Jeff Conrad

Big City Rock
Origin	Los Angeles, California United States
Genres	Rock, power pop
Years active	2001-2008
Labels	Atlantic Records
Members	Nate Bott Frank Staniszewski Jason Lautenschleger Kaumyar
Past members	Timothy Resudek Andrew Barr Jeff Conrad

Big City Rock was a pop rock band based in Los Angeles, California who were signed to Atlantic Records. Their music type is self-described as "energetic, anthemic pop" with "an uplifting sound"[1], with keyboards, guitar, and drums. Due to shifts in the band's membership, the remaining members of the group created a new band called The Remainers.

Tim Resudek, Frank Staniszewski, Jeff Conrad and Nate Bott, who grew up together in Madison, Wisconsin started a ska-punk band in eighth grade named Stinkfish. Bott, Conrad and Staniszewski later started another band, The Siren Six!, when they moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Siren Six! broke up in 2000 after they moved to California to try to get signed to a music label. Big City Rock started when Resudek was asked to join Staniszewski, Conrad and Bott in Los Angeles, California. In 2003, drummer Jeff Conrad left to join the band Phantom Planet, and was replaced by Kaumyar. In March 2004 guitarist Andy Barr, who had played with Kaumyar before, joined also in 2004. Signed to Atlantic in late 2004 after having opened for Gratitude, Rooney, Phoenix, and Maroon 5, in 2005, the band relocated to New York City to record their debut album at Stratosphere Studios.

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