Never Shout Never is the alias of eighteen year old American acoustic pop musician, Christofer Ingle. Ingle began making music as NeverShoutNever! in September 2007. His first exposure came through the internet, where he achieved success on MySpace before issuing the Yippee! EP on July 29, 2008. On July 30, 2008, he was featured on TRL, where he performed his single 'Bigcitydreams'. He toured with Hellogoodbye and Ace Enders in the fall of 2008 His first exposure came through the internet, where he achieved success on MySpace before issuing The Yippee EPon July 29, 2008.[8] On July 30, 2008, he was featured on TRL, where he performed his single "Bigcitydreams."[9] He toured with Hellogoodbye and Ace Enders in the fall of 2008.[10]As of November17, 2008, the official spelling of Ingle's alias became NeverShoutNever! It had previously been listed as Never Shout Never on iTunes and his management company's site.[11] An official statement regarding the reason behind the spelling change has not been made available. In an interview, Ingle revealed that there is no longer an exclamation point after his name and that he will spell NeverShoutNever as one word when he is feeling happy, but three words when he isn't.[12] Warner Bros. Records is spelling his name as "Never Shout Never" for the upcoming release.Never Shout Never started touring with The Scene Aesthetic, The Honorary Title, and The Bigger Lights in late February 2009[13] and then toured with bands such as Forever the Sickest Kids, The Cab, and Mercy Mercedes, among others in spring 2009 as part of The Bamboozle Roadshow 2009.[14] He played at both The Bamboozle Left 2009[15] and The Bamboozle 2009.[16]The Summer EP was released on June 23, 2009.[17] The first single off the EP, titled "Happy," was released on iTunes on March 3, 2009.[18]It was announced on May 29, 2009, that Ingle had signed to Warner Bros. Records, ending a major-label bidding war.[2] As part of the deal, Ingle will run and make releases on his own imprint label, Loveway Records.[19]The debut mini-album from Never Shout Never, What Is Love?, was produced by Butch Walker.[4][20]In October 2010, Christofer announced in an interview with Phoenix New Times that he would like to drop the name 'Never Shout Never' and become 'Christofer Drew and the Shout' because he is "sick of this band and the negative connotations with the band." He is also planning to switch from acoustic to more "feel-good rock-n-roll" music. [21]Ingle follows a strict vegan diet.[22] His music career caused him to drop out of his high school, Joplin Senior High, before graduation.[23]
Albums
- What Is Love? (2010)
- Harmony[24] U.S. #14 (2010)
EPs
- Demo-shmemo (February 29, 2008)
- The Yippee EP (July 29, 2008)
- Me & My Uke EP (January 27, 2009)
- The Summer EP (June 23, 2009) U.S. #57
- Never Shout Never (December 8, 2009)
Singles
- "Bigcitydreams" (August 2008) Hot 100 Singles Sales #1
- "30days" (November 17, 2008)
- "Happy" (March 3, 2009)
- "Trouble" Hot 100 Singles Sales #5
- "What is Love?"
- "I Love You 5"
- "Can't Stand It"
- "Coffee and Cigarettes"
- "CheaterCheaterBestFriendEater"
Current members
- Caleb Denison - lead guitar
- Nathan Ellison - drums
- Taylor MacFee - bass
- Dustin Dobernig - keyboards, violin
- Hayden Kaiser - percussion, tambourine, djembe, xylophone
Awards
mtvU Woodie Awards
The mtvU Woodie Awards is an anuual awards show sponsored by mtvU, a division of MTV Networks. Never Shout Never has received one award.
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