A combination of indie and mainstream rock with a sense of their own signature sound is the best way to describe Juniper Lane. The band’s music has become increasingly popular and widespread through out the years, and their music has recently been featured on the hit MTV show, “The Hills.”
Juniper Lane’s roots are in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area, and the band has been in the music industry for nine years now. The band consists of Vivion Smith on vocals and the keyboard, Chris Bonavia on guitar, Brian Fredrick on bass and Eddie Pasa on drums. Together, the music these individuals create has been said to resemble the sounds of U2 and Coldplay.
The band formed when Smith and Bonavia met through friends in the D.C. area. The two quickly began writing music together and eventually recruited Pasa, who was at the time playing with another band. Their friend Fredrick was then brought into the band to play bass.
Smith describes Juniper Lane as, “A modern rock band with heavy Britpop influences.”
Many are attracted to the band’s distinct sound and the Internet has been a useful tool in exposing Juniper Lane’s music and attracting fans.
Juniper Lane’s most recent CD release is entitled “Wake from Yourself.” The single from the CD, “Take Me Home,”
was featured on the April 14 episode of “The Hills.” Previous CDs include the debut album “Tightrope” and their sophomore release, “Sirens from a mile back.”
The band has been met with rave responses from various reviews such as OnTap magazine and The Washington Post.
“Their sound is somewhat different and unique. It’s not what I expected. The fact that their music was featured on ‘The Hills’ also makes me want to check out more of their stuff,” Kristin Willis, sophmore early childhood and elementary education major, said.
The buzz surrounding Juniper Lane is steadily increasing, and Smith continues to look forward to more future success. “We hope to keep growing and developing, both in our song-writing, and in our level of exposure. We have recently had some exciting placements of some of our songs on TV shows, and we’d love to have more of our songs included on TV or movie soundtracks. That seems like a great way to get more people to hear our music,” Smith said.
