Rise 25

**Rise 25** was an American experimental indie rock band formed in Greenville, South Carolina in January 2023. They were closely affiliated with Jacks Flat, Jack being the band's lead guitarist, percussion programmer, and one of its lead vocalists. The group consisted of four core members: keyboardist/vocalist/lyricist Olivia "Olive" Rodríguez, vocalist/lyricist Calhoun “Cal” Tesh, guitarist/vocalist/lyricist Jack Turner, and bassist Julian "Asher / Ash" Collins. Additionally, James "Austin" Cochrane was affiliated with the band as an auxiliary member. Rodríguez was regarded as the band's main vocalist, but Tesh and Turner routinely provided lead vocals as well. Santiago Gil, a former member of the band, initially provided live drums and percussion but had a falling out with the other band members. Following Gil's departure, the band’s drums and percussion were virtually programmed by Turner to eliminate any issues with recording them live. A second auxiliary member, known mononymously as Vonn, provided help with the band's very early songs but left due to private reasons.

## History

Ever since the release of Turner's song "The Point", on which Tesh collaborated, a band involving the two had been circulating around, but not put into effect until almost half a year later.

On January 9, 2023, Tesh added Turner, Collins, and former member Gil to a group chat on Snapchat and pitched the idea of a band, which all 3 agreed to. They found a fifth (now fourth) member, Rodríguez, when Tesh posted an advertisement for the band on social media.

On March 18, 2023, the band announced that they would be entering an indefinite, although most likely short, hiatus.

On April 6, 2023, the band returned from hiatus, announcing that both Olive and Jack had left the band. Jack's departure essentially ended the band, him being the executive producer of their music. They stated that Olive's reason for departing was for "personal reasons", and Jack's was because too many things would be going on in his life in 2023 for him to also be in a band.

## Discography

Over the very short lifespan of Rise 25, they released two original songs titled "Such a Feeling" (written by Tesh and Turner) and "Everybody Loves a Clown" (written by Rodríguez), and a cover of Tally Hall's "The Bidding". They originally had plans for both an EP and an album, but the band's split shelved them.

## Band members

### Core members

* Olivia "Olive" Rodríguez - keyboards, lead vocals, lyricist (January 2023–March 2023)
* Calhoun “Cal” Tesh - lead vocals, lyricist (January 2023–April 2023)
* Jack Turner - guitar, lead vocals, lyricist, drums/percussion programming, producing (January 2023–April 2023)
* Julian "Asher / Ash" Collins - bass guitar, backing vocals (January 2023–April 2023)

### Auxiliary members

* James "Austin" Cochrane (January 2023–April 2023)

### Past members

* Santiago Gil - drums, percussion (January 2023)
* Vonn - auxiliary member (January-February 2023)

## Trivia

* The band's name came from a plethora of different things: their original name "The Risen", 2025 (the graduation year of all of the founding members), and Jack's dream MIDI keyboard, the Roli Seaboard Rise 25.
* All of the former core members of Rise 25 are autistic.
* All of Rise 25's former members (even Austin) except for Turner go by a nickname; Rodríguez is almost exclusively referred to as Olive, Tesh is referred to as Cal, but not quite as much as Rodríguez is referred to as Olive, and both Collins and Cochrane go by their middle names.
* Now that the band exists, "The Point" is now essentially a Rise 25 song.
* Jack appears to be the tallest member of Rise 25.
* Rise 25 covered Tally Hall's song "The Bidding", and Tally Hall retweeted it on Twitter.

1. ↑ *Jack on Twitter.* Twitter (March 1, 2023) March 1, 2023