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Encyclopedia > Sam Endicott
Sam Endicott
Picture of Sam Endicott
Picture of Sam Endicott
Background information
Born 1974
Genre(s) Synth rock
Indie rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Keyboard
Vocals
Years active 2003-present
Associated
acts		 The Bravery
Members
John Conway, Anthony Burulcich, Michael Zakarin, and Mike Hindert


Sam Endicott who was born in 1974 is the lead singer for the New York-based band The Bravery. Endicott grew up in the Washington, DC, suburb of Bethesda, Maryland. Before moving to NYC and founding The Bravery, he received a degree in psychology from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, where he was classmates with Bravery keyboardist John Conway. He wrote all of the songs on The Bravery's debut album, which was reportedly recorded in "various bedrooms" in New York. Image File history File links Th_Samm. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Synthpop. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... An electronic keyboard is a keyboard instrument which uses electricity to produce or amplify its sound. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... The Bravery is an American alternative rock band from New York City that consists of Sam Endicott, John Conway, Anthony Burulcich, Michael Zakarin, and Mike Hindirt. ... John Horton Conway (born December 26, 1937, Liverpool, England) is a prolific mathematician active in the theory of finite groups, knot theory, number theory, combinatorial game theory and coding theory. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... NY redirects here. ... The Bravery is an American alternative rock band from New York City that consists of Sam Endicott, John Conway, Anthony Burulcich, Michael Zakarin, and Mike Hindirt. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Bethesda is an urbanized, but unincorporated, area in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a church located there, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from Jerusalems Pool of Bethesda. ... The Bravery is an American alternative rock band from New York City that consists of Sam Endicott, John Conway, Anthony Burulcich, Michael Zakarin, and Mike Hindirt. ... Vassar College is a private, coeducational, highly selective liberal arts college situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. ... Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie, New York (City) Poughkeepsie, New York (Town) Poughkeepsie, Arkansas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... NY redirects here. ... The Bravery is the self-titled debut album by New York indie band The Bravery, released in March 2005 (see 2005 in music). ...


Before The Bravery, Endicott played bass in a number of bands and recording projects, including NY power pop band The Pasties, and new wave band Conquistador, which also included Bravery keyboardist John Conway and CSI: Miami star Jonathan Togo. The Pasties were a popular NYC-based Power Pop band that featured Sam Endicott, who went on to form The Bravery. ... Conquistador (Spanish: []) (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas and Asia Pacific under Spanish colonial rule between the 15th and 17th centuries, starting with the 1492 settlement established in the modern-day Bahamas... CSI: Miami is a spinoff of the popular CBS network series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. ... Jonathan Togo Jonathan Frederick Togo (born on August 25, 1977 to Michael and Sheila Togo) is an American actor. ...


In 2005, he had a public feud with Brandon Flowers, frontman of The Killers. Brandon Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is the vocalist and keyboardist in the American synth rock band The Killers. ... The Killers are a Grammy nominated and American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada. ...


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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Sound of 2005: The Bravery (887 words)
Singer Sam Endicott has a dark-edged voice full of glory and despair that is offset by the pulsating, uplifting keyboards of best friend John Conway.
Endicott had become fed up with the sense of uncertainty and apathy among a generation that seemed to be drifting along with little direction, as well as America's national sense of fear.
Endicott had never been a frontman or written songs before, but decided to have blind faith in his own abilities and took a gamble that he would be proved right.
The Bravery: No Fear (1535 words)
SAM ENDICOTT, lead singer of the most buzzed-about New York band since the Strokes and Interpol, is calling from Norway, where he has just gotten offstage after performing at the five-day Quart Festival, the biggest rock event in Scandinavia.
Sam's father, Bill Endicott, is a well-known political consultant and motivational speaker, as well as a former Olympic kayak coach.
Endicott, who points out that the album's two most recent songs were written on laptops in hotel rooms and the backs of buses as the Bravery toured, is "assuming that we will want to do it the same way for the next album."
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