Help Me Crack The Code – “Lights Over Paris”
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Plaid friends. There is a new mystery that I need your help in solving.
The story:
I got a random friend invite on the 30LBS Skunk YouTube channel the other day from a user I’ve never viewed, called Lights Over Paris.
At first glance it just looked like some bullshit spam from some ridiculously rich OC band that hasn’t released anything. The Lights Over Paris band website is just a temporary one linking to their various social media accounts. I dismissed it immediately as spam.
But something about it struck me as being slightly off.
Upon second glance it looked like a band that could be serious contender for the biggest bunch of douchebags in the history of the music industry. I didn’t understand why these idiots wanted to be my friend. How did they even find me?
The next day I still had a remaining friend invite. Oh yeah, those bozos again.
At third glace it looked like a devilishly brilliant and unprecedentedly smooth execution of a biting satire on the creative process (rather, the lack thereof) behind manufactured pop music. I looked at all the comments on their channel and noticed a lot of people didn’t get it. Their satire is very subtle, but if you watch more than 2-3 of the videos it will start to come through. Even the Lights Over Paris Twitter feed reeks of sarcasm.
Is it really satire? Are they really this clever?
The riddle:
I want to believe. Have a look at the videos after the jump, and tell me if I’m crazy to think that a parody exists in this stuff. Or, is this some kind of viral marketing? If so, what are they pushing? Is it the studio? Are these guys actors trying to gain exposure? What’s your theory?
The first video I saw was the bio on the band’s “DJ”. Douchebag material for sure.
There was one brief moment in the clip that made me raise an eyebrow. Tell me if you recognize it.
The following video is much less subtle, and is the one that made me start to think that this is actually a satire:
Then, these next three videos will make you question how so much production value could be injected into something so asinine.
The mic stand:
The custom tour bus:
The studio tour:
I’ll leave you with that. I’ve you’ve made it this far, let’s crack the code. Leave your thoughts in the comments. Is this the evolution of viral marketing? Some actors with a knack for satire? Or is this a real band in the OC wonderland of riches?
I want to believe as well – for their sake, I want to believe.
Although, I have lived in L.A. – it could be real.
Okay, did you see the cougar convention video? There is no way this is real.
this seems like pretty blatant plagiarism of spinal tap…
In the words of Drinking out of cups, “No way, that ain’t real…no way.” At least, I hope it’s not.
As hard as it is to believe, these guys are real. 100% OC douche. I don’t get it either, these guys promote like crazy but there is no evidence of music.
http://www.sidewalksuperheroes.com/blog/tag/lights-over-paris/ << This is a link to some woman’s blog, it explains how she got ripped off by lights over paris. So this makes it all sorta tough to call this whole act a satire and not really just douches being douchey.
No, they’re serious! I know this dumb ass girl who thinks they have a big record label. They go around saying they’re putting out an album. What a joke! Probably the biggest bunch of posers i’ve ever seen.
AND they pay for chicks to pretend to be GROUPIES!!! How GAY!
This has to be something seriously illegal, but they throw one hell of a party. They have nothing to show how they earned this wealthy rock n roll life style. Is it you or your parents in this income tax bracket? Two of these guys come from humble working class families. Something very very suspicious. If one of them is not a trust fund baby, then these guys have some very clever and profitable scam raking in serious rock star cash.
Look these douchey douchbags made a video of their Halloween Party.
There are demo’s on their myspace that actually sound quite good. But if they have an upcoming album… when will it be released??
http://myspace.com/lightsoverparis
they have a tour bus like that and they cant pay a web designer? no way
interesting… could be anything really. especially nowadays with this whole metro emo punk movement. its hard to judge anyone by their cover but yah, they do look like their a lil douchey..
Real. Just remembered why I moved north.
WOW really cool guys doing really cool rockstar things, THEYRE SO COOL!!!!These dipshits just got evicted for not paying their rent in over three months and having a huge halloween party in which they posted on craigslist. They have ran out of money numerous times and are the biggest joke in hollywood, A friend of mine and I saw them at Bank of America trying to get money out of the ATM and the little vampire looking one said “How could I be overdrawn 1500 bucks?” So don’t worry these poser OC trash will soon run out of their money for good and be gone.
HAHA! Snidley if what you’re saying is true then that shit is hilarious! Craigslist Party. Super lame.
Kinda bummed my band is named lightsoverla after seeing this ridiculous shit.
I saw them earlier this year. They kept spamming Craigslist to find musicians to tour with them. I couldn’t figure out if they were jokes or what…
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=544550
im actually good friends with Will, im going to his house tonight for NYE and was there for the holloween party.
I can honestly say that they are really trying to make music. On what level though……not so clear. I think that they trying to produce their own band and several other musicians as well. Will wont tell me most of anything so its always a little foggy, and where the funding comes from is mostly Rob.
Its always been a mystery to me , but LOP is more of a production promotion small business right now.
But there is ALOT of money in LOP and i think its crazy, where its going to actually go…..who knows. my bet is that they will try and produce other bands….. who knows really,
This is all very entertaining. Has anyone kept to the thread of “crack the code” i’m really curious as to how this is all working out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Beavan
This guys has some good credits… which at the end of his bio it says “currently working with Lights Over Paris.”
Sounds legit to me!
You can throw away some of those conspiracy theories that they are smart enough to execute such quality viral marketing.
These guys are the sad proof that if you have enough money, you can be anything you want in America. Somehow Rob aquired a large sum of cash and the rest of his followers are just along for the ride. They bought their way into hollywood with their producer to get them all the contacts they need, as well as hire everyone else to put together their mediocre tracks. They aren’t signed by any major label and they expect to go on tour following the completion of their record. These guys are forcing themselves onto the general public by attempting to look as legit as possible, but i dont think their album sales will be any more than a small indie band playing at a coffee shop selling copies to their buddies.
In terms of talent, i dont think they have it to launch a full blown tour by themselves. Which is why they are hiring real musicians to play for them while they whore themselves on stage.
So to “crack your code” all you need to know is how Rob got all this money to drop. They aren’t money makers, they are spenders. If they do make money, its got to be shady or just a huge trust fund they are blowing through. These guys are not actors, they aren’t college educated, and they aren’t viral marketers. They are simply a group of friends who leeched onto their rich friend, in hopes to be famous. They are definitely trying to be a legit band, but value the fame too much. These guys are buying their way into their 15 minutes and they’ll be back to living at home with their parents with fucked up credit.
It actually makes me sick to see how people work their entire lives in hopes of being wealthy and secure, yet these guys get a free ride and shove it in your face. These guys are attempting to follow in the footsteps of the pseudo celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Spencer Pratt, Heidi Montag, etc. They were born into wealth, they whore themselves into the public eye. Hopefully, they will just get weeded out when their income dries up.
Thanks for all of your comments everybody.
It is really amazing to see so many opinions and lots of really interesting facts surface about these guys. You’ve convinced me that these guys are real.
Deep down inside I knew it. I was really hoping to be wrong. I really wanted to believe that this was some kind of advanced satire. I’m kind of bummed, but still amused all the same.
Funny how you all talk about “facts.” Where do you people come up with this stuff? I know these guys. They work very hard. Do they also have fun and party? Sure. They’re twenty-somethings. What’s wrong with having a good time. Robb was not “born into wealth” and has no trust fund. Have any of you listened to their music? It’s actually good. And what is wrong with them putting out an album and hoping it will be successful? Isn’t that the American dream? They aren’t faking anything. Robb writes the songs and sings. You all make a lot of assumptions about who these guys are but what are they doing wrong? Why is it bad that they aren’t signed by any major label? Are people who ARE signed by a major label the only ones who deserve success? And how are they forcing themselves on anyone? How can one be forced to listen to their music (once it is released)? Maybe their album sales will be good, maybe it won’t. That’s to be determined. But what is really wrong with a bunch of guys working very hard to produce music using their own money? Would it be better to use someone else’s? Why? And how exactly are they getting a free ride? I hear a lot crap being spewed about these guys but not a lot of facts. Sounds like jealousy to me. How about everyone just wait and see and judge for yourselves once the music is released?
Jealousy does play as a big factor in all of this because that self promoted themselves to be bigger than what they really are. They are self proclaimed musicians and they have yet to release a song, or even play a local show. They ride on the reputations of big time producers, grammy award winning mixers, and feel they are worthy enough to be on the same resume as well established bands.
It is understandable that provided with the large income they obtained, they can go about entering the business. Some people buy fancy cars, some people get hookers, some people get drugs, and some people want to be rock stars. The problem is that when they self promote themselves by spam inviting people to their youtube channel, they are bound to get some negative feedback. This is fueled by the fact that they videotape themselves acting like public nuisances and sitting around in a studio when the real technicians are doing most of the work.
If their instrumental they released on the net is any indication of the music they hope to release, I am not impressed. Taking into consideration the counter-argument, I should save the criticisms until after I hear a finished product, therefore, my impression of these guys is based on what they have self promoted. If they do manage to become as successful with their investment, all the more power to them. But defending them because you know them doesn’t mean they still aren’t douchebags.
If they want to be in the public eye, they better learn how to develop a good reputation with what they put out on the internet. People wont just accept a bunch of rich OC kids buying their way into hollywood.
Hey A.S. when is the music going to be released??? According to your guys website it should be done.
I saw these guys play the other day, it was a pretty awesome show. their album comes out in a couple months i think.
Let’s assume for argument sake they really are a legitimate band trying to produce and promote their own music with their own money. No problem there. NOW, has anybody listened to their demo tracks (the ones with several MILLION hits) ?
THEY SUCK! and that’s the name of that song!
This is not a parody or satire. These guys are for real. They are funded by the lead singer, to which I’m still unsure of how he has financed it, but I’m assuming he’s a trust fund baby.
This band is just a total joke. They live like rockstars but they haven’t EARNED it. They are living through the old business model of developing a rock band, but those days are long gone. They are trying to live like a Led Zeppelin or Van Halen, but guess what? They aren’t. They have no fans. Their entourage is paid for. They don’t even have an album, how can they have their own tour bus? Tour bus for what fans?
It’s just sad to see this, but it’s LA and they aren’t the only bands with a trust fund financing a band’s operation. These guys are frauds. To live the rockstar life without earning it means the music will certainly be uninspired or written by hired guns, because there is no way good music can be written in this sort of environment.
YOU WONT BE DISAPPOINTED.
THANKS.
This project is strikingly analogous to another rich kid’s hobby called ‘Drive A’; where they try to be rock stars, but truly buy their way into the limelight. The limelight may not always be the ‘sought after’ fame and genuine attention that was initially bought.
My buddy plays guitar in ‘Drive A’ and has been in the band for appx. 3 years now, and he has shared so much insight about this band ‘Drive A’ that profusely contradicts the contrived story that I’m sure should be close to illegal to fabricate in writing; going as far as saying that the Los Angeles based band’s lead singer and guitarist met outside the troubadour…and began writing music… they’re own style… blah blah blah. 1st of all, the singer lives in Malibu. Secondly, the singer’s billionaire parents held auditions for side kids to be a part of ‘Bruno and the heartbreakers’.
If you look into the short past of this band, they’ve gone thru something like 5 guitarists, 5 bass players and 5 drummers. It’s kind of like Guns N’ Roses; oh wait, except Guns came about organically and has sold over 100 million records. The most ironic thing about these guys, is that they are trying to be punk rock, but I’ve never heard of many punks rebelling against mom and dad forking out a bunch of cash to buy onto tours. I’m not a huge punk rock fan, but I would think that the kids in Drive A are what most punks hate. Just me though.
Nott told me that the parents paid $70,000 to get an opening slot on the Red Jumpsuit Apparatus tour and $35,000 to play 4 shows with Some other band at the roxy. I can only imagine what they paid to get onto the tour with HIM. They released a record sometime last year, but the parents spent something like $400,000 before on a record that didn’t even get released. With heavy grammy award winning producers, and engineers…the whole 9. I find it hilarious that there are manufactured bands like these, that have to make stuff up for people to accept them, when there are plenty of bands out there that work so hard and actually write their own songs.
Los Angeles is home to many phony’s. I would not necessarily call it wrong to buy yourself into hollywood, fame, and everything that comes with it; I would call it self sabotage, because the mystique of your attraction will eventually no longer be a mystique. The truth will surface and then you are subject to ridicule and set as an example of young hollywood poseurs (posers) . If you begin burning bridges and possess a superiority complex, then it will haunt you in the end. Jason wanted to be a rock star, so he changed his personality and became someone I no longer know. And please let me reiterate that I do not speak of jealousy nor bitterness. (it’s not like anyone has much to be jealous of anyway. Drive A is in over a million in debt and has probably sold 1,500 records)
Lets say bands like these became monumentally successful and sold millions of records; is it even worth it to become rock stars after you know your parents have paid for it? Would you be percieved as rockstars through the public eye after the truth surfaces? It must hurt thy soul to live, and in a certain sense, lie to everyone as you stand up on stage and scream “F@%K You”, as if you have something to be mad at. I mean, you live in malibu, your life is made. Identity crisis strikes. Spend that money on an education and earn something for yourself.
It would almost make more sense for bands like these to remain a satire. I would bet they would become more successful, due to the idea that no one takes them serious to begin with anyway.
Good Luck tho
Team Manufactured Pop
what if these kids actually are a band? you know?
its so funny watching u lil butt pirates who r jealous of not having the intelligence to accomplish what robb has … u will soon find out for urselves. known him for about a decade and hes is still the smartest person ive met in my life…. by a long shot. he takes care of his grandmother, the rest of his band and close friends…. do u? its seems to me that jealousy of their lifestyle and access to money is causing u to lash out and try to derail them with mediocre shit talking. listen up… so what if most bands have to rough it, struggle, sleep in a van, play small shows for years until theyre HOPEFULLY discovered… if they had the money, they would be doing it robbs way. he writes and sings…. hes not a talentless schmuck who pays to have every song written for him like the majority of “musicians/artists”… ur pissed… i get it, but get over it… some people have cash and most dont, thats life. loving to party and making people laugh while acting like fool is bad in what way??? now go home to ur slum which u r content with sleeping in cause u dont have the skill or talent to make the money u need to get ur ass out.
‘WORD TO YA MOTHA”
its so funny watching u lil butt pirates who r jealous of not having the intelligence to accomplish what robb has … u will soon find out for urselves. known him for about a decade and hes is still the smartest person ive met in my life…. by a long shot. he takes care of his grandmother, the rest of his band and close friends…. do u? its seems to me that jealousy of their lifestyle and access to money is causing u to lash out and try to derail them with mediocre shit talking. listen up… so what if most bands have to rough it, struggle, sleep in a van, play small shows for years until theyre HOPEFULLY discovered… if they had the money, they would be doing it robbs way. he writes and sings…. hes not a talentless schmuck who pays to have every song written for him like the majority of “musicians/artists”… ur pissed… i get it, but get over it… some people have cash and most dont, thats life. loving to party and making people laugh while acting like fool is bad in what way??? now go home to ur slum which u r content with sleeping in cause u dont have the skill or talent to make the money u need to get ur ass out.
We have known Rob for years, he’s actualy my son best friend. These guys are for real. So, what if they throw parties and have fun. They are all young. They are not doing anything wrong.
My family has actually heard “Light Over Paris” demo and it’s GREAT!!! In fact I told Rob I will be buying his CD and when LOP is playing live, my husband and I will be there listening to their amazing music. WE LOVE IT!!!!!
As of for all you jealous people out there, I second the above posting from Neon Brown dated April 5th. Everything he wrote is the truth.
You all are just jealous people who have nothing better to do than write your stupid comments on something or someone you know nothing about.
To CIA, I’m not sure when the music will be released. I know they just finished a music video for their first single and I *believe* that single will be out very soon (weeks?). I”m just not sure. (Yes, they are behind the original date they thought they’d be putting out their album – hey things take longer than you think sometimes.)
And to those who say these guys have not earned it, please tell me how that is the case. They work extremely hard. You have not seen the results of that work yet and I certainly understand that there would be questions. By why assume that that means they don’t deserve to succeed or that they have failed to earn what they do have? Again, so many ridiculous assumptions about trust funds and buying their way into something. There is NO trust fund. The songs have not been purchased. Robb writes them. People may or may not appreciate their music and that’s okay. It’s a personal choice. If they don’t, so be it. But if they do, are you going to say they somehow “bought” that appreciation?
This statement is by far the most ridiculous:
“To live the rockstar life without earning it means the music will certainly be uninspired or written by hired guns, because there is no way good music can be written in this sort of environment.”
How the hell do you know what inspires the music? Are you specially qualified to determine in what sort of environment good music can be written? Is there only one way? Please – do enlighten us!!
Why can’t people let them live their lives and follow their dream? And hey, here’s a thought. Maybe you could actually reach out to the band, meet some of them, hear their music when it’s time. See what they’re “really” about before you judge someone you don’t know.
Peace. And to those willing to give LOP a chance, thanks. They’re good guys doing what they love. We should all be so lucky in life.
Thanks for the comments everyone. Looking forward to the release
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/turn-off-the-lights-ep/id366322466
It’s out!
finally everyone gets to hear how little talent these guys have
Hate Hate Hate Hate Hate…keep drinking your haterade bitches! RoBB is a hard working self made man, not a trust fund baby. Neon Brown touched on the fact that he is good to his friends and family, this is all true.
The other guys in the band include a long time friend of RoBB’s as well as some other very accomplished musicians. Go listen on iTunes and if you’re able to leave your jealousy at bay while listening, give honest feedback. If your sole intention is to be negative go ahead and do so…Lights Over Paris has already accomplished one of their goals, getting people talking. Someone once said, “there’s no such thing as bad publicity,” and this is a perfect example.
Before you go spewing your bs all over saying how much you hate this fake-ass band blah blah blah, be sure to send a link to YOUR band so we can all objectively listen, who knows one day you might be lucky enough to open for LOP!
Suck it!
upcoming shows?
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DWCb76_9JeA/Ssr0cbMpPvI/AAAAAAAAAoU/qDiWRI6zXa0/s320/dj_tiesto_-_elements_of_life_world_tour_copenhagen_2008_.jpg hmmmmm strong simularities
Hey butt munch!!! They suck… ok? I dont care about their families or if they are nice guys. Their music blows. They have nothing to say. People have a right to be offended by patent narcissism and worthless drivel masquerading as art.
so its clear that their music is not good and overly produced but where oh where does the money come from. Everyone points to Robb as the financial backing. Is he a trust fund baby is this family money.. anyone that knows him understands that his family or grandma is relatively poor. Was he a real estate mogul that happened to capitalize on the housing boom? Did he win the lottery? No of course not. Everyone knows Rob was in to buying and selling electronics for many years. Does anyone know his company or companies names? No because they were all false and he used them to scam electronics buyers from across the globe. Just google Robs name and his phone number and you’ll find lots of pissed off people. Small businesses across the world have been scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars i bet they would love to hear Robs music get a taste of what they helped pay for. ID theft and fake loans is another of his specialty’s
http://www.thewholesaleforums.co.uk/forum/bad-supplier-experiences/4849-ocglobal-aol-com.html
http://ask.alibaba.com/Q/800119316-OC-GLOBAL-AND-SITILUKS-FRAUD.html
Here is an email from a satisfied Robb customer.
Hello curious,
well for starters – where did you get ROBERTS information or AD about ipods ?
on ALIBABA ? if so please provide a link asap.
secondly if you are ROBERT and trying to see what people are saying about you
then yeah, pretty much nothing good at all , what you would expect to be said
about a scammer who`s days are coming to an end.!
Now, if your not ROBERT this is the info you need.
ROBERT is one BIG Scammer !!
i purchased from him APPLE LAPTOPS i needed and a fair bit of them,
paid stupidly via T/T to him and then of course no LAPTOPS !
he stopped e-mail contact and never to be heard from again.
However i do have people going after him and he will be caught !
ipods ? i doubt that very much!! he ows me more than $13,000.
yeah thats right, and if he was so successful mucisian why did he not
give me my money back ? HMMMM….SCAMMER !!
If you want to deal with him go ahead but you will loose your money,.
or tell him why he ows so much money to people and see what excuses
you get.. he could have stayed in touch with me and come to an
agreement or settlement but no word from him at all, typical scammer!
i would appreciate if you can give me all the info or new info about him,
my people in the U.S will catch him and he will be sure to go to prison -
but hey – prison or no prison he will pay !
This so called successful musician`s days are coming to an end.
but if there is any new info about him that you have i appreciate that
very much..
do not transact with him at all is what i say to you.
regards,
J
****
Everyone should know that this music is fake and so is this guy. Do business with him and you’ll regret it eventually. Can’t wait till this catches up with him whether it be the FBI or some pissed off person he scammed. So to all his friends that ride his dick all over the world and spend his money remember that its not his and your taking money from a bunch of people that worked for it.
lets hear it for some real talent and go check out The Rambles … at the end of the day whos more appreciated someone who workds there ass off and built a foundation with talent not money
Why doesn’t someone just ask ROBB (TALL) how their magic is being funded??? He may often be confused or a little Lost in life at times, but he actually has a big heart. Sometimes he has peer pressure really pull him down, does silly things when drinking, only dates girls who are after him for money and lacks trust for all females as a result, etc., but I blame that from living in Hollywood and some of the random friends he has. He is nothing but nice to people and I really wish him and LOP the best. Don’t hate him because he was motivated enough to dream and then build it into reality. I don’t know any other guy in his late twenties that was able to do as much as Robb. If you are really that down on your luck, maybe he will be nice enough to hire you someday to clean his pool. His personal site:
http://www.lightsovertall.com/
robb at work in the video in the included link… toward the end of the video, he tells a great story about when girls come to his house without bikinis, he gives them bikinis that other girls have left!
a must see and worth the watch!!!
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1903843
Well, I took the time to google some of the group as well…
Robert Mawhinney is an Associate Professor of Physics at Columbia University, working primarily in the field of numerical simulations of quantum field theory. He has been one of the principal members of the teams that designed, built and programmed the Quantum Chromodynamics on Digital Signal Processors (QCDSP) machine and the Quantum Chromodynamics on a Chip (QCDOC) machines. The 1 TeraFlops QCDSP machines won the Gordon Bell Prize for price/performance at SC 98 and three, 10 Teraflops QCDOC machines are currently deployed and are used exclusively for lattice QCD calculations.
Robert Mawhinney
Title and Company:
at Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc
http://www.facebook.com/people/Robb-Mawhinney/100000666372873
http://chemistry.lakeheadu.ca/personal/Mawhinney/Mawhinney.html
http://www.myspace.com/rjmaz59
I can go on and on, but what I found was this post that someone put up a few spots ago was from 2006. I dont know how old all these guys are but that would make them really young, and there is 10000s other people with the same names.
Quit the drama and quit hating
how about fake loans worth millions of dollars during the fall of the mortgage industry, he wrote them for “friends” too… its inevitable it will catch up with him then Robb will finally have all the attention he craves but the police and district attorney type. KARMA
Lights over paris. These guys are so fake. I mean, whos dicks did they have to suck to get their tour bus, because the reality is they should be driving a yellow school bus full of special ed children around. I mean, lets talk about the twilight vampire looking fag. This guy looks like a werewolf but wears makeup like a vampire. is he gonna be the new main character in the twlight saga? and to top things off, this little fag is trying to do what Steven Tyler did with a mic stand 30 years ago. Dream ON.
That song turn off the lights, makes me want to fist pump like the jersey shore pussies. You Guys Are All MEAT GAZERS, YOUR A THIEF ROBB !!!!!!!!!!!
I cannot believe that these guys are in a “band” and have an album on itunes. This freaking band is the stupidest band I have ever seen, heard or read about. I went to high school with Rob. WTF happened to him. I’m sure they are having a great time doing what ever it is that they do. Their songs sound like a high school garage band wrote them. Let’s face it people ANYONE can sound good when they have their album recorded in the studio. Okay, Okay maybe just maybe these guys sound good on the album, what about live? So let’s say they sound good live. I still don’t care. These guys are total complete DB.
I think that mentally these guys think that they are the shit. They appear to be over confident and interview as if they have been in the business for twenty years. They need to be knocked down a peg or 10. Jesus Christ these guys are DB! Did I mention that these guys are DB’s!!!
Tammy J, I am guessing the 59 year old guy’s myspace page is not the same as 27 year old Robb Tall’s page. And I think Rob is a little too busy and young to be an Associate Professor of Physics at Columbia University. FYI Columbia isn’t even on the west coast. I am so happy I moved away from Southern California. DB’s
MA- i also went to school with robb and a couple of the other guys, they are great people, have worked for 3 years on writing the album and recording it, and deserve all the respect given to any other band. Is having confidence and pride in your work a bad thing? The fact that you want them knocked down a peg or 10, is only going to ensure that they climb even higher, so congratulations on bringing yourself even more misery. hater.
I think just because you the ignorent person writing the bs above is jealous of the lifestyle of this band they seem to have a problem with them. If it is not enough to just dismiss it they have to make LOP a part of their life and spend time posting all this BS… so apparently LOP did make some impact on you considering you spent time in your life, that you will never get back watching their videos and writing the blog above… So in the end if you dont know someone dont waste your time writing BS that you believe even though you dont know the people … try living your own life for once and keeping your nose where it doesn’t belong!
OK, I’ll bite. If you’re going to call somebody ignorant, at least spell it right.
Yeah you know what is funny is how there used to be a whole bunch of stuff on here about how Robb ripped off a whole bunch of people and made a bunch of money doing so to fund this bullshit band of his that, let’s face it, majorly suck. Like it’s really bad. It blows me away that LOP spent all this money and time and payed producers all over the country to mix and master this shit and not one of them thought it might be good to tell them all that their music is Disney channel shit at best? Lights Over Paris are crooks, Google Robb’s full name or search him in the Better Business Bureau database and see what comes up. Even the name of their bullshit single is stolen from Teddy Pendergrass who’s song “Turn Off The Lights” is actually good. They have all this stuff(street team vans, houses, trips all over the country, tour buses, videos) that is more likely than not put on Robb’s black card and they have never ONCE played in front of real living human people. A nationwide tour for a country that could not care less about them. But I’m not hating, I really could care less. There is in fact a demographic of little girls in training bra’s that will love this crap. Real musicians on the other hand will know right away where it belongs. Fin.
You guys are the real fans! and I appreciate all of your concerns and doubts for LOP. I hope to fix this and make you fans happier than ever!
Best Wishes,
Will
Lights Over Paris keyboardist
How do I read all 57 comments? I only see the most recent.
I’m wondering as well how this has happened. How do you get the funding for the studio time let alone a bus and a nationwide tour at decent locations? Do they have a big money backer like Backstreet boys or something else? Maybe they will do dance moves on stage like justin biber
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I met the DJ at warped tour the other day. He was really nice, and gave me and all my friends bracelets for LOP. i love their music and so do all of my friends. you guys need to stop hating. LOP forever. lol.
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