Meg & Dia
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| Meg & Dia | |
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| Origin | Draper, Utah |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Genres | Rock, Indie, Pop |
| Labels | Doghouse Records |
| Members | Dia Frampton Meg Frampton Nicholas Price Aaron McMurray |
Meg & Dia are an indie rock band formed in Draper, Utah. Originally founded by Korean American sisters Dia (vocals) and Meg Frampton (guitar and backing vocals), the sisters are now accompanied by bassist Aaron McMurray and drummer Nick Price.
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Meg & Dia self-released their debut album, Our Home Is Gone, in 2005, which featured a mostly acoustic style of music, and toured extensively in support of it, sharing stages with such national acts as Limbeck, The Format, Melee, Koufax, and Steel Train.
In the fall of 2005 they signed to Doghouse Records, and in January 2006 recorded a second album, Something Real, with producer Stacy Jones of American Hi-Fi. As a teaser for the album, Meg & Dia released an EP titled What is It? A Fender Bender., on both iTunes and the Tower Records website in July of 2006. What is It? A Fender Bender. featured Monster and Indiana, which were originally acoustic songs, and would also be part of their upcoming album. That album was soon-after released on August 08, 2006. Something Real is made up both new works and some re-written versions of previous songs.
The band has gained in popularity after self-promotion via MySpace.com; they were selected as the official MySpace band on the 2006 Warped Tour. They were also included in the '100 Bands You Need To Know In 2006' in the April 2006 edition of Alternative Press magazine.
[edit] Biography
Meg (born April 3, 1985) attended Dixie High School in St. George, Utah and the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, but is on hiatus from school for touring. She enjoys reading 18th century British literature, as well as other fiction and non-fiction books. She lists Atlas Shrugged, Catcher in the Rye, Indiana, Pride and Prejudice, Frannie and Zooey, The Great Gatsby, Forever Amber, works by Ernest Hemingway, Nine Stories, and Lolita as some of her favorites.
Dia (born October 2, 1987) attended Shadow Ridge High School in Las Vegas, Nevada, and as soon as she graduated in 2005 she moved to Salt Lake City with her sister to further their music career. She cites as influences Rufus Wainwright, Steel Train, Joni Mitchell, The Mars Volta, Rocky Votalato, Ben Folds, Coldplay, Death Cab for Cutie, The Cranberries, Cursive, and Evaline. [1]
Nick Price (born May 27, 1984) was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah and began playing drums at 14 years old.
[edit] Current Band Members
- Meg Frampton - Guitar/back up vocals
- Dia Frampton - Lead Vocals
- Nicholas Price - Drums
- Aaron McMurray - Bass
- Chase (Sugarcult Tour) - Guitar
[edit] Former Band Member(s)
- Ryan Groskreutz - Bass
- Kenji Chan - Lead Guitar
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
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[edit] EPs
- What is It? A Fender Bender. (2006)
- 1. Monster
- 2. Indiana
- 3. What Are You Into?
- 4. Santa Barbara
- Roses Acoustic (iTunes Only)
- Warped Tour Sessions (2006)
- 1. Indiana (Live acoustic)
- 2. Roses (Live acoustic)
- 3. Caridgan Weather (Live acoustic)
[edit] Music Videos
- Monster (2006)
[edit] Acoustic Performances
- Setting Up Sunday at KWCR-FM October 16th 2006
[edit] Personnel
- Management:
- Mike Kaminsky
- Jon Cheese
- Shannon (Tour Manager)
- Booking:
- Dave Shapiro
- Press:
- Heidi Anne-Noel
[edit] References
- ^ musicGeek.org interview with Dia Frampton. musicGeek.org (2005-06-11). Retrieved on 2006-11-28.
- Burton, Jared. "Small town rock hits big town airwaves, arenas", Dixie Sun.
