V Factory was an American
pop/
R&B/
urbanboy band produced by late 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." He also states that the meaning will come out like the
FedEx box in the movie, Cast Away, which stars
Tom Hanks.[1]
History
Musical career
On April 29, 2008, (in the US only) These Are The Days EP was released on
iTunes, including "Round and Round", "She Bad" (featuring
E-40), and the namesake, "These Are the Days", also available for purchase at any of their shows. On January 12, 2009, it was released in the UK and other countries.
Bandemonium 2008
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.[2]
Rise to fame
V Factory's first single, "
Love Struck", was released to
iTunes on February 3,
2009.[3] It played recurringly on
Radio Disney, premiering on Music Mailbag. Its peak on
mainstream radio was #37 and #70 on the
Pop 100.[4] The song is produced by Swedish production team
twin and is 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.
Members
Current 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.
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. Wesley has performed numerous times as a background dancer in the FOX show
Glee.
In 2009, V Factory was nominated for StarShine Magazine Music Awards for "Favorite Band/Group". Their debut single "Love Struck" was nominated for "Best Dance Song" in the same awards.