Mayday Parade

Tales Told by Dead Friends ep

Derek Sanders - vox/mic covering
Jason Lancaster - guitar/vox
Jeremy Lenzo - bass/vox
Alex Garcia - guitar
Brooks Betts- guitar
Jake Bundrick – drums

Why get up in the morning to work at Taco Bell when you could be traveling the continental US pushing your band’s fresh new sound to people near and far?  Precisely the philosophy of six guys from Tallahassee, FL. Derek, Jason, Jeremy, Alex, Brooks and Jake all decided to quit their jobs thinking outside of the bun and started to think about performing in a parade…

Mayday Parade was born when two popular Tallahassee bands, Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment, decided to merge and form one group. Both bands had been friends for a long time but they each seemed to have different kind of holdups. They pooled their resources, booted out the undedicated members and decided to take the good from each band and move forward. Armed with a duo of dynamic lead singers Jason Lancaster, Kid Named Chicago, and Derek Sanders, Defining Moment, Mayday Parade explodes with energy and personality. Fans of both bands came together in support of the Parade and it wasn’t long until thousands of other new fans got into the action. Mayday Parade knew they’d have to start at the grassroots level and began to work themselves to the top.  Through their catchy tunes and fun attitude, they have hooked fans at their shows and online with an interactive MySpace selling 10,000 ep’s without label support.

With the work hard, play hard, do whatever it takes to spread your music philosophy that most young bands need to have these days, the band took to the road and started winning over kids not just in Florida, but across the country. Mayday Parade was consistently in the top 30 unsigned artists on MySpace. They’ve consolidated over 25,000 friends and growing and have totaled over 1 Million plays. With labels hot on their tail, Mayday Parade decided that Fearless Records was the one for them and signed at the end of the summer 2006.

Mayday Parade’s live show also conveys their personality through a show that is intensely full of life.  The band knows how to put on an engaging show – with six total members, two lead singers and three guitar players there’s no escaping the energy. They’re all over the stage making sure the audience goes home happy and wanting more. Mayday Parade are one of the highest drawing bands in Florida – they have the ability to sell out venues typically doubling ticket sales by nationally touring artists.  They are known in Florida by venues and kids as the “largest drawing band.” 

  Mayday Parade is a stellar example of a band that took the initiative and made a name for themselves’. “If you really want it bad enough and you have heart behind it there is nothing you can’t make happen,” says Jason Lancaster guitarist and vocalist.

  Their debut EP, Tales Told by Dead Friends hits streets November 7^th on Fearless Records – Look for the bands full length debut Spring/Summer 2007.

  Catch the band on the road with Wheatus and Brandtson this fall.