For every Nsync page, you do need the basics, right?
So here is the basics, ya know, how the whole band started.
Because a band doesn't just magically become famous overnight.
It takes work, and an idea.
It takes one person to start the idea and to build up on it.
I guess for Nsync, you can give Chris the credit.
But how did it all start? Do you know? If you're a dieheart fan like me, you'd know.
But for the rest of you, there's 'How it all started.'
Nsync Nsync. How many people know how this band started? If you're a fan, you'll know, so this is probably just basics for you guys. But for the rest of you (the new fans) Nsync is a real genuine band. The boys put the band together themselves. They weren't set up by some big music producers. They were friends before they got a management team and a record deal. This is how it all began: Back in 1995, Chris Kirkpatric was living in Orlando, Florida, and was working at Universal Studios as a doo-wop singer. There, he met and became friends with Joey Fatone. But meanwhile, also in Orlando, JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake had just wrapped up a stunt together on 'The Mickey Mouse Club'. Justin had known Chris from auditions, and JC was friendly with Joey, whose high school buddies had also been on 'The Mickey Mouse Club'. Chris was itching to put a group together. A group who could take a five part harmony and translate them into pop music. Chris contacted Justin, who, he knew, could sing. Justin enlistited JC, and soon old pal Joey fell into the flood. The foursome was ready to make a go for it, but they lacked something. Even though Chris, JC, Justin, and Joey had wide vocal ranges, not one of them felt he had a solid enough bass. This is where my man Lance Bass comes into the picture. Justin immediatly call his vocal coach back home in Memphis. Lance Bass was recommended and Justin knew Lance a while back. So they called Lance. At first, he thought the boys were playin' but he still jumped on the next flight to Orlando and, upon arrival, inatantly hit off with the guys. *sweet* Chris, Justin, JC, and Joey kno\ew they had found their final member. Then, all they needed was a name. They thought about this and brainstormed for a week. But nothing seemed right; nothing seemed to fit these five fab fellows and their unique sound. Until one day, Justin's mom remarked how "in sync" their harmonies and dancing were. The phrase stuck. "In Sync" had a nice ring to it. But Justin's mom wasn't sure that the guys were convinced. She went back to the drawing board and started playing around with their initials. She got nothin' from the initials of their first and last names, so she started to toy with the last letters of their first and last names. After some shifting, she came up with justiN, chriS, joeY, lansteN and jC. The name was too good a coincidence. They kept it. Shortly after performing as a group in 1995, they cut a vidoe demo. Justin remembers, "We did our demo package as fast as we could, and that's whe we got in touch with our management." Chris recalls the demo with a twinge of embarrasment. "It was very, very rough. We did it last minute, but it was all done by us- the printing of the posters, the choosing of the outfits, the song orders, the choreography- everything. It was a lot of work." The demo included a few originals and one cover: a funky version of the Beatles' classic "We Can Work It Out." In 1996, a year after 'Nsync formed, the demo captures the eye and ear of Lou pearlman, the band's current business manger. Lou immediatle got in touch with Johnny Wright, the mastermind manager behind such hit groups such New Kids on the Block, Snap, Color Me Bad, and the Backstreet Boys. Wright had no problem obtaining a record contract at BMG in germany for 'Nsync. "He hooked us up with our record company," Justin says. "And Lou Pearlman, our business manager, was also good friends with the record company. The whole team hooked us up with BMG, and they took Europe. Producers Denniz Pop and Max Martin were next to join the team. The first single, and smash hit, "I want you back," came out of the collaboration. In a few month's time, Nsync had a gold record on its hand. Then, Tearin' up my heart followed up quickly andfollowed quickly on the first single's heals, debuting in the top five. When Nsync's album was finally finished, it soared to number ine faster than you can say 'overnight sensation'. Suddenly, the guys of Nsync were pursued by frenzied fans wherever they went. Two years later in 1998, when the group retured to the US from Germany, there were no swarms of fans waiting in every corner. Chris considered it a reality check and he actually relished going to the movies or eating at a restuarant as a face in the crowd. He had no idea what he was in for. But that didn't last for long. The album came out for the US in April 1998 and the album went platnum within four months of it's release. Now, they're as famous as they were in Germany. It was important for them to bring their fame back home, to the US and they did. Nsync certanly exceeded all expectations by pursuing the simple dream of getting together and having a good time. The five may have taken the world by storm awfully quickly, but it seems their fame will last longer than the requisite 15 minutes. Just ask their fans. ---as stated in "the official book" some info let out though, 'cause I didn't feel like typing the WHOLE thing.