User:Nwh3rd/ACross Life

General Info
ACross Life is an american rock band consisting of

Steve Plummer: Lead Vocals

Giavanti Greenaugh: Guitar, Vocals

Chris Harris: Bass

Nate Harris: Guitar, Keyboards

Marcus Womack: Drums

The band was originally started as a jam band, called Frontline Band in 2005, and the decision to focus their energies as a band came in late 2006. ACross Life has released 2 EP's (The Marathon, Alive, Live at FNL 10.2007), and are in the process of releasing their studio recorded EP as a 5 piece band in early 2010.

Background History
ACross Life origins stems from a choir ministry on the University of Maryland's campus called Terrapin Praise. It was through that group that Giavanti Greenaugh, Marcus Womack, Nate Harris, and Joey Price first met, and formed the jam band Frontline Band. Between 2005 and 2006, Frontline Band played at various events around the Washington DC area, gaining a reputation and buzz for a sound that had a unique blend of hip-hop and rock influences. In mid 2006, the decision was made to add rapper Christopher "Enyaphace" Chiles, and a few months later, vocalist Steve Plummer in order to take the bands' sound potential further than just a jam band. Chris Harris was added on to the group Frontline Band in late 2005 as a percussionist. During the end of the summer in 2006, the decision was made by the band to relaunch themselves as ACross Life, a 7 piece rock band that infused hip-hop and rap, and that the official relaunch was to take place in January 2007. Between the end of the summer of 2006 and the official debut of ACross life, the group continued to perform under the name Frontline Band. As a 7 piece band, ACross Life's line up was as follows:

Steve Plummer: Lead Vocals Christopher "Enyaphace" Chiles: Rapper Giavanti Greenaugh: Guitar, Backing Vocals Nate Harris: Primary Keyboards Chris Harris: Secondary Keyboards/live drum machine Joey Price: Bass Marcus Womack: Drums

ACross Life past
On Friday, January 19th, 2007, ACross Life made their official public debut at Friday Night Live, a popular monthly Christian young adult event in the Washington DC area. It was on this day that ACross Life also released their official symbol/logo. From this point, ACross Life's popularity in the local Christian community of the Washington DC and Baltimore MD area began to soar as they began to play extensively throughout these areas. They also experienced more widespread exposure due to their participation in Emergenza, a worldwide battle of the band competition in which they placed 2nd overall in the entire DC/Baltimore/Norfolk area. It was at this event in the second round, on April 12th, 2007 that ACross Life released their first official recording, entitled The Marathon.

The Marathon

In combination with participation in Emergenza, the release of the Marathon created buzz in the DC/MD/VA area. The album sold internationally, including sales in Switzerland and China, and featured the blend of rock and rap that fans had grown to love. The songs "Don't Know Why" and "Made for More" received radio play on several radio formats, including internet radio, and the infectious energy of the song "Monday" immediately gained popularity at live shows with fans.

Alive, Live at FNL 10.2007

On October 19th, 2007, ACross Life recorded live their second EP, but decided to sit on the material for a period of time and figure out which direction to go with their second release. Between the period of time of October 2007 and August 2008, the groups underground popularity soared, and it spread both further north and south, having played shows in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. On August 15th, 2008, ACross Life released their 2nd EP, Alive, Live at FNL 10.2007, to rave local reviews. The albums featured live adaptations of songs from the Marathon such as "Make Me New," "Don't Know Why," and "ILJAL," and three new additions, "He's Alive," "How Can I," and "We are Calling." It was also during this period that rapper Enyaphace decided to focus on his solo career as a rapper and step away from the band.

ACross Life, present and future
In February 2009, shortly after a showcase in Nashville, Tennessee, bassist Joey Price decided to focus on school and his career, leaving the group with five members. Rather than bring another bassist in, the group decided to keep the group to five members, move Chris Harris to bass and Nate Harris primarily to guitar (both of whose skills on both instruments were fastly growing prior to), and to increase the presence of Giavanti's vocals in the music, and to utilize Giavanti, Steve, and Nate at various points on keyboards. The group also decided to focus their sound to a more straightforward rock approach, and to allow the other influences to naturally filter in. In March 2009, the band began recording their first EP as a 5 piece, Evolution Revolution, and in April 2009, after a 2 month hiatus, ACross Life debuted again at the University of Maryland. Since this point, ACross Life has been playing several times monthly, keeping a fairly low profile before reintroducing themselves with the launch of Evolution Revolution and acrosslife.com in early 2010. Due to an increased presence on Facebook and Myspace, the buzz about ACross Life still remains fairly high.