V Factory

V Factory was an American pop/R&B/urban boy band produced by former pop artist Tommy Page.

V Factory
Also known as	V Factory
Origin	Hawaii Virginia South Carolina Pennsylvania Tennessee
Genres	Pop, R&B, Urban
Years active	2006 - 2011
Labels	Warner Bros. Records
Members	Jared Murillo Nathaniel Flatt Nick Teti
Past members	Asher Monroe Wesley Quinn

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."

History

On April 29, 2008, their EP These Are The Days was released on iTunes (in the US. It included the tracks "Round and Round", "She Bad" (featuring E-40), and "These Are the Days". On January 12, 2009, it was released in the UK and other countries.

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.

V Factory's first single, "Love Struck", was released to iTunes on February 3, 2009. It played recurringly on Radio Disney, premiering on Music Mailbag. Its peak on mainstream radio was #37 and #70 on the Pop 100. The song was produced by Swedish production team twin and 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.
• Nathaniel Flatt (born September 18, 1981) from Cookeville, Tennessee. Flatt launched his acting career in local plays and eventually found his way into musical theater, including a stage production of Disney's Aladdin at Disney California Adventure.

Past members

• 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, Murillo. Quinn has performed numerous times as a background dancer in the FOX show Glee.

Discography

Extended plays

• 2008: These Are the Days

Track listing

1. "Round & Round"
2. "She Bad" (featuring E-40)
3. "These Are the Days"

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions
		U.S. Dance	U.S. Pop	CAN	SWE
2009	"Love Struck"	44	37	94	47

Other songs

• "Burning Up"
• "Catch 22"
• "Treat a Lady"
• "Outta Control"
• "I Can Change Your Life"
• "For You"
• "Get Up (2nd Single)"
• "Lights Camera Action"
• "Fade"
• "Dem Hot Gurlz"
• "In It For The Love"
• "Doin' It Too"
• "Beautiful Girl"
• "History"
• "Pump It"

External links

• Official YouTube Channel