Tally Hall

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Tally Hall
Tally Hall in 2011.
Tally Hall in 2011.
Background information
OriginAnn Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Years active2002–2011 (Hiatus)
LabelsQuack!, Atlantic, Needlejuice Records
Associated actsCasey Shea, Jukebox the Ghost, Nellie McKay, Bora Karaca, Miracle Musical
Websitetallyhall.com
Members
Past members
  • Steve Gallagher

Tally Hall is an American band formed in December 2002 and based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The band is known for upbeat melodies and whimsical lyrics. The members originally described their musical style as "wonky rock," later redefining their sound as "fabloo," in an effort to not let their music be defined by any particular genres after people began to start defining the characteristics of "wonky rock."[1]

Tally Hall has five members, each of them distinguished by the color of their neckties: guitarist Rob Cantor (yellow), guitarist Joe Hawley (red), drummer Ross Federman (gray), keyboardist Andrew Horowitz (green), and bassist Zubin Sedghi (blue). Every member has provided vocals for the band.

Once under the Atlantic Records recording label, Tally Hall was, again, signed to indie label Quack!Media,[2] who previously helped finance and nationally distribute their debut studio album, Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum. They released their second album, Good & Evil, on June 21, 2011.[3]

Tally Hall also provided the vocals and music for all of the songs in Happy Monster Band, a children's television series that aired on Playhouse Disney.

History[]

Early years[]

Horowitz, the only member not originally from Michigan, began writing songs when he was eight years old, and attended the University of Michigan, studying composition. There he met Cantor, who had both attended high school with Sedghi and joined Hawley's film production group. When Tally Hall's original drummer, Steve Gallagher, left the band in 2004, they recruited Federman, who had gone to high school with Hawley.

The name "Tally Hall" comes from the name of a shopping plaza on Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, the arcade whose name shares the title of their debut album, remains there, though the shopping center has changed names. The album art for Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum is based on machines within the arcade.

In 2005, the band released their debut studio album, Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum. Violinist Jeremy Kittel contributed strings to the album.

The band has received national media attention, performing their song "Good Day" on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on August 2, 2006, as well as appearing in MTV's segment You Hear It First in September 2006.[4] The band appeared at the 2007 South by Southwest Music Festival. On August 3, 2008, Tally Hall was a performer on the BMI stage at Lollapalooza.

Tally Hall was invited back by The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on September 16, 2008, to help promote the launch of Tally Hall's Internet Show. They performed "Welcome to Tally Hall" in newly donned black vests over top of their traditional colored ties, white shirts, and black pants.[5]

The band worked on several projects after the completion of Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum, including covering the song "Smile Like You Mean It" by The Killers for the sixth The O.C. soundtrack: Music from the OC: Mix 6.

The band re-released Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum on April 1, 2008, with their new record label, Atlantic Records after some re-recording and re-mixing.

Tours and Good & Evil[]

On September 9, 2009, Hidden in the Sand (HITS), a prominent Tally Hall fansite, broke the news that Tally Hall was going to release a collaborative song, featuring Nellie McKay, which would be released as a free download from mp3.walmart.com when customers of Walmart purchased a book called The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo.[6] The book had been made available for purchase earlier that day. The same day, HITS reported the title of the song, "Light & Night", along with a short audio clip of it in another update.[7]

In their 2010 March tour with Jukebox the Ghost and Skybox, it was reported that Joe Hawley had unexpectedly backed out of the tour. Hawley was replaced with Casey Shea, who wore a black tie. On March 25, 2011, the band announced that all five original band members were still together.[8]

The band was managed by The Hornblow Group, who also manages They Might Be Giants, OK Go, and Oppenheimer, until 2010, when Tally Hall changed management to Stiletto Entertainment, who manages Barry Manilow, in addition to several other solo performance acts.[9][10]

With the release of Good & Evil, Tally Hall returned to their original label, Quack!Media.[2]

After the release of Good & Evil, the band became inactive, and all of its members went on to more or less independent endeavors. As of 2021, the band has been on an indefinite hiatus.

Beyond Good & Evil[]

Horowitz, under the moniker "edu", released a solo album called sketches in 2012. He also was involved in production and piano on John Legend's Love in the Future.[11]

Hawley returned to school, but released an album, Hawaii: Part II, as part of his musical side project ミラクルミュージカル (Miracle Musical). He collaborated with Tally Hall members Sedghi, Federman, and Cantor on the album. Hawley later released Hawaii: Part II: Part ii, a compilation of outtakes, demos, and instrumentals of the original album, as well as Hawaii Partii, a collection of songs from the game Labyrinth, based on the music video for the Hawaii: Part II song of the same name. The track titled Labyrinth (also commonly known as See How I Circle) featured a collaboration with pop singer Charlene Kaye.[12][13][14][15]

Federman has made occasional appearances as producer, percussionist, and DJ with the pseudonym "Mr. F", although his main focus has been school. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology,[16] and graduated from Yale University with a Ph.D in Immunology in May 2019.[17] Federman is married.

Sedghi, aside from appearing in Hawaii: Part II, has simply stayed in school.[18] He graduated from the University of Michigan with an undergraduate honors degree in neuroscience, then attended Touro University California for medical school. [19] He now works as a family medicine doctor at Kaiser Permanente in Orange County, California.[20] Sedghi is married with two kids. As of 2020, Horowitz stated during his Instagram Livestream Keep Up the Good Work:

So Zubin, correct me if I'm wrong, but he's on the frontline right now, working at a hospital. Well, last we heard, he was like, he was quarantined for, he couldn't... they thought he might be sick, so he was in quarantine for two weeks, then he went back to work in the hospital, and, as far as I know, he's working.[21]

Cantor released his solo album, Not a Trampoline, on April 14, 2014.[22] In addition, he has made several viral videos on YouTube, including "SHIA LABEOUF" and "29 Celebrity Impressions, 1 Original Song - Rob Cantor". He also records songs for Disney Junior Musical Nursery Rhymes.

In 2015 Tally Hall's Bandcamp page was updated with a demo LP titled “Admittedly Incomplete Demos”, In reference to their earlier “Complete Demos”. This LP included demos for songs from Good & Evil as well as demos for unreleased songs, live performances, and studio versions of covers such as Just A Friend and The Minstrel Boy.

In mid-2016, Hawley announced a comedy hip-hop album Joe Hawley Joe Hawley, which was released in October of that year. In 2019, Hawley's γɘlwɒH ɘoႱ γɘlwɒH ɘoႱ, a reversed version of the album, was released. This was due to the large amounts of sampling he used, and to avoid copyright. Eventually, the album was released in its original state in 2020. It is assumed Joe Hawley gained clearance for the samples used on the album, as all songs but one are available on the official release.

In 2018, Horowitz released studio versions of piano compositions written in 2003 for the album etudes.

In April 2019, Horowitz released studio versions of piano compositions written in 2005 while he was a student at Michigan university for the album etudes II.

In August 2019, the band released their archived cover of Biz Markie's "Just a Friend", which was originally only found on their album "Admittedly Incomplete Demos".

In May 2020, Horowitz started a weekly Instagram Livestream series titled Keep Up The Good Work, where he has one or two guests on each stream. Some of these guests have included fellow members Federman[23] and Sedghi.[24]

In January 2021, it was announced that Needlejuice Records would be reissuing their two studio albums on vinyl, CD, and cassette. The attempted midnight release of Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum on March 13th led to a lag spike on the website with fans attempting to purchase the album at release. Later, in June, it was released in a minidisc variant.

Videos[]

In addition to music, the band has also created numerous movies. These movies include both music videos and humorous skits. The best known of these videos is the music video for "Banana Man", which resulted in significant publicity among online users visiting the website Albino Blacksheep, along with "The Bidding", another popular title by the group.

Corresponding with their single "Good Day", released on February 26, 2008, the band released a music video for the song on YouTube, which was previously on Tally Hall's Internet Show.

In August 2008, the band performed a three-song live video set for LiveDaily Sessions, including the songs "Good Day", "Be Born", and "Greener",[25] which premiered on August 28, 2008. They have appeared on Fearless Music several times, playing songs such as "Be Born", "Ruler of Everything", "Misery Fell", "Good Day", and "Banana Man". These recordings can be found on YouTube.

In July 2014, band member Rob Cantor released a video in which he seemed to perform his song "Perfect" by singing spot-on impressions of 29 celebrities. In the video, Cantor is accompanied by another band member, Andrew Horowitz, on piano and backing vocals. The video received more than 7,000,000 hits in 10 days. Shortly thereafter, Cantor revealed the video to be an elaborate hoax.[26]

Tally Hall's Internet Show and music videos[]

Taking on an even larger role within the band's video portfolio was the ten-part bi-weekly variety-show series Tally Hall's Internet Show (T.H.I.S.), which debuted on September 15, 2008. Each episode ran 10 minutes long and was posted on their website. The content primarily included comedy sketches and music videos.

With the release of Tally Hall's Internet Show in September 2008, it became clear that many music videos would be released within the Internet Show. "Good Day" was the first music video to be seen in episode one. Other music videos include "Dream", "Greener", "Hidden in the Sand", "Ruler of Everything", "Taken for a Ride", "The Whole World and You", "Two Wuv", and "Welcome to Tally Hall". A song from their second album, "Turn the Lights Off", also has a music video. The music video for their song "&' was abandoned before its release.[27]

Episode list[]

  1. Good Day (September 15, 2008) – 9:69
  2. Death Request (September 29, 2008) – 11:35
  3. Taken for a Ride (October 13, 2008) – 9:17
  4. Welcome to Tally Hall (October 27, 2008) – 11:37
  5. Who Cares (November 10, 2008) – 9:24
  6. Two Wuv (November 24, 2008) – 10:31
  7. Fifteen Seconds of Bora (December 8, 2008) – 9:08
  8. The Whole World and You (December 22, 2008) – 11:06
  9. Potato Vs. Spoon (January 5, 2009) – 8:32
  10. Good Night (January 19, 2009) – 10:53

Band members[]

Current members[]

  • Rob Cantor (Yellow tie) - guitar, vocals, percussion
  • Joe Hawley (Red tie) - guitar, vocals, percussion
  • Zubin Sedghi (Blue tie) - bass, vocals
  • Andrew Horowitz (Green tie) - keyboards, percussion, vocals
  • Ross Federman (Grey tie) - drums, percussion, occasional vocals

Additional touring members[]

  • Casey Shea (Black tie) - guitar, vocals, percussion (Replacement for Joe Hawley, Tally Hall's tour with Jukebox the Ghost and Skybox, March 2010)
  • Bora Karaca (Orange tie) - keyboards, accordion, whistling, acoustic guitar, percussion, mascot (Good & Evil Tour, Summer 2011)

Past members[]

  • Steve Gallagher (Grey tie) - drums

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

EPs[]

  • Partybooby Trap (2003) (Independent)
  • Welcome To Tally Hall EP (2004) (Independent)
  • The Pingry EP (2005) (Independent)

Compilation albums[]

  • Complete Demos (2004) (Independent)
  • Admittedly Incomplete Demos (2015) (Independent)

Singles[]

In other media[]

  • Vaughn English, an unsuccessful contestant on the 2009 season of American Idol, auditioned by singing Tally Hall's song, "Banana Man." The contestant dressed in a yellow suit during the audition.[28]
  • Tally Hall wrote and performed every song featured on Playhouse Disney's short series Happy Monster Band.[29]
  • Tally Hall's "Good Day" and "Hidden in the Sand" was featured on the television series The O.C., and subsequently the soundtrack album Music from the OC: Mix 6. Tally Hall went on to record a cover of The Killers' "Smile Like You Mean It" for the show.
  • The song "The Whole World and You" can be heard in a commercial for Crayola's 3D Sidewalk Chalk.[30]
  • Tally Hall's "Banana Man" was featured on The Real World: Key West.
  • Tally Hall's "Mucka Blucka" was used in the 4th-season premiere of The Good Wife.
  • A Simlish version of the song "Good Day" was featured in The Sims 2.[31]
  • The 2019 first-person shooter game Borderlands 3 contains Tally Hall references, such as a line from "Spring and a Storm"[32] as well as a line from "Ruler of Everything", and a reference to "Mucka Blucka".[33]
  • Tally Hall songs such as "Hidden in the Sand" and "The Bidding", have been used in many videos in social media app TikTok.[citation needed]
  • Around the start of 2021, the song "Ruler of Everything" became an Internet meme, resulting in more popularity for the band.[34]

References[]

  1. ^ MTV interview with Tally Hall, where Cantor described the band's dropping of the "wonky rock" genre in favor of a less-restrictive title.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Tally Hall announced the release date of Good & Evil under Quack". Archived from the original on April 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "Good & Evil by Tally Hall on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  4. ^ "Article about Tally Hall, including video clip of band's segment that was featured on MTV". Mtv.com. March 9, 2006. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  5. ^ "Performance of "Welcome To Tally Hall" on The Late, Late Show (9/16/08)". YouTube. September 22, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  6. ^ "Tally Hall's Collaborative New Song -- For A Book". September 9, 2009.
  7. ^ Coz (September 9, 2009). "New Song: Light and Night (Sample)". Hiddeninthesand.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  8. ^ "Welcome To Tally Hall - News". Archived from the original on April 21, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "Do we know when Tally Hall switched to Stiletto Entertainment? How did you find out?". Formspring.me. July 7, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  10. ^ "Stiletto Entertainment webpage". Stilettoentertainment.com. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  11. ^ "Tally Hall's Andrew Horowitz plays piano (and more) on John Legend's new album | MLive.com". March 6, 2014. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014.
  12. ^ "Labyrinth - Tally Hallmanac: The Ultimate Tally Hall Wiki". www.hiddeninthesand.com.
  13. ^ "kristinaxvasa's Review of 'Hawaii: Part II' by Miracle Musical". Album of The Year.
  14. ^ "Write the World". Write the World.
  15. ^ "Labyrinth — Miracle Musical". Last.fm.
  16. ^ "Ross Federman". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  17. ^ "Ross Federman on Instagram: "I'll take their word for it..."". Instagram.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  18. ^ "FAQs". Hiddeninthesand.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  19. ^ "Log into Facebook". Facebook. Cite uses generic title (help)
  20. ^ "Zubin Sedghi, DO - Family Medicine | Kaiser Permanente". healthy.kaiserpermanente.org.
  21. ^ Keep Up The Good Work Episode 1: Ross Federman, retrieved June 16, 2020
  22. ^ "NOT A TRAMPOLINE | Rob Cantor". Robcantormusic.bandcamp.com. April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  23. ^ Keep Up The Good Work Episode 1: Ross Federman, retrieved June 28, 2020
  24. ^ Keep Up The Good Work Episode 6: Zubin Sedghi and Tyler James Bellinger, retrieved June 28, 2020
  25. ^ "Tally Hall: Exclusive Video Performance At LiveDaily Sessions >> Exclusive Performance From LiveDaily Sessions >> LiveDaily". August 29, 2008. Archived from the original on August 29, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  26. ^ "Singer Behind '29 Celebrity Voices' Hoax Explains Why He Did It". Jezebel.com. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  27. ^ "&". Facebook.com.
  28. ^ "Vaughn English singing Banana Man on American Idol". YouTube.com. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  29. ^ "Happy Monster Band". IMDb. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  30. ^ "Crayola commercial featuring Tally Hall's "The Whole World and You"". YouTube. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  31. ^ ""The Sims 2 Apartment Life Soundtrack"". Uk.ign.com. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
  32. ^ "Tally Hall reference in Borderlands". YouTube. S.K L. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  33. ^ "Krieg Teaches Tiny Tina - Borderlands 3". YouTube. AFGuidesHD. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
  34. ^ "Ruler of Everything / Do You Like How I Walk? | Know Your Meme". Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Know Your Meme.

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