First and foremost, this page was created by fans. If you send a message trying to contact Travis, Eric, Matt, or Disashi you will be bitterly disappointed. Moving on, this is the official myspace page for the unofficial Gym Class Heroes fansite UPSTATE-KIDS.NET. The domain was created on December 17, 2007. We decided to create the site because there are no full scale fan sites to date, only blogs and communities. Hopefully, we will be able to help increase awareness of their music as well for those still living under rocks. If you are a Gym Class Heroes fan or just interested in learning more about this awesome band, be sure to check out our site. Thanks!
The roots of Gym Class Heroes reach back to 1997, when McCoy first met drummer Matt McGinley in where else but gym class. The band officially came together in 2001 with the two high school friends eventually teaming up with guitarist Disashi Lumumba-Kasongo, and bassist Eric Roberts. Their goal from the start was to create a new palette for hip hop, one that replaced the genre’s trademark programmed beats and samples with the live instrumentation of rock ‘n’ roll.
“Our music is rooted in hip-hop,” McCoy says, “but not restricted to it. We never drew ourselves into a corner, which made it easy for us to play for all kinds of people – from jam band fans to death metal fans to punk fans to hip-hop fans.”
Gym Class Heroes toured non-stop, living life on the road while simultaneously building up both a fanbase and a repertoire. In 2001, they self-released their debut collection, “FOR THE KIDS.” Two years later, they hit the studio once again and after a four day burst of creative energy, emerged with “THE PAPERCUT CHRONICLES.” The album’s deeply personal lyricism and inventive sonic vision caught the attention of Decaydance founder Pete Wentz, who promptly invited Gym Class Heroes to sign aboard the Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen roster.
DISCLAIMER UPSTATE KIDS is not an official site! It's just a fan site! It is NOT created or maintained by any members of Gym Class Heroes or their management, record label, or crew. Unfortunately, we have no affiliation with Fueled By Ramen, Decaydance, or Crush Management. We don't own any of the images, however, all graphics were made by us with the exception of logos and other obvious signs and symbols. I assume that most stuff belongs to someone at Fueled By Ramen. No copyright infringement is intended of anything used on the MySpace or website. If there are any questions, comments, or concerns, all responses can be directed to the site staff HERE.
How are you?? I hope all is well. I was just passing through to see how you were doing, and let you know that I'm doing alright. I hope you do hit me up and let me know how things are with you. I don't mind the messages or comments at all. Be easy and I look forward to hearing from you.
im doing good! How are things with you?? No i wont be able to go to any of the warped shows this summer =( im sooo bummed about it...are you going to any??
hey! thanks. well, my summer's been kinda up with fun and down with boredom at sporadic times.
=]but eh, hopefully itll get better. im interning right now at a radio station in charlotte,NC and they told us to say alitte bit about ourselves. lol long story short everyone knows in charlotte knows im obsess with Gym Class Heroes <3
i read the rules for the concert and they said no cameras or cell phones..but everyone says that and your still able to bring that stuff in. hopefully they won't take my camera and cell phone away i'll bring a disposable camera just in case
thank you so much for the info i just requested my tickets i'm so excited i know the show is going to be amazing!! i requested them as soon as i read your comment lol if you want i'll take pics so you can put them up on your site and myspace
from what i've heard it's going to be on VH1 but i forgot when it's going to start airing.I have mixed feelings on what i wanna do w/ the hustlerz i don't have a lot of time to dedicate to it right now cause im in school but i wanna still stay w/ it...it's just nothing is happening right now and i wanna go out and do something. is there a street team for GCH i know there's one for decaydence(sp?)i signed up for that one already
hey...wow it is a small world i know who you are your no longer w/ the hustlerz?? i'm still w/ them but nothings really been happening lately...love your website and page i love travie i can't wait till they come 2 chicago april 10th hopefully i can get some tickets. i think i have to win them or something