Meadowland

You have to pay your dues! You’re too young! It doesn’t happen overnight! These are just a few of the sayings that the kids of Meadowland hate to hear. Why, because it goes against everything that they have experienced since they performed their first concert in the fall of 08. At an average age of 13, this band has reached a level of achievement in just twelve months that usually takes only the luckiest adult bands, triple the time to even come close to. So how do you explain this type of success at such a young age? Simple, these kids all started working on their respective craft when they were about 5 years old and they all have an unquenchable desire to have people notice them. Meadowland will grab hold of crowd and take them along for a thrill ride filled with screaming, dancing, jumping and laughing. Their energy on stage is infectious and their performances genuinely put a smile on your face. From the mature vibrato of Jackies voice to Mikey’s blistering guitar riffs, Meadowland is in your face, literally, they are constantly jumping into the crowd to be part of the party. Their guitar driven pop rock songs are catchy with great hooks, that you will find yourself singing all day long. The music is masterfully carried along to exactly were it needs to be by Jeff and Shane’s unwavering bass and drum line. The whole package ignites when all 4 pistons of this high performance engine are firing, up on the stage. Going to a Meadowland concert is like going to a party at your friend’s house while their parents are away. You can’t help but feel the excitement and enjoy the experience. Meadowland started performing at schools, malls and skating rinks, becoming a cohesive unit while their sound was maturing and shaping into power pop meets rock. Their first taste of success was when they won a talent competition with approximately 1000 other young performers, called NJ’s Most Talented Kids, they took first place. Their gigs started to get larger and their following grew by the thousands. But the defining moment for the band was when they entered “The Break” contest. This was a grueling battle of the bands, in which the winners earned the right to perform at Bamboozle at Giants Stadium in front of approximately 80 thousand fans. Although most of the 800 other bands were twice their age, Meadowland won the contest and became the youngest band ever to perform at the festival. It was just the launching pad that they needed to get noticed by long time Sony/Epic legend Harvey Leeds who co manages the band along with Kevin Morrow, President of Live Nation NY. Most recently, Meadowland performed with Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Sean Kingston, Emily Osment, Mercy Mercedes and many other great artists.