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Love Arcade | |
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Origin | St. Clair Shores, Michigan, United States |
Genres | Power pop, alternative rock, indie pop |
Years active | 2005–2008 |
Labels | Atlantic |
Past members | Christian Berishaj Seth Anderson Samuel Anderson Tony Sliwinski Dorman Pantfoeder Thomas Amason Nathaniel Boone |
Love Arcade was an American alternative/powerpop band founded by Christian Berishaj. Their debut album, Love Arcade was released in 2006.
Berishaj received a guitar from his father in fourth grade. [1] Berishaj started working on Pro Tools at the age of twelve. He began writing songs which he recorded at home. [1] He also learned how to play other instruments and began holding neighborhood garage performances with a band, Snowhite, he formed with bass guitarist Seth Anderson, drummer Samuel Anderson and guitarist Tony Sliwinski. [1] Berishaj had taught Seth how to play the bass guitar. [1] Eventually, he began mailing demos and performance videos to record labels, having his mother cold call A&R representatives. [1] [2] By eighteen, Berishaj had written and recorded a whole album, Love Arcade, on which he plays all the instruments. [2]
He secured a recording contract with Atlantic Records, after turning down an offer from Sony Records, along with his band in 2005. [2] [3] [4] [5] His demos had impressed David Wimmer and Leslie Dweck of Atalantic, who were taken by Berishaj's drive and ambition. [1] Six months later, Samuel and Sliwinski were replaced by Dorman Pantfoeder and Thomas Amason from Jacksonville, Florida at the advice of Wimmer. A keyboardist, Nathaniel Boone was added later. [1] Love Arcade was released in 2006 with the band credited as Love Arcade. [2] Sometime between 2006 and 2010, the band broke up. [3]
Berishaj wrote and performed all the songs on Love Arcade while the other members served as the touring band only, not performing on the record. [1]