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Heffron Drive

Heffron Drive was an American duo formed by Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt, both originally from Kansas.[1][2] It was originally formed in 2008 after Kendall and Dustin met each other by chance and realized they lived on the same street, Heffron Drive, Burbank, California.[3]

Heffron Drive
Belt and Schmidt in 2014
Background information
OriginBurbank, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active
  • 2008–2009
  • 2013–2019
LabelsTOLbooth
Past members
Websiteheffrondrive.com

History edit

In 2008, Kendall Schmidt and Dustin Belt formed the band Heffron Drive. The name refers to the street on which both members lived, Heffron Drive, in Burbank, California.[4] The duo began releasing music on MySpace and soon gained attention on the internet.[3] However, in 2009, Schmidt joined the boyband Big Time Rush and Heffron Drive was on a break.[3] Subsequently, Belt joined as the group's touring guitarist.[4] In May 2013, after Tanya Chisholm said that the series Big Time Rush was not being continued, Heffron Drive was revived.[5] The duo soon started working and recording on new material.[4]

On October 17, 2013, it was announced that Heffron Drive would be going on a winter tour; it started in Houston on November 23, and ended on December 22 in Los Angeles.[6] In March 2014, the duo released their debut single, "Parallel".[7] The song peaked at number 25 on the iTunes Pop charts.[8] On July 29, 2014, Heffron Drive announced their debut studio album, Happy Mistakes, as well as an international tour in support of the album.[9] On August 4, the duo premiered the track, "One Track Mind" live.[10] The album was officially released on September 9.[11] Happy Mistakes peaked at number 84 on the Billboard 200.[12]

On January 14, 2017, the band released a new song and music video for their single "Living Room". Their next release was on January 19, 2018 when they released a new song and music video titled "Mad At The World", and later "Separate Lives".

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US
[12] 		US
Indie
[13]
Happy Mistakes 84 19
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums edit

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US
Heat
[14]
Happy Mistakes: Unplugged
  • Released: April 28, 2015
  • Formats: Digital download
  • Label: TOLBooth
 16
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Extended plays edit

Title Album details
The Forthcoming
  • Released: April 1, 2009
  • Formats: Digital download
  • Label: TOLBooth
The Slow Motion EP
  • Released: February 10, 2017
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, digital download
  • Label: TOLBooth

Singles edit

List of singles
Song Year Album
"Parallel" 2014 Happy Mistakes
"Happy Mistakes" 2015
"Art of Moving On" Unplugged
"Eyes on You Non-album singles
"Rain Don't Come" 2016
"Don't Let Me Go"
"Living Room" 2017 The Slow Motion EP
"Slow Motion"
"One Way Ticket" Non-album singles
"Mad at the World" 2018
"Separate Lives"
"Hot Summer"
"Black on Black"

Tours edit

  • Winter Tour (2013–2014)[6]
  • Happy Mistakes Tour (2014–2016)[9]
  • Summer Tour (2016)[15]
  • The Slow Motion Tour (2017)[16]
  • One Way Ticket Tour (2017–2018)[17][18]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Band in the Box: Heffron Drive". FOX2now.com. December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "Kendall Schmidt: From Nickelodeon star to electronic-pop musician – The Oracle: University of South Florida". The Oracle. November 14, 2013. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Caryn Robbins (October 21, 2013). "Big Time Rush's Kendall Schmidt Announces Side Project, Heffron Drive". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Matt Collar. "Heffron Drive Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  5. ^ Brittany Frederick (May 29, 2013). "'Big Time Rush' Star Kendall Schmidt Revives Side Project 'Heffron Drive'". Starpulse.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Shea, Danny (October 17, 2013). "Kendall Schmidt Announces Heffron Drive Tour". Huffington Post. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  7. ^ Brian Mansfield (March 24, 2014). "Premiere: Heffron Drive's 'Parallel'". USA Today. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Robert Cavuoto (April 14, 2014). "Kendall Schmidt of Heffron Drive - An Introspective Look Into Parallel". Guitar International. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "HEFFRON DRIVE ANNOUNCE 2014 TOUR + DEBUT ALBUM 'HAPPY MISTAKES'". Pop Crush. July 29, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  10. ^ "Heffron Drive - One Track Mind". YouTube. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  11. ^ Maggie Malach (August 12, 2014). "Heffron Drive Reveal 'Happy Mistakes' Album Cover + Track Listing [Exclusive]". PopCrush. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Billboard 200 Chart History: Heffron Drive". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  13. ^ "Billboard Independent Albums: Heffron Drive". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  14. ^ "Heffron Drive Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  15. ^ "HEFFRON DRIVE ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR DATES". Secret Fan Girls. June 2, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  16. ^ "Heffron Drive Kicks Off 2017 With 'Living Room,' New EP and dates". Pop Crush. January 12, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  17. ^ "Heffron Drive Premieres 'One Way Ticket' Video: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  18. ^ "De volta ao Brasil, Heffron Drive prepara novidades inéditas para show no país". Febre Teen. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

External links edit

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