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Biography
Current members of Train:
 Pat
Monahan ~ 02/28/69
(Lead Vocals / Percussion/ Saxophone)
 Scott
Underwood ~ 01/02/71
(Drums)
 Jimmy
Stafford ~ 04/26/64
(Lead Guitars / Mandolin / Backing Vocals)
 Johnny Colt ~ 05/01/68
(Bass Guitar / Backing Vocals)
 Brandon Bush ~ 01/28/73
(Keyboards)
Touring
with Train:
Tony Lopacinski
(Rhythm Guitars / Backing Vocals)
Former Original Train
members:
Rob
Hotchkiss
(Guitars / Keyboards / Backing Vocals)
Charlie
Colin
(Bass / Backing Vocals)
Train began in 1994 when Rob Hotchkiss met Pat Monahan. After moving to
San Francisco and appearing in coffeehouses as an acoustic
duo, they added Colin (bass) and Stafford (guitar), who, like
Hotchkiss, were veterans of the Apostles, an L.A. band. Scott
Underwood came on board as drummer shortly afterward.
In 1996, the band went to New York City to play a showcase date for
Columbia Records. The company turned them down
They decided to release their first album “Train’” themselves, with
borrowed money. The album as produced by the band and Curtis
Mathewson. In February 1998, it was picked up by
Aware/Columbia, and the band hit the road in a rundown 1987
Dodge Ram van with a little red trailer. It stayed on the road
for the next two years.
In Autumn 1998, the Fox Television series, "Party Of Five,"
began to feature Train's first single, "Free," which
had already received steady radio play. By August, a second
single, "Meet Virginia," led Train to a four week
stay at #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. In
November 1999, the album was certified RIAA gold. It went
platinum in March 2000.
Early in 2000, Train took a break from the road to begin recording a new
album with producer Brendan O'Brien. The band recorded for the
rest of the year, between headlining tour dates, and making
television appearances.
When Drops Of Jupiter arrived on March 27th, 2001, its title
track, "Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)," was already a
hit on several Billboard charts. The song's undeniable hook
and lush orchestration by Paul Buckmaster won over scores of
new fans and radio listeners. By June, Drops Of Jupiter was
RIAA-certified platinum. By April 2002, the single had spent a
total of 53 weeks on the Hot 100. It won a Best Rock Song
Grammy for Train, as well as a Best Arrangement Grammy for
Buckmaster.
Towards the end of 2002 co-founder Rob Hotchkiss left Train.
Train’s third album, “My Private Nation” was released June 3rd
2003.
'My Private Nation' was
produced and mixed by Brendan O'Brien, whose résumé includes
Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, Rage Against The
Machine, Paul Westerberg, Neil Young, Stone Temple Pilots, and
Train's 'Drops Of Jupiter.' The CD was recorded at Southern
Tracks in Atlanta, Georgia, and mastered by the legendary Bob
Ludwig at Gateway Mastering and DVD, Portland, Maine. Paul
Buckmaster, who won the Best Instrumental Arrangement
Accompanying Vocalist(s)/Best Background Arrangement Grammy
for "Drops Of Jupiter," returns on My Private Nation
with string arrangements for the tracks "Lincoln
Avenue" and "Your Every Color."
From this album two
singles were released; “Calling All Angels” and “When I
Look To The Sky”
Bassist Charlie Colin
left Train in October 2003.
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