Love Will Be Happy Soon," to critical praise in March 09 and shared the stage with bands such as The Toadies, What Made Milwaukee Famous, Los Lonely Boys, This Will Destroy You, Dear & The Headlights, Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday, The Rocketboys, and Alpha Rev.

"Everyone" received regular radio play on Austin radio stations KROX, KUT, COOP, & KLBJ while the videos for the first two singles, "On Modern Men" and "Its Better To Spend Money..." find themselves in regular rotation on local music channel METV as well as numerous internet radio/film podcasts from all over America, Canada, and Europe.

Quiet Company's catalog was licensed out to a few non exclusive licensing companies and thus far has been used by Sweet Leaf Tea's Sweet Leaf TV, as well as two episodes of E! Network's Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and an upcoming episode of MTV's Real World.

Since their inception in 2005, Quiet Company has traveled all over the country, logging over 400 shows just since 2007, and though the lineup has changed, the goal never has: To write epic pop music that is intelligent, honest, and thought provoking.
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Extra Notes:
• Released the self-produced EP “Songs for Staying In” on May 2010.
• Top 5 finalist 2 years in a row (2007,2008) for the Dell Lounge Austin City Limits Battle of the Bands selected from several hundred bands each year.
• Festivals played in 2010: SXSW 2010, 35 Confederate in Denton, TX, & Rock the Republic 2010 in Bryan, Tx
• The singles from the 2009 album Everyone You Love Will Be Happy Soon, “It’s Better to Spend Money…” & “On Modern Men” were featured on 101.5FM KROX’s Next Big Thing show for over 30+ weeks & running.
• The single “How Do You Do It” from the 2010 EP, Songs For Staying In was added into rotation on both KGSR & KROX, making Quiet Company the 1st band to be added to both stations in full rotation without a major label.
• On Dec 5th, 2010KGSR added the 2nd Single, “The Biblical Sense of the Word” to rotation.
• An acoustic version of “How Do You Do It” was featured on KGSR’s Broadcast Vol 18 CD
• Radio play in Austin on KOOP FM. KROX FM. KUT, KLBJ, KVRX, as well as frequent radio play on internet radio station WOXY.
• The videos for “It’s Better to Spend Money…” & “On Modern Men” are featured daily on music video channel ME Television broadcast from Austin, Tx
• Frequently headline major venues in Austin including Antones, The Parish, Stubbs BBQ, Emo’s Lounge, Threadgills World Headquarters.
• Quiet Company’s music has been featured on several TV shows including MTV’s The Real World New Orleans, E!’s Keeping Up With the Kardashians, ABC’s My Generation


Performance History (Venues)
Quiet Company has played over 400 shows since 2007.
Austin, TX - Antone's, Stubb's BBQ, Emo's Lounge, Threadgills World Headquarters, La Zona Rosa, The Parish, Mohawk, Momo's, Encore, ND at 501 Studios, Hole in the Wall, Saxon Pub, Red Scoot Inn
San Antonio, Tx – White Rabbit, Scout Bar, TenEleven, Jacks
Dallas, Tx – House of Blues Dallas, Granada Theater, Club Dada, The Prophet Bar, Cavern Club
Houston, Tx - House of Blues Houston, Walter's On Washington, Dean’s Credit Clothing, Fitzgeralds
San Marcos, TX - Lucy's on the Square
Chicago, IL -Shubas


Performance History (Regional / National Acts Opened For)

• Eisley (Warner Bros Records)
• The Toadies (Kirtland Records)
• Evan Dando (Ex-Lemonheads)
• The Old 97s (New West Records)
• Bob Schneider (Kirtland Records)
• Rooney (California Dreamin’ Records)
• Joe Ely (Rack’em Records)
• Los Lonely Boys (Playing in Traffic Records/ Lonelytone Records)
• This Will Destroy You (Magic Bullet Records)
• What Made Milwaukee Famous (Barsuk Records)
• Dear and the Headlights (Equal Vision Records)
• Alpha Rev (Sea Change Records/ Hollywood Records)

Links:

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEOS
""Fear & Fallacy, Sitting in a Tree" video: http://vimeo.com/25764930
“On Modern Men” video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QrhckCoXvU
“Fashionabel” video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=225DSi0Eq60
“It’s Better to Spend Money Like There’s No Tomorrow Than Spend Tonight Like There’s No Money” video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HOjN42oksA
“The Biblical Sense of the Word” video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjQZzG63W-Y


LIVE VIDEOS:
Performance from Quiet Company’s ACL Present’s Satellite Sets (Recorded 8/13/2010): http://www.klru.org/satellitesets/artist/quiet-company/

“It’s Better to Spend Money Like There’s No Tomorrow Than Spend Tonight Like There’s No Money” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxbzEzF9dlM
“Love is a Shotgun” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEj4L_mSiKw&feature=related
“I Was Humming a New Song To Myself…” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM-zJzvQn9Y
Pixies cover “Monkey Gone to Heaven” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwpUzP9oXUg&feature=related

Instrumentation

Taylor Muse - Vocals/Guitar/Piano
Tommy Blank - Guitar, keys
Matt Parmenter - Bass
Jeff Weathers - Drums
Cody Ackors - Trombone

Discography

Albums:
"We Are All Where We Belong" LP Oct 4, 2011
"Songs for Staying In" EP May 11, 2010
featuring the singles "How Do You Do It" & "The Biblical Sense of the Word" both added to full rotation on Austin's KGSR, KROX & KUT.
"Everyone You Love Will Be Happy Soon" March 2009
featuring the singles "It's Better to Spend Money..." & On Modern Men" which were played for over 40 weeks total on KROX's Next Big Thing
"Shine Honesty" on Northern Records
Compilations:
"Peace on Earth" Holiday Charity Compilation from Hard To Find a Friend ("Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas")
"Scene and Not Herd: Unsigned Band Compilation Vol. III" on Velvet Blue Music ("Music for the Masses")
Online:
http://www.quietcompanymusic.com - The best source for up to date info, tour dates, streaming audio and video from Quiet Company

Links

• Twitter
• Facebook
• MySpace
• Last.fm
• Bandcamp
• Quiet Company on Reverb Nation

Audio

• You, Me & The Boatman
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• Preaching To The Choir Invisible, Part 2
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• Fear & Fallacy, Sitting In A Tree
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• The Easy Confidence
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• Preaching To The Choir Invisible, Part 1
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• How Do You Do It?
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• The Biblical Sense Of The Word
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• It's Better To Spend Money Like There's No Tomorrow Than Spend Tonight Like There's No Money
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• On Modern Men
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• Well, The Truth Is...
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Video

On Modern Men

You, Me & the Boatman

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Press

• Review of Songs for Staying In EP [+ Show ]
  

  I don’t like playing favorites. Really. I don’t. But early on in my time here at The Deli, Quiet ...I don’t like playing favorites. Really. I don’t. But early on in my time here at The Deli, Quiet Company wowed me with a live showing and has done well to keep a band-sized section of my heart occupied. QC has been busy lately, recording and mixing their new EP, Songs for Staying In. Though it debuts officially May 11th, for the last few weeks they’ve been releasing a song and a documentary-style video every Monday, gearing up for the official release. On top of that, preorders of the EP give you an instant-download of the album with a physical copy of the CD mailed to you on or before release day.
  
  Magical.
  
  The EP is a solid release, and if you’re familiar with the band—and my earlier review of them—the ground tread here is similar to what they’ve tread before, that is, a strong and smooth sound that dabbles in both the realms of good rock and good pop. The world where Elton John’s cover of “Pinball Wizard” happily frolics. The difference from their earlier work, however, comes from what the band refers to, in the earlier mentioned documentary style videos, as their “Sergeant Pepper phase.” Bringing in friends and family to round out an extra choir and employing a slew of random instruments from glockenspiels and stylophones to good old fashion whistling, Songs for Staying Inis a release of Quiet Company’s familiar stylings with a bunch of new, exciting and fun stuff you’ve never heard them do before.
  
  As for the songs themselves, the first track, “How Do You Do It” literally had me singing along with it on my first play through. It’s hooks are catchy and of all the songs on the album it’s the least experimental, which is good, because it ends up being an all-around solid rock tune. From there, the style of the album eases up more and more until you get to the end, offering a good variety—a steady shift from solid rock to smoother ballads, think of the album as the downward slope of a rollercoaster—for an EP release, which is refreshing, and gives you something to listen to regardless of what mood you’re in. The only drawback here is that pulls back on the tonal consistency, though that’s hardly what an EP should be trying to achieve. All the songs exhibit the excellent crescendo style of song that Quiet Company has always been so good out—songs often starting out small or slow and then building up to a massive wall of sound. The most frequent recurring instrumentals outside of Quiet Company’s norm is a horn section, which is a welcome compliment to the already piano-heavy music that QC displays. And perhaps the most exciting surprise is a kazoo breakdown in “Things You Already Know.” Yes, kazoo breakdown. It’s as great and fun as you can imagine.
  
  The message behind the release, like the band itself, is love, and it definitely comes through well. Even in the song “Jezebel or ‘A Song About My Friend and That Whore He Dated.’” And a band that can make a title like that about love, well that should be a band you want to listen to. Basically, if you like what Quiet Company’s been doing for the last two albums, you should really enjoy this, and if what they’ve been putting out hasn’t really done it for you, there might be something on here to sway your mind.
  
  All in all, Songs for Staying In is a solid EP release from a great band. It takes a lot of fun chances with its self and offers a wide variety of music for the money, and while it doesn’t reinvent the band, it certainly treads some new territory and gives a lot of stuff we haven’t heard from them before while refining and sharpening what they already have. Quiet Company is celebrating the EP release May 7th at Encore alongside The Black and White Years and The Rocketboys. 611 Red River. Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9pm. Songs for Staying In available for ‘preorder’ now with official release May 11th.
  
  --Mitchell Mazurek

• Review of Songs for Staying In EP [+ Show ]
  

  Don’t you feel like the luckiest person in the world when great music happens to fall into your lap?...Don’t you feel like the luckiest person in the world when great music happens to fall into your lap? Well, I sure do. And it just happened to me.
  
  I was minding my own business, sitting at work, when my friend Gradon decided to shoot something my way. It was a link to the upcoming release of the new Quiet Company EP. I take music recommendations very seriously when they come from folks who have similar musical tastes. So I gave it a quick listen despite all of the work I should have been doing at that point. GOOD THING I DID.
  
  Quiet Company’s EP ‘Songs For Staying In’ took me 1 listen to absolutely fall in love with them. It normally takes me a good listen or 10 to really decide how I feel about an artist. Maybe it was their videos. Maybe it was their beards. Maybe it was their apartment studio. Who the hell knows. I LOVE THE EP. (and at the point of writing this I’ve listened to it on repeat until my dog barked at me “Enough!!”).
  
  I next put on their full length ‘Everyone You Love Will Be Happy Soon’. Hot damn! How did I miss out on these guys??
  
  This may sound odd, but this is the most satisfying music I’ve heard in a while. ‘Songs For Staying In’ is 30 minutes of pure enjoyment. The songs are well flushed out and have the same aural experience you might find while settling down with an amazing, loving partner. I am rarely floored with an album on first listen but these guys have managed to change that with this EP.
  It’s “indie”. It’s “pop”. It’s “rock”. What does that tell you about the EP? Absolutely nothing. The production is fantastic and so are the songs and lyrics. They caught me with a soft spot of doing the DIY thing by turning an apartment into a recording studio. Something I’ve been doing for years now but they (Matt) took it a step further. He got rid of most of all the “normal” luxuries to make his space a place they could create their craft in.
  
  I can ramble on an on about this release but it will be nothing close to the same as getting it for yourself. Head over to their site to pre-order the EP. They will be releasing a new song on their site each Monday up until the album’s release on May 11th. Each new song comes with a great snippet video that will give you an insight look into the band.

• Review of live show [+ Show ]
  

  "These guys love to play music, and everyone who watches them sees how they infect the air with unfo..."These guys love to play music, and everyone who watches them sees how they infect the air with unforgiving energy and harmonious live sound. ...I picked up their 2006 debut full length, Shine Honesty, and the piano intensive indie rock album definitely lived up to the band's stellar live performance."

• Review of Songs for Staying In EP [+ Show ]
  

  Sincere and effortlessly charming, Songs For Staying In is soulful 27-minute rendition of love, sex ...Sincere and effortlessly charming, Songs For Staying In is soulful 27-minute rendition of love, sex and those soft rock pop melodies that call for intimate affection. Lead by front man Taylor Glen Muse and his friend, Austin-based Quiet Company’s new EP is the kind of record that only takes one listen to fall in love for. With smooth pop ballads like ‘If You Want’ and ‘Jezebel’ that incorporate longing honest vocals, playful electronic guitar riffs and plucks, and moving piano chords, the EP create a perfect enviroment for calling off work and staying in for the rest of the morning.
  
  Not all is soft and slow. Instrumentally rich tracks like ‘Things You Already Know’ and ‘How Do You Do It’ serve as glorious rock anthems for the loved, the wicked and the wickedly in love, with bigger than life sounding songs that still remain grounded to a romantic overtone.
  The Music Ninja does not ‘rate’ albums but I definitely give these collection of songs two thumbs up, and if it wasnt so gross, I would raise both my toes as well. Highly recommended and highly enjoyable, Songs For Staying In has not only made impression on my 2010 favorite lists of albums, but it has also gotten me excited to see what Quiet Company has stored for us in the future. A band to watch and a delicate rock/pop EP to check out.

• Quiet Company named Next Big Thing by NPR [+ Show ]
  

  Where Will You Find Your Next Favorite Band? by STEPHEN THOMPSON With the Internet, is any artist ...Where Will You Find Your Next Favorite Band?
  by STEPHEN THOMPSON
  With the Internet, is any artist really "local" these days? After all, word of mouth no longer requires a slow-and-steady crawl: With a well-placed Bandcamp demo, an unsigned band can get a brand-new song heard by fans from Kansas to Kathmandu, without leaving its practice space.
  
  But make no mistake: A level playing field means an ungodly signal-to-noise ratio, and if anyone can be heard anywhere, then you'd best believe everyone is trying at once. Many of the old rules are more important than ever: New bands survive and thrive by finding a following at home — by honing their craft on stage and in the studio — before they try to conquer the world.
  
  Those seeking the elusive Next Big Thing would be wise to look for the bands that have made something of themselves in the cities that spawned them. From Seattle and Los Angeles to New York and Philly to Austin, the Twin Cities and beyond, we consulted the picky and passionate experts at top public radio stations to proselytize on behalf of the bands they love locally. If these experts have any say in the matter — and, come to think of it, they do — then you'll hear a lot more about their picks in the months and years to come.
  
  From: Austin, Texas
  
  Currently in rotation on: 90.5 FM KUT
  
  While several Austin artists are poised for a big 2012, Quiet Company seems ready to make serious ripples in the mainstream: Its big, anthemic indie-pop melodies have already turned on TV shows like Keeping Up With the Kardashians and MTV's The Real World. Though its radio-ready songs stand alone, the band's third and most recent record, We Are All Where We Belong, is a concept album of sorts documenting frontman Taylor Muse's journey through early fatherhood and a falling-out with religion. A tour beyond Quiet Company's Texas comfort zone now seems inevitable: It's drawing 30,000 plays per day at Grooveshark, where it's signed an artist development deal; the group's fastest-growing fan bases are in Brazil, Colombia and Germany. —David Brown, KUT

• Time Magazine names Quiet Company a Buzz-Worthy Band to check out at SXSW'12 [+ Show ]
  

  SXSW: America’s Top Music Fest Returns. Five Buzz-Worthy Bands to Check Out Thousands of bands over...SXSW: America’s Top Music Fest Returns. Five Buzz-Worthy Bands to Check Out
  Thousands of bands over six days: How can anyone see them all? TIME picks five early standouts from the sprawling South By Southwest music festival
  By STEVEN JAMES SNYDER
  
  Okay music buffs, an opening caveat: I’m more of a Beacon Theatre guy than a regular at the Mercury Lounge. More KCRW than KEXP. By the time I’ve discovered a band, they have probably crossed the threshold of Pitchfork and “All Songs Considered.” So I fully admit here — I am not the Great Discoverer of the Hot New Band during my annual trips to South By Southwest. As I set out to wade through the hundreds of daily acts, the ones that catch my eye most have likely already gained some momentum with an outlet I read and trust.
  
  Still, there are plenty of music fans just like me, who turn to SXSW each year less to bask in the glory of Bruce Springsteen, who is presenting a keynote this week, than in hopes of adding new groups and sounds to their playlists. By the time tUnE-yArDs played Austin last year, most music buffs already knew all about Merrill Garbus. But it was thanks to an online SXSW playlist that I was first introduced to “Bizness,” and now Garbus is one of my favorites.
  
  So take these recommendations with that knowledge in mind. These aren’t necessarily new breakthroughs, but rising stars of the indie music scene that are worth celebrating and watching. And if you’re like me, always on the hunt for something new to hear, I hope some of these fit the bill.
  
  The South By Southwest music festival runs tonight through Sunday at dozens of venues across downtown Austin. I’ll have more picks and reports in the days ahead. As far as this evening is concerned, I’m probably most excited about seeing Quiet Company (10 p.m. at The Main). The first hit that’s already caught on from their new album: “You, Me & The Boatman”
  

Setlist

Typically, we play about 10 songs (aprx. 45-60 min.) every night from this setlist:
1. A Nation of Two
2. Fashionabel
3. Circumstance
4. I Was Humming a New Song To Myself
5. Our Sun is Always Rising
6. ...Then Came A Sudden Validation
7. Its Better To Spend Money Like There's No Tomorrow Than Spend Tonight Like There's No Money
8. The Beginning Of Everything At The End Of The World
9. On Modern Men
10. On Husbands & Wives
11. My New Year's Resolution Is To Cope With My Mortality
12. Well, The Truth Is...
13. Congratulations, April & Lucas
14. Love Is A Shotgun
15. How Do You Do It?

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