Kendall Schmidt of Big Time Rush Releases Heffron Drive's Debut Album Happy Mistakes

Heffron Drive’s debut album, Happy Mistakes has officially been released! Kansas-native heartthrobs, Kendall Schmidt (lead vocals, guitar) and Dustin Belt (vocals, guitar) joined forces and named their group after the street they had both been living on in Burbank, California… Heffron Drive!

Kendall Schmidt rose to stardom after he was cast as one of the members of the record breaking Nickelodeon boy-band series, Big Time Rush. As Kendall’s career took-off he still found time to work on his solo side project and in 2013 he decided it was time to create a full-length album.

The first single titled “Parallel” debuted this past spring at SXSW, in Austin, Texas. "Parallel" was written by Schmidt and producer, Toby Gad, and was mixed by The Lodge’s Chief Engineer, Emily Lazar and Scott Jacoby, at Eusonia Studios.  Lazar and Jacoby also mixed tracks “Could You Be Home,” “That’s What Makes You Mine,” “One Track Mind,” and “Love Defined” for the album. The official “Parallel” remix exploded across social media and drove anticipation for Happy Mistakes’ release.  

“Parallel” was so well received, that the group was invited to perform at the 2014 “A Capital Fourth” concert celebration on July 4^th at the West Lawn of the United States Capitol with hundreds of thousands in attendance and millions watching on PBS. The duo performed a beautiful rendition of “Parallel” along side The National Symphony Orchestra. Less than two months later, the electro-pop album was ready for release through Kendall Schmidt’s new independent record label, TOLbooth Records.

Happy Mistakes was mastered at The Lodge by Chief Mastering Engineer, Emily Lazar, and was assisted by Rich Morales and Chris Allgood.  Producers included Kendall Schmidt and Michael Cammarata. Engineers Emily Lazar, Scott Jacoby, Mark Needham, Ben O’Neil, and Steve Soloman all contributed stellar mixes to the album.

Heffron Drive kicked off their promotional North American Happy Mistakes Tour on August 30 in Atlanta, GA. They then traveled up to New York on September 6 and put on a powerhouse performance at the Madison Theatre in Rockville Center. The Heffron Drive Happy Mistakes Tour will continue through September 29, click HERE for tickets.

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Kendall Schmidt and Band, Heffron Drive, Bring Debut Single “Parallel” to Emily Lazar at The Lodge!

Big Time Rush heartthrob, Kendall Schmidt, has just released his debut single titled “Parallel” from his band, Heffron Drive, which is available now on iTunes. The song was written by Schmidt and producer, Toby Gad, and was released through Schmidt’s new label, TOLbooth Records.

The single was mixed by Scott Jacoby and our very own, Emily Lazar, at Eusonia Studios. The pair has worked together as a mixing team most recently on select tracks from Vampire Weekend’s Grammy-winning Modern Vampires of the City and Hamilton Leithauser’s (of The Walkmen) debut album, BlackHours, among others. The track was also mastered by Emily Lazar, Chief Mastering Engineer at The Lodge, and assisted by Rich Morales.

Heffron Drive is comprised of Kendall Schmidt and guitarist Dustin Belt, and together they are currently working on a debut album, which is set for release this summer.  Earlier this month, the duo were well received as they performed some of their new music for their adoring fans during the South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. Plans are set to tour throughout North America this summer, as well as Europe and Asia in the fall.

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