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A preserved copy of a web site that stopped being updated in 2007. Nothing here is live — the band broke up, no address is monitored, and nothing is for sale. How this was recovered

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blythe

Ludington, Michigan · 2005–2007

blythe was a Christian rock band of five high-school kids who played battles of the bands, church basements, and a harvest festival in Walkerville. This is their website, rebuilt from the original database twenty years later.

the black e.p.

Four songs, recorded around Ludington in 2006. These are the original mixes, exactly as they were served from the band’s Flash player.

the band

Written by the band, in their own words, in 2006.

joshua ollie dumas

lead vocals, rhythm guitar

erik jordan hartley

lead & rhythm guitar

jacob harvey redman

lead & rhythm guitar

brandon dustin martinez

bassist, media designer, producer, co-manager professional mexican

after joining the band in january, 2005, brandon has worked hard and long to make his contribution to the band. currently, besides playing bass for the band, he is trying to maintain any related media aspect - logos, designs, and even this web site. along with jacob, he helps manage and produce the band's music.

from
ludington, mi
influences
green day, tool, rage against the machine, coheed & cambria (these are the most recent ones, everything gives inspiration at some degree)

joshua lyle mogerman

drums

news

Every post from the band’s news feed, February–April 2006.

March 25, 2006

audio!

alright everyone, blythe is finally getting some serious recording done. with ollie on vocals, we've been able to record two songs so far (and he's only been in the band for 3 weeks or so; not too bad) which will be put up in the audio section; the two songs being sth and now!.

also, sadly (kind of), the battle of the bands audio is being taken down. with new tracks at a higher quality being available, there is no long a need for the older, worse recordings. if, however, you are still interested in hearing an old recording, you can email us anytime.

March 19, 2006

website updates (again)

once again the web site has gone under revision. new banners are at the top of almost every page to give you, our viewers and fans, a more graphic browsing experience. also, the photo section has been updated with a good amount of pictures, and has been redone so those of you without flash can view our pictures. as always, our thank yous page keeps growing (as many people help us out on a daily basis). a calendar section has been added to keep everyone up-to-date of when and where we are playing next, and a booking page has been created for those of you who want us to play at your events. the site is going under a lot of revision, so keep on checking back!

March 10, 2006

band update

the status with dumas, now known as ollie, is very good. today we practiced and everything is going great! he's catching onto the songs very fast and even showed us one of his own (you can hear a peview of it in the audio section). it's looking like ollie should work out well with the band - he brings a lot to it. also, he adds another guitar to the mix, evening out the rhythm section and backing up erik and jake's harmonies. more updates coming soon, stay posted!

March 7, 2006

general updates

practice tomorrow (technically today). we'll be working on some new stuff, improving the old, and getting stuff ready for the next couple events, which include: playing at the body gallery (we're going to rock some socks), and the next battle of the bands (on april 21). as always, i'll keep everyone up-to-date and try to update this site as often as possible. thanks for keeping track!

March 3, 2006

thank you's

blythe has started a thank you list. they felt the need to recognize the many people who helped them along the way. check it out, maybe your name is on the list.

March 2, 2006

t-shirts for sale

blythe t-shirts are still available! if you would like to order one, contact us.

March 2, 2006

guestbook problems

lately, due to technical difficulties, our guestbook was having a problem with some people submitting posts. please, check to make sure your post is left; it should be updated right after you post it. we have tried to correct this problem and we believe we have, but if your post is not there, please e-mail the band and tell us what browser you are using. thank you.

blythe

February 28, 2006

a new vocalist

as many of you may know, nick has taken a temporary leave of absence from the band and has headed down to florida. sadly, he won't be back until june. however, blythe may have found a possible (temporary) replacement. josh dumas, scottville, will be interviewed this next friday. check back for details.

February 28, 2006

web site update

even though blythe has been on the web for a short time, the progress the band has been making is incredible! currently, blythe has boughten a domain name, http://www.blythe-band.com/, and has been working to evolve the site into a thing of graphical beauty. a guestbook has been added, news feeds have been updated, music has been posted, and a picture viewer has been created. even better, blythe is constantly creating more features and adding more content for their fans and soon-to-be fans to enjoy.

February 17, 2006

recording session

today is an important step for the band, recording. today we are taking the time to put together a few of our songs. we are hoping to get someone to help, now!, and possibly when we fall done today. we'll keep you posted.

February 16, 2006

site update

the site has actually been updated! a design has been established, what do you all think? check back often for updates, it's going to be happenning a lot!

the blog

It lasted two entries, four minutes apart.

April 16, 2006 · brandon

First Blog Entry

So, blythe finally has it's own web log (blog). This is great because we can finally all let our fans know what it is going on in our lives as a band and personally. Sure, the news information would keep you up to date with some of the things going on, and the shows section would tell you when something was going to happen, but this blog will tell you why, how, and any dirt that goes with it.

April 16, 2006 · brandon

Last Night's Show

Last night was amazing! We thought that our show would go down the tubes, with the schedule being all messed up and all; however, we were surprised but the number of loyal fans that we had! We were setting up on stage, turn around, and there are around 50 people waiting for us to play. 50 may not seem like a big number, but it is when the whole nights was barren before that. Wow, I can't believe it went that well.

shows

photos

Battles of the bands, practices, and shows, 2005–2006.

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thank yous

A list the band kept of everyone who helped them. Left exactly as written.

God

let's face it, we wouldn't be here without Him. He has given us the strength to keep moving and to prosper like no other force in this world. thank you. thank you.

our families

some of our biggest supporters out there are our own flesh and blood. they've had to sit through the hours of hearing us practice at home, stand by our sides through thick and thin, and help us out whenever we truly needed it.

our friends

our supporters, our followers, our head bangers. thank you to all that have sat through since the beginning, and thank you for those that are coming to join our crowd of musical bliss.

prayer & praise of ludington

the central hub of our band practice, prayer & praise has kindly allowed us to jam and wreak havoc in their facility, giving our band an ideal place to practice. thank you everyone!

kyle mathews

without him, this web site may not exist right now. he graciously has allowed the band to park their web site on his server space and allow their domain to direct to his servers. thank you, kyle!

adam james

thanks for letting us use your equipment. you've made erik's sound that much better. also, thank you for the numerous times of filming us.

mr lacombe

a large thanks for letting us use the resources you provided us. thank you for the ability to print the many flyers, shirts, and other materials for the band. you truly are a great supporter! graphic arts rocks!

john redman

if ever there was a greater supporter to us, we don't know who it would be. he was at every show, screaming and cheering for his favorite christian rock band in the world. not only has he given us his never-ending rock support, but he also helped us with some finances. this is not only a thank you, but a dedication - we love you, and you'll always be in our hearts, strings, and sticks. <em>in remembrance, 2006.</em>

The original page carried one more line under john redman’s name: in remembrance, 2006.

the story of this page

blythe put a website up in February 2006 and bought blythe-band.com that same month. It ran on Ruby on Rails 1.1 with a Flash audio player — a genuinely ambitious thing for a high-schooler to build in 2006, and the band’s bassist built it.

By mid-2007 the audio player had started returning server errors, and the site was replaced by a single image pointing at the band’s PureVolume page. On February 9, 2008 the domain registration was cancelled. It expired that month, and blythe was gone from the web for eighteen years.

Everything above — every news post, show, biography, thank you, and song — was recovered in 2026 from the site’s original MySQL dump and its deployed files, both of which had survived on a hard drive. Nothing here was rewritten. The lowercase is theirs.