Biography
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Years Active
2006 – present (17 years)
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Members
- Asher Book (2006 – present)
- Jared Murillo (2006 – present)
- Nathaniel Flatt (2006 – present)
- Nick Teti (2006 – present)
- Wesley Quinn (2006 – present)
V Factory was an American Pop/R&B/Urban boy group, active from 2006 until 2011. The group was executive produced by former Pop artist Tommy Page who is now a VP of A&R for Warner Brothers Records. The original 5-member group was made up of Jared Murillo, Wesley Quinn, Asher Book (now known as Asher Monroe), Nick "Nicky T" Teti, and Nathaniel Flatt. The group made dance inspired R&B music, performed with dance routines, often being compared to early kpop boy groups. The group was known for having a large fanbase on MySpace.
The group began to coalesce in September 2006 when Tommy Page — a Warner Bros. Records’ vice president of A&R who worked with High School Musical star Ashley Tisdale on her debut album — accompanied Tisdale to rehearsals for the first HSM tour. “I watched Ashley perform with a group of teen dancers who were cast by director Kenny Ortega,” Page says. “Ashley and I were both knocked out by Jared Murillo who seemed to own the stage. I thought, ‘Wow, if I could find four other guys who could sing and move like that, we could form an amazing group.’
* Jared Murillo (born August 6, 1988) from Mapleton, Utah. Jared 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.
* Wesley Quinn (born April 2, 1986) from Bellmore, New York. He was bitten with the performing bug at age 6 after attending his younger sister’s dance recital. He was a background dancer for Ashley Tisdale with fellow member, Jared Murillo.
* Asher Book (born September 18, 1988) from Arlington, Virginia. He got his big break at an open casting call for the theatrical production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. He played the lead Marco in the musical film Fame (2009 film), a remake of the 1980 film of that same title. "Fame" was released in theatres worldwide on 25th Sept 09. He is the lead singer of the band.
* Nick "Nicky T" Teti (born July 22, 1983) from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He got his start doing musical theater in high school. Then taught himself to dance in college. He is also a member of Quest Crew, also known as America's Best Dance Crew 3's champions.
* Nathaniel Flatt (born September 18 1981) from Cookeville, Tennessee. He got his acting in local plays and eventually found his way into musical theater, including the broadway version of Disney's Aladdin.
V Factory released their first EP, 'These Are The Days' in 2008, with three songs, 'She Bad', 'Round & Round' and 'These Are The Days'. It was announced that the group was working on their debut studio album, set to be released in late 2009, although the exact date was never confirmed. It was set to be an R&B dance-pop album with ballads and hip hop influences. In February of 2009, the group released their first single, 'Love Struck' which reached #37 on mainstream radio charts and was their first music video.
Later, talk of their debut album slowed down, as it appeared that the group had become inactive. The members have yet to confirm what the "V" stands for. Although, there are five members to this group; and V in Roman Numerals is five.
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