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Jared Mees & The Grown Children
Neo-soul / Breakcore / Idol

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Portland, Oregon
United States

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   Jared Mees & The Grown Children: General Info
Member Since11/4/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.tenderlovingempire.com
Band MembersGrown Children are the following, in no particular order, at no particular time...without forewarning... Jared sings and plays guitar. Megan sings so so loud and plays glock and tambourine and keys and cocktail kit. Joe Plays Drums better than you. Quilty is small but plays bass big. Javier plays Trumpet something fierce. Aaron bangs the premiers. Sean plays bass and sometimes drums. Josiah plays Mandolin and blazing electric leads. Megan C. plays violin. Jake plays bass and sometimes Drums. Sam plays violin, banjo and keys. Andrew plays bass. Jordan plays drums and violas. Kevin plays drumkits. Josh plays the bass guitar and sings gang vocals. Gilbert plays keys, organs and synths. Cam plays percussion and drum set. Lisa plays gutar, and washboard and tambourine and sings. Brianne sings. Bri sings. I sing. You sing. yes.

InfluencesPRAISE FOR ..Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money..

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WILLAMETTE WEEK INTERVIEW


"an album full of rustic themes and sing-along choruses, as informed as much by Dylan as it is Neutral Milk Hotel."
-OPB

"...catchy, rollicking, cuddly pop music."
-THE PORTLAND MERCURY

"Stories are told with the cleverness and refined skill of an old-fashioned songwriter and filled with words that need to be heard – and shouted along to."
-PERFORMER MAGAZINE

“Wicked-smart lyrics are in full effect...the brash, powerful sound of Mees' acoustic guitar and jumpy vocal melodies continues to chop his songs into delectable little pieces.”
-LOCALCUT

"each song on Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine Money exudes a tone of child-like optimism."
-NPR

"With Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money, Mees has divorced the pursuit of a quick
buzz and has wed himself to his band, who prove that man cannot live on guitar alone."
-PENSATOS

"...one of the BEST I've heard in a while.
Seriously - this band is my new favorite."
-REVOLT MEDIA

"...quirky and trippy folk rock pop bop in the vein of The Flaming Lips, Weezer, King Missile and The Violent Femmes."
-THE RUN OFF GROOVE

PRAISE FOR "If You Wanna Swim w/ The Sharks"

Jared Mees Sharks Cover

"Like Elvis Costello if he had grown up an American Stoner... If you wanna swim with the sharks... is fucking fantastic. "
-WILLAMETTE WEEK

"A distinctly Portland blend of lo-fi and high quality – pervades his new album, “If You Wanna Swim With the Sharks …”... These are songs for the morning after and the night before"
THE PORTLAND TRIBUNE


"Mees croons out emotionally laden numbers reminiscent of Conor Oberst but with a wordmanship indicative of the Lucksmiths..."
PDX MAGAZINE

"Packed full of irresistible melodies and clever turns of phrase…between the varied instrumentation and deliberate dashes of harmony Mees displays an impressive talent with composition and signs of greatness to come”
HARMONIUMMUSIC

If You Wanna Swim With the Sharks... is full of songs mixing highly palatable pop-punk and sincere and rambling indie-folk, with a wide-eyed exuberance...
-INDIE FOLK FOREVER


PROFESSIONALS HARD AT WORK ON OUR BEHALF

Booking:
Smoke Signals Booking
theo (at) smokesignalsbooking.com

Radio:
Distiller Promotion
Hannah (at) distillerpromo.com

Media:
Riot Act Media
Joan (at) riotactmedia.com

Label:
Tender Loving Empire
jared (at) tenderlovingempire.com

Santiago Uceda has made us a brand new T-Shirt. Tender Loving Empire printed them on super soft American Apparel shirts with a cool fade from Silver to Black. They're available from us in unisex sizes X-Small to X-Large. If you missed us on our summer tour, these are the very same shirts we had out there! Get one while they last! .. ..
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Sounds Like

Jared Mees & The Grown Children- Tallest Building in Hell @ PDX POP NOW! Release Party 2009 from Jared Mees & the Grown Children on Vimeo.


Jared Mees & The Grown Children "Working & Drinking" @ PDX POP NOW! Release show 2009 from Jared Mees & the Grown Children on Vimeo.


Jared Mees & The Grown Children - "Bees" Live @ Knitting Factory NYC from Erik Stanfill on Vimeo.


Jared Mees & The Grown Children - "Tallest Building In Hell" Live @ Knitting Factory NYC from Erik Stanfill on Vimeo.
Him, Her, You, Me - Boise, ID from Jared Mees & the Grown Children on Vimeo.
Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money Release party @ Berbatis
Oh No Oh My!!! Sing-along! from Jared Mees & the Grown Children on Vimeo.


Brianne and I singing "Julai Throwback" on Episode 29 of The Mastan Music Hour Podcast
Record LabelTender Loving Empire
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Sep 10 2010 8:30P
Someday Lounge - TLE Showcase @ Music Fest NW Portland, OR Find Tickets
Sep 23 2010 9:00P
Doug Fir w/ Silent Comedy + Guests Portland,, OR
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Alex's w/ Monarques Ashland, OR
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Caspar Inn w/ Monarques Caspar, CA
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John's Alley w/ Finn Riggins Moscow, ID
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Red Room w/ Monarques Kennewick, WA
Oct 9 2010 4:00P
Promenade Music Festival - TLE Showcase @ Neurolux w/ Finn Riggins, BEDM, And And And + More Boise, ID

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   About Jared Mees & The Grown Children

Tallest Building in Hell from Berbatis Pan

Jared Mees & The Grown Children
Spring 2010 - Quilty, Megan, Jared, Javier, Joe
Photo by Tyler Kohlhoff

Photobucket The Summer 09 Children Megan S., Megan C., Nicholas, Josiah, Jared

Grown Chickens... The Spring Children:(l-r) Sam, Jared, Sean, Aaron, Megan
Phtoto by G*Force

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Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money..
Hand Screenprinted Version Available for $10 from Tender Loving Empire

JARED MEES & THE GROWN CHILDREN: Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money

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The Fall Children: Sam, Jared, Kevin, Megan, Jake
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Photobucket The Summer Children: Sean, Jordan, Megan, Jared
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The story so far...

The brainchild of songwriter/composer/arranger/screenprinter Jared Mees, “The Grown Children” are the catchall name for the current amalgamation of players collaborating with Mees on recordings or on stage. Mees’ first solo effort “If You Wanna Swim w/ the Sharks” was named one of the best albums of 2007 by Willamette Week and called “fucking fantastic” by current Willamette Week Music Director Casey Jarman.

The first incarnation of the Grown Children was borne of a Panamanian Island, where Mees, his wife (and Tender Loving Empire co founder) Brianne and 2 friends wrote the bulk of the songs that would eventually become “Sharks...” After recording Sharks in L.A. and moving to Portland Mees embarked upon 2007’s ill fated and aptly named No A/C tour, with the members of Finn Riggins playing many of Mees’ songs.

Since then many friends have joined the Grown Children Family, and while the constant lineup changes and improvised, infrequent rehearsals would cause many bands to suffer, they have become the vitality of the Grown Children, giving live shows a devil-may-care energy and keeping the recordings on the new album Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money dynamic, vibrant and honest.

About ..Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money .. (out 10-07-08 on Tender Loving Empire)

Tender Loving Empire is proud to announce the release of Portland OR based, Jared Mees and the Grown Children’s new full length album Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine, Money. The 11 song (+ bonuses) follow up to 2007’s “If you Wanna Swim W/ The Sharks” (Named one of the best albums of 2007 by Willamette Week will cause fans of “high quality/lo-fi” (Portland Tribune) “wry wit and slacker folk charm” (West Coast Performer) or “sprawling box car folk songs” (Portland Mercury) to take note. The band will tour the U.S. in October

Recorded at Mastan Music Studios in Portland OR and Produced by Jeremy Wilson (Dharma Bums/Pilot) and principle songwriter Jared Mees, Caffeine, Alcohol, Sunshine Money features percussion/drum work from Ezra Holbrook, (Decemberists, Dr Theopolis) viola and string arrangements by Jordan Dykstra, (VP - Marriage Records, sometime contributor to Valet, Atlas Sound) accordion, piano and organ from Eric Gilbert (Finn Riggins) and vocals by Megan Spear as well as contributions from a host of others.







Jared Mees Sharks Cover


If You Wanna Swim With The Sharks
(2007)
Available for $10 from Tender Loving Empire

JARED MEES: ...If You Wanna Swim With the Sharks

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