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Cartel (band)

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Cartel
Origin	Conyers, Georgia, USA
Genre(s)	Pop punk Powerpop Rock
Years active	2003–present
Label(s)	The Militia Group Epic Records
Website	www.cartelrocks.com
Members
Will Pugh Joseph Pepper Nic Hudson Jeff Lett Kevin Sanders
Former members
Ryan Roberts Andy Lee

Cartel is a five-member American pop punk/power pop band from Conyers, Georgia that formed in 2003. All members have been friends since high school. Their debut full length album, Chroma put them on Alternative Press's 2005 list of "Bands You Need to Know". In March 2006, they were also named Yahoo! Music's winner in the "Who's Next" competition ^[1] and a Breaker artist by AOL music. ^[2]

1 Touring and Chroma
2 Band in a Bubble
3 Members
4 Discography
5 External links
6 References

Touring and Chroma

In March 2006, Cartel signed to Epic Records, moving up from The Militia Group. Both The Militia Group's distributor Sony's RED Distribution and Epic Records are divisions of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. In late 2006 and early 2007,The band toured as support for New Found Glory with The Early November and Hit The Lights. After some local shows, they kicked off a headlining tour featuring bands Cobra Starship, Boys Like Girls, Quietdrive, New Atlantic and Permanent ME. The nation wide tour started in February and continued until the end of March. Recently, Cartel contributed a cover version of the Oasis song "Wonderwall" to the Punk Goes '90s compilation, a part of the Punk Goes... series. They also re-released their debut album Chroma under Epic Records. The re-release is packaged with a live EP, Live Dudes. On June 8, 2006, Ryan Roberts, the band's bass player, decided to leave the band. The band said it was an "amicable" breakup. An old friend of the band, Jeff Lett, joined as a replacement for Roberts. ^[3] Their single "Honestly" was used during breaks in ESPN's coverage of NCAA's 2007 March Madness, and was featured in John Tucker Must Die. Their last Chroma single, Say Anything (Else) is featured on the Madden NFL 2007 soundtrack and in the trailer for Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj.

Band in a Bubble

Cartel participated in the American version of the Band in a Bubble starting on May 24, 2007. They were challenged to write, record and produce a full length album in the 20 days while living inside the bubble, while fans were allowed to access 23 strategically placed web cameras 24/7. On June 3, 2007 Cartel's front window was broken by striking winds coming from Pier 54, exactly 10 days after being first put into the bubble. The band was able to finish on June 12 2007, 20 days after being in the bubble. The band "broke out" of the bubble and performed a live concert, featuring many of the newly written songs. The same day Cartel left the bubble they released their single "Lose It' on iTunes and Napster. The self-titled album was set to be released July 21st, but was pushed back one month to August. A second season of the "Band In A..." series, has been announced featuring the Jonas Brothers in "Band In A Bus".