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Iris

Iris

About Me


// CONTACT INFO
General band inquiries: band [at] irismusic (dot) com
Booking inquiries: booking [at] irismusic (dot) com
// BIOGRAPHY
Reagan Jones - Vocals, songwriting
Andrew Sega - Programming, guitars, keyboards
Taking elements of rock, glitch, retro-flavored-synth music, and coloring it with a decidedly melodic worldview, Iris is a band that's hard to classify. And with their new remix release “Hydra”, they extend their musical boundaries even further.
Originally a bar band of sorts, singer Reagan Jones and original keyboardist Matt Morris banded together in the last 90’s to create uniquely melodic, synth-heavy pop tracks. Their first record, “Disconnect” spawned the worldwide club hit "Annie, Would I Lie To You?", and was one of the best-selling records in label A Different Drum’s history. Three more singles followed, but tensions between Reagan and Matt were coming to a head, and the band began to break apart.
Luckily, a few years later, Reagan hooked up with new member Andrew Sega, and started a whole new chapter in the band’s history. Adding some guitars to the mix, and taking the production in a more experimentally electronic direction, Iris released “Awakening” in 2003. It was memorably organic, powerful, and really showcased Reagan’s strong songwriting. This would also be the first Iris release on Andrew’s new label, Diffusion Records. The success of this record led to a European release deal, a full tour of Germany and Switzerland, and festival dates in Sweden and the UK.
During this time, the third record was taking shape. For this record, the band wanted to take a more aggressive approach, add a bit of darkness, and keep pushing the edges of their sound. The mixture of these elements culminated in 2005’s “Wrath”. Rock-oriented songs collided with electronic beats and evocative, atmospheric soundscapes. The first single, “Appetite” went to 1 on mainstream radio in Poland, and the band set off again for more European shows, festivals in Moscow and London, and toured with electro-pop luminaries such as De/Vision and Mesh.
Fast-forward to the present, and we see the band releasing their first CD/DVD combo release, “Hydra”. Featuring 3 brand new tracks, as well as remixes from bands like Mesh, Alpinestars, Datguy, Benz & MD, “Hydra” lets other talented producers take the Iris sound and add their own stamp on it. Bundled together with a 40 minute “behind the scenes” tour diary DVD, “Hydra” writes yet another chapter in the constantly evolving Iris story.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/2/2005
Band Website: irismusic.com
Band Members: Reagan Jones (vox, songwriting), Andrew Sega (keyboards, guitars, production), and a rotating cast of live help, including Ned Kirby (keys, bass), and Brian Pearson (guitars)
Influences: melancholy, belgian ale, ratty spring reverbed guitars, spring in the hill country, granular synthesis, that part in the movie where the girl walks out the door, a moscow street corner, serious 80's music, the endless traffic on state and ontario, cowboy hats, talking about honest things in roundabout ways
Sounds Like: Camouflage, Styrofoam, Junior Boys, Depeche Mode, The Killers, Mesh, Underworld, Backlash, Wolfsheim, Glen Phillips, New Order
Record Label: Diffusion Records / Infacted Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

news, germany, russia, and you

hi everyone!some news items from the Iris camp....we will be playing the Blackfield Festival in Gelsenkirchen (DE) on July 5th, it'll be our only German summer show, so if you're in the area come chec...
Posted by Iris on Tue, 06 May 2008 11:32:00 PST

free live mp3!

if anyone was wondering what i was doing hiding underneath the stairs in back of the stage during seabound's set in SF, i was recording this:Seabound feat. Reagan Jones - "Watching Over You" (live in ...
Posted by Iris on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:08:00 PST

thank you, everyone

our first US tour is over, and we wanted to thank everyone that came out, said nice things, bought merchandise, and generally made us feel at home... you are very appreciated! the turnouts were excell...
Posted by Iris on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:59:00 PST

"HYDRA" is released today!

"Hydra" is now officially released, and you can pick it up at your favorite mailorder!CDBaby (Worldwide) - http://www.cdbaby.com/iris3Metropolis (US) - http://www.industrial-music.comA Different Drum ...
Posted by Iris on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 09:18:00 PST

NYC - VERY EARLY SHOW TONIGHT

very very early show tonight in NYC! 7PM doors, Iris .. 8:30, Seabound on right after, everyone has to be out be 11 PM. don’t be late!show is at The Madison, 27 W 24th St (between 5th / 6th Ave)...
Posted by Iris on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 01:51:00 PST

TICKET PRESALES - TOUR

CLICK HERE FOR TICKET PRESALE LINKS!Also, here is the list of age requirements, we tried to make as many all ages as we could (but local liquor laws don't always make that possible *sigh*)All ages: Ph...
Posted by Iris on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:53:00 PST

HYDRA TEASER

first song on the profile, self-explanatory!cheers,iris
Posted by Iris on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:50:00 PST

DC SHOW - NEW VENUE

just a heads up... the Washington DC show has been moved to a new venue, the Rock And Roll Hotel - http://www.rockandrollhoteldc.com/portal/home/ ... 1353 H Street NE, doors at 8, show at 9, $14 adv/$...
Posted by Iris on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:06:00 PST

hydra pre-order link! (north america only)

the upcoming "Hydra" release is now available for pre-order through Metropolis Mailorder! (note: if you're going to be at one of the tour dates, you'll get it slightly faster by purchasing one at the ...
Posted by Iris on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:53:00 PST

tour updates

a few quick tour updates:minneapolis is unfortunately cancelled... this was totally out of our hands, as the club itself backed out, and there doesn't seem to be an available alternative venue. our ap...
Posted by Iris on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:53:00 PST