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Cea Serin | |
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Origin | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
Genres | Progressive metal |
Years active | 1997−present |
Labels | Heavencross Records Nightmare Records |
Members | Jay Lamm Forrest Osterman Keith Warman Rory Faciane |
Past members | Darren Davis Shane Dubose Erik Geckler |
Website | http://www.ceaserin.com http://www.WhoIsJayLamm.com |
Cea Serin is a progressive metal band that was formed in 1997 by bassist/singer/keyboardist J. Lamm.
The original line-up of the band was Keith Warman and J. Lamm in 1997. The band started as a studio project in the down time of Lamm and Warman's progressive metal band, Ashen Dawn. After the creation of two demo tapes the band was eventually signed to Heavencross Records in Europe. The band eventually signed to Nightmare Records for the U.S. release of their debut album, "...where memories combine..." in 2004 [1]
In August 2014, the band signed a deal with Generation Prog Records for the release of their second album, The Vibrant Sound of Bliss and Decay. [2]
In 2008, J. Lamm released a solo, new age album marketed towards Planetariums titled Form & Void: A Digital Universe. The album was conceived as the soundtrack for the Louisiana Art and Science Museum's production of Digital Universe, a show utilizing modern technology and images from the American Museum of Natural History to take patrons through a 3D mapping of the observable universe. [3]
In 2005, J. Lamm was approached by director, Kevin White, to do the original score for his film, "Broken Promise". The film debuted in 2006 and is currently seeking distribution. [4]
J. Lamm wrote original scores for short films, some of which debuted at the "48 Hour Film Festival", [5] which lead the way to his work in Planetarium music production.
J. Lamm wrote the soundtrack to the Louisiana Art and Science Museum's production of "Digital Universe" in 2008 [6] [7] The soundtrack is also being used in various planetariums around the United States for local planetarium show productions.
In 2014, J. Lamm provided the original score for the Hedges Pictures web-series "Requiems" [8]
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