Biography

Mellowdrone consists of founding member Jonathan Bates, Tony Dematteo, and Brian Borg. The band's music encompasses a range of styles from lo-fi

Lo-fi music

Lo-fi is lower quality of sound recordings than the usual standard for music. The qualities of lo-fi are usually achieved by either degrading the quality of the recorded audio, or using certain equipment. Recent uses of the phrase have led to it becoming a genre, although it still remains as an...

, indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 and experimental

Experimental music

Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...

. Mellowdrone's music has appeared on several television shows, including Project Runway

Project Runway

Project Runway is an American reality television series on Lifetime Television, previously on the Bravo network, which focuses on fashion design and is hosted by model Heidi Klum. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted in time, materials and theme...

, Six Feet Under, and Cane

Cane (TV series)

Cane is an American television drama created by Cynthia Cidre, who also served as executive producer alongside Jonathan Prince, Jimmy Iovine and Polly Anthony. The pilot was directed by Christian Duguay...

. "C'mon and try a little bit" was featured in the opening scene of Driv3r

Driv3r

Driv3r, more commonly known as Driver 3 , is a racing, shooting, and adventure video game. It is the third installment in the popular Driver series and was developed by Reflections Interactive and published by Atari. Driv3r was released in North America for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox on June 21, 2004...

. Their song "Oh My," from the 2006 album Box, was featured on the FIFA 07

FIFA 07

FIFA 07 is the 2007 edition of EA Sports' series of football simulator video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic Arts....

 soundtrack. The song "Fashionably Uninvited" was included in the soundtrack for the 2007 film The Invisible

The Invisible

The Invisible may refer to:*The Invisible , a film released in 2007*The Invisible , a British band*The Invisible , their debut album...

. "Orange Marmalade" was featured in the 2008 film Never Back Down,and also in the movie Fling

Fling (film)

Fling, internationally titled Lie to Me, is an independent film about a couple navigating the hazards of an open relationship. It is the feature directorial debut of director John Stewart Muller and stars Brandon Routh, Steve Sandvoss, Courtney Ford, Nick Wechsler, Shoshana Bush and Ellen Hollman...

 (otherwise known as Lie To Me), "Beautiful Day" was featured on Project Gotham Racing 2.The song "oh my" was also featured in popular horror movie, Prom Night. Former member Cami Gutierrez (AKA Cami Grey) is now a part of the indie electropop band Uh Huh Her

Uh Huh Her (band)

Uh Huh Her is an indie/electropop band that was formed in January 2007 and released their first EP on July 24, 2007. The band's name came from an album by artist PJ Harvey, titled Uh Huh Her.-Band members:...

.

...Boredom Never Sounded So Sweet

• EP
  Extended play
  An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
  
   (1999
  1999 in music
  -Events:*January 7**After eight years of marriage, Rod Stewart and supermodel wife Rachel Hunter announce their separation.**Paul McCartney attends the first of his stepdaughter Heather's first housewares collection in Georgia....
  
  )

1. [48-17-6]
2. Ride (Finish Me Off)
3. Bitelip
4. My First Love Song
5. Monsters
6. Justine
7. Spoiled Boy
8. Happy Together

Glassblower

• EP (2001
  2001 in music
  See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 – Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....
  
  )

1. Fall On Your Knees


2. You And I


3. Glassblower


4. It All Makes Sense Now


5. #3

A Demonstration of Intellectual Property

• EP (2003
  2003 in music
  -January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...
  
  )

1. Tinylittle
2. Fashionably Uninvited
3. And Repeat
4. No More Options
5. Ridealong
6. Beautiful Day
7. Bitelip

Go Get 'em Tiger

• EP (2004
  2004 in music
  See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol....
  
  )

1. Bonemarrow
2. Worst Song Ever
3. Motivation
4. I'm Too Young
5. Pretty Boy
6. Anglophile

Box

• (2006
  2006 in music
  This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
  
  )

1. C'Mon Try A Little Bit
2. Oh My
3. Four Leaf Clover
4. Fashionably Uninvited
5. Beautiful Day
6. Fuck It Man
7. Whatever The Deal
8. Madison
9. And Repeat
10. Orange Marmalade
11. Amazing
12. Bone Marrow
13. Limb To Limb

Maquina 7"

• (2008
  2008 in music
  2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such...
  
  )

1. Maquina
2. Machine (En Espanol)
3. Settle the Hum (B-Side)
4. Wouldn't Mind (B-Side)

Angry Bear

• (2009
  2009 in music
  The following is a list of notable events and releases in 2009 in music. Susan Boyle's album I Dreamed a Dream became the biggest selling album in the world for 2009, selling 8.3 million copies in five weeks; more than any other artist's in the whole year...
  
  )

1. Wherever You May Go
2. Elephant
3. Alone=In Your Face
4. Esmeralda
5. Big Winner
6. Sugar
7. Drinking Song
8. Lady in Her Underwear
9. Logged Hours
10. Button
11. Jumping Off the Pier
12. DMT

External links

• Mellowdrone website
• Mellowdrone at Allmusic