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Press
"One of Colorado's finest acts"
-Dom Testa- "Dom & Jane Morning Show", Mix 100 FM, Denver, Co.
“Between The Lines, is by far my favorite disc this year. These tunes will be stuck in your head for weeks! The songwriting here is simply great”
-Chris Ray- Director of E!’s “Keeping Up With The Kardashians”, Los Angeles, Ca.
"An acoustic duo not to be missed"
-Abby White- Performing Songwriter Magazine, Nashville, Tn.
“One of Colorado’s local bands with the potential of becoming National in
the not so distant future”
-Brad White- Promotions Director, 97.3 KBCO, Boulder, Co.
"Between The Lines, is addictive, extremely catchy material, with conviction and exceptional vocals"
-Mike Farley- Publicist/Bullz-eye.com, Nashville, Tn.
"Great pop songs with beautiful intertwining harmonies ala
The Eagles & America"
-Jake Schroeder- 5280 Magazine & 99.5FM The Mountain, Denver, Co.
"Bounce your way into Red Rocks to see The Trampolines...a show you won't want to miss!"
-Kat Valentine- The Denver Post, Denver, Co.
"Seamless vocals & candy-coated pop gems...delivering taut batch's of alt-pop acoustic tunes that wouldn't sound out of place next to such 90's mainstays as
the Gin Blossoms and Del Amitri”
-Dave Herrara- Westword/Village Voice, Denver, Co.
“Between The Lines is a Triple A, radio-ready album and this group’s best foot forward since it’s inception”
-Brian F. Johnson- Marquee Magazine, Boulder, Co.
"The Trampolines take boy band harmonies & rock-riffs, throw them in a blender and pour a big glass of Top 40! Their vocals are like honey raining from the sky"
-Allie Shaw- HYPERACTIVE MUSIC MAGAZINE, Albuquerque, Nm. - *CLICK + SIGN FOR DROP DOWN REVIEWS
Discography
The Trampolines 2005:
The songs "1963" & "Dried Flowers" aired on MTV in January 07' on "REAL WORLD DENVER" and the band was featured on MTV.COM as well! Later in 07...we also recieved placements on MTV'S "REAL WORLD SYDNEY", as well as "INFERNO 3". We also received regular rotational spins with: "7 Ways from Sunday", "1963", "Dried Flowers", & "Bring Me Down" on: The Mountain 99.5FM, KTCL 93.3FM, KBCO 97.3FM, KCUV 102.5FM..in Denver, Colorado.
The Trampolines-One Night Live 2007 (2 disc DVD-CD set...including acoustic performances and full band clips from Red Rocks Amphitheatre).
The Trampolines-Between the Lines-2009:
The Trampolines, "U OUGHTA KNOW" & "MISTAKE" as well as other tracks from the disc,"Between The Lines", are currently being featured on Episodes (Season 3 2010) of E!'s "KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS" & "The SPINdustry".
We are also recieving mulitple spins of: "The Need", "Mistake", "Turning Around" & "Green Lights" on: Alice 105.9FM, KBCO-97.3FM, The Mountain 99.5FM & Mix 100.3FM...in Denver, Colorado as well.
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Bio
The Trampolines are a Pop-Rock act, centered around the vocal/guitar duo of Chris Stake and Mark Sundermeier. Based in Denver, Colorado, we have shared the stage/tour slots with the likes of JAMES TAYLOR, EDWIN MCCAIN, THE FRAY, VANESSA CARLTON, BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS, THE BODEANS, MARC BROUSSARD, PAT MCGEE, AMOS LEE, SISTER HAZEL, PAT MCGEE, JOHN WAITE, FASTBALL, THE SAMPLES, RADIATORS, TEITUR, KYLE RIABKO, DEXTER FREEBISH, JULIA FORDHAM, STEVE POLTZ, JONATHAN TYLER & THE NORTHERN LIGHTS, DAVID GARZA, LUCERO, COLIN HAY (Men At Work), K'S CHOICE, HELLO DAVE, JOE FIRSTMAN, THE NADA'S, JOHNETTE NAPOLITANO (Concrete Blonde), YOUNG DUBLINERS, SUPER DIAMOND, STEPHEN KELLOGG, FREDDY JONES BAND & more!
We released our debut disc, "THE TRAMPOLINES", in August of 2005 at the world famous 'Red Rocks Amphitheatre' and have since sold 5,000+ copies of the disc. It charted with Nielsen Soundscan for more than 14 weeks in the state of Colorado and was number 21 in over-all sales for the year end of 2005.
In 2006, The Tramps received significant airplay with the songs "1963" & "Bring Me Down" and also toured the West Coast three times. We were featured on several summer festivals as well (such as Southpark Music Fest., Midwest Music Summit & Hyperactive).
The tunes "1963" & "Dried Flowers" aired on MTV in January 07' on "REAL WORLD DENVER" and the band was featured on MTV.COM as well! Later in 07...we also recieved song placements on MTV'S "REAL WORLD SYDNEY", as well as "INFERNO 3". We were also very proud to be featured artists on Red Gorilla Music Fest. in Austin, Tx., during the world famous SXSW!
"ONE NIGHT LIVE", a 2 disc set featuring a DVD with Acoustic & Electric performances...as well as a "live" audio acoustic disc, was released in 2007 (produced by Michael Drumm, Panic! At The Disco, Tori Amos, Dave Matthews, O.A.R) and is currently available at many on-line stores.
Our latest record (released in the fall of 09'), "Between The Lines", is The Trampolines first studio disc since 2005! The disc ranges from the likes of Indie & Classic Rock to Country & Acoustic music as well. An array of "guest musicians" also appear on the cd...including the legendary Sam Bush. The disc was engineered by John Macy (Big Head Todd) at Macy Sound Studios & mastered by Domick Maita (Fall Out Boy).
The Trampolines currently have Television song placements with "Green Lights", "U Oughta Know", "Mistake" and "Nobody's Darlin" on E!'s "Keeping up With The Kardashians" & "The SPINdustry"...in 2010!
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