Jim Suptic
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| Jim Suptic | |
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| Birth name | Jim Suptic |
| Born | October 14, 1977 |
| Origin | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock, Indie rock, Emo |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
| Years active | 1994-Present |
| Label(s) | Vagrant Records, Curb Appeal Records |
| Associated acts | The Get Up Kids Blackpool Lights |
| Website | The Get Up Kids Blackpool Lights Curb Appeal Records |
Jim Suptic is an American Musician and Entrepreneur, best known for being the guitarist for Kansas City, Missouri band The Get Up Kids.
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[edit] History
[edit] The Get Up Kids
Jim Suptic is best known for being the guitarist and backup singer for the Kansas City Emo band The Get Up Kids. He grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. In the summer of 1994, he was in a band called "Kingpin" with future Get Up Kids bandmates and brothers Rob and Ryan Pope. After the band broke up due to internal conflicts, Rob and Jim re-formed with Matt Pryor (who had been playing with Secular Theme) and friend Nathan Shay. Shay, unwilling to tour, was replaced with Rob's brother Ryan. The band recorded it's first release, Four Minute Mile in 1996.
[edit] Blackpool Lights
In 2004, after the band had finished recording their fourth and eventually final album Guilt Show, Suptic formed Blackpool Lights, a side-project with former Creature Comforts drummer Billy Brimblecom and former Butterglory bassist Jim Everard. After The Get Up Kids broke up in the summer of 2005, Blackpool Lights drew his full focus. They released a five-track Self-titled EP in 2005. In 2006, the band released it's first album This Town's Disaster.
[edit] Curb Appeal Records
Suptic is also an entrepreneur. He is one of the co-founders of Black Lodge Studios in Eudora, Kansas. The studio was formed as a joint venture between the members of The Get Up Kids and longtime friend and producer Ed Rose.
After the formation of Blackpool Lights, Suptic co-founded Kansas City-based indie label Curb Appeal Records. This Town's Disaster was the first album to be released on the label, and since then they have gone on to sign several other bands and artists, including The New Amsterdams, fronted by former Get Up Kids bandmate Matt Pryor.
[edit] Discography
[edit] With The Get Up Kids
- Woodson (1997)
- Four Minute Mile (1997)
- Red Letter Day (1999)
- Something to Write Home About (1999)
- Eudora (2001)
- On a Wire (2002)
- Guilt Show (2004)
- Live! @ The Granada Theater (2005)
[edit] With Blackpool Lights
- Self-Titled EP (2005)
- This Town's Disaster (2006)
[edit] External Links
Curb Appeal Records
Blackpool Lights
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