Transmissions (Starset album)

Transmissions is the debut studio album by American rock band Starset, released on July 8, 2014, through Razor & Tie.[5] Three singles were released in support of the album; "My Demons", "Carnivore", and "Halo", all charting in the top 20 of the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[6]

Transmissions
Studio album by Starset
Released	July 8, 2014 (2014-07-08)
Genre	Hard rock alternative rock electronic rock progressive rock
Length	60:00
Label	Razor & Tie
Producer	Rob Graves[1]
Starset chronology
Transmissions (2014) Vessels (2017)
Singles from Transmissions
"My Demons" Released: October 24, 2013[2] "Carnivore" Released: October 29, 2014[3] "Halo" Released: May 6, 2015[4]

Background

Transmissions is a concept album.[7] The album was produced by Rob Graves and mixed by Ben Grosse.[8] A deluxe version of the album was released on iTunes on February 12, 2016, featuring four new acoustic recordings of songs "My Demons", "Halo", "Point of No Return", and "Let It Die" along with three previously released remixed tracks. As of November 2016, the album has sold 79,000 copies in the United States, according to Billboard.[7] and a quarter million overall, factoring in album sales, downloads, and streaming.[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"First Light"	Dustin Bates	1:24
2.	"Down With the Fallen"	Bates, Paul Trust	4:17
3.	"Halo"	Bates	3:45
4.	"Carnivore"	Bates	4:22
5.	"Telescope"	Bates	5:31
6.	"It Has Begun"	Bates	5:16
7.	"My Demons"	Bates, Stephen Aiello	4:48
8.	"Antigravity"	Bates	6:09
9.	"Dark On Me"	Bates, Trust	5:38
10.	"Let It Die"	Bates	4:32
11.	"The Future is Now"	Bates	4:45
12.	"Point of No Return"	Bates, Rob Hawkins, Rob Graves, Alan Powell	3:39
13.	"Rise and Fall"	Bates	5:54
Total length:			1:00:00

Deluxe version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"My Demons" (acoustic)	Bates Aeillo	3:34
15.	"Halo" (acoustic)	Bates	3:36
16.	"Point of No Return" (acoustic)	Bates Hawkins Graves Powell	3:56
17.	"Let It Die" (acoustic)	Bates	3:15
18.	"My Demons" (Synchronice Remix)	Bates Aeillo	3:53
19.	"Let It Die" (Maniac Agenda Remix)	Bates	7:32
20.	"Telescope" (EmoTek Remix)	Bates	7:00
Total length:			1:32:46

Personnel

Performing musicians Dustin Bates – lead vocals, keyboard, soundboard, rhythm guitar Brock Richards – lead guitar, background vocals Ron DeChant - bass, background vocals Adam Gilbert – drums Additional musicians Rob Graves - guitars Miles McPherson – additional drums on "Dark On Me" David Davidson, David Angell – violin Monisa Angell – viola John Catchings – cello Brian Poston - guitar on tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 Adam Gilbert - cajón on tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 Tara Banish - cello on tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 Management Mike Gitter – A&R Logan Mader and Stephen Hutton for Uppercut Management Mike McCoy – legal Josh Kline for The Agency Group – booking

Production Rob Graves – producer, engineer, programming, string arrangement, "Uprising" (Antigravity Outro) Ben Grosse, Paul Pavao – mixing Maor Appelbaum – mastering Ben Schmitt – engineering Alex Niceforo, Chris Flury – programming, interludes Rob Hawkins, Josh Baker, Joe Rickard – programming Brian Virtue – drum engineer David Davidson – string arrangement Baeho "Bobby" Shin – string engineer Paul Trust – "Preparing the Transmission" (Telescope Outro) Dave Stovall – "Ambiance" (Rise And Fall Outro) Dustin Bates - producer on tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 Eric Emery - engineering on tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 Logan Mader - mixing on tracks 14, 15, 16, 17 Brad Blackwood - additional mastering on tracks 18, 19, 20 Artwork Lance Buckley – package design Matt Tisdale – illustrations

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[10]	49
US Top Rock Albums[10]	16
US Top Hard Rock Albums[10]	5
US Top Alternative Albums[10]	12
US Top Digital Albums[10]	24

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		Mainstream Rock[10]	Rock [11]
"My Demons"	2013	5	36
"Carnivore"	2014	16	—
"Halo"	2015	16	41

References

1. "STARSET TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM TRANSMISSIONS ON JULY 8th : Razor & Tie Direct L.L.C". Razorandtie.com. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
2. "Starset 'My Demons' - Crank It or Yank It". 1063thebuzz.com. 2013-10-24. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
3. "Starset | "Carnivore"". The ONE Magazine. 2014-10-29. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
4. "Starset Release Halo Video | 97.7 QLZ". Wqlz.com. 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
5. "Starset sign to Razor & Tie - News - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
6. "Starset - Chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
7. Billboard (2016-11-09). "How Rock Band Starset Found Huge Success on YouTube, Without Even Trying". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
8. "Transmissions - Starset | Credits". AllMusic. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
9. "[INTERVIEW] STARSET – HEAVY Music & Film Magazine". Heavymag.com.au. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
10. Mark Deming. "Starset - Awards - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
11. Mark Deming. "Starset - Biography - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 October 2014.