The Bolts

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The Bolts
Southern California modern rock band, The Bolts.
Background information
Origin	Irvine, California, U.S.
Genres	Rock
Years active	2007 – present
Members	Matt Champagne Addam Farmer Ryan Kilpatrick Austin Farmer Heath Farmer
Website	http://www.theboltsmusic.com

The Bolts are an independent modern rock band from Irvine, California. Formed in 2007, the band consists of guitarist Heath Farmer, bassist Addam Farmer, keyboardist Austin Farmer, guitarist Ryan Kilpatrick, and drummer Matt Champagne. The entire frontline of the band sings lead vocals with multiple harmony.

The Bolts first experienced local success in 2007 when the band landed five demo songs on the local rock radio station, KROQ, after being together less than four months.^{[failed verification][1]} Soon after, the band started winning local battles of the bands and other competitions, eventually leading them to earn the title of Orange County's ‘Best Pop Artist’ from the OC Music Awards.

In 2011, the band provided the soundtrack to an ad campaign for SoBe soft drinks, featuring Sports Illustrated cover supermodel, Kate Upton.^[2]

The Bolts released their debut EP entitled ‘Fall’ in September 2012, followed by a full-length album ‘Wait 'til We're Young, in February, 2013.^{[dead link‍] [3]}

• LA.COM, "The Bolts at 98.7 SSMF stage"
• Huffington Post, 'Introducing The Bolts' July 2012
• Static 180, "The Bolts Fall EP Review"^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• The Bolts announce release of debut EP - "Popyoularity", 2012
• The Bolts 'Walk Away' Featured in New Kate Upton Commercial, "Encore Orange County", 2012 Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
• band-in-southern-california/ The Bolts is the Hottest Band in Southern California - "Zooey Magazine", 2010^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• The Bolts Grow Up, Issue New EP, "Orange County Register", 2012
• NBC Music Raw, 2010, "NBC Music RAW", 2010
• NBC, 2010, "NBC", 2010
• "The Bolts Strike Quickly" Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, Orange County Register, 2007
• "Irvine sensations to play Verizon" Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, Orange County Register, 2008
• - "CSULB Freshman Looks to Strike Musically with The Bolts" Archived 2008-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, Daily 49er, 2007