Dream Street

Dream Street was an American pop boy band that was formed in 1999 by Louis Baldonieri and Brian Lukow. The band disbanded in 2002 following a legal dispute between parents of the band members and the band's managers.
History.
The group was initially put together by music producers Louis Baldonieri and Brian Lukow. Originally named 'Boy Wonder' (a name borrowed from the nickname of comic book character Robin from the Batman comics and films). The band featured several boys aged 11–14 from the New York Broadway/Acting scene. Baldonieri and Lukow hoped to make an impact on the pop music industry by introducing a group of teenagers to the scene, all of whom had prior stage-singing experience. Among these original members were former The Broadway Kids members Greg Raposo and Chris Trousdale, who would continue on into the remade group from 1999 until 2002. The lineup was changed not long after they debuted the show in front of several talent agents and record label reps. Their debut included a tap dance number and a jazzy theme song, both of which were sacked quickly after. It also included a cover of the popular song from the musical "Rent" "Seasons of Love."
Matt Ballinger, Frankie J. Galasso, and Jesse McCartney soon join the band with Raposo and Trousdale as they would become the new faces of the group and were given the name "Dream Street," which was the name of Lukow and Baldonieri's recording studio in New York City. With the new group members and most of the jazzy broadway songs scrapped, the only original song Lukow and Baldonieri kept for the band was titled "Jennifer Goodbye", which was initially written for Lukow's fiance, then was changed into its teen pop incarnation months later. Their eponymous debut album was released in July 2001. It was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA peaking No. 1 on "Billboard"'s Independent Albums chart and at No. 37 on the "Billboard" 200. The songs, "It Happens Every Time" and "I Say Yeah" were frequently played on Radio Disney. The boys soon made appearances to perform on various talk shows and television events. In late 2000, Dream Street made an appearance on a show that fellow member McCartney had a recurring role on, ABC's "All My Children". The final Dream Street release was the soundtrack album to the released 2002 film "The Biggest Fan", which starred Trousdale.
2002 Break-up and 2020 One-Song Tribute.
In mid-2002, parents of the band members filed a lawsuit against Baldonieri and Lukow, alleging that the underage band members were "exposed to booze, women, and pornography". While McCartney had left the group prior to the court hearing, Ballinger, Raposo, and Galasso wanted to continue on as a trio and sing Dream Street songs; however, the court did not allow it because Trousdale was still in the group. In August 2002 the producers were ruled against, releasing the five band members from their contracts.
There was an attempt to create a new Dream Street consisting of Trousdale and four new boys, but it never surfaced.
After the disbandment of Dream Street, Edel Entertainment severed ties with Sony Music Entertainment and Atlantic Records leaving the master recordings of audio and video with no label to distribute in the US. After years of inactivity, Lukow becomes the president of All for One Media in 2017. Lukow has now complete ownership of Dream Street masters through All For One Media. In the second quarter of 2019 they announced they are in the process of working on a documentary titled 'The Rise and Fall of Dream Street'. The documentary is to include never before scene footage of the band and updated interviews of past band members.
On June 11, 2020, McCartney, Galasso, Ballinger, and Raposo reunited for a single virtual performance of "It Happens Every Time" to pay tribute to Trousdale following his death on June 2, 2020 due to "undisclosed illness" . Although it was first mentioned via Trousdale's sister-in-law, Tracy Pask, Trousdale died from complications of Covid-19; later, Trousdale's family and manager stated his death was due to an undisclosed illness.