Christianity: Details about 'The Afters'
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The Afters is a Christian rock band founded by Joshua Havens and Matt Fuqua, who are both vocalists and guitarists in the band. Havens and Fuqua first worked together in a Starbucks coffee shop in Mesquite, Texas, where they played for customers, before deciding to form a band. They added Brad Wigg on bass guitar and Marc Dodd on drums under their original name of Blisse.
Blisse historyUnder the name Blisse, they recorded a six-song EP in 2000. From this they made enough money to cut their first album, When the World is Wonderful, which was released independently in 2001 (and contains songs also released on their hit "I Wish We All Could Win" album). In 2002 they released a live concert DVD filmed at a local Dallas club named The Door. The Afters historyThe band changed its name after discovering that another Blisse already existed. Settling on The Afters, they continued to play local Dallas clubs. They were eventually discovered and signed to a record label (Simple/INO Records). After this, word of the band got to Epic Records, which signed The Afters to a four record deal. Their first national album, I Wish We All Could Win, was released on Feburary 22, 2005. The first single from the album was "Beautiful Love"; it was written by Joshua Havens about a time when his wife was away and he was unable to contact her. The "Beautiful Love" music video led The Afters to a 2005 MTVu "Streaming Woodie" award. The Afters toured the United States in spring and summer 2005, playing with such bands as MercyMe and Duran Duran. Discography
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