Bliss 66

Bliss 66 was a six-member American rock band from Taylor, Michigan.

History

Bliss 66 was formed by guitarist Aaron Schossau in Taylor, a suburb of Detroit, in 1998. He met some of the other members of the group at a church camp. Their first record was a self-released 11-track demo, recorded at Tempermill. They first found local exposure on Detroit radio station 105.1, who played their single "Do It Again". In the summer of 2000, the group signed to Epic Records. Soon after, their song "Not Quite Paradise" was used in the film Titan A.E.. Glen Ballard, who oversaw the sountrack to Titan A.E., produced the band's debut album, Trip to the 13th, which was released in June of 2001. Schossau wrote most of the tracks on the album. Following the release of the album the group toured with Evan and Jaron, Athenaeum, Mayfield Four, and Default. They also toured with Smash Mouth, Shaggy, Vertical Horizon, and Seven Mary Three.

The album received critical acclaim, but was unable to chart a national hit, and the group was dropped from the label. Trip to the 13th was nominated for Outstanding National Album at the Detroit Music Awards in 2002. In 2002, the band self-pressed their last release, the ten-track Life Is a Comedown, and sold it at shows.

The group split up in 2003. Lead vocalist Cheyenne Goff went on to form the group Paper Street Saints which also featured Charlie Grover from Sponge on drums. Cheyanne goff performs every monday night at McCaffery's Bar and Grill in Lincoln Park, Mi.

Aaron Schossau went off to start a new project titled "Stolen". However, the group disbanded shortly after their development. Schossau is currently playing drums and writing material for a Downriver Michigan pop rock band titled "The Koy."

Jordan Barnett started a band called the Supernovas and went on to record the "pearl sessions", a short demo of the bands rockier songs. The band fell apart after disagreements and feuds between the 5 members. Jordan is currently writing material for a project called "The North".

Members

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