Q: What is Blyss/Bliss?
A: Lifehouse originally started out as a worship band at Malibu Vineyard.
Q: What is Diff’s Lucky Day?
A: DLD is the demo album cut under the name Bliss/Blyss. Only about 1100 copies
exist (100 Bliss/1000 Blyss). At times, copies go up on EBay but they tend to go
for $100+ and in the past people have tried to sell fakes. You can hear the
album at www.lifehouse-media.com.
Q: Is Lifehouse a Christian Band?
A: No. The members have made it clear on several occasions that they are NOT a
“Christian Band.” Jason writes to leave his lyrics open to
interpretation—meaning, a song could have spiritual meaning to one listener, and
be about a friend or lover for another listener. Fairly recently, many of us
were part of an online chat with Rick (Drummer) who had this to say about it:
“First off, we're not a Christian band. Jason back in the day used to lead worship at his church and he comes from that background. For the most part we're definitely not a Christian band. We're just a band that tries to make music that is not crap. We get pigeonholed sometimes about being a Christian or spiritual or whatever band. But for the most part we try to write the best songs that we can, songs that inspire people. There is a special feeling that people get when they hear a song like that, it is an open form of art, we don't like to be put into a box like that!”
Q: What is Mr. Tumnus
A: Mr. Tumnus is a side project of Jason’s—a Christian album. It’s been put on
hold for now to focus on Lifehouse, but there’s talk of Jason releasing it in
the future on his own record label. When/if the project is completed, it will be
a totally separate endeavor from Lifehouse.
Q: What is Belly King Records?
A: Jason’s personal record label.
Myster-E
is on this label.
Q: Is there a DVD?
A: Yes! A DVD titled “Everything” was released in November 2005.
Q: What does Pete Townsend have to do with Lifehouse?
A: Nothing. Pete Townsend (of The Who) had a side project named Lifehouse. The
two are completely unrelated.
Q: Is Fuse a Lifehouse album?
A: No. Though it’s often listed, that’s not an album from our boys.
Q: I just got back from a concert! Who was that Australian guy playing
guitar?
A: Ben Carey is the current touring guitarist, though most fans have come to
consider him to be part of the band. You may have seen him on tour before with
Savage Garden. He’s also a member of
Ocianic.
Q: When are they coming to ______ on tour?
A: Tour dates can be found on
Ticketmaster,
the official site, and generally on the forums
at
lifehousefans.com.
Q: Are Rebel Rebel or Pump it Up Lifehouse songs?
A: Nope. Bryce covers Rebel Rebel (by David Bowie) in concert and Jason Covers
Pump it Up (Elvis Costello).
Q: Help! I’ve heard of a Lifehouse song that I can’t find on cd!! Where
can I find it?
A: Lifehouse actually has a lot of unreleased tracks, b-sides that are only on
import albums, and b-sides only ever heard live. You can find pretty much any
Lifehouse songs you’d ever want on www.lifehouse-media.com. No worries, the guys
in the band are fully aware of this site (run by Eric!) and often tell fans
about it themselves when they think of it, so yes, it’s okay to download the
songs. Eric only offers songs that aren’t widely for sell. (Such as the Blyss
songs and most b-sides that can’t easily be purchased)
Q: What is T.E.A.?
A: T.E.A. (Tomorrow and Everyday After) is the other band bass player Bryce is a
member of. Find more
here.
Q: When will there be a new album?
A: Soon! The guys are supposed to be back in the studio this fall to work on the
new album!
Q: Who is Myster-E or Ean?
A: Oh Ean...I think Kristi put it best:
Ean is MANY things:
1. Jason's best friend
2. An artist: Myster-E (myspace:
http://myspace.com/mystere)
3. (former?) Webmaster of Lifehousemusic.com (and many more)
4. Merch guy on the 2005 LH tour
5.
Actor ("All Over Again", "Not Another
Teen Movie")
6. Kickass guy.
7.
Phillipians brother / co-founder (or something) of
Brake Records
Q: Who is Dann?
A: Dann was with the guys during the 2006/2007 recording of the latest album,
"documenting" the recording process. You can find links to the youtube videos on
the General Links page.
Basic Band Member Info:
(click for photo)
Jason Wade: lead singer/writer/guitar/piano
DOB: 7-5-1980
Married
Rick Woolstenhulme: drummer
DOB: 9-20-1979
Married
Bryce Soderberg: bass
4-10-1980
Ben Carey: touring guitarist
DOB: 1-10-1975
Married
(Pictures of Jason, Bryce, and Ben courtesy of Meesh. Picture of Rick from geffen.com)
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