One Star Story

One Star Story is an American power pop band consisting of lead vocalist and lyricist Vanessa Rose, guitarist Willard Vastine, bass guitarist Bryant Lee and drummer Geno Valloni. The band was formed in 2003 in Springfield, Missouri. One Star Story has played with many bands including Relient K, Jonezetta, Jeffree Star, and Hawk Nelson. The band has released one studio album, Near to Far (2007), with the follow-up, The Empty Room, due in March 2008. On December 1st 2007 the band signed with New York City indie label Transatlantic Records and plans for the album began to take place.

The significance of the band is its nearly instantaneous comparison to old greats such as The Cranberries and Garbage.

History
Near To Far EP
After recording with Jeff Smith at 2100 Studios the band set out to tour in support of their debut, Near To Far. The album was to be a mix of rerecorded songs from the early days of the band. The Record sold out of print in early 2007 and can now only be found online at itunes. The record gave the band the opportunity to play with, supporting bands like Relient K, Jonezetta, and Jeffree Starr.

The Empty Room EP
The band's second album, The Empty Room, is to be released on March 3rd 2008. The album, although considerably poppier, contains deeper songs than those on Near To Far, with a more polished sound.

The album was produced by Stephen Christian of the band Anberlin and Gilbert Ott III. Christian is said to have crafted and polished the songs while Ott helped with more technical aspects to bring a edgier and bigger sound to the equation.

The leak of several of the tracks to the internet prompted their position at #1 on the purevolume.com charts for a short time as well as growing industry praise from such sites as "Kings of A&R".

Touring
One Star Story has spent nearly every day of 2008 on the road so far on a headlining tour with School Boy Humor and are set to head out on their first album release tour with support act
Kill Your Ex.

The band is assisted by Zack Person on guitar while touring.

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