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About Me

Maya Vada was the name used to represent the long-lasting creative partnership between Janalee Swain and Brother's - Daniel and Ryan Heneghan. The groups recent lineup included long-time member, Kevin Coyne on Bass, Frank Clayton on Sax, and Randolph Riback on percussion. Past members include John Gorr (Bass), Reed Walker (Percussion), and Tony Chudyk (Bass). In April of 2007 it was announced that founding member and creative driving force of the group, Janalee Swain, had decided to leave. It was a heart breaking decision but members Daniel and Ryan understood it had to be made. This past year has been a great time for the group. We were able to play a handful of shows around the Chicago area, sharing out vision with music fans alike. From the beginning our goal has always been to progress the state of popular and underground music past what you normally hear on the radio. With Janalee's jazz background, we were able to fuse a more complex idea of Rock music with elements of Afro-beat, and Latin rhythms. Each member contributed a significant amount and as a whole we were able to get our message across to those willing to listen. We want to thank everyone for supporting us over the years and especially those who came out to catch our sets. You will all be remember for the rest of our lives.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4 .. width="425" height="350"msprm name="movie" v

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Member Since: 27/10/2006
Band Website: www.MayaVada.com
Band Members: Janalee Swain, Ryan Heneghan, Daniel Heneghan, Kevin Coyne, Frank Clayton, Reed Walker, Randolph Riback, John Gorr, Tony Chudyk.
Influences: The Outlaw Josie Whales, Pale Rider, The Enforcer, Dirty Harry, Bill Evans, Fela Kuti & Tony Allen, Pink Floyd, Stan Getz, Ennio Marconne (Fist Full of Dollars/Good The Bad The Ugly/Once Upon A Time in the West/For a Few Dollars More), Neil Young, Led Zeppelin, Clint Eastwood (The Man with No Name), Astrid Gilberto, The Mars Volta, John Carpenter (Vampires/Big Trouble In Little China/The Thing/Star Man/The Prince of Darkness/Escape From New York), The Poiice, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Cream, King Crimson, Jimi Hendrix, Roxy Music, Radiohead, The Beatles, Blind Faith, Soul Coughing, Taj Mahal, John Lee Hooker, Headhunters, Talking Heads, Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Allman Bros. Band, .
Sounds Like: The films we watch, the art we admire, the people we surround ourselves with, and the feelings we have toward others and our environment.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

1st EP and Shows!!!

Currently Maya Vada is in the process of putting the finishing touches on what will be their first real release in years. Due to some small setbacks in scheduling we have fallen behind on our deadline...
Posted by on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 23:26:00 GMT

Much Thanks!!!!

We at Maya Vada want to take this opportunity to truly thank all our friends for coming out last night to catch the set at Silvie's Lounge.It was our pleasure to share the evening with one of our favo...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:56:00 GMT

2007 Demo

Due to an ever-growing demand and a desire for better gigs, Maya Vada will begin work on our first Demo with the new line-up of musicians. Expect to hear some of the new material we've been playing at...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 08:36:00 GMT

Kind Words from a Friend

"Afro beats, latin beats, whereverthefuckistan beats; it doesn't matter where they come from, what matters is that the beats blasting forth from Maya Vada's new lineup rock. They rock hard, and more i...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 21:53:00 GMT

Maya Vada News...

December 9th marked our last gig of 2006. Thank you to Black Beach and all the other bands we had the joy of playing with.Throughout the rest of December and most of January we will taking a break fro...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 01:18:00 GMT

Wed. Night Residency!!!

For those who couldnt attend, our first show in years went really well on Sunday. Although the audience was made up of mostly friends, the band blasted through a bombastic set of new and old tunes. Du...
Posted by on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 06:28:00 GMT

Up Coming Shows!!!!

Novemeber looks like its gonna be jam packed with not 1 - not 2 - not 3 - but 4 shows. I guess 5 if you count the addition of our final show before the Holidays on December 9th. What to expect: a 45 ...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:28:00 GMT

New Songs!!!

Actually the two tunes we just posted on our brand new Maya Vada page are from 2004. They were part of a two song demo we began recording at Rax Trax studios that summer. I had met our engineer, Matt,...
Posted by on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 21:26:00 GMT

The belief behind the Name

Since, most people viewing this page are probably wondering what this name means, I figured I'd clue you in to the thought process of our haunted members. Here it is : The Truth Behind - "Maya Vada."S...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 13:58:00 GMT