Steriogram are a rock band from Auckland, New Zealand, formed in 1999.
Formed in 1999, Steriogram's first single release, Soccerstar was mediocre but upon the release of their second single, "White Trash" saw the group success soar. Like many bands, Steriogram toured New Zealand in a friend's van without any support crew, doing gigs where they could. In 2002, still unsigned, they joined several other New Zealand bands in the annual Boost Mobile S...
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Steriogram are a rock band from Auckland, New Zealand, formed in 1999.
Formed in 1999, Steriogram's first single release, Soccerstar was mediocre but upon the release of their second single, "White Trash" saw the group success soar. Like many bands, Steriogram toured New Zealand in a friend's van without any support crew, doing gigs where they could. In 2002, still unsigned, they joined several other New Zealand bands in the annual Boost Mobile School's Tour, playing for free during high school lunch hours to get exposure, as well as at bars at night.
In 2002, while recording at a rented beach house they were contacted by an American Label Scout for Capitol Records, who had come upon their music video for "White Trash" on the internet, and were signed to Capitol Records later that year.
2004 saw the release of their debut album, Schmack! which has seen six singles released from it.
There were two main factors contributing to Steriogram’s immediate success. Firstly, the national...
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