Spotlight: The Beautiful Mistake
The Beautiful Mistake's dedication and drive towards their musical careers is unquestionable. Let put it this way, Jon - bassist for the band- went out and sold his computer so he could afford his plane ticket to California once he found out he had an opportunity to audition for the band. There wasn't even a sure shot, it was only a slim chance and he was willing to sacrifice everything.

After original drummer Josh Quesada quit the band, the Beautiful Mistake experimented with several different temporary replacements. Unsatisfied with the varying musicians and the conflicts that followed, Josh Quesada eventually came back.

In 2001, the Beautiful Mistake signed to their current label, the Militia Group and released their debut album, Light a Match.

With the Beautiful Mistake's April 6th release of This Is Who You Are, they are beginning to build a strong foundation for their career as a band.

With a variety of influences ranging from U2 to the Smiths to Helmet, the Beautiful Mistake establishes a sound of their own. The new CD is evidence of their growth and maturity developed over the years.

Their music has a large emphasis on the use of melodic guitar riffs that in turn build the structure of their independent style. The lyrics each member contributes as a group in their writing process derive from personal experiences, as the catharsis to their emotions. They have committed to create music that they can confidently represent and perform.

 

Front man Josh Hagquist surpasses all expectations while performing live, every note held longer and stronger then that recorded on the album.

Consequently, the Riverside, CA based band has persistently kept towards their passion of writing and performing. While headlining for their current tour, (including bands Emery, the AKA's and Anatomy of a Ghost) they are finally establishing an enthusiastic fan base and being acknowledged for their music that well deserves the recognition.


 
 *All songs on Artist Site.
Tracks from "TThe Beautiful Mistake"
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How did you guys get started as a band?
We started about four years ago. I originally wasn't in the band, it was the line-up we have now, the two Josh's, Sean, and this guy, Dave. After about five months, they started to record their first four song demo, (which later got released as an EP). But the day before recording started, they kicked Dave out.
I found out about them over the internet because I talked to the singer, Josh, on this music message board we were both on. Eventually, I wanted to try out for the band after Josh brought it up.

I heard some of their stuff and got into it. I think it was on Mother's Day, they ended up having a show, and I flew out to California. I sold my computer to pay for my plane ticket. I remember seeing them and I knew that these were the guys I was going to be playing with.

I ended up going back home and I thought about it before moving to California and joining the band.

We went through about three or four different drummers. Josh Quesada, the guy with us now, was also our original drummer. He quit once he got married around the time we just got started, before we started touring.

We had Armin come in, our drummer that played on Light a Match. He quit the band after our tour with Hopesfall and Every time I die about a year and a half ago. Then, we had a tour set up with Planes Mistaken for Stars, another tour with Fallboy and another tour with Brand New so we had a fill in drummer for those tours.

After that, we had this guy Dan who's from Portland come down and try out for the band. He was in the band while we were writing the new album, This Is Who You Are. He talked a lot of crap about us behind our backs so we ended up kicking him out of the band the day before pre-production for the record, and that is when Josh came back.