Saint Motel

Saint Motel

**Saint Motel** is an American indie pop band from Los Angeles, California. The band consists of A/J Jackson (Lead Singer), Aaron Sharp (Guitar), Dak Lerdamornpong (Bass) and Greg Erwin (Drums).

## Albums & EPs

* **2007-2011: *ForPlay***
* **2012-2013: *Voyeur***
* **2014-2015: *My Type EP***
* **2016-Present: *Saintmotelevision***

## Career

### 2007-2011

The group came together when A/J Jackson and Aaron Sharp were attending film school at Chapman University in Orange California. They later met Dak Lerdamornpong at the sushi restaurant he worked at and Greg who went to a school nearby.

### 2012-2013

The band's first full-length album, Voyeur, debuted at #18 on the alt specialty radio charts and six of its eleven songs charted on the Hype Machine Charts.

### 2014-2015

The band have embarked on two European and one US tour in support of My Type EP and were expected to release the full-length album later in 2015. In December 2014 Saint Motel announced that they had joined the Elektra Records roster. Saint Motel appeared as the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on American Broadcasting Company|ABC with guests Tom Arnold and Maisie Williams; the band performed the songs "My Type" and "Cold Cold Man". In April 2015, Saint Motel performed during both weekends on the main stage at the 2015 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. They also performed at Piqniq and the 2015 KROQ Weenie Roast.

### 2016- Present

The band embarked on a North American tour in support of the album Saintmotelevision, with Hippo Campus and JR JR as supporting acts. On August 12, Saint Motel released the album's first single, "Move", with an accompanying 360-degree video. In September, in an exclusive with *Billboard*, they released another song from the album, "You Can Be You". As of October 5th, 2017, they have released a 360-degree video for all of the songs on the album.

## Appearances

In 2010 Saint Motel opened for Band of Skulls at Venue in Vancouver, B.C. On July 23, 2011, Saint Motel performed a live set for "Guitar Center Sessions " on DirecTV. The episode included an interview with program host, Nic Harcourt. Saint Motel's music has been used frequently in film and television including a recent HBO Films use of "Dear Dictator" in their 2013 trailer for *Boardwalk Empire*. Saint Motel is prominently featured in Dewars Scotch Whiskey's current "Live True" ad campaign.

"My Type" was used by UK cellphone retailer Phones 4u in their 2014 UK TV ad campaign and the NOW TV ad in 2015. Another of their songs called "Cold Cold Man" is used by Spanish bank Banco Santander  in their UK commercials. "My Type" is also featured in EA Sports game *FIFA 15* and later re-used again in Konami game *Pro Evolution Soccer 2016*  and in the Volkswagen Memorial Day Sale ads in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, Uber used "Move" in a television commercial. In 2017, Uber used "My Type" in another commercial. "Move" also appeared again in EA Sports game, *FIFA 17* , as well as in a 2017 Nissan television advertisement for the "Make the Move" Sales Event.

In 2015 Saint Motel performed at the Crocodile in Seattle, and at the Pilgrimage Festival in Tennessee.

On the last day of 2016, they played in Chicago for the city's New Year's Eve event, Chi-town Rising.

Saint Motel played as an opening band along with MisterWives on Panic! At The Disco’s 2016–2017 Death of a Bachelor Tour.

On August 24th 2017, Netflix released a trailer for the fourth season of BoJack Horseman, prominently featuring the song "Cold Cold Man".

On September 1th, 2017, the band announced a final Fall Tour of 2017, titled Late Night With Saint Motel. They would be accompanied by musical guest Gibbz as well as having Johnny Pemberton as their show “host”.

## References

1. ↑ Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Nielsen Ratings, Music News and more!
2. ↑ Check Out: Saint Motel – "1997" (CoS Premiere) « Consequence of Sound
3. ↑ Saint Motel: Voyeur - Album Preview on KCRW
4. ↑ Los Angeles quartet
5. ↑ Media Life: Ex-Auburn drummer's Saint Motel signs with Elektra Records
6. ↑ Saint Motel on ABC
7. ↑ Coachella 2015: Saint Motel Talks U.S. Breakout Moment
8. ↑ KROQ Weenie Roast
9. ↑ Saint Motel Announce New Album, saintmotelevision
10. ↑ When The Gramophone Rings
11. ↑ Saint Motel's 'You Can Be You' Song & Video: Exclusive Premiere
12. ↑ Band of Skulls pretty much perfect in Vancouver
13. ↑  Saint Motel at Guitar Center
14. ↑ Boardwalk Empire
15. ↑ #LIVETRUE Joaquín Reyes o José Antonio Bayona estrellas en los pasionales spots de White Label
16. ↑  Banco Santander
17. ↑ FIFA 15 Soundtrack
18. ↑  Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
19. ↑ PES 2016 Soundtrack Revealed
20. ↑ Uber
21. ↑ Uber TV Spot, 'It's Time' Song by Saint Motel
22. ↑ EA Sports, FIFA
23. ↑ "Finish Ticket Steals The Show At The Crocodile!". *Seattle Music Insider*, By Robin Fairbanks on April 7, 2015
24. ↑ "Pilgrimage Festival is a blend of Southern musical influences". *The Crimson White*. 09/29/15
25. ↑ Chi-Town Rising announces lineup, hosts for New Year's Eve
26. ↑ Alternative Press: Death Off a Bachelor Tour
27. ↑  http://screenrant.com/bojack-horseman-season-4-trailer/
28. ↑ SAINT MOTEL ANNOUNCE FALL TOUR THEME: “LATE NIGHT WITH SAINT MOTEL”