Walter Meego

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Walter Meego
Origin Chicago, Illinois / Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres Pop, Dance, Rock
Years active20042011
Labels Sony Music Entertainment, Almost Gold Recordings, Brilliante Records
MembersJustin Sconza (vocals, keyboards, guitar)
Andrew Adzemovic (guitar, vocals)
Colin Yarck (keyboards, drum machine, etc)
Past membersPat Pellegrini
Jarrett Spiegel

Walter Meego was an American band from Chicago, Illinois.

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History

Walter Meego was formed in 2004 by Justin Sconza (guitar, keyboards, and vocals), Pat Pellegrini, and Colin Yarck (production) in the basement of Pellegrini's house. Pellegrini left the band in 2005, and Andrew Adzemovic (guitar and vocals) joined in 2007. They released a series of EPs before their debut album, "Voyager," was released in May 2008. The band's second full-length LP "Wondervalley" was released in November 2010 as a free download on the band's website and as a paid download on iTunes.

Several of the band's songs have been featured on TV shows and advertisements, including ABC's Ugly Betty [1] and the Heineken "Beertender" ads which aired in the spring and summer of 2008. Additionally, Justin Sconza's solo song, "Pretty Picture," was featured in the Cox Communications ad "Pod," starting in the summer of 2008. The spot was produced by Jan Chen and Lane Nakamura. [2]

On October 12, 2011, Walter Meego's end was officially announced via the group's Twitter account. [3]

The band members live currently in Los Angeles, California.

Discography

Albums Voyager (Sony/Almost Gold Recordings, 2008) Wondervalley 2010

EPsWalter Meego EP (Self Released, 2005) Romantic EP (Brilliante Records, 2007) "Through a Keyhole Tour EP (Almost Gold Recordings, 2007)

Singles "Usually" (Single - Self Released, 2005) "Hollywood / Through a Keyhole" (Double Single - Brilliante Records, 2006) "Through a Keyhole" (UK Only Single - Minds on Fire Records, 2007)

CompilationsMusic for Robots Vol. 2 (2006) Insound.com SXSW 2007 (2007)

OtherMake it High Mixtape (2006) [not pictured above]

RelatedPaint by Numbers EP (Justin Sconza EP, 2006)

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References

  1. "Walter Meego: Voyager". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  2. "Duck Blog » Blog Archive » The Music Behind the COX "POD" Ad". www.duckstudios.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27.
  3. waltermeego [@waltermeego] (October 12, 2011). "the book of walter meego is officially closed. my next thing is gonna be MIRIDOR. 80's fantasy pop. more to follow..." (Tweet) via Twitter.