Sumerlin

For the American community, see Summerlin, Nevada.

Sumerlin
Origin	Wilmington, North Carolina
Genres	Hard rock Alternative Rock Christian Rock
Years active	2009 (2009)–present
Labels	Dream, Mosaic Artistry
Members	Dan DiGiovanni Logan Tudor Chris Taylor Joshua Mace

Sumerlin are an American Christian rock band from Wilmington, North Carolina. The band is currently composed of Dan DiGiovanni, Logan Tudor, Chris Taylor, and Joshua Mace. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

History

The band formed in 2009, however their first release was 2010's, Forfeit the Compass EP. ^[5] Two years later, the group released, Motives EP, through Mosaic Artistry. ^[6] Their first ever Billboard charting was for "Just a Dream" that reached No. 14 on the Christian Rock songs chart. ^[7] This EP would see the band chart "The Fallback", their second single, on the Christian Rock songs chart at a peak of No. 2. ^[8] Their debut studio album with Dream Records was released on February 4, 2014, Runaways. ^{[9] [10]} This debut album saw the band chart twice more on the Christian Rock songs chart with "Breaking Out" at No. 1 and "Heartbeat" at No. 6. ^[8] The group released the deluxe edition of this album on February 15, 2015, ^{[11] [12]} and its first single "Out of My Head" has currently reach a peak of No. 7 on the Christian Rock songs chart. ^[8]

Members

• Dan DiGiovanni – lead vocals, Dan is also the worship and creative director for Rock Church in Wilmington, NC rockchurch.cc
• Logan Tudor – guitar
• Chris Taylor – bass, backing vocals
• Joshua Mace – drums

Discography

Albums

• Runaways, Dream Records (2014)
• Runaways: Deluxe Edition, Dream Records (2015)

EPs

• Forfeit the Compass, Independent (2010)
• Motives, Independent (2012)

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
		US Chr Rock [8]
2013	"Just a Dream"	14
	"The Fallback"	2
2014	"Breaking Out"	1
	"Heartbeat"	6
2015	"Out of My Head"	1

References

1. Jesus Freak Hideout. "Sumerlin". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
2. New Release Tuesday. "Sumerlin Artist Profile". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
3. Cross Rhythms. "Sumerlin Artist Profile". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved February 25, 2015.
4. Sumerlin. "Sumerlin". Facebook . Retrieved February 25, 2015.
5. New Release Tuesday. "Forfeit The Compass". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
6. Hatch, Cimarron (March 2012). "Sumerlin - Runaways". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
7. Chart search for Sumerlin at billboard.com
8. Billboard. "Sumerlin - Chart history : Christian Rock". Billboard . Retrieved February 25, 2015.
9. New Release Tuesday. "Runaways". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
10. Rimmer, Mike (May 4, 2014). "Review: Runaways - Sumerlin". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved February 25, 2015.
11. Smith, Christopher (February 5, 2015). "Sumerlin, "Runaways: Deluxe Edition" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
12. St. John, Christian (March 3, 2015). "Music Review: "Runaways (Deluxe Edition)" by Sumerlin". Christian Review Magazine. Retrieved May 17, 2015.