Keeper Of The Sandline
Us, which I refer to myself, (Jordan Shears), and my other collaberations, welcome you to our site....
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
2001:
Jordan Shears and Scott Started writing songs under the band name DREMEL and later on called KNOB, with scott on drums and jordan on guitar and vocals
2002:
Jordan Shears And Nicholas Gould Start Doing Covers featuring Jordan Shears on Bass and Nicholas on electric guitar.
2003:
(jamming with numerous people)
2004:
Jordan Shears and Marcus sexton form as the band called stellar, write two songs and learned 2 covers and played and won battle of the bands in late december
2005:
Jordan and Marcus continue to write, and end up with 5 songs. By summer 2005, played at a battle of the bands performing 3 of there songs and a cover by radiohead. Marcus and Jordan split up and Jordan Begins to write acoustic songs and electric songs with donovan parsons, made 4 songs, but didn't have a chance to record it.
2006:
Jordan starts writing acoustic songs and rejoins with former band partner marcus sexton, learns 3 songs and plays a battle of the bands and wins first place.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
we played three battle of the bands and got 1st everytime, and we play in front of friends sometimes.....
Your musical influences
Radiohead
Broken social scene
incubus
interpol
coldplay
arcade fire
the white stripes
sigur ros
matthew good (band)
the hives
the beatles
blink 182
mogwai
explosions in the sky
modest mouse
dashboard confessional
Etc.
What equipment do you use?
epiphone drednaught acoustic
epiphone special II
squier percussion bass
fender FM 65R guitar amp
planet waves gold plated cords
jim dunlop match picks
elixer lights
ernie ball slinky's
recording equiptment:
US-122 cubase tascam interface
apex435 gold diaphram condenser mike
(mike stand, mike chord, shock mount,mike filter)
AND
MAINLY
Love
Anything else?
E-mail if you want any songs by us...and we will happily answer any questions you might have, or if you want any news of new songs, and our demo which is being recorded at our own little studio soon enough...!
