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V Factory

US boy band

V Factory was an American pop/R&B/urban boy band produced by former pop artist Tommy Page.

The members have yet to confirm what the "V" stands for. Wesley Quinn, in an interview with Popstar! Magazine, stated that "the V is a hidden meaning between the five of us."

01History

On April 29, 2008, their EP These Are The Days was released on iTunes (in the US. It included the tracks "Round and Round", "She Bad" (featuring E-40), and "These Are the Days". On January 12, 2009, it was released in the UK and other countries.

V Factory performed at the Bandemonium Tour alongside Menudo, Mark and James, and NLT. The tour ran from May 1, 2008 to May 26, 2008.

V Factory's first single, "Love Struck", was released to iTunes on February 3, 2009. It played recurringly on Radio Disney, premiering on Music Mailbag. Its peak on mainstream radio was #37 and #70 on the Pop 100. The song was produced by Swedish production team twin and written by David Jassy and Darin. "Love Struck" was released on iTunes in the UK and other countries on 9 September. The "Love Struck" music video was released officially on May 22, 2009 on AOL Music.

02Past Members

  • Jared Murillo (born August 6, 1988) from Honolulu, Hawaii. He is most known for being Ashley Tisdale's ex-boyfriend. Murillo is known for his appearances as a featured dancer in High School Musical, its nationwide tour, and High School Musical 2, for which he also earned an Assistant Choreographer credit by creating the dance number for "I Don't Dance". He was also the dance partner of Lacey Schwimmer. He was one of the professional dancers in the UK's Strictly Come Dancing (2010).
  • Nick "Nicky T" Teti (born July 22, 1983) from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Teti got his start doing musical theater in high school. Subsequently, Teti taught himself dance in college. He was a member of the dance crew Quest Crew.
  • Nathaniel Flatt (born September 18, 1981) from Cookeville, Tennessee. Flatt launched his acting career in local plays and eventually found his way into musical theater, including a stage production of Disney's Aladdin at Disney California Adventure.
  • Asher Monroe (born September 18, 1988) from Arlington, Virginia. Monroe was the lead singer, but in October 2010 he wrote on his official Twitter: "I love you sooo much vfactory fans! U have been amazing but I'm no longer with the group! It's been a ride and yes we are all still friends!".
  • Wesley Quinn (born January 16, 1990) from Greenville, South Carolina. He began performing at age 6 after attending his younger sister’s dance recital. He was a backup dancer for Ashley Tisdale with fellow V Factory member, Jared Murillo. Quinn has performed numerous times as a background dancer in the FOX show Glee.

03Discography

Extended plays

  • 2008: These Are the Days
Track listing
  1. "Round & Round"
  2. "She Bad" (featuring E-40)
  3. "These Are the Days"

Singles

Year Single Chart positions
U.S. Dance U.S. Pop CAN SWE
2009 "Love Struck" 44 37 94 47

Other songs

  • "History"
  • "Burning Up"
  • "Lights Camera Action"
  • "Catch 22"
  • "Get Up"
  • "Outta Control"
  • "Treat a Lady"
  • "My Beautiful Girl"
  • "For You"
  • "I Can Change Your Life"
  • "Doin' It Too"
  • "Them Hot Girls"
  • "In It For The Love"
  • "Fade"
  • "Pump It"

04Tours

  • Bandemonium Tour [with Menudo, NLT] (2008)
Date (2008) City Country Venue
May 1 Las Vegas United States House of Blues
May 3 San Francisco Great American Music Hall
May 4 San Diego House of Blues
May 5 Los Angeles House Of Blues
May 6 Anaheim House of Blues
May 8 Englewood Gothic Theatre
May 10 Dallas House of Blues
May 13 Chicago House of Blues
May 14 Cleveland House of Blues
May 15 Detroit Saint Andrew's Hall
May 17 New York City Gramercy Theatre
May 18 Westbury North Fork Theatre
May 19 Philadelphia Theatre of Living Arts
May 20 Asbury Park The Stone Pony
May 22 Myrtle Beach House of Blues
May 26 Orlando House of Blues
  • Love Struck Tour (2009)
Date (2009) City Country Venue
May 1 Greenville, South Carolina United States Unknown
May 6 New Haven, Connecticut
May 8 Canton, Ohio
May 14 Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 22 Allentown, Pennsylvania
May 23 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
May 28 Tulsa, Oklahoma
May 29 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
May 31 Lafayette, Louisiana
June 3 Buffalo, New York
June 5 New Bedford, Massachusetts
June 6 Providence, Rhode Island
June 7 Portland, Maine
July 3 Memphis, Tennessee
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Sources and credits

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