Career
Originally the band called itself Halogen. Their self-financed first album, Bright Idea, released by Mercury Records in 2006, was produced in Los Angeles by Noah Shain and achieved chart success in the UK with the first single, No Tomorrow. The album and single both debuted at number 1 (UK). Bright Idea went UK Platinum and has gone on to sell just under a million copies worldwide.
The band first performed on UK radio during a live session on BBC Radio 2's Dermot O'Leary Show. Later, when they appeared at the 2006 Virgin Mobile V Festival in Staffordshire and Chelmsford in the UK, lead singer Jason Pebworth exclaimed, "It's good to be home!" This is because the band moved to London from Los Angeles in 2006.
Lead singer Jason Pebworth said in an interview that the band's musical influences are Led Zeppelin, Flaming Lips, Beck and Björk.
The band also appeared on UK football based TV show Soccer AM. When asked which team they supported, they replied "No one". They were therefore allocated Rotherham United, for whom they eventually played a benefit gig at a venue in the Rotherham tourist attraction Magna Science Adventure Centre. However, this gig never happened, as it was cancelled a few weeks beforehand.
Other UK television appearances include Concert For Diana, Top of the Pops, Pop World, 1 Leicester Square MTV UK w/Russell Brand, Sharon Osbourne Show, The Charlotte Church Show, Davina and Top Gear.
In 2007, Orson won the Brit Award for Best International Breakthrough Act.
Orson have toured as support act for Duran Duran, Robbie Williams and Basement Jaxx as well as headlined their own UK tours multiple times from 2006-2007. Festivals they have played include Fuji Rock, T in the Park, Oxegen, V Festival, Pukkelpop and Lowlands.
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