Emerging from the Wine Country of Southwest California, the four-man rock band, 24E, was born in 2001 with founding members Chad “cblime” Fergerstrom on lead vocals/ guitar and Bryan “The Professor” Auer on drums.
“24E” (which means ‘the constant state of music’), recorded 13 tracks for their self-titled first release. The song “Broken” received national radio airplay and the project sold several thousand copies.
In 2003, 24E added Travis “The Sound” Tingley on guitar and Steve “The Energy” Adler on bass and recorded “Dirt Love Songs” on Jupiter Records, which attracted some major industry buzz and got the attention of one of the most highly respected attorneys in entertainment law, Owen Sloane.
With the crowds growing in the Southern California region, 24E set out live in 2005 and recorded a 15 track c.d. entitled “Live From Jupiter”. While most of the tracks had not been previously released on a studio album, Jupiter Records wanted to make the energy of 24E’s live show available for people to experience all over the country and they did. “Live From Jupiter” saw success both nationally and internationally with fans becoming aware of 24E all over the world.
With the growing popularity of 24E live, the boys went in to the studio to capture the songs with noted producer Rob Hoffman - www.elicitmusic.com (Cristina Aguilera, Michael Jackson, Hole, Buckcherry). The song “Love Is” was pre-released to radio as part of an Electronic Press Kit and DVD compilation and went to 10 on the FMQB charts. The new full length c.d. entitled “From Stagger to Wind”, released in the Fall of 2007, is filled with melodic rock tracks that are sure to connect with the soul.
FSTW spurred three videos for I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME; I CAN'T READ MY MIND; FALLING DOWN. The most recent "FALLING DOWN" has been featured on media networks such as The Vault, Video Jam, Eye Music Network, Midwest Nights, MusicDish TV, CMC.
Chad Fergerstrom lyrics for CAN'T LET GO was selected as a Top 5 Finalist at Songwriter's Universe for February.
The band is currently recording their next CD expected to hit outlets in Summer/Fall 2009.
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