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jade meridian

About Me

Jade meridian originally started as a side project of Scott, Russ, Steve, and Shawn from zao. We went on tour with Underoath, Anberlin, and Lovedrug about three years ago. In the last two years, it has evolved into my own project. I am constantly writing songs when I am home from zao tours. Almost all of these songs have been written in the last year. I have demos for eighteen songs so far and eventually will be putting them up. This isn't the type of music that I write for zao, but this is my favorite stuff to play.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/4/2006
Band Members: Scott Mellinger

Russ Cogdell

Dean Minerva

Influences: Johnny Cash, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Bruce Springsteen, Radiohead, Kent, Quicksand, Queens of the stone age, Foo Fighters, Muse, Failure, Cave in, Sunny Day Real Estate, Further seems Forever, Thrice, ZZ top, Roy Orbison, Electric Light Orchestra, Neil Diamond
Sounds Like: Rock and roll
Type of Label: None

My Blog

first zao cover song

What's up everyone, I decided to record a cover of angel without wings just for fun. That song is one of my favorite zao songs and it lends itself to be sung instead of screamed. It turned out cool s...
Posted by jade meridian on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:00:00 PST

new songs

We have finally recorded Josh's real drums. It's awesome to hear this stuff with the parts he wrote! Josh's cousin Nathan brought his pro tool rig over to the basement we practice in and set up a make...
Posted by jade meridian on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:24:00 PST

band members

I'm extremely excited to say that Josh"chip" Walters, formerly of the Juliana Theory, is going to be playing drums. I am also happy to say that my best bud Russ Cogdell will be playing second guitar. ...
Posted by jade meridian on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 05:12:00 PST