Grayson Wray:
- vocals, guitar, keyboards, sampling
Julia Dettwiler:
- vocals, percussion
Jenn Jordan:
- vocals, percussion, synthesizer
Pablo Alomoto:
- keyboard, flute, trombone
Kristian Hall:
- drums
Influences
-The Beatles
-Of Montreal
-The Traveling Wilburys
-Shelby Lynne
-Bob Dylan
-Fountains of Wayne
-Prince
-Parliament
-Rilo Kiley
-Elliot Smith
-The Beach Boys
-Franz Ferdinand
-John Lee Hooker
-Muddy Waters
-Beck
-E.L.O.
-Peter Gabriel
-Carl Perkins
-Herbie Hancock
-Queen
-Talking Heads
-Lucinda Williams
-Belle and Sebastion
-Ray Charles
-Bob Dylan
-David Bowie
-Bjork
-Miles Davis
-Hank Williams
-Postal Service
-The Move
-James Brown
-David Byrne
-Yusef Lateef
-Scissor Sisters
-Stereolab
-Donovan
-Pink Floyd
-Sam Phillips
-Eels
-NIN
-Depeche Mode
-The Moody Blues
-Cornelius
-The Barkays
-Wild Cherry
-Starlight Mints
-Crowded House
-Komeda
-Sid Barret
-Cameo
-The Commodores
-Kool and the Gang
-Sheryl Crow
-Neil Finn
-Art Of Noise
-The Flaming Lips
-Radiohead
-Debussy
-Beethoven
-Ravel
-Olivier Messiaen
-Classical music
Sounds Like
There have been several comparisons:
-Techno Beatles
-The Thrills meets Postal Service with a Prodigy beat
-modern Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
-The Kinks
-The Shins
-Teenage Fanclub
-Of Montreal in a parallel universe.
Grayson Wray Project (GWP) is a high energy, melodic rock band from Los Angeles, California. Their original songs and signature sound create a Southern California vibe that attracts fans far and wide from the U.S., UK, Europe and Russia to Australia.
GWP truly covers all ends of the musical spectrum with a wide variety of influences from 60’s pop to funk and techno. The three lead singers harmonize and play off one another reinforced by a solid rhythm section that adds hard rock power to their music.
GWP is known for master songwriting and for their intense and exciting live performances. Although their music can sometimes be dark and introspective, their live shows showcase a positivity and light that MUST be seen in person. The chemistry between these six musicians (two girls and four guys) makes you want to feel part of the magical atmosphere. Grayson Wray Project’s music makes you want to get up, dance, and enjoy your friggin life!
GWP at Cinespace, Hollywood - Sept 18, 2009
The seven albums Grayson Wray has released have received airplay all over the world on college, Internet and satellite radio. The newest album "Butterfly
Cannonball" is currently being played across the country on 75 college radio stations.
Tracks are played on Overflow Radio from England where it has been "cd of the week". The
track "All Religions Love" charted at 2 recently on the ISON radio network -10 stations in
Australia.
Grayson Wray Project continues to chart with many major artists like Beck, Bloc Party, Of
Montreal, etc.On a recent WCNI (CT) playlist they played "My Dreaming Mind" immediately before a new track from Oasis.
"Grayson Wray is apparently a favourite of campus radio stateside; given the
opportunity, he'll probably find a bigger audience on these shores. Hailing from Los
Angeles, Wray's flamboyant, colourful mix of glam, proto-punk, and neo-psychedelia will reel
in a more knowledgeable crowd in the U.K., beyond America's vapid monthly flavours. The T.
Rex fuzz and swagger of "The Silver Cord of Avalon" is a mid-'70s flashback that is among
the most tasty offerings on this disc."
- Adam Harrington
"Imaginary Episodes" is an unpretentious, entertaining disc that reaches a party-level
boisterousness at times, namely on the hip-shaking “Saved the World Tonight” and the
exhilarating “Burn Bright,” which slams nearly every modern rocker on commercial radio in
the ass with its thumping beat."
- Kyrby Raine
"The Grayson Wray Project isn't really like any other band on the scene right now.
Frankly, it took me a little time to acclimate to a band that melds power pop (a la Lush)
with artsy sounds similar to Jethro Tull. Not only that, but the more you listen to the
album, the more you realize that it's virtually impossible to classify this band."
- Gary Schwind
Febuary 3, 2008: "And She's From Nowhere"
Febuary 23, 2008: "Tell Me Your Secret"
Reviews of "And She's From Nowhere" from Garage Band
"Best thing I've heard on garageband. Gorgeous song. Well produced. Its complete,
sounds rich, even tastes good. Extremely well used vocals. Good bridges, lovely chorus. I
would change nothing. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful, but this is beyond me to critique.
"
- stale_cracka from Cape Girardeau, Missouri
"Something very exotic about this tune. I really like the production. I feel like it
mixes the ideas from "secret agent man" with brazilian bosa nova and production by feist. I
like those back up vocals. I feel like I'm in an old 70's movie... I really dig it. Very
fun. Great flute. Takes you away to another country. I wish I had a margarita right now."
- borissmile from Long Beach, California
thanks! i know i did a double take on you..hehehe so it doesn't surprise me that the guys didn't recognize you of the bat.. short looks good on you :) awesome that you enjoyed the party, so did i! i didn't see you leave... but then again i didn't see anyone leave... (i was trying to keep balanced on the hill so i kept looking down...silly huh). best regards!
Hey! Thanks for adding me! You’re a true gem! If you wouldn't mind, I'd love it if you could take a couple minutes and check out my tunes. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think! And it would be much appreciated if you could spread the word about me! If your feeling my tunes, don’t hesitate to add me to your top friends! By the way, I love your style! Thanks a lot!
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nice seeing ya at libraween... almost didn't recognize you with your new cut! 
