Hellogoodbye is a power pop band. The band Hellogoodbye was initiated in 2001 as a recording project by Huntington Beach High School student "Forrest Kline". With the aid of student Jesse Kurvink, Kline started recording synthesized power pop songs on his computer, which originally only served the purpose of entertaining their friends.According to Kline, the band name was inspired by the Beatles song "Hello Goodbye".
In 2002, without even having a release out, Hellogoodbye began playing local concerts in front of crowds of hundreds. For live shows, vocalist/guitarist Kline and keyboardist Kurvink were accompanied on drums by either Parker Case, and bassist Marcus Cole soon joined them permanently, completing the band's line-up.
On November 22, 2005, Hellogoodbye released a home DVD titled OMG HGB DVD ROTFL. It featured two hours of concert and touring footage, as well as music videos to the five songs off their debut EP.
In December 2005, the band won MTV2's Dew Circuit Breakout, competing as Los Angeles' representative against New York City and Chicago finalists Pete Miser and Tub Ring. The prize included $10,000 cash, a brand new set of Gibson equipment and an opening slot on an upcoming major US tour.
The following are Hellogoodbye's Non-album tracks available:
"Winter Wonderland" – released on Happy Holidays from Drive-Thru Records (2004)
"Weird Science" – released on Dead Bands Party: A Tribute to Oingo Boingo (2005)
