Booking The Fray

The Fray Biography

The rock band the Fray was established in Colorado by founding members and friends Joe King and Isaac Slade. Both Joe and Isaac were active in their local churches and frequently performed in church bands. After meeting up with Ben Wysocki, David Welsh, and Zach Johnson, the young men completed the initial lineup for what would become the Fray. The band released their first EP, Movement, in 2002, and followed it with the EP titled Reason.

Reason was met with critical acclaim and significant airplay, especially the song “Over My Head (Cable Car.)” Of course, the Fray soon garnered the attention of Epic Records and signed to the label in 2004, launching the start of a career which has since spanned a full decade. The Fray’s debut album, How to Save a Life, was released in 2005, and since that time, the band has released the albums The Fray (2009) and Scars & Stories (2012), giving audiences the hit singles: “Look After You,” “You Found Me,” “Never Say Never,” “Heartless,” “Syndicate,” “Heartbeat,” “Run for Your Life,” and of course their smash hit “How to Save a Life,” which garnered the Fray a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group and was featured on such hit television shows as Grey’s Anatomy and Scrubs. The Fray has also been nominated for three other Grammy Awards, twice for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group (for “Over My Head (Cable Car)” and “Never Say Never”), and Best Pop Vocal Album, for The Fray in 2010.

The Fray continues to perform and record, with the current lineup of King, Slade, Welsh, and Wysocki. The band recently returned to the studio to prepare for their next album release, scheduled for 2014.