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3OH!3
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3OH!3 is an American electronic music group from Boulder, Colorado. Formed in 2004, the band is named after the 303 area code, which includes Boulder as well as the Denver metropolitan area. They are best known for their Platinum-certified single "Don't Trust Me".
3OH!3 consists of Sean Foreman, 24, and Nathaniel Motte, 24, natives of Boulder. The pair met in a physics class while attending Boulder University of Colorado. The band is very active currently, and they both agreed in an interview that they look forward to making more music and competing in the music charts with other musical stars. 3OH!3 is part of the 2009 Warped Tour.
After playing the Denver date of Warped Tour 2007, 3OH!3 signed on for all venues of Warped Tour 2008. Their song "Punkb*tch" is featured on the Warped Tour 2008 Tour Compilation. The band has also played at national festivals such as Bamboozle Left. 3OH!3 commonly uses skits and costumes during their live concerts and are known for their energetic shows.
The band then headlined the 2009 Alternative Press Tour across the U.S. with Family Force 5, The Maine, A Rocket to the Moon, and Hit The Lights. They contributed an original theme song titled "Sex on the Beach" for MTV's The Real World: Cancun. The band performed in Panama City Beach, Florida for MtvU's Spring Break in March 2009, which they opened for upcoming rapper Sid Hyet.
3OH!3 joined the Warped Tour again in 2009. 3OH!3 also played at EndFest in Sacramento CA with such acts as The White Tie Affair.
3OH!3 wrote an anthem for Major League Baseball's Colorado Rockies. The music video was shot at the Ogden Theater in Denver and airs during broadcasts on FSN Rocky Mountain.
3OH!3's sophomore album on Photo Finish Records, Want, was released on July 8, 2008. It reached #44 on the Billboard 200. "Don't Trust Me" has been controversial, as some have accused the band of misogyny.
Advertisements for the show Candy Girls use the song "Starstrukk".
In the popular television series The Hills episode #61 entitled "You'll Never Have This", uses the song "Don't Trust Me".
Also in the television series The Vampire Diaries episode #3 entitled "Friday Night Bites", used the song "Starstrukk".
The music video for "Holler Til You Pass Out" takes place at Mesa Elementary and Fairview High School in Boulder. The music video for "Starstrukk" has been released on the band's MySpace and Facebook pages, as well as YouTube and several other networking sites. On their official Twitter, they announced that they are planning to record a song with Lil Jon. On the Warped Tour 2009 and before, they performed a new song called "Hit It Again", which is about wanting another chance with a girl.
In May 2009, they created a remix of Family Force 5's single "Get Your Back Off The Wall", for the album Dance or Die With A Vengeance.
On the July 15th, 2009 stop of the Vans Warped Tour in Scranton, PA Sean injured his leg while on stage and needed stitches. The band was scheduled to sign at the Music Saves Lives booth that day and only Nat was able to attend. On the July 18, 2009 stop of Warped Tour in Uniondale, New York, they were joined by Lil Jon on stage to perform with them. On August 28, 2009, they released a remix of their second single, "Starstrukk", featuring Katy Perry on their MySpace page. The song was released on iTunes on September 8, 2009.
In October 2009 they toured with Basshunter in his Now Your Gone: World Tour
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