Number One Gun was a Christian rock band from Chico, California, that was most recently signed to Tooth & Nail Records. They self-released their debut EP Forever in 2002, before releasing their follow-up albums Celebrate Mistakes (2003) on Floodgate Records and Promises for the Imperfect (2005) on Tooth & Nail Records.

Number One Gun
OriginChico, California, U.S.
GenresChristian rock, indie, alternative, experimental rock
Years active2002–2006, 2007–2014
LabelsFloodgate, Tooth & Nail
MembersJeff Schneeweis
Past membersChristopher Keene
Jordan Mallory
Trevor Sellers
Ben Tietz
WebsiteNumber One Gun MySpace

In 2006, the band members decided to move on to different projects. Jeff Schneeweis created a new band called The North Pole Project, Christopher Keene and Jordan Mallory formed Surrogate, and Trevor Sellers moved on to play bass in the band Armed for Apocalypse.[1]

In early 2007, Schneeweise changed The North Pole Project to Number One Gun, the name still referring to his solo project.

Number One Gun released The North Pole Project on January 15, 2008, through Tooth & Nail Records. The first song from the album, "Million," was released on PureVolume on September 17, 2007. Number One Gun supported this album by touring January 15–30, 2008, with Justin Richards from Brighten on guitar and drummer Jonathan Russo (producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist, and owner of Sky Bison Productions).

The band's following release, To the Secrets and Knowledge, was a continuation of the one-man project.

In June 2012, Jeff Schneeweis announced on his Twitter that he was developing a new song under the Number One Gun band name. Further posts on Twitter and Facebook revealed that the original lineup would be reuniting to write and record a new full-length album. In July 2012, the band launched a Kickstarter page to help fund their new album and subsequent tour. In addition, the band announced that Stephen Christian, lead singer of the band Anberlin, would collaborate and contribute vocals for at least one song on the album.[2] The album, This Is All We Know, was made available on November 27, 2013, to fans who backed the Kickstarter project, and it was officially released on January 14, 2014, on Tooth & Nail Records.

Discography edit

Title Release Date Label Chart Positions
US Christ US Heat
Forever (EP) 2002 Floodgate Records
Celebrate Mistakes 2003
Promises for the Imperfect 2005 Tooth & Nail Records 31
The North Pole Project 2008 49
To the Secrets and Knowledge 2010 24 17
This Is All We Know[3][4][5][6][7][8] 2014

References edit

  1. ^ MySpace bulletin
  2. ^ "Number One Gun - This Is All We Know". Kickstarter. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  3. ^ "Number One Gun – This Is All We Know". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  4. ^ "Number One Gun, "This Is All We Know" Review". Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  5. ^ "Number One Gun (Tooth & Nail) stream new album, 'This Is All We Know' - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "Number One Gun reunites original line up". Altsounds. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  7. ^ "New Music Releases - niNe. magazine". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "AlternativNews.com : l'actualité de la scène Alternative / Emo / Punk / Hardcore: Chronique Express : Number One Gun - This Is All We Know". Retrieved October 5, 2014.