Honor Society

Since the Spring of 2009, Honor Society has been named a breakout band to watch by Rolling Stone and a Buzzworthy artist by MTV.

Honor Society’s explosive growth is due in large part to the commitment of an ever growing base of intensely loyal fans that the band communicated with using both MySpace and YouTube. Their infectious sound, skilled musicianship, high energy live shows and sense of style has led to an ever-growing fan base. Honor Society’s debut album, Fashionably Late, was released on September 15, 2009 and reached #18 on Billboard’s 200 Chart.

High school friends, Michael Bruno and Jason Rosen, had spent time during their years in Rockland County, New
York, playing in various bands but had always spoke of forming a group of their own – one that would reflect their musical influences that ranged from Stevie Wonder to Prince to Kanye West. After graduating from college,
Michael (NYU School Of Music) and Jason (Berklee College Of Music) connected with Andrew Lee and Alexander Noyes (who had formerly played drums for the Jonas Brothers). Andrew and Alexander would introduce rock music and similar influences to the group that would lead to a signature Honor Society sound.

The band would spend the next year touring the New York and New Jersey areas playing at local bars, clubs and even house parties in order to build a solid fan base. Word about the band’s music and live performances eventually caught the attention of the Jonas Brothers. After attending one of Honor Society’s shows, the two groups met and formed an instant creative connection. The band immediately began recording songs for Fashionably Late with producer John Fields (Switchfoot, Jimmy Eat World) and the Jonas Brothers. In between their studio sessions, Honor Society hit the road with the Jonas Brothers as they launched their world tour in North America. For a band that had played house parties months earlier, it was practically a shock to their system. “It was seriously unbelievable!” reflects Michael Bruno. “We had built a respectable fan base on MySpace and a lot of them were from outside the United States. But to walk out to the arena with 50,000 people, start playing our music and have all those people singing the words you wrote…you can’t describe that feeling.” While simultaneously opening for the Jonas shows, the band would also headline their own club tour called The Full Moon Crazy Tour.

With a headlining tour of their own now under their belt and even more appearances lined up, Honor Society has become one of the hardest working bands in the business and they have no intention of stopping anytime soon. “It’s hard to believe that a year ago, we were in New Jersey playing at local bars and clubs to anyone who would listen,” says Bruno. “To have been able to finish our first album and create something that we believe is a true representation of where we have been and what we have become is beyond cool. We couldn’t have done any of this without our fans believing in us from day one.”

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