Autopilot Off
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Orange County, New York, USA |
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| Genre(s) | Pop punk Emo |
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| Years active | 1996–2005 (on hiatus) | |
| Label(s) | Island | |
| Website | Official website | |
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| Chris Hughes Chris Johnson Phil Robinson Rob Kucharek |
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Autopilot Off is a pop punk band from Orange County, New York comprised of Chris Hughes (guitar), Chris Johnson (guitar/vocals), Phil Robinson (drums) and Rob Kucharek (bass).
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[edit] History
Autopilot Off formed in 1996 under the name Cooter. They slowly gained in popularity by doing live shows throughout the 90's while sharing the stage with more popular bands such as MxPx, H2O and Sum 41. They eventually recorded their first full length album, Looking Up. They then signed with their major label, Island Records shortly afterwards. After this they released their eponymous debut EP in the spring of 2002.
In 2004, under their new name Autopilot Off, they released their major debut album, Make a Sound. This included the single "What I Want", which was co-written by Rancid's Tim Armstrong.
[edit] Indefinite hiatus
On August 26, 2005, the band decided to go on an indefinite hiatus and released the following statement on their official website:
"We've decided to take an indefinite break from Autopilot Off. It has been nearly 10 years since the band started, and it has been full speed ahead for the majority of that time. We have all decided to take some time for our lives outside of the band. We are all still the best of friends. In addition to this we decided a few months back to leave our home of 4 years at Island Records. We apologize for leaving you all hanging for so long. Thank you so much for all the support and friendships that you all have given to us over the years. We could never have done it without you."
Since then, Chris Hughes has gone on to form the record label Broken English with John Naclerio.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Looking Up (1999)
- Make a Sound (2004)
[edit] EPs
- All Bets Off/As Cooter (1997)
- Split w/Slick Shoes (2000)
- Autopilot Off (EP, 2002)
- [[Regenerator {EP)]] (2003, consisted of 4 cover songs from the band's favorite artists.)
[edit] Game appearances
- "Make a Sound" was featured on Burnout 3: Takedown.
- "Clockwork" featured on both SSX3 and NHL 2004.
- "Chromatic Fades" featured in NASCAR Thunder 2004.
- "What I Want" featured in Cars based on the film.
- "Long Way To Fall" and Indebted featured in Project Gotham Racing 2.
- "Nothing Frequency" featured on NHL 2004.
[edit] Compilation appearances
- "Raise Your Rifles" was included on the Daredevil soundtrack, Daredevil: The Album.
- "I'm Thinking" was released with many other punk bands on the Rock Against Bush compilation.
- "Clockwork" was included in the Projekt Revolution Sample CD that was received for joining LPU 4.0.
- "Long Way To Fall" was featured on the first Atticus: ...dragging the lake compilation.
- "Nothing Frequency" was included on the 2002 Warped Tour Compilation.
