We Are Leo Explained

We Are Leo
Origin:Chicago, IL
Genre:Christian Contemporary, pop, EDM
Years Active:–present
Label:Dream Records
Associated Acts:Rapture Ruckus, George Moss Kept on Hold
Current Members:David Duffield
Joseph Sanborn
Matt Gainsford
Past Members:Jonny Duffield
Andrew Alojipan
John Panzer III
Doug Weier
Josh Sentner

We Are Leo is a pop artist and producer from the Chicago area. The project also currently features contributions from singer Joseph Sanborn and bassist Howard Lalgee and was originally founded by David Duffield and Jonny Duffield with support from Ben Kasica and Joe Snyder and band members Doug Weier, Andrew Alojipan. Since 2011 We Are Leo has released 4 albums, 10 singles (nearing 30 Million Global streams to date) and has toured extensively appearing at most major Christian Festivals, Youth Conferences such as Acquire the Fire, and over 125 schools with faith-based non-profit Remedy Live.  

They are best known in collaboration with YouTube’s Dude Perfect which features 7 of their songs in popular videos. The band commenced as a musical entity in 2011, with their first release, Hello, an extended play that was released on August 30, 2011 with Skies Fall Records. Their first studio album, Hello Again, was released on June 23, 2012, from Skies Fall Records. The subsequent studio album, Fightback Soundtrack, was released in 2014 from Dream Records. This was followed by The Rush and the Roar, which was released on May 26, 2017. They have since released a string of singles to music streaming services.

Music history

The band commenced as a musical entity in 2011, with their first release, Hello, an extended play, that was released on August 30, 2011, with Skies Fall Records.[1] Their first studio album, Hello Again, was released on June 23, 2012, from Skies Fall Records.[1] The subsequent studio album, Fightback Soundtrack, was released on October 14, 2014, by Dream Records.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Members

David Duffield- Duffield is the great, great nephew of the famous train- robbing thief Jesse James.

Discography

Studio albums
EPs
Singles
YearSingleChart Positions
US
Chr Rock		Christian AC/CHR
2011"Live for Love"18[10] –
2012"Supernova Sunrise"1[11] –
2013"Oxygen"–29[12]
2013"Heartbeats"–28[13]
2015"You're the Best Thing"–30[14]
"Diamonds in the Dark"8[15] [16] 22[17]
2018"Dimensions"2134
2019"Dance + You"——

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jesus Freak Hideout . We Are Leo . Jesus Freak Hideout . June 30, 2015.
  2. Web site: Paul S . Ganney . Review: Fightback Soundtrack - We Are Leo . . June 30, 2015 . December 1, 2014.
  3. Web site: Christopher . Smith . We Are Leo, "Fightback Soundtrack" Review . Jesus Freak Hideout . June 30, 2015 . December 11, 2014.
  4. Web site: Caitlin . Lassiter . They Had Us at Hello . New Release Today . June 30, 2015 . September 22, 2014.
  5. 49 . 1 . Nov/Dec 2014 . Leah . St. John . Music Review: "Fightback Soundtrack" by We Are Leo . Christian Review Magazine . June 30, 2015 . November 1, 2014.
  6. Web site: Laura . Chambers . We Are Leo 'Fightback Soundtrack' . Christian Music Review . June 30, 2015 . October 11, 2014.
  7. Web site: Joshua . Andre . We Are Leo - Fightback Soundtrack . 365 Days of Inspiring Media . June 30, 2015 . October 15, 2014.
  8. Web site: Andrew . Funderburk . We Are Leo "Fightback Soundtrack" (Review) . Jesus Freak Hideout . June 17, 2015 . October 6, 2014.
  9. Web site: Jessica . Morris . We Are Leo Are Better Than Ever With New Album 'Fightback Soundtrack'. Jesus Wired . June 30, 2015 . October 10, 2014.
  10. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Live%20For%20Love%22&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A909&refine=1 Search for "Live for Love" on Christian Rock
  11. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Supernova%20Sunrise%22&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A909&refine=1 Search for "Supernova Sunrise" on Christian Rock
  12. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Oxygen%22&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A908&refine=1 Search for "Oxygen" on Christian AC/CHR
  13. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Heartbeats%22&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A908&refine=1 Search for "Heartbeats" on Christian AC/CHR
  14. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22You%27re%20The%20Best%20Thing%22&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A908&refine=1 Search for "You're The Best Thing" on Christian AC/CHR
  15. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Diamonds%20In%20The%20Dark%22&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A909&refine=1 Search for "Diamonds In The Dark" on Christian Rock
  16. Current Single: It's still charting
  17. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5b0%5d=ss_chart_search_title%3A%22Diamonds%20In%20The%20Dark%22&f%5b1%5d=itm_field_chart_id%3A908&refine=1 Search for "Diamonds In The Dark" on Christian AC/CHR

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