Transmissions (Starset album)

Transmissions is the debut studio album by American rock band Starset, released on July 8, 2014, through Razor & Tie.^[5] Three singles were released in support of the album; "My Demons", "Carnivore", and "Halo", all charting in the top 20 of the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.^[6]

Transmissions
Studio album by Starset
Released	July 8, 2014 (2014-07-08)
Genre	Hard rock alternative rock electronic rock progressive rock
Length	60:00
Label	Razor & Tie
Producer	Rob Graves[1]
Starset chronology
Transmissions (2014) Vessels (2017)
Singles from Transmissions
"My Demons" Released: October 24, 2013[2] "Carnivore" Released: October 29, 2014[3] "Halo" Released: May 4, 2015[4]

Background

Transmissions is a concept album.^[7] The album was produced by Rob Graves and mixed by Ben Grosse.^[8] A deluxe version of the album was released on iTunes on February 12, 2016, featuring four new acoustic recordings of songs "My Demons", "Halo", "Point of No Return", and "Let It Die" along with three previously released remixed tracks. As of November 2016, the album has sold 79,000 copies in the United States, according to Billboard.^[7] and a quarter million overall, factoring in album sales, downloads, and streaming.^[9]

The songs "Down with the Fallen" and "Dark on Me" had previously been recorded and released by Dustin Bates's previous band, Downplay.^[10][11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"First Light"	Dustin Bates	1:24
2.	"Down with the Fallen"	Bates Paul Trust	4:17
3.	"Halo"	Bates	3:45
4.	"Carnivore"	Bates	4:22
5.	"Telescope"	Bates	5:31
6.	"It Has Begun"	Bates	5:16
7.	"My Demons"	Bates Stephen Aiello	4:48
8.	"Antigravity"	Bates	6:09
9.	"Dark on Me"	Bates Trust	5:38
10.	"Let It Die"	Bates	4:32
11.	"The Future Is Now"	Bates	4:45
12.	"Point of No Return"	Bates Rob Hawkins Rob Graves Alan Powell	3:39
13.	"Rise and Fall"	Bates	5:54
Total length:			60:00

Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"My Demons" (acoustic)	Bates Aeillo	3:34
15.	"Halo" (acoustic)	Bates	3:36
16.	"Point of No Return" (acoustic)	Bates Hawkins Graves Powell	3:56
17.	"Let It Die" (acoustic)	Bates	3:15
18.	"My Demons" (Synchronice Remix)	Bates Aeillo	3:53
19.	"Let It Die" (Maniac Agenda Remix)	Bates	7:32
20.	"Telescope" (EmoTek Remix)	Bates	7:00
Total length:			92:46

Personnel

Musicians

• Dustin Bates – vocals, guitars, bass
• Rob Graves – programming, guitars, strings arrangements
• Josh Baker – programming, guitars
• Chris Flury – programming
• Rob Hawkins – programming
• Alex Niceford – programming
• Joe Rickard – programming, drums
• Miles McPherson – additional drums (9)
• John Catchings – cello
• Monisa Angell – viola
• David Angell – violin
• David Davidson – violin, strings arrangements,

Production

• Mike Gitter – A&R
• Rob Graves – producer, engineer
• Ben Schmitt – engineer
• Eric Emery – engineer (14-17)
• Brian Virtue – drum engineer
• Baheo "Bobby" Shin – string engineer
• Ben Grosse – mixing
• Paul Pavao – mixing
• Maor Appelbaum – mastering
• Lance Buckley – package design
• Matt Tisdale – illustration
• Stephen Hutton – management
• Logan Mader – management

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[12]	49
US Top Rock Albums[12]	16
US Top Hard Rock Albums[12]	5
US Top Alternative Albums[12]	12
US Top Digital Albums[12]	24

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		Mainstream Rock[12]	Rock [13]
"My Demons"	2013	5	36
"Carnivore"	2014	16	—
"Halo"	2015	16	41