The Scene Aesthetic
OriginEverett, Washington, U.S.
GenresAlternative rock
Years active2005–2012
LabelsUnsigned
MembersAndrew de Torres
Eric Kimberlin
Websitethesceneaesthetic.com

The Scene Aesthetic was an American alternative rock band based in Seattle, Washington. The duo consists of Andrew de Torres (also a member of Danger Radio) and Eric Kimberlin.

History

Originally from Everett, Washington, the band gained recognition through online outlets MySpace, YouTube, and PureVolume after publishing their first song "Beauty in the Breakdown" in 2006.[1] By 2007 on MySpace, "Beauty in the Breakdown" had nearly nine million plays, and the band had over 140,000 followers.[2]: 110  The song also had half a million views by August 2006.[1] Their debut album Building Homes from What We've Known had around 1.3 million downloads on PureVolume. However, as The Wall Street Journal reported in 2006 and Andrew Keen wrote in his 2007 book The Cult of the Amateur, the band made no revenue from any of these online streams.[2]: 110–111 [1]

The Scene Aesthetic's first tour in the summer of 2006 included mostly small, obscure venues such as a high school and pizza restaurant, with tickets averaging from $5 to $10.[2] Keen commented: "...their struggle to translate their massive virtual following into either significant record sales or a major label contract is an ominous augury for the other three million bands on MySpace trying to make a living selling their music."[2]: 112  Eventually, the band would tour with acts signed to major labels, for instance Owl City and Brooke Waggoner in 2009.[3]

Band members

  • Eric Kimberlin – lead vocals (2005–2012; 2013 to present as Prince of Spain)
  • Andrew de Torres – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, ukulele (2005–2012; 2013 to present as Prince of Spain)

Discography

Albums

EPs

DVDs

Year Title
2007 On the Road with The Scene Aesthetic

Cover songs

Year Album Song (Original artist)
2009 Rockin' Romance "Love Story" (Taylor Swift)
2010 Rockin' Romance II "Such Great Heights" (The Postal Service)
2011 Purevolume download "Happily Ever After" (He Is We)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Holmes, Elizabeth (August 8, 2006). "Famous, Online". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Keen, Andrew (2007). The Cult of the Amateur: How Blogs, MySpace, YouTube, and the Rest of Today's User-Generated Media Are Destroying Our Economy, Our Culture, and Our Values. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-52081-2 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Up & Coming". The Stranger. October 15, 2009. Archived from the original on September 22, 2019. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
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