Drop Dead, Gorgeous

Drop Dead, Gorgeous was a band from Denver, Colorado. They are currently signed to Suretone Records and consists of frontman Danny Stillman (lead vocals/guitars/keys), Kyle Browning (lead guitar/vocals/programming), Jake Hansen (bass) and Danny Cooper (drums/percussion). To date they have released three full-length albums, as well as an EP. Their 2009 album, The Hot N' Heavy, was charted by Billboard at No. 6 on the Top Heatseekers chart, No. 23 on the Independent Albums chart, and No. 192 on The Billboard 200.

Background

In June 2007, Drop Dead, Gorgeous played along with fellow Rise Records label mates The Devil Wears Prada, Dance Gavin Dance, and At The Throne of Judgment on the Rise Records tour. From July 18 to July 22, they played a series of shows in Mexico, before joining the Vans Warped Tour 2007, playing dates from July 25 to August 25. In the duration of their touring in Warped Tour.
In 2007, Borland appeared on select tracks on Worse Than a Fairy Tale, by Colorado band Drop Dead, Gorgeous. Both artists are on Ross Robinson's I AM:WOLFPACK label.
In September and October 2007, they toured in support of Aiden with Still Remains, and 1997 on their first full headlining US tour. They also joined Alesana, Idiot Pilot, and The Number Twelve Looks Like You at the end of November. They filled in for Escape the Fate at the Australian Taste of Chaos shows.
In March 2009 they toured with Alesana, I Set My Friends On Fire, and Fear Before.
They then headlined "The Hot N' Heavy Tour" with support from He Is Legend, Before Their Eyes, and And Then There Were None. On the second half of the tour Eyes Set to Kill, Watchout! There's Ghosts, and Defending The Pilot joined in.
They went on tour again on October 9, 2009 in support of Blessthefall and Finch on the Atticus tour. In Summer of 2010 they headlined a tour with band such a Scarlett O'Hara as well as Attila, Woe, Is Me, and Abandon All Ships.
On August 19, 2011, Stillman had confirmed that DDG is currently on hiatus because they are all doing other projects such as ManCub, The Bunny The Bear, Curses and It's Teeth. Although there have been pics that show some members are already getting together writing music for the next album, as for recording a new album it seems unlikely it will be anytime soon.

Members

Current members

• Danny "Stills" Stillman — lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, programming (since 2004)
• Kyle Browning — lead guitar, synthesizers, backing vocals (since 2004)
• Jake Hansen — bass, backing vocals (since 2004)
• Danny Cooper — drums, percussion (since 2004)

Former members

• Judah Leary — rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2006–2007)
• Dan Gustavson — rhythm guitar (2004–2009)
• Jacob Belcher — rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2009–2010)
• Marcus Tallitsch — lead vocals (2004)
• Aaron Rothe — keyboards, synthesizers, programming, backing vocals (2004–2008)
• Jonathan "Duck" Leary — keyboards, synthesizers, programming, percussion, backing vocals (2008–2009)

Discography

Albums

• In Vogue (Rise, 2006)
• Worse Than a Fairy Tale (Suretone, 2007)
• The Hot N' Heavy (Suretone, 2009)

EPs

• Be Mine, Valentine (Rise, 2006)