# Rocket Scientists

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{{short description|Rock band from Los Angeles}}{{More citations needed|date=October 2025}}
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| name                = Rocket Scientists
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| origin              = [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), California, U.S.
| genre               = [Progressive rock](/source/Progressive_rock)
| years_active        = 1993–present
| label               = Think Tank Media
| website             = [http://www.thetank.com/rocketscientists.htm Rocket Scientists official site]
| current_members     = Mark McCrite<br/>[Erik Norlander](/source/Erik_Norlander)<br/>[Don Schiff](/source/Don_Schiff)
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'''Rocket Scientists''' is a [progressive rock](/source/progressive_rock) band formed in the late 1980s by keyboardist [Erik Norlander](/source/Erik_Norlander) and vocalist / guitarist Mark McCrite.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Powell |first=Scott |date=June 19, 2006 |title='Rocket Scientists' making music |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gaffney-ledger-rocket-scientists-m/182678048/ |access-date=2025-10-10 |work=The Gaffney Ledger |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}</ref> The band released their first CD, ''Earthbound'', in 1993 joined by session bassist [Don Schiff](/source/Don_Schiff). Schiff quickly became a part of the band for their second release in 1995, ''Brutal Architecture'', and the three toured in the US and Europe in 1997 along with drummer Tommy Amato culminating in the live CD, ''Earth Below and Sky Above: Live in Europe and America''. In 1999, Rocket Scientists released ''Oblivion Days''.

==Members==
===Current lineup===
* Mark McCrite -  Vocals, Guitar
* [Erik Norlander](/source/Erik_Norlander) - Keyboards
* [Don Schiff](/source/Don_Schiff) - Bass, [NS/Stick](/source/NS%2FStick)

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* ''Earthbound'' (1993)
* ''Brutal Architecture'' (1995)
* ''Oblivion Days'' (1999)
* ''Revolution Road'' (2006)
* ''Supernatural Highways'' (Instrumental EP, 2014)
* ''Refuel'' (2014)

===Live albums and compilations===
* ''Earth Below and Sky Above: Live in Europe and America'' (1998)
* ''Looking Backward'' (2007)

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.thetank.com/rocketscientists.htm Rocket Scientists official site]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/RocketScientists Rocket Scientists YouTube channel]
* [http://www.myspace.com/rocketscientistsband Rocket Scientists MySpace page]
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Category:Musical groups from Los Angeles
Category:Progressive rock musical groups from California

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