High Flight Society
| High Flight Society | |
|---|---|
 Official Logo | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Cedartown, Georgia |
| Genres | Christian rock[1] |
| Years active | 2001-2012[2] |
| Labels |
Selectric RKT Word Independent |
| Associated acts | Pacifico, Overflow, Sidestep, Three's Too Many, Tenth Leper, Clay Covered Souls, Picnic With Fish, The Elms, Seven Places, Overflow, Number One Gun, Holland, Fighting Jacks, Cool Hand Luke, Chasing Victory, Bleach, Disciple, Spoken, The Wedding, Wavorly |
| Website |
www |
| Past members |
Jason Wilkes Michael Packer John Packer Scotty Lockridge Jerad Griffin |
High Flight Society is an American Christian rock band from Cedartown, Georgia.[1] The band was founded by Michael Packer and Scotty Lockridge, and picked up John Packer later on. For roughly two years, the trio recorded demos and played local gigs before realizing that they required a frontman. Jason Wilkes was John's friend and the band's choice, and went on to become the band's frontman.
The band was originally on Selectric Records for the release of their EP From Far Above Somewhere. They were then signed onto RKT Music, a subsidiary of Rocketown Records, in March 2007.[3] Their song "Sweet Redeemer" reached No. 47 on the CRW Year End Top 100 Rock Songs chart for 2007.[4]
In late 2008, the label folded leaving High Flight Society without a label. On December 12, 2008 it was announced that they had added Jerad Griffin to take over Jason's rhythm guitar parts and to sing background vocals. In 2009, High Flight Society independently recorded and funded the release of the "Par Avion" which was released June 16, digitally online and in hard copy at shows.
On March 12, 2010, it was announced that they had officially signed to Warner Brothers/Word Records. Unfortunately, due to restructuring within the label, they were abruptly dropped, leaving them wondering how they would proceed as a band.
On December 21, 2010 it was announced that they had decided to part ways with Jerad. Using Kickstarter, the band raised over $5000 between December 21, 2010 and January 28, 2011 to fund their new six-song EP.
On Sunday May 20, 2012 Lockridge, aged 31, had a seizure while preparing for church and died of apparent trauma.
In early 2014, frontman Jason Wilkes joined the band Disciple as bassist and backing vocalist. Wilkes finally left the band after his last show with them on April 11, 2015, and is now a solo artist.
Members
- Jason Wilkes – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Michael Packer – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- John Packer – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Scotty Lockridge – drums (died 2012)
- Jerad Griffin - rhythm guitar, backing vocals (Dec. 2008 - Dec. 2010)
Discography
Albums and Extended Plays
From Far Above Somewhere EP
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High Flight Society
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Par Avion (EP)
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Lights Come Down (EP)
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Singles
- "Up Above" (2006)
- "Time is Running Out" (2007)
- "Declaration" (2007)
- "Sweet Redeemer" (2007)
- "Run From Yesterday" (2009)
Compilation appearances
| Compilation | Contribution | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Born After Vinyl, Vol. 1 | Sweet Redeemer | Rocketown | 2007 |
| Songs We've Been Trying To Tell You About (And Others We Haven't), Volume One | Direction | What Will People Think? | 2012 |
References
- 1 2 High Flight Society on ChristianityToday.com
- ↑ High Flight Society Discography, High Flight Society Lyrics, High Flight Society Artist Database on Jesus Freak Hideout
- ↑ Georgia Band High Flight Society Signs With RKT Music; BREATHECast.com; published March 2007 (retrieved March 20, 2008)
- ↑ "Sweet Redeemer" impacts radio for 2007, Rocketown Records News