Josh Mease

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Josh Mease
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Background information
Also known asLapland
Born Houston, Texas
Genres indie pop
Occupation(s)Songwriter & Musician
Instrument(s) Guitar
Years active2003–present
Website instagram.com/josh.mease

Josh Mease is an American songwriter living in Los Angeles, CA. He currently performs under the name Lapland.

Contents

In 2009 Mease released his debut album, Wilderness, through Frog Stand Records. [1] Mease has a new album coming out in March 2014 under the name Lapland. This self-titled record will be released in the UK and Europe by The Lights Label [2]

Biography

Mease was born in Houston, Texas, where he began playing guitar at age 10.[ citation needed ] He is an alumnus of the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He then went on to attend The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. While at the New School, Mease shifted his focus away from improvised music towards singing and writing songs.[ citation needed ]

In 2008, Mease travelled to Denton, Texas, to begin recording a group of songs that he would later finish at home in Brooklyn. These recordings were released in 2009 as Wilderness.Wilderness received positive reviews from NPR, [3] The New York Times, [4] Paste Magazine [5] and Time Out New York. [6] Mease's song “Days Like This” was featured on the finale for season 3 of Showtime's Nurse Jackie.

In 2011, Mease was part of the 713->212 show curated by fellow HSPVA alum Jason Moran. During the show, Moran and other HSPVA alums Robert Glasper, Jamire Williams and Alan Hampton joined Mease to play a short set of his original songs. The New York Times wrote of Mease's performance: “Some very good music went down…And Mr. Mease, who seems to love the intimacy and chord changes in Paul McCartney and Brian Wilson’s work, made his case with music that kept alternately settling you and waking up your ear through harmony.” [4]

In late 2011 Mease began recording a new group of songs at home under the name, Lapland. Lapland's self-titled full-length record will be released by the Lights Label on March 3, 2014, in Europe and the UK. It will be self-released March 4, 2014 in the US. [2]

Discography

Other recordings and appearances

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References

  1. "Josh Mease - The official Frog Stand page for Josh Mease". Frog Stand Records. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  2. 1 2 "The Lights Label". facebook.com. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
  3. Hilton, Robin (14 July 2009). "Second Stage: Josh Mease : All Songs Considered". NPR. NPR. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  4. 1 2 Ratliff, Ben (2011-01-16). "Robert Morgan and Houston's Jazz Legacy, at 92YTriBeCa". The New York Times.
  5. Reid Davis (2009-07-22). "Josh Mease: Wilderness :: Music :: Reviews :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
  6. Ruttenberg, Jay (2009-07-27). "Listen now: Josh Mease | Music, Blogs, The Volume blog | reviews, guides, things to do, film - Time Out New York". Timeout.com. Retrieved 2013-04-01.