Music
Story formed the group Sylvia with Taylor Hawkins (later of Foo Fighters) and Jon (Juano) Davidson (of YES, and Sky Cries Mary). Sylvia changed its name to Anyone and continued on with various members. Anyone are given credit for developing the sound known as "maximum acid," a blend of heavy, psychedelic, and alternative influences. In 1999 Anyone released Live Acid, a live full length album. The album was a companion piece to the film Togetherment which story was making during that year. The album was well received and led to several labels offering the band recording contracts, one of which was Korn's Elementary label.
Anyone signed to Roadrunner Records in 2000 and recorded their eponymous major label debut, which was co-produced by Story and Rick Parashar. The album received unanimously favorable reviews, and the album Anyone earned the #9 spot on Metal Hammer magazine's Metal Hammer Albums Of 2001 list. Other awards include "best band" Los Angeles Music Awards, 1999.
Several European tours followed including appearances at the Reading, Leeds, Pookelpop, and Lowlands festivals. Subsequent press coverage reflected the bands standout live show. Metal Hammer called the band's Reading performance "the highlight of the festival".. Anyone also toured the America's extensively starting in 2000 through 2004.
Story co-wrote, with Paula Abdul, the theme for Abdul's short-lived NBC show Live to Dance.
On January 30th, 2012 Story's new band, Infinika was launched via a viral promotional clip on YouTube. Infinika features Story, David Silveria (ex-Korn drummer), Rob Paterson (ex-Filter and Korn guitarist) and Miles Martin (ex-Anyone bassist). The promotional clip featured 6 tracks from an upcoming full length which was rumored to be titled Echoes and Traces. The partial songs included in the promotional clip were "Beautiful World", "Runaways", "Over Before it Begins", "Yesterdays Gone", "Crash" and "Traces".
Famous quotes containing the word music:
“When in our music God is glorified,
and adoration leaves no room for pride,
it is as though the whole creation cried Alleluia!”
—Frederick Pratt Green (b. 1903)
“Good music is very close to primitive language.”
—Denis Diderot (1713–1784)
“Your remark that clams will lie quiet if music be played to them, was superfluous—entirely superfluous.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)