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Goodbye Elliott
Goodbye Elliott performing live at The Roxy in Hollywood, on October 27th, 2010.
Background information
OriginKailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States
GenresRock[1]
Years active2005–present
LabelsGoodbye Elliott Records
Big Island Studios
West Side Pacific Studios
MembersJonny Stimac
Chris Stimac
Paul Gubser
Ryan Johnston
Jordan Smallwood

Goodbye Elliott is an American rock band from the Hawaiian Islands.[2][3] The band is composed of lead vocalist/guitarist Jonny Stimac, his brother vocalist/guitarist/ukulele Chris Stimac, vocalist/bassist Paul Gubser, vocalist/keys/ukulele Ryan Johnston, and vocalist/drummer Jordan Smallwood Since the band's formation in 2005 they have released three studio albums.

Formation

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Goodbye Elliott was formed in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, in early 2005. All of the members are born and raised on The Big Island of Hawaii.[4] Singer/guitarist brothers Jonny Stimac and Chris Stimac grew up with bassist Paul Gubser in Kona. In high-school the three of them formed together the band "Not Mother?" and released one full-length album under that name. They later created "Goodbye Elliott" after adding high-school friends keyboardist Ryan Johnston and drummer Jordan Smallwood.[5]

Albums and recording

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In 2006, after two sold out mainland tours and after gathering a large hometown following on the Big Island, Goodbye Elliott traveled to the Netherlands to record the band's first full-length album.[6][7] On New Year's Eve of 2007 they released the album Running to California.[8][9] After extensive touring, Goodbye Elliott joined in the studio with producer Al Clay (The Pixies, Pink, Pirates of the Caribbean, Batman Begins). In summer of 2008 Goodbye Elliott released E.P. Simple Summer Love.[10][11][12]

The band released their third album E.P. "Summer" in the Summer of 2010.[13] It features production from Al Clay, Danny Stimac, and Jonny. A music video was shot for the single "Don't Call Me Baby".[14][15]

Commercial and critical acclaim

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Goodbye Elliott's 2007 album release "Running to California" appeared at 25 on the US Modern Rock Charts and independently sold more than 40,000 copies. Along with appearing Live on Sirius XM Radio's 'Andy Dick Show,' Goodbye Elliott and their album "Running to California" was featured across radio stations worldwide.[16][failed verification]

In July 2012 Goodbye Elliott's music was featured on the ABC Family show Jane by Design, their new music also appeared on MTV, the E! series Married to Jonas,[17] and in 2013 they were featured on the debut episode of the Fox comedy The Goodwin Games.[18][19][20]

Goodbye Elliott had two of their songs included in the 2015 Canadian romantic comedy film A Date with Miss Fortune. One of the songs, "Almost Had It All", was specifically written for the film by Daniel Stimac, brother of the band's singer/guitarists. Jonny Stimac directed and appeared in the music video for the song. In January 2017, the song was nominated for the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Song.[21][22][23]

Members

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  • Jonny Stimac - Lead Vocals, Guitar
  • Chris Stimac - Guitar, Ukulele, Backing vocals
  • Paul Gubser - Bass, Backing vocals
  • Ryan Johnston - Keys, Ukulele, Backing vocals
  • Jordan Smallwood - Drums, Backing vocals

Discography

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Albums

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  • Goodnight to You and Not to Me - E.P. - 2005 I Wanna Say Mason Inc.
  • Running to California - 2006 Goodbye Elliott Records
  • Simple Summer Love - E.P. - 2008 Big Island Studios
  • Summer - E.P. - 2010 Big Island Studios
  • I'll Never Let You Go - (UNRELEASED) Big Island Studios

Singles

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  • "Divinci's Theme" (2005)
  • "Ticket to Love" (2006)
  • "Don't Call Me Baby" (2010)
  • "Sunshine Girl" (2010)

References

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  1. ^ "iTunes - Music - Summer by Goodbye Elliott". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-06-30. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  2. ^ neob0tnet (2008-10-08). "eBandLive.com: Welcome Goodbye Elliott to ebandLive!". Ebandlive.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2012-10-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Interview Goodbye Elliott ! - Goodbye Ellioot !". Goodbye-elliottfrance.skyrock.com. 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  4. ^ "Goodbye Elliott". SanJose.com. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  5. ^ "Goodbye Elliott on PureVolume". Purevolume.com. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
  6. ^ brendonheartsme (2007-03-05). "Goodbye Elliott in Holland on brendonheartsme's Videos - Buzznet". Brendonheartsme.buzznet.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  7. ^ "Goodbye Elliot - DeVincis Theme". YouTube. 2007-08-05. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  8. ^ "Goodbye Elliott in Holland video". NME. United Kingdom: IPC Media (Time Inc.). Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  9. ^ "Running to California - Goodbye Elliott | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  10. ^ "Big Al Clay @ARTISTdirect". Artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  11. ^ "Al Clay".
  12. ^ "Westside Pacific Artist Development". Westsidepacific.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  13. ^ "iTunes - Music - Summer by Goodbye Elliott". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-06-30. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  14. ^ "Goodbye Elliott: Don't Call Me Baby". 17 November 2007 – via IMDb.
  15. ^ goodbyeelliott (2008-08-28). "Goodbye Elliott "Don't Call Me Baby" music video". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  16. ^ "goodbye elliott live flashrock music video web cast - juzp ~ music box". Juzp.net. Archived from the original on 2013-02-22. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  17. ^ "Bleed101 bands take some E! and get Married To Jonas - Bleed 101 Music".
  18. ^ "Goodbye Elliott Latest Albums". MTV. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  19. ^ "Goodbye Elliott in Jane By Design". Los Angeles, CA, USA: Bleed 101 Records. 2012-06-24. Archived from the original on 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  20. ^ "Playlist: Kyle Gallner of 'The Haunting In Connecticut'".
  21. ^ "Daniel Stimac - "Almost Had it All" - Achievement in Music - Original Song - Canadian Screen Awards". academy.ca. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  22. ^ GoodbyeElliottVEVO (6 April 2016). "Alexis Umathum, Jonny Stimac - Almost Had It All". Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ "Big Island singer makes a splash in film debut". westhawaiitoday.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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