Seven Pearson
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Seven Pearson is an American musician, best known as the vocalist of Seattle, Washington based power-pop band The Cunninghams (Revolution Records/Warner Bros. Records).
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[edit] History
The Cunninghams were formed out of the ashes of Seattle rock band Jesus Headtrip in the spring of 1996 by vocalist Seven Pearson, guitarist Eric Craig, and guitarist Scott Bickham. Soon after recording demos for Giant Records, drummer Eliot Freed joined the fold and the band began playing the transitioning Northwest club scene. By the winter of 2006 the band was picked up by the newly re-tooled label, Revolution Records (formerly Giant Records), which was then headed by industry legend Irving Azoff.
The Cunninghams' debut album, Zeroed Out was released May 20, 1997 and was produced by Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Dashboard Confessional, Lit, Pearl Jam) and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge. Los Angeles bassist and vocalist Johnny Martin was added to the line up and the single, Bottle Rockets debuted as the 3rd most added song at rock and alternative radio, behind only Collective Soul and The Wallflowers. The band toured behind the album opening up for Matchbox Twenty, Cheap Trick, INXS, and Third Eye Blind. The accompanying music video for the Bottle Rockets single, directed by Nigel Dick (Oasis, Third Eye Blind, Matchbox Twenty) caught airplay on MTV’s 120 Minutes and was added to regular rotation on MTV2. The band performed on MTV’s Road Rules with Third Eye Blind, as well as MTV variety show Oddville, in addition to having several tracks used on MTV’s Road Rules and The Real World. By the end of 1997 the band had appeared on CNN’s Showbiz Tonight, performed with Blur on Rockline, live at KNDD’s Endfest in Seattle, Wa. with headliners such as Offspring, Candlebox, Radiohead, Matchbox Twenty and at St. Louis’s Pointfest with headliners such as Cheap Trick, and Beck.
By 1998 the band had parted ways with vocalist Seven Pearson. In 1999, Pearson relocated to Los Angeles. He and bassist Johnny Martin formed the band Jimmy Girl.
Pearson was found dead in his Los Angeles apartment in 2001.[citation needed]
[edit] Discography
- 1997: Zeroed Out – The Cunninghams – Vocals
