About Blue October

Blue October is a Houston-born rock band formed in 1995. Currently the band is comprised of singer/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, drummer Jeremy Furstenfeld, multi-instrumentalist Ryan Delahoussaye, bassist Matt Noveskey and lead guitarist Will Knaak. To date, the band has had 17 Top 40 alternative rock singles over their 8 studio albums. 

Early years (1995–1998)

The band got its start with lead singer/songwriter/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, his brother Jeremy and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Delahoussaye. They were discovered by Michael Rand, Kid Rock’s former manager, at the Pappadeaux Cafe in Houston in 1998. His agency then booked the band to perform over 350 dates on the group unsigned. The band’s publicity and development was regimented and eventually led to Michael bringing the band to Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris under the direction of longtime A & R Recording rep Reen Nalli. The band was then moved to San Marcos, Texas in December 1996.Blue October was formed by lead singer/songwriter/guitarist Justin Furstenfeld, his brother Jeremy and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Delahoussaye. The band was discovered by former Kid Rock manager Michael Rand performing at the Pappadeaux Cafe in Houston in 1998. His agency proceeded to book over 350 dates on the group unsigned. Extensive publicity and artist development was regimented. This work eventually led to Michael bringing the band to Universal Music Group CEO Doug Morris under the direction of longtime A & R Recording rep Reen Nalli. The group moved to San Marcos, Texas in December 1996.

Two years later, the band released their first album, The Answers in 1998. The album was well-received and sold over 5,000 copies in Houston alone. And due to a fan-based connection with ABC’s KTRK-TV, Blue October was able to schedule an early-morning news performance – which was also their first live TV debut.

Blue October Today

Today, the band has released 17 Top 40 singles on the alt-rock chart over 8 studio albums. Their best known singles are “Hate Me” and “Into The Ocean” from their 2006 album, Foiled.

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