Band Marino
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| Band Marino | ||
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 Band Marino, Photo by Anna Melcon
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Orlando, Florida |
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| Genre(s) | Indie rock Folk |
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| Years active | 2003–present | |
| Label(s) | Street Parade | |
| Website | bandmarino.net | |
| Members | ||
| Nathan Bond Jonathan Nee Jesse Adams Abe Couch Dylan York |
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Band Marino is an unsigned musical group comprising singer, songwriter, and guitarist Nathan Bond; keyboardist, banjoist, mandolin player, and singer Jonathan Nee; guitarist, mandolin player, harmonicist, and singer Jesse Adams; bassist Abe Couch; and drummer/percussionist Dylon York. Their sound can be described as indie folk rock, drawing on several musical genres including pop, alternative and folk. Band Marino is based in Orlando, Florida.
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[edit] History
The band began in 2003 when Nathan Bond recruited Jonathan Nee, his best friend since age one and fellow high school senior, for a last-minute show. After their first gig, the two continued to play together for fun while picking up other bookings along the way. Soon, guitarist Jesse Adams, drummer Dylon York, and bassist Abe Couch joined the two musicians to form the quintet known today.
Band Marino self-released its debut album The Sea & The Beast on December 2, 2006 through its own Street Parade record label. The Sea & The Beast topped the charts in Orlando’s indie record shops for its first three weeks on the shelves, selling nearly 1,300 copies. The band has recently been noted by Rolling Stone as one of the "Top 25 Bands on Myspace". They currently tour on their debut album, and have made plans to tour throughout the country this spring. They hope to split a 7-inch record with Baron Von Bear sometime this year, as well; however, plans for the split release are speculative.
[edit] Discography
[edit] The Summer Beard Sessions
Band Marino released this extremely lo-fi demo containing "Every Time I Make a Girl Cry I Know I've Done My Job", "Arlee Hayes", and "Feel it in the Air". The original purpose of the demo was to exist as writer demos so that other band members could listen to develop ideas. The songs were later put online for download. All three songs have full-band studio versions on The Sea & The Beast. The demo is no longer available online, but can be found floating within the local music scene.
[edit] The Sea & The Beast
- American Patriot
- I Have a Dream
- Chasing Rainbows
- Elephants Are Grey (Elephants Are Blue)
- Every Time I Make a Girl Cry I Know I've Done My Job
- Feel It In the Air
- Arlee Hayes
- Someday We All Must Die
- Como Se Dice Señorita, Act 1: The Layman's Lament
- Song for a Melody
- Dear Balladeer
The album cover depicts a two-headed sea dragon over five floundering fish, each representing one of the band members. The painting is the work of Nathan Bond’s girlfriend, Anna Melcon, who serves as the band's artist and photographer.
[edit] In Film
Band Marino wrote much of the score for The Last Romantic, an independent film made by Jonathan's two older brothers Aaron and Adam. They also collaborated with Conrad Winslow, lead of the band Dodger, for some of the pieces. The soundtrack was never released, but the movie is touring film festival circuits.
