Judah Nagler is the singer for The Velvet Teen

The Velvet Teen

-History:The Velvet Teen was founded by Judah Nagler and Logan Whitehurst as a side project from their other bands, Tin Circus and Little Tin Frog. Judah and Logan recorded the EP Comasynthesis, which had a prominent electronic sound, in 2000...

, an Indie/Baroque Pop

Baroque pop

Baroque pop, Baroque rock, or English baroque, often used interchangeably with chamber pop/rock, is a pop and rock music subgenre which originated in the mid-1960s in the United Kingdom and United States...

 band from Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa, California

Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...

 in Northern California

Northern California

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. He was born on June 19, 1980.

Tin Circus

Previous to his work with The Velvet Teen, Judah sang and played bass in the California ska band "Tin Circus".

The Secret Band and The Velvet Teen

After a stint in a band called Little Tin Frog, Judah and bandmate Logan Whitehurst

Logan Whitehurst

Logan Whitehurst , was an American musician. His career began as the drummer for the band Little Tin Frog from 1995 until 2000, although he is best known as a founding member of Californian indie rock band The Velvet Teen and as a solo artist performing under the name Logan Whitehurst and the...

 wrote several songs together in secret, writing under the moniker The Secret Band. After releasing a demo as The Secret Band on Mp3.com

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 they were joined by Josh Staples of The Wunder Years. The new line up took the name Judah had been using for his electronic side project, The Velvet Teen

The Velvet Teen

-History:The Velvet Teen was founded by Judah Nagler and Logan Whitehurst as a side project from their other bands, Tin Circus and Little Tin Frog. Judah and Logan recorded the EP Comasynthesis, which had a prominent electronic sound, in 2000...

. The Velvet Teen are currently active.

Atair

Atair is the current working title of Judah's electronic side-project. The yet-to-be released debut album has been in the works since 2003.

Judah and Daniel

Released one song on west-coast indie sampler Translation Music Volume 2, called All The Rest Are for You.

Odd Bird

As of late 2009, Judah has been in the band Odd Bird with his girlfriend, Ashley Allred, his brother, Ephriam, and bassist for Litany for the Whale, Jef Overn.

Five Beats One

Since early 2010, Judah played the drums in the band Five Beats One. Their first EP, mixed by Kerry Brown

Kerry Brown (musician)

Kerry Brown is a record producer, movie soundtrack producer and a musician. He was the drummer in Chicago alternative rock band Catherine in the 1990s. He was married to D'arcy Wretzky of The Smashing Pumpkins at that time, and is now married to Stacey Sher...

 and Kevin Dippold, is due out in August 2011 from Saint Rose Records.

Contributions

He has contributed to several projects including Denver Dalley's Intamural, P.O.S, and Neverending White Lights

Neverending White Lights

Neverending White Lights is a Canadian music collaboration project fronted by Daniel Victor from Windsor, Ontario, and featuring several artists mainly from Canada and the United States. Daniel Victor performs all musical instruments, with most of his songs featuring guest singers...

.

Discography

As The Velvet Teen:

• Comasynthesis EP (March 2000)
• The Great Beast February EP (February 2001)
• Immortality EP (November 2001)
• Out of the Fierce Parade
  Out of the Fierce Parade
  Out of the Fierce Parade is the full-length debut album from The Velvet Teen. It was released in the US on March 19, 2002 and on June 4, 2003 in Japan. The album's artwork was designed by Logan Whitehurst, and the album was co-produced by the band with Christopher Walla of Death Cab for Cutie...
  
  (March 19, 2002)
• Elysium
  Elysium (The Velvet Teen album)
  Elysium is the second studio album from The Velvet Teen. It was first released in Japan on May 22, 2004, and in the US on July 20, 2004. A special edition version of the album was released in Japan only with a bonus DVD. The album was also pressed on double 10" vinyl and released through Pandacide...
  
  (July 20, 2004)
• "Seven Eight," "Bass Harmonic," and "Leave Sweet Jean Alone" (three songs released on The Aviary soundtrack) (2005)
• The Velvet Teen/Sin in Space split 7" (2005)
• One song on the soundtrack for Lurking in Suburbia (2006)
• GyzmKid EP (May 9, 2006)
• Cum Laude!
  Cum Laude!
  Cum Laude! is the third studio album by The Velvet Teen. It was first released in Japan on June 28, 2006 , and in the US on July 25, 2006. It was preceded by the GyzmKid EP on May 9, 2006...
  
  (July 25, 2006)
• No Star EP (October 22, 2010)

Various Projects and Contributions:

• Tin Circus, Picture This (1998)
• Little Tin Frog, Brilliant Ideas (1998)
• Little Tin Frog, Enetophobia. (1999)
• The Secret Band, Special Little Devil, released on mp3.com. (1999)
• Judah and Daniel All The Rest Are For You . (Translation Music vol. 2)
• Contributed to an album by label-mates The Roots of Orchis as Atair: "Orkid" on the album Crooked Ceilings. (2004)
• Return our Lives Featuring Judah on vocals. Recorded for Act 1: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies
  Act 1: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies
  Act 1: Goodbye Friends of the Heavenly Bodies is a 2005 multi-artist collaborative album by Neverending White Lights. Conceived by Daniel Victor, it features lead vocal performances by members of different bands, including several well known Canadian acts, such as Our Lady Peace, Finger Eleven,...
  
  , a collaborative album put out by Neverending White Lights, a Daniel Victor
  Daniel Victor
  Daniel Victor is a Canadian recording artist and producer who is most famous for his work in the collaboration of Neverending White Lights.-Early life:...
  
   project.(2005)
• Additional vocals on Menos el Oso
  Menos el Oso
  Menos el Oso is the second album from Minus the Bear and was released on August 23, 2005 by Suicide Squeeze Records. The album title is a Spanish translation of "Minus The Bear."-Track listing:-Personnel:*Jake Snider - Vocals & Guitar...
  
  , an album by Minus the Bear
  Minus the Bear
  Minus the Bear is an American indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. Founded in 2001, the group features current and former members of Botch, Kill Sadie, and Sharks Keep Moving...
  
  . (April 23, 2005)
• Vocals on "Queens of Comparison" for album This is a Landslide by label mates Intramural.
• Vocals on "Never Better" for the P.O.S.
  P.O.S.
  Stefon Alexander, better known by his stage name P.O.S, is an American rapper, singer and multi-instrumentalist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is currently signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment and is a founding member of the label/collective Doomtree...
  
   record Never Better
  Never Better (album)
  Never Better is the third full-length album from Minneapolis punk-inspired hip hop artist P.O.S The first single, "Goodbye" was released in Mid-December, 2008. The second single, "Drumroll " was released Mid-January on iTunes and Amazon.com...
  
  

Trivia

• In the December/January 2005 issue of ELLE girl magazine, Judah was voted as one of the "50 Hottest Rockers."

External links

• http://www.thevelvetteen.com/ The Velvet Teen Official Website
• http://www.slowdance.com/ Slowdance Records
• http://saintroserecords.com/artists/

Source: http://www.slowdance.com