In the Limelight
Five musicians on the journey of a lifetime.
As one era of musicians comes to an end, another one begins. This is only the beginning for the band “Why Don’t We” as they embark on their musical journey. As their Invitation Tour came to a close earlier this year, they are already planning their next adventure, the 8 Letters Tour in March 2019. In two short years, they went from playing shows with 500 people in small spaces to playing shows in large venues with over 5,000 people.
In between touring, the boys managed to write a full length album as well as a book which came out in October 2018. Along with that came album signings in North America and Australia, book tours in the United States, in addition to other small shows including a performance on The Today Show, BLI Summer Jam, and multiple shows on the upcoming Jingle Ball Tour.
“They are very interactive with the limelights (their fans) and are constantly updating their social medias, sharing fan edits or making surprise announcements,” said Max Kreamer, a junior from Pat-Med.
The boys: Zach Herron, Jack Avery, Jonah Marais, Daniel Seavey, and Corbyn Besson are different than your typical boy band. Each member started out as a solo artist using various platforms to gain a small following of their own. They spent time crafting their own sound by performing solo gigs around their neighborhoods before spontaneously coming together and forming this group.
Jonah and Jack performed at local events in their hometowns until they were picked up to do a small tour with other new artists. Zach posted covers on Instagram to get his name out there. When one of his covers was reposted by a famous singing account, he gained a large following. Corbyn did live singing broadcasts weekly using a new website at the time called Younow and worked his way up from twenty viewers to thousands in a short period of time. Daniel, however, did not get his big break from social media, he actually finished ninth place on the second to last season of American Idol. Each of them started their careers out differently but ended up coming together to craft a new sound in the music industry.
Surprising the fans is something this band is known for. Abigail Yoches, a junior from Pat-Med agrees by stating “The word to describe this band is spontaneous. They are unpredictable and constantly dropping new music unannounced, revealing surprise tours, or simply adding to their merchandise line. The words “taking a break” are not in their vocabulary as they are always working to produce the best music for their fans.”
Isabella is a senior at Patchogue-Medford High School and fourth year journalism student . She is the Editor in Chief and helped get the newspaper off...
tiffany • Dec 6, 2018 at 12:11 am
THIS IS AMAZING AND I CANT SAY IT ENOUGH!!! KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO @sourpatchbean
Olivia • Nov 29, 2018 at 3:01 pm
OMG!! BEST THING IVE EVER READ ~ Zachxpickle
Bailey • Nov 26, 2018 at 6:28 pm
This article is greats I saw the link on Instagram and in my opinion the boys need to see this!!! Much love from a Kentucky limelight- Bailey
Aradelys • Nov 26, 2018 at 9:50 am
This is amazing!!
I love it!❤️
Riley McParland • Nov 25, 2018 at 1:04 pm
This is great, the boys should use this for their publicity campaigns. You did a fabulous job accentuating our boys Isabella. <3 (:
brianna • Nov 24, 2018 at 12:55 pm
OMG I LOVE THIS ARTICLE AND EXPLAINS SO MUCH ABOUT WDW,THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS 🙂
Raluca • Nov 24, 2018 at 11:57 am
THIS IS AMAZING
Ana • Nov 24, 2018 at 12:48 am
Love this good job!!!!!
The boys are so amazing and i love you for writing this!!
Wendy • Nov 23, 2018 at 11:29 pm
This a great written article! Good job I love it! Way to let you school know who WDW is and being brave enough to put it out there!
Nirmine • Nov 23, 2018 at 11:16 am
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13 • Nov 23, 2018 at 9:43 am
Love it!
Nikki • Nov 23, 2018 at 9:16 am
Beautiful it’s great
Kelly • Nov 23, 2018 at 3:23 am
OMG!! I love this, I was smiling the entire time I was reading this.
Great job!! ☺️
Amanda • Nov 23, 2018 at 12:23 am
Great job!!! so happy you wrote this!!!
Harmony • Nov 23, 2018 at 12:16 am
YES! Let your school know about why don’t we! Great job!
Mack • Nov 22, 2018 at 10:10 pm
Don’t go to y’all school, but need to support a fellow limelight. Hey y’all great job btw. Ok that’s all
Miah • Nov 22, 2018 at 7:29 pm
I LOVE THIS SO MUCHH!!!!
Syd • Nov 22, 2018 at 7:19 pm
great great great!!!!! I LOVE IT .
AMAZING JOBBBB
@seavey.watermelons on ig • Nov 22, 2018 at 6:45 pm
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@seavey.watermelons on ig • Nov 22, 2018 at 6:44 pm
OMGGG LOVE THIS SOOOOO FREAKING MUCHHHH!! ♥️♥️
Ella • Nov 22, 2018 at 5:11 pm
Omg as a limelight i been a limelight for (almost) 2 years and you know about them alot.
Fief • Nov 22, 2018 at 3:10 pm
This is my second time reading and i still LOVE it, Xx from the Netherlands
Johanna • Nov 22, 2018 at 2:24 pm
This is amazing I love it
Dory • Nov 22, 2018 at 11:06 am
This is great
Layla • Nov 22, 2018 at 9:16 am
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Caitlynn • Nov 22, 2018 at 2:20 am
Love thiss
Bay • Nov 22, 2018 at 12:32 am
Love this! It’s a good article and I’m glad that a limelight wrote it.
Marlene • Nov 21, 2018 at 11:12 pm
I love this band so much!! ❤️ I don’t even have to read the article to know that it’s a great article because it’s about Why Don’t We! ❤️❤️❤️
Ps I’m still gonna read it
McKayla • Nov 21, 2018 at 6:25 pm
This is better then a book and I hate reading things except if it’s for wdw but Bella is is so good
Gabi • Nov 21, 2018 at 12:45 pm
I’m from Poland and I love it!
Erika • Nov 21, 2018 at 11:06 am
Love this article so much represent the Limelights.❤❤❤
Joo • Nov 21, 2018 at 10:39 am
Love this Artikel so much❤ Greetings from Germany ❤
layla • Nov 21, 2018 at 8:47 am
this article is amazing. And @whydontwemusic is shaking
Christin • Nov 21, 2018 at 4:39 am
I Love it !
Btw I’m from germany
And I read it bc wdw is in it
LIMELIGHT
Leena • Nov 21, 2018 at 1:30 am
I am in love with this. I’ve been a limelight since day one and love that you made a whole article about them so more poeple can become limelights.
Millie • Nov 21, 2018 at 1:23 am
I love this soooooooooooo much xoxo congratulations also I’m from Australia
brooklyn • Nov 20, 2018 at 10:41 pm
hey i’m a limelight from south dakota and i loved this article!! YOU DID SO GOOD
Jessica • Nov 20, 2018 at 10:41 pm
Great! I love this. Definitely worth reading! Dream on & achieve! Limelights will own this world one day..
Briana • Nov 20, 2018 at 7:56 pm
Omg I totally forgot… I’m from Portland OR :))
Briana • Nov 20, 2018 at 7:54 pm
Ahhh I love this, amazing job!
Megan • Nov 20, 2018 at 6:27 pm
Girl this is awesome I love it!!
Isabella seavey • Nov 20, 2018 at 5:22 pm
I am from North Carolina and love this article
Kenzi • Nov 20, 2018 at 5:11 pm
This is amazing
Shaikha • Nov 20, 2018 at 1:51 pm
I’m living for this article ♥️♥️ Thank you for making my day
Fief • Nov 20, 2018 at 12:01 pm
I LOVEE THIS!!!
Natalie • Nov 20, 2018 at 12:00 pm
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Kayla Hanifah • Nov 20, 2018 at 7:12 am
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Kayla Hanifah • Nov 20, 2018 at 7:10 am
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Sabb.. • Nov 20, 2018 at 5:58 am
Wayhoo!!!congratulations❤
Isabela • Nov 20, 2018 at 4:41 am
Heyy, i’m From Brazil and I just love it!!
This is amazing!! God job!! ❤️
Elizabeth • Nov 20, 2018 at 1:54 am
i love what u did there great job love wdw4life
Kenia • Nov 19, 2018 at 11:56 pm
AMAZING!! I don’t usually like reading articles but this made me want to read more good job .
Nat • Nov 19, 2018 at 9:13 pm
This is so good!!
Alexa • Nov 19, 2018 at 8:46 pm
Isabella Scuteri this article is amazing. Your amazing. BTW im also a limelight.
Lydia • Nov 19, 2018 at 8:41 pm
Amazing!! Also I am from New Zealand!!
Lydia • Nov 19, 2018 at 8:38 pm
Love this!! Amazing that you wrote about the boys!!!
Luciana • Nov 19, 2018 at 8:07 pm
wow, thank you for supporting these boys and for spreading the message!
From @bessx.ns❤️
Mo • Nov 19, 2018 at 7:36 pm
Wow! I’m in love! I wish my school would let us write essays like this! Yours is SOO good! Way to go! ♥️♥️
Falling.hard.for.wdw on ig • Nov 19, 2018 at 7:08 pm
Love this article good job btw go check out my fan count on Instagram @fallin.hard.for.wdw
Grace • Nov 19, 2018 at 7:08 pm
Love to use this when people ask me “Who are the boys you follow around” Minnesota limelight❤️❤️
Emily • Nov 19, 2018 at 7:07 pm
LOVVEE THISSS❤️❤️❤️
(Im from canadaaa)
Stephanie Gallagher • Nov 19, 2018 at 7:02 pm
good job bella <3
Roshely • Nov 19, 2018 at 7:01 pm
Omg honestly this is so good and if the boys read this they would love it as well
Limelight • Nov 19, 2018 at 5:41 pm
OMG I LOVE THIS. CORBYN ZACH DANIEL JACK AND JONAH HAVE GOT TO SEE THIS ❤️
@heavyyherron on ig go follow me ;) • Nov 19, 2018 at 5:27 pm
girl this is amazing really showing how much you love the boy right here ✨
A girl from europe • Nov 19, 2018 at 4:24 pm
I’m from Norway
Ellie • Nov 19, 2018 at 3:34 pm
This is so good!! I love it 🙂
wdwfan • Nov 19, 2018 at 2:16 pm
soo good
Chase • Nov 19, 2018 at 1:37 pm
This is great!
Mya • Nov 19, 2018 at 11:59 am
I love this article!! I came from Instagram on the explore page!
Carla Adams • Nov 19, 2018 at 11:47 am
This is amazing, I can’t stop reading it!
I’m all the way from England ahah
Ojala • Nov 19, 2018 at 11:23 am
Honestly, this is the absolute truth and I love how everything is explained so well. This is absolutely amazing.
Berra • Nov 19, 2018 at 10:32 am
I am reading this from Germany and I love this♥️♥️
Itzanami • Nov 19, 2018 at 9:31 am
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Serena • Nov 19, 2018 at 9:21 am
I love this so so much!! Keep up with the amazing work girl❤️ I was born in Japan but I’m Italian and Chinese 🙂 I love the boys so so much and can’t wait to meet them again
Serena • Nov 19, 2018 at 9:19 am
THIS IS JUST GREAT AND I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SOOO MUCH AHHA! Happy to be a limelight ❤️
Ardini barizah • Nov 19, 2018 at 7:39 am
OMG LOVE THIS ITS SUPER INTERESTING I’M FROM SINGAPORE
Kaitlyn • Nov 19, 2018 at 2:02 am
i love this so much!
Nditsheni Ratshikhopha • Nov 19, 2018 at 1:41 am
Wow. I’m from South Africa and this is really one of the best WDW articles I’ve ever read! This article doesn’t just make them out as a boyband, it makes them out as 5 boys livinf their dreams and changing the world
Ashli • Nov 19, 2018 at 12:39 am
So, this was actually the greatest thing. You wrote this so well and explained Why Don’t We perfectly. I’m impressed, this is incredible:)
Aisyah • Nov 19, 2018 at 12:21 am
I LOVE THISSSSS…BTW im from Brunei:)))
Lauren • Nov 18, 2018 at 11:50 pm
Yessss!!! Finally an article I’m interested in:) Let’s spread the word of WDW!
Victoria • Nov 18, 2018 at 8:57 pm
this is amazing
Peyton • Nov 18, 2018 at 8:25 pm
LOVE THIS!
Cassidy • Nov 18, 2018 at 8:24 pm
Wow I love this!!
zuzia • Nov 18, 2018 at 7:08 pm
I love it!! btw I am from Poland.
Bella • Nov 18, 2018 at 6:50 pm
Brooooo we have the same name
Mackenzie • Nov 18, 2018 at 6:45 pm
This is the best article I’ve ever read!! Write more!! You should do one on Limelights 😉 haha
Esmi • Nov 18, 2018 at 6:33 pm
Love this so much
Riley Sapiano • Nov 18, 2018 at 5:48 pm
Don’t know you, but I saw this on Instagram and I had to support a fellow limelight ❤️❤️
Vivian • Nov 18, 2018 at 5:02 pm
THIS IS SO AMAZING I LOVE THIS!!
Reanne • Nov 18, 2018 at 4:52 pm
I LOVE!! I saw your Instagram video and wanted to show some love <3!! I actually did a paper on the boys as well for my music class! Great minds think a like <3
Temi • Nov 18, 2018 at 4:27 pm
OML I LOVE THIS. I WISH I COULD DO THIS AT MY SCHOOL!!!!
brooke • Nov 18, 2018 at 4:09 pm
this is so well written!!! wig incinerated.
Alba (weird name ik ) • Nov 18, 2018 at 3:51 pm
WE STAN THIS. People need to know more about why don’t we. ❤
Emiko • Nov 18, 2018 at 3:30 pm
This touched my Limelight heart Oof I love it ♥️♥️♥️
from Salt Lake City, Utah ♥️
Emiko • Nov 18, 2018 at 3:22 pm
YES I LOVE THIS. 3 minutes of reading well spent ♥️
Roshely • Nov 18, 2018 at 2:56 pm
I love this it soo amazing honestly
Savanna • Nov 18, 2018 at 2:34 pm
This was amazing! Such a talented writer who has a love for such a talented group of guys! This is amazing! Keep up the good work!
Chloe • Nov 18, 2018 at 2:28 pm
AMAZING!!!
Sara • Nov 18, 2018 at 1:36 pm
YESSS LOVE THIS AS FOR THEM AND YOU!!
Tanja • Nov 18, 2018 at 12:42 pm
I love this so much.
Love from Germany. ❤
Lilli • Nov 18, 2018 at 12:21 pm
OMG! Love from kansas!
Brionna Cerveny • Nov 18, 2018 at 12:14 pm
This is amazing great job
allison pereyra • Nov 18, 2018 at 12:11 pm
this is a great article!!! love it so so much.
janelle torres • Nov 18, 2018 at 12:09 pm
I love it!!
Rebecca • Nov 18, 2018 at 12:07 pm
So good love it ❤️❤️ Love Why don’t we
Btw I’m from England
Keaira ward • Nov 18, 2018 at 11:48 am
This is awesome!! It describes them perfectly! I’m so glad that people are finding them as a good topic to use in these types of things.
si • Nov 18, 2018 at 11:47 am
OH MY GOSH. THIS IS SO GOOD I LOVE IT SO MUCH! ♥ MUCH LOVE FROM UTAH!
Abigail • Nov 18, 2018 at 10:41 am
This is amazing!! Great job, I love it ❤️
quin • Nov 18, 2018 at 10:09 am
This is the most amazing thing I’ve ever read, besides In The Limelight of course. Keep doing it! much love.
Mia Espinosa • Nov 18, 2018 at 9:59 am
This is amazing! You’re a great writer!
míng • Nov 18, 2018 at 4:13 am
It is so good!
Nina • Nov 18, 2018 at 3:00 am
Awesome ! #Limelight
Brooke • Nov 17, 2018 at 9:41 pm
I had a project in music and I had to pick an artist or a group and you know I had to pick my boys Why Don’t we. Also You are a true limelight, you’re so pretty and did an amazing job on this article.
Ally • Nov 17, 2018 at 3:47 pm
WOW! Amazing! Love how you’re basically telling your school all about WDW <3
Fowziyo • Nov 17, 2018 at 3:15 pm
Omgg i love this so much love from the Netherlands
Luisa • Nov 17, 2018 at 2:41 pm
I love it so much it amazing
Luisa • Nov 17, 2018 at 2:40 pm
I love it so much
alli • Nov 17, 2018 at 2:36 pm
love this!! great job!!
Brielle • Nov 17, 2018 at 2:31 pm
love this
Doria (@limelightnation) • Nov 17, 2018 at 10:01 am
I lovee this too much and miss talking to you xx
Lisa • Nov 17, 2018 at 9:43 am
Omg can any plzzz ask those boys to come india plzzzzzzzz indian loves u plzzz come to india❤️
Sierra • Nov 17, 2018 at 12:09 am
Ugh my heart. This highlights WDW perfectly
Tiffany pham • Nov 16, 2018 at 10:17 pm
this is sooo good !! Ahhh I hope the boys see this!!
-sourpatchbean
hayley • Nov 16, 2018 at 9:01 pm
I love this sm! ❤️ you did great on this :))
Isabella • Nov 16, 2018 at 8:04 pm
OMG I love this so much is so good I love your grammar.
Adriana • Nov 16, 2018 at 6:50 pm
I LOVE THIS ARTICLE SO MUCH❤️ Keep up the good work! ❤️x
Tay • Nov 16, 2018 at 6:28 pm
This is soooo good! I love it so much!!!
angel • Nov 16, 2018 at 4:24 pm
this is amazing woah
@seaveykiing • Nov 16, 2018 at 4:19 pm
THIS IS AMAZING !! I LOVE IT SMSKSKSK
Kyla • Nov 16, 2018 at 7:36 am
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH ♥️
Millie • Nov 16, 2018 at 7:24 am
Bella! This is soooooo good congratulations very well written! Well done gorgeous
vanessa • Nov 16, 2018 at 3:40 am
LOVE THISSS♡♡♡♡
Marisol • Nov 16, 2018 at 12:43 am
I love this you are such a good writer amazing job
alli • Nov 16, 2018 at 12:11 am
SO GOOD LOVE THIS SO MUCH
Nijae • Nov 15, 2018 at 10:11 pm
Yassssss girl. Do your thing. I love it
Ally Ferrari • Nov 15, 2018 at 2:18 pm
this is amazing, great job !! love it <3
gi • Nov 15, 2018 at 10:28 am
Great work Bell! Love this! QUEEN!<3
Gabby • Nov 15, 2018 at 10:10 am
Love this!!!!!
Sab • Nov 15, 2018 at 9:00 am
Wow!…this is amazing great job!
Jessica • Nov 14, 2018 at 5:31 pm
Great job!! Very well done!
madison • Nov 14, 2018 at 11:05 am
i love this its good
Christine Calcagno • Nov 14, 2018 at 8:47 am
Fabulous article Bella very intuitive!
April • Nov 14, 2018 at 8:28 am
Love this!
Ghazal • Nov 14, 2018 at 6:24 am
YES WORK IT WOOHOOOOO LIMELIGHTS WORKIN IT LYY
Khaelyn • Nov 13, 2018 at 11:52 pm
I love it!!
Gwen • Nov 13, 2018 at 9:25 pm
This was great 🙂 I loved reading this and how well it summarized the boys, honestly better than some professional articles!
Aisha • Nov 13, 2018 at 7:48 pm
Omg i love thissssss ❤️
Emma • Nov 13, 2018 at 7:00 pm
I LOVE THIS SKSKSNSNS
Amber • Nov 13, 2018 at 6:05 pm
OMG I LOVE THIS!! Go Isabella let your school know about WDW. Great job on this article it is really good.
vayda • Nov 13, 2018 at 5:33 pm
obsessed with this bb!!!
Max Kreamer • Nov 13, 2018 at 4:23 pm
Love it Bella! Great job!
jillian calandrino • Nov 13, 2018 at 2:36 pm
I LOVE THIS!!