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Gym Class Heroes Information
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'Gym Class Heroes' is a four member hip-hop/indie band from upstate New York. Instead of the conventional looped samples and canned beats, Gym Class Heroes uses live instruments and musicians. The band has produced an original hip-hop sound fusing crisp guitar rhythms, deep melodic bass lines, head cracking beats, and conscious lyrics.
History
Gym Class Heroes was formed in the late months of 1997 by four high school students. Within a few rehearsal sessions, a few songs were written and they decided to call themselves "Gym Class Heroes." With a diverse background in musical styles, tastes, listening backgrounds and experience, the band naturally formed a sound, which represented the diversity of the members. The theme of diversity often is attached to the name "Gym Class Heroes" with everything from subject matter of songs, to bands they've shared the stage with. Playing with rock, punk, ska, hip-hop, feminist slam poets, experimental jazz-fusion, and reggae acts, a typical crowd at a GCH show is very diverse. Their first record entitled "...For the Kids" was created in 2002. After this release Travis, the band's singer, was asked to be in MTV's Direct Effect MC Battle. Travis wowed the crowd, and as a result won this competition. After his success, he was in Style P's video "Daddy Get that Cash." Gym Class Heroes has opened for popular acts such as Naughty by Nature,Fat Joe, and Cam'ron.
In April of 2004, GCH entered a New York recording studio on a minimal budget. They returned four days later with a brand new album entitled The Papercut Chronicles. Laced with honesty and sincerity, the record captures the complexity of Gym Class Heroes as people, while showcasing phenomenal song writing abilities way beyond their age. On tracks like "Make Out Club" and the CD opener "Papercuts", front man Travis Schleprok displays a sly and witty sense and an ability to write conceptual songs that are as humorous as they are serious. Sooner than the album could even be mixed and mastered, it landed in the hands of Pete Wentz, from Fall Out Boy (Island Records/Fueled By Ramen Records). Before the group knew it, they were in talks with representatives from several record labels and management companies, ultimately signing with Decaydance, an imprint of Florida based record label, Fueled By Ramen.
Members
Current Members
Matt - drums
Travis McCoy (Schleprok) - vocals
Eric - bass guitar
Disashi - guitar
Past Members
Ryan - bass
Milo - guitar
Sie One - turntables
Discography
Albums
*The Papercut Chronicles (22 February 2005)
*The Papercut EP (29 October 2004)
*...for the kids
*Greasy Kid Stuff
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