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MEA
www.mea-official.com
www.myspace.com/meaofficial
meaband@gmail.com
07962174062
07854128908
Welsh 4 piece Mea formed in the winter of 2004 and quickly became an established act on their local music scene. Mea then went on to achieve national then international press with live coverage on bridge fm, live sessions and interviews on gtfm 106.9, then won best welsh unsigned act 2005 at GBOB.com and a top 10 finish for GBOB international competition. The band decided to take their music further a field by playing venues which included the University of Reading, The Garage Islington, Brixton Telegraph, The Astoria, Charring Cross, London.
Those years have now passed and Mea are a little older, wiser and have aspired from a local band with potential to a hard working outfit with promise. Having secured air play on Rhys RADIO, Red DRAGON FM and bbc radio wales in the shape of adam waltons musical mystery tour (the birth place of every up and coming welsh act in the past few years.) and selling out every homecoming show they play which includes the pop factory 350ppl, Muni arts center 500ppl) Mea are now ready to take on the rest of the uk. With their uniquely melodic yet powerful sound they have not only created their genre but fused it with others to appeal to everyone and inject them with a passion and excitement you thought impossible to feel about a band. This when mixed it with their explosive live performance you get a well-polished product that is shelf ready and has the potential to sell out venues wherever they play.
INDIVIDUAL BIOS
NAME:Vanessa Nicholas
ROLE:Vocals
AGE:23
INFLUENCES: At the drive in,Yeah YeahYeahs ,Janis Joplin ,Skunk Anansie
NAME:Wayne Samways
ROLE:Guitar -
AGE:24
INFLUENCES: Led Zeppelin, Jeff Buckley, Nirvana, Queens of the Stoneage
NAME:Gareth Evans
ROLE:Drums -
AGE:23
INFLUENCES: A Perfect Circle, Incubus, Smashing Pumpkins, Arcade Fire
NAME:Huw Evans
ROLE:Bass -
AGE:25
INFLUENCES: Dresden Dolld, Primus, Ruben, Tool
mea are Have recieved the followimng press and publicity
RADIO
Airplay and interviews
thames valley Radio (bbc OXFORD)
Lyth fm (radio Scotland)
KURB Radio
Banana peel Radio
NME Radio
Domination Radio
NE1 Fm
Strathclyde Radio
BBc Radio Wales
Rhys Radio
Real Radio
RED DRAGON FM
GTfm 106.9
ONLNE
myspace.com
facebook.com
ourstage.com
musictrax.jp
btpodshow.com
soundtribes.com
eventful.com
bbconline.com
PRESS
Mojo magazine
Panic
Wired
Plugged-in
TV
ILR Television and Radio Rockworld.tv
REVIEWS AND FEATURES
KICKSTART MY HEART PROMOTIONS -
www.myspace.com/kickstartmyheart07
"Mea are heavy enough for the guys to like, sweet enough for their girlfriends to love and talented enough for the musos to apreacheate, WHO DOESN'T LOVE MEA?"
Plugged In Reviews
www.myspace.com/pluggedinmagazine
Club Y Bont, Pontypridd
Back in October Mea played a stripped-down, bare-back acoustic set with their own songs and some covers. Vanessa's voice is absolutely the most beautiful and sexy PLUGGED IN has ever heard live. Their cover of Britney Spears' Toxic made the hair on the back of everyone's necks stand up - and fall in love with her voice. If you see the word 'Mea' on a flyer check them out - their sound is the cream of the crop from the Valleys scene.
Muni, FIGHTNIGHT
Once again PLUGGED IN was at the Muni for the latest Fight Night and it seemed the Deadstar Promoters had stepped up a gear. The one local band that has always performed to an 11 on a scale of 10 is Mea - and this Fight Night is no exception as they enriched the room and excited the crowd with a unique and perfect blend of indie guitar rock. Vanessa is the perfect frontwoman capturing every man's heart in her grip then squeezing it until they're gasping for breath. Mea are simply excellent and a group PLUGGED IN will never tire of seeing.
Members
Vanessa - Vocals
Samways - Guitar
Gareth - Drums
Huw - Bass
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