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Champagne Sunday

About Me

Powerful, honest, edgy, and refreshingly original, Champagne Sunday attacks the stage with a style best described as "Pearl Jam meets Bette Midler".
Hailing from the beach community of Ventura, CA, the band has earned fans from coast to coast through touring and radio play over the past few years. Since its inception in 2005 with co-founders Jessi Reems-Terrell and Jared Fredeen, the band (now with drummer Matt Gay and bassist Anthony Kafka) has seen several transformations in the line-up but its roots have always been strong in the writing partnership of Jessi and Jared.
Their 2006 release "Make It Mine" garnered some radio play from local and college stations and won the group three MAVRIC awards (including Best Rock Song and Best Overall Song of 2007) out of five nominations. The band toured nationally twice in 2007 in support of the album and expanded their fanbase to New York and Seattle.
With the release of their follow-up album "North" in 2008, the band found much more national radio exposure, and won three more MAVRIC awards (including one for Best Vocal Group) out of thirteen nominations; more than any other group in the history of the awards.
With a new found energy and a full head of steam, the band decided to go all in. They all quit their jobs, gave up their apartments, cut all ties, and moved into a 26-foot RV to tour the country in pursuit of fans, friends, and fame, promoting North and the band's addendum EP, "Random Acts of Blindness". The band is currently traveling in the Pacific Northwest, making a big splash, and plans to stay in the area until the Spring of 2010.
MAVRIC AWARD WINNERS!!
2007
Best Overall Song (3 Letters)
Best Rock Song (Pretty Boy)
Best Adult Contemporary Song (Ventura Sky)
2008
Best Vocal Group
Best Female Vocal Performance (Music Box)
Best Children's-Themed Song (Music Box)
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Member Since: 09/11/2005
Band Website: http://www.champagnesunday.com
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My Blog

Tour Blog 1: The Road to Somewhere

.. .. .. .. .. .. .... As I write this, were headed East toward Chelan from Tacoma to play the Rhythms on the Lake Festival, and weve been on the road for 25 days.  Anthony...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:12:00 GMT

Make It Mine Tour . . . Final Blog Entry

Much has happened since our last update.  After Raleigh, we headed off for Columbus, Georgia, to stay with my old buddy Saunders (you'll recall we stayed with him in Memphis, where he was home vi...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 15:03:00 GMT

Make It Mine Tour . . . Week Three and a Half

Been a little while.  Sorry for the space between the blogs, but there's been a lot of stuff going on, and precious little time to get behind the computer with a clear head.  Right now, we'r...
Posted by on Thu, 24 May 2007 19:09:00 GMT

Make It Mine Tour . . . Week Two

Had a great time in Philly.  Stayed with David Sommers, a local journalist, grandfather, and amateur box-turtle breeder, also the father of Bryon Sommers, original drummer of Champagne Sunday.&nb...
Posted by on Mon, 14 May 2007 11:16:00 GMT

Make It Mine Tour . . . Week One Extra

Okay, Memphis . . . Well, we forgot to take into account that the Beal St. Music Festival was in town at the same time that we were swinging through.  And apparently, everything within an hour's ...
Posted by on Mon, 07 May 2007 22:57:00 GMT

Make It Mine Tour . . . Week One

As I write this, the time is 8:02 Central, and we are on the road to Memphis to meet an old college buddy of mine, and sleep at a hotel that he recommended to us.  We left Austin, Texas, at 9:00 ...
Posted by on Mon, 07 May 2007 22:39:00 GMT