Beta State

Beta State is an American alternative rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area. Formed on September 1, 2009 with former members of Strata,[1] they have gone on to release two full-length albums titled Stars and #Friendship[2] and have opened for major acts such as Linkin Park, Green Day, The Strokes, Neon Trees, Airborne Toxic Event, Cage The Elephant, Florence + The Machine, Bush, Bad Religion, Mumford and Sons, Foster The People, Young The Giant, Manchester Orchestra, Awolnation, Innerpartysystem, and Dredg.[3]

Beta State
OriginSan Francisco, California, U.S.
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Years active2009-present
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Associated acts
Websitewww.betastatemusic.com
MembersMatt McDonald
Adrian Robison
Justin Kastner
Past membersRyan Hernandez

Beta State got the attention of Linkin Park's co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda by working their way backstage and handing Shinoda an iPod Touch with all of their music pre-loaded onto the device. Shinoda blogged about it on his website saying they know "How to get attention the right way", referencing how they have never been given a demo from a band in this way.[4]

Later on Beta State would end up recording a song with Linkin Park at Red Bull Studios, being featured on Linkin Park's LP Underground XIII record with their song "Change".[5]

References
  1. "Beta State on rateyourmusic.com". rateyourmusic.com.
  2. "Beta State Biography on MTV.com". mtv.com.
  3. "Beta State Biography on MTV.com". mtv.com.
  4. "How to Get Attention The Right Way". mikeshinoda.com/. Archived from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-23.
  5. "Inside Linkin Park's LPU Sessions with Beta State". redbull.com/.
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