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Infobox musical artist || name = Celldweller| image =| alt =| background = group_or_band| origin = founded: New York City , New York relocated: Detroit , Michigan , USA | instrument =| genre = Electronic Rock Industrial Metal Alternative Metal Instrumental Rock Drum & Bass Electro-house trance music|Trance Triphop Dubstep ambient music|Ambient Nu Metal | occupation =| label = Esion Media Position Music FiXT Music | years_active = 1999–present| website = http://www.celldweller.com www.celldweller.com| associated_acts = Blue Stahli Circle of Dust Argyle Park Criss Angel Angeldust (Industrial band)|Angeldust | current_members = Klayton Celldweller is a Detroit, Michigan -based Electronic Rock project that was created by multi-instrumentalist Klayton who was a former frontman and songwriter for the bands Circle of Dust , Argyle Park and Angeldust (Industrial band)|Angeldust (with Criss Angel ). Celldweller's music is multi-faceted, often labeled Electronic Rock and more commonly being described as a combination of Rock and Trance for his earlier workscite web | url = http://www.celldwellertribe.com/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=879& Itemid=697 | title = Keyboard Magazine Celldweller Music Makers Feature | publisher = Keyboard Magazine | year = 2006 | accessdate = 2009-04-13 Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot and as Metalstep for his more recent works.cite web | url = http://dedmusicblog.com/2011/11/09/celldweller-disposable-war-pigs/ | title = Celldweller / Disposable War Pigs | publisher = DED Music | date = 2011-11-09 | accessdate = 2012-03-03 Celldweller songs have frequently appeared in movies, trailers, television shows, and video games.
Klayton had gained a devoted cult following in the mid 90s because of his industrial metal band Circle of Dust. After the dissolution of that band, Klayton concurrently released both a posthumous collection of reworked Circle of Dust leftovers titled Disengage and an album for a new project, Angeldust, created in conjunction with illusionist Criss Angel .cite web | url = http://www.celldwellertribe.com/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=8& Itemid=591 | title = Klay Scott Interview with Carpe Noctem | publisher = Carpe Noctem magazine | year = 1997 | accessdate = 2009-04-12 Both albums demonstrated Klayton's shift away from industrial metal and towards more electronic / modern industrial rock influences, incorporating richer electronic instrumentation and greater emphasis on melody. This change in style was a major step toward the sound that would come to define Celldweller's output. Klayton began creating songs for the Celldweller project in 1998/1999cite web | url = http://www.celldwellertribe.com/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=885& Itemid=591 | title = Klayton Interview with DELIRIUM | last = Diamantis-Fry | first = Sophie | year = 2003 | accessdate = 2009-04-12 Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot and released a limited edition EP of three early Celldweller demos and two solo trance tracks, which quickly sold out. Klayton and Criss Angel parted ways in 2000 after three albums' worth of material had been completed, allowing Klayton to devote all of his time to Celldweller.cite web | url = http://www.celldwellertribe.com/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=382& Itemid=591 | title = Klayton Interview with 1340 Mag | publisher = 1340 Mag | year = 2003 | accessdate = 2009-04-12 Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot
Eponymous debut era (1999–2009)
Main|Celldweller (album)|l1=mp|CelldwellerKlayton worked in earnest with producer Grant Mohrman (formerly of Leaderdogs For The Blind ) on the debut Celldweller (album)|Celldweller album, which was slated for release in February 2001. Unfortunately, various delays kept pushing the release date back.cite web | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20021029181051/celldweller.com/currentinfo.html | url = http://www.celldweller.com | title = Celldweller current info 29 October 2002 | archivedate = 29 October 2002 | accessdate = 2009-04-12 During this time, Klayton kept fans up to date with numerous Celldweller Logs through his website and via email and, in 2001, released raw files of the song "Symbiont" to give fans and fellow musicians a chance to remix Celldweller's music.cite web | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20001209081800/celldweller.com/currentinfo.html | url = http://www.celldweller.com | title = Celldweller current info 1 June 2000 | archivedate = 1 June 2000 | accessdate = 2009-04-12 Eight remixes were chosen and uploaded to the original Mp3.com , most of them making it to the top of the Electronic and the Electro-Industrial charts. All the exposure led to over 500,000 song plays on Mp3.com.citation needed|date=April 2009 The "Symbiont" remixes became a digital EP six years later.
The self-titled debut album saw release in early 2003 and debuted at #17 on Billboard charts|Billboard's Internet Sales Chart. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp? cfi=327& cfgn=Albums& cfn=Top+Internet+Albums& ci=3048479& cdi=7961939& cid=02%2F15%2F2003 Celldweller ranking at Billboard Celldweller included a guest appearance by Taproot (band)|Taproot drummer Jarrod Montague. In 2004, the album took home seven awards at the Just Plain Folks Music Organization|Just Plain Folks Music Awards , winning Album of the Year, Producer of the Year, Industrial Album of the Year, Metal Song of the Year ("One Good Reason") and Best Industrial Rock Song ("Switchback"), and also took runner-up in Best Industrial Song with "Stay with Me (Unlikely)" and Best Rock Song with "I Believe You". Later, the songs "Birthright" and "Switchback" were included in the list of Hard and Extreme Mode songs respectively for the popular iPhone OS game Tap Tap Revenge .
In 2004, Klayton put together a double disc release called The Beta Cessions . The first disc contained a re-recording of the last Circle of Dust song, "Goodbye", alternate mixes of "Switchback", the Klayton tracks from the initial Celldweller EP, and demo versions of debut Celldweller songs. The second disc contained the full debut album in instrumental form, with a few of the instrumentals being slightly edited.cite web | url = http://www.celldwellertribe.com/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=881& Itemid=707 | title = Beta Cessions Review | publisher = ReGen | last = Yucel | first = Ilker | year = 2006 | accessdate = 2009-04-12 Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot Klayton stated that he plans to release Beta Cessions to coincide with each of his major albums to collect outtakes, demos, and other rarities.cite web | url = http://www.celldwellertribe.com/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=429& Itemid=579 | title = Klayton Was Here... (artist's blog) 06-10-2005 | date = 6 October 2005 | accessdate = 2009-04-12 Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot
In the years following the release of the first Celldweller album, various remix EPs were released, culminating in the conception of the Take It & Break It Celldweller Remix Competition in 2006.cite web | url = http://www.celldwellertribe.com/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=921& Itemid=697 | title = Celldweller To Launch Groundbreaking Remix Contest | date = September 2006 | accessdate = 2009-04-11 Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot Expanded off the fan remix concept that Klayton first toyed with in 2001 with the Symbiont remixes, the Take It & Break It competition saw the creation of its own website on which unlimited numbers of fans could register, download and remix the individual recording files of various Celldweller songs, and then submit their remixes. Three rounds of the competition were completed, with compilations of Celldweller remixes being released at the end of each round. In 2008, the Celldweller Remix Competition evolved into the FiXT Remix Competition where fans, remixers, and musicians have the opportunity to remix songs of not only Celldweller but other FiXT Music artists as well.citation needed|date=April 2009 In December 2008, Klayton released Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head Vol. 1 , a collection consisting primarily of short, instrumental score-based compositions. The songs were culled from the hundreds of demos in Klayton's extensive archives and represented work that he felt was not suited for a premier Celldweller album but rather for theatrical use.cite web | url = http://www.celldwellertribe.com/index.php? option=com_content& task=view& id=1221& Itemid=579 | title = Klayton Was Here...(artist's blog) 5-10-08 | date = 5 September 2008 | accessdate = 2009-04-12 Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot Celldweller's management has sought to have these songs placed in media, like those on the debut album, and several have already been heard on film and television and in video games.
Main|Wish Upon a BlackstarWriting and recording for the second Celldweller album has been underway since 2004.Cite web |author=celldweller |url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=jnOEyuLkXos |title=Eon Beta Cessions commentary |publisher=youtube.com |date= 2009-12-08 |accessdate= 2012-01-14Cite web |author=celldweller |url= http://www.fixtstore.com/product/62596/Celldweller---Beta-Cessions-%28Demos-Vol.-01%29-%28MP3-Album%29 |title=Beta Cessions (Demos Vol. 01) |publisher=FiXT Music |date=2011-12-23 |accessdate=2012-01-14 Originally slated to come out in the summer of 2006, the album has been delayed numerous times. In March 2009 Klayton announced that the title of the album is Wish Upon a Blackstar . Of 50 songs, he has narrowed it down to the 10 that will comprise the album. In a blog post on his website, he elaborated on wanting to release the album in 'Chapters' with each Chapter consisting of 2 songs.
In April 2009 Klayton revealed the tracks Wish Upon a Blackstar would contain,cite web |url= http://www.celldweller.com/2009/04/does-this-smell-like-chloroform-04-20.html |title=Does This Smell Like Chloroform? (04-20-09) |publisher=Celdweller.com |first=Klayton |last=Scott |date=20 April 2009 |accessdate=2009-04-20Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot and has also stated that many of the leftovers will be on the second volume of The Beta Cessions: "In fact The Beta Cessions II (when I ever get around to working on those tracks) will be primarily new material and not a bunch of remixes and alternative versions of songs from the sophomore ... album".cite web |url= http://www.fearnet.com/news/b13999_FEARnet_Meets_Cinema_s_Secret_Weapon_ CELLDWELLER.html |title=Klayton interview with FEARnet |publisher=FEARnet |first=Gregory S. |last=Burkart |date=10 December 2008 |accessdate=2009-04-11 As of early 2012, four of the five Chapters of Wish Upon a Blackstar have been released, with the remaining Chapter set to be released on June 12, 2012.Blackstar Official Release Date + Free Download of Unshakeable" />
During the recording of Wish Upon a Blackstar , Klayton also began work on his follow-up to Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head Vol. 1 . Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head Vol. 2 will be released in the same manner as Wish Upon a Blackstar : as handfuls of tracks are completed, Chapters of the full album will be released digitally until the full collection is complete and the album is released on physical media. Chapter 01 of SVH Vol. 2 featured four songs, including a 20 minute ambient piece (a first for Celldweller). Additionally, a Limited Edition CD of Chapter 01 was released on 7 December 2010 that contained a bonus short ambient track, "Distants".
In addition to working on Wish Upon a Blackstar and SVH Vol. 2 , Celldweller kept busy on other fronts. He produced the remainder of the debut Blue Stahli album, appeared on the soundtrack of the Xbox 360 / PlayStation 3 game Dead Rising 2 with a new original song, " Kill The Sound ", as well as a selection of previously released Celldweller songs,cite web |url= http://fixtstore.com/news/? p=1921 |title=Dead Rising 2: The Music Behind the Game (Celldweller) |publisher=FiXT News |date=28 September 2010 |accessdate=2011-01-18 and also did remixes for BT (musician)|BT cite web |url= http://www.celldweller.com/site/? p=197 |title=Update from the studio |publisher=Celldweller |date=3 April 2009 |accessdate=2011-01-18 and Jes Brieden|Jes .
Klayton confirmed in April 2010 that, for the first time in five years, he would be taking Celldweller on the road. The live band would consist of Klayton and fellow FiXT recording artist Blue Stahli .cite web |url= http://www.celldweller.com/site/? p=304 |title=Updates (lots of 'em) |publisher=Celldweller |date=5 April 2010 |accessdate=2011-01-18 The first leg of the tour, in fall 2010, included shows at Triton Fest in New York City, Dragoncon in Atlanta, Georgia , and EBM Fest in Toronto. In November, 2010, Klayton announced that he is planning to release studio recordings of the alternate live versions of Celldweller songs played on the tour. The first of these releases, Cellout EP 01 , is available as an iTunes exclusive, released on January 25, 2011.
On May 4, 2011, a 4-EP bundle was released via Groupees in a 72 hour only exclusive online sale with 20% of the benefits going to Red Cross for Tornado Relief. The EPs in the promotion were Cellout EP 01 , Chapter 01 of Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head Vol. 2 , Chapter 03 of Wish Upon a Blackstar and the Unreleased EP , which contained previously unreleased songs and remixes including a song titled "Senorita Bonita" from the Chapter 02 of SVH Vol. 2 and a Beta Cessions demo, "Atmospheric Light".cite web |url= http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=KPe5cKU7b5M |title=Atmospheric Light | 72 Hour Promo Sale |publisher=Celldweller |date=3 May 2011 |accessdate=2011-06-03
In May, 2011, Klayton mentioned in one of his live streams the possibility of launching a Celldweller VIP Membership, which would give "access to unreleased demos, video, news, discounts & more". It was to be launched in "early/mid July", 2011.cite web |url= http://www.facebook.com/celldweller/posts/10150273212681672 |title=Anyone still... | Facebook |publisher=Facebook |date=10 June 2011 |accessdate=2011-06-11
On November 24, 2011, Klayton has announced that he is going to release Wish Upon a Blackstar on March 27, 2012.Cite web |author=celldweller |url= http://mim.io/c208f1 |title=Wish Upon A Blackstar | Letter From Klayton |publisher=mim.io |date= 2011-11-24 |accessdate= 2011-11-24
Chapter 02 of Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head Vol. 2 was released on February 14, 2012 and pre-orders of Live Upon a Blackstar began on the same day along with an announcement about the delay of Wish Upon a Blackstar to May 22, 2012.Cite web |author=celldweller |url= http://www.fixtstore.com/product/63930/Celldweller---Live-Upon-A-Blackstar-%28MP3-Album%29 |title= Celldweller - Live Upon a Blackstar |publisher=FiXT Music |date= 2012-02-14 |accessdate= 2012-02-16
On March 2, 2012, Klayton released a new SVH song, "Elara" as a single.Cite web | url = http://www.facebook.com/celldweller/posts/373632739327262 | title = Surprise& #33; "Elara"... | publisher = Facebook | date = 2012-03-02 | accessdate = 2012-03-03
The MP3 Album version of Live Upon a Blackstar was released on March 26, 2012, one day early.Cite web |author=celldweller |url= http://www.facebook.com/celldweller/posts/124430994348143 |title=What's this? ... |publisher=Facebook |date=2012-03-27 |accessdate= 2012-03-27 However, the Live Upon a Blackstar Blu-Ray DVD was delayed to April 17, 2012 and was delayed again, to May 22, 2012.Blackstar (DVD & Blu-Ray Combo)">Cite web |author= FiXT Music |url= http://www.fixtstore.com/product/63929/Celldweller---Live-Upon-A-Blackstar-%28DVD/Blu-Ray%29 |title= Celldweller - Live Upon A Blackstar (DVD & Blu-Ray Combo) |publisher= FiXT Music |date= 2012-04-07 |accessdate= 2012-04-17 The release date of Wish Upon a Blackstar was also moved. Currently, it is scheduled to be released on "a final release date in early June, 2012."Cite web |author= celldweller |url= http://www.facebook.com/celldweller/posts/10150760128266672? comment_id=23320282 |title= What happened to... |publisher=Facebook.com |date= 2012-03-27 |accessdate= 2012-04-08
On April 18, 2012 the final release date of Wish Upon a Blackstar was announced. It will be released on June 12, 2012Blackstar Official Release Date + Free Download of Unshakeable">Cite web |author= celldweller |url= http://mim.io/3a3582 |title= "Wish Upon A Blackstar" Official Release Date + Free Download of "Unshakeable" |publisher= mim.io |date= 2012-04-18 |accessdate= 2012-04-18
Discography
details|Celldweller discography;Major releases
Celldweller (album)|Celldweller (2003)
The Beta Cessions (2004)
Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head Vol. 1 (2008)
The Complete Cellout |The Complete Cellout Vol. 1 (2011)
Soundtrack for the Voices in My Head Vol. 2 (2010-201? )
Awards
The debut Celldweller album won seven awards in the 2004 Just Plain Folks Music Organization|Just Plain Folks Music Awards cite web | url = http://www.jpfolks.com/MusicAwards/2004/FoundersAwards.htm | title = 2004 Just Plain Folks Music Awards | date = 7 November 2004 | accessdate = 2009-04-10 :
Best Hard Rock song - "Fadeaway"
Best Industrial music|Industrial Song - " Switchback_(Celldweller_song)|Switchback " (with "Stay with Me (Unlikely)" in second place)
Best Heavy metal music|Metal song - "One Good Reason"
2nd place, Best Rock music|Rock Song - "I Believe You"
Album of the Year - Celldweller
Producer of the Year - Klayton
Best Industrial album - Celldweller
Best Male Vocalist - Klayton ( 2005 Radio-Active-Music Awards )
External links
http://www.celldweller.com Official website
http://www.celldweller.org celldweller fan site
References
Reflist Celldweller Category:American industrial music groups Category:Electronic music groups from New York Category:Musical groups from Detroit, Michigan Category:Heavy metal musical groups from Michigan Category:Industrial metal musical groups
