9-Time "Best of the Bay" award-winner and former frontman for The Gita , Joran now leads the group, Auditorium .
He is also the president of the independent record label, Mekka Records and the founder of the Southeast Music Alliance . He hosts the monthly SMAsh Radio podcast (available at SMAflorida.com and via iTunes) and produces concerts throughout Tampa Bay, including the critically-acclaimed "In the Raw" singer-songwriter series and the 2003 Southeast Music Conference (which drew a few industry people to St. Petersburg, FL).
AWARDS
Joran Slane (Oppelt)
Best Singer-Songwriter (2000, 2001)
Best Cheerleader for the Local Music Scene (2002)
"Local Hero" (2003)
The Gita
Best Original Band (2001, 2002)
Best Acoustic Act (2001)
Best Jazz Band (2001)
Best Self-Promoting Band (2001)
In the Raw
Best Alternative to the Coffee House Circuit (2002)
Best Scenester Coffee Klatch (2003)
Auditorium
Best Local Band (Runner-Up) (2006)
DISCOGRAPHY (A list of recorded material as far back as I can remember)
Auditorium - Deus ex Machina (CD | in production)
Joran Slane - Martyr (CD | 2008)
Auditorium - The New Aezthetic (CD | 2007)
Various Artists - Power to the People: A Tribute to Free Speech ("Protest" - Joran Slane, "Power to the People" - Southeast Music Alliance) (CD | 2006)
Various Artists - SMA presents Volume 2: Tampa Bay and Beyond ("Serenity" - Auditorium) (CD | 2006)
Steve Alex - Universal Dropout (lead guitar/backup vox on "Anticipation") (CD | 2005)
Auditorium - Live at The State Theatre (DVD | 2005)
Various Artists - In the Raw: Best of Season One ("Caffeine") (CD | 2004)
Rebekah Pulley - Here in the Real World (drums, production on "The Real World") (CD | 2004)
Various Artists - New Music Sampler featuring The New Bohemians ("Shine" - The Gita) (CD | 2003)
The Gita - Feature Presentation (CD | 2003)
Various Artists - SMA presents Volume 1: Tampa Bay ("On and On" - The Gita) (CD | 2002)
The Gita - Feel: Video Single (VHS | 2002)
The Gita - Radio Free Tampa / Live on WMNF (CD | 2002)
The Gita - Now More Than Ever (CD | 2001)
The Gita - 1700 (CD | 1998)
Prometheus Rising - self-titled (CASS | 1997)
Wisconsin Transit - Love and Other Heart Disease (CASS | 1995)
For more info, visit the Mekka Records Web Site.
Watch Joran perform Springsteen's "Born to Run"
Watch footage from SMAsh 10
