| Vega4 | |
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| Origin |  London, England |
| Genre(s) | Rock Alternative rock Britpop |
| Years active | 1999–2008 |
| Label(s) | Sony Records Universal Records Taste Media |
| Website | Official website |
| Former members | |
| Johnny McDaid - Vocals and Guitar Bryan McLellan - Drums Bruce Gainsford - Guitar Gavin Fox - Bass Simon Walker - Bass |
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Vega4 were a four-piece band formed in London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Taste Media is a Record label and production company that has featured the bands Muse and Shed Seven. Johnny McDaid was the band's lead vocalist and was joined on guitar by Bruce Gainsford. Gavin Fox was the band's bassist while Bryan McLellan played the drums.
McDaid and Fox are from Ireland, McLellan is from Canada and Gainsford is from New Zealand. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Vega4 was signed to Columbia Records in the UK, Epic Records in the USA, and produced one album, You and Others produced by Jacknife Lee (U2, Snow Patrol, Bloc Party). Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Epic Records is an American Record label. It is owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the You and Others is the second album by British -based band Vega4. Garret "Jacknife" Lee is a Grammy Award winning music producer and remixer Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish / Scottish Alternative rock band which formed in Dundee Scotland, The band achieved worldwide success due to Bloc Party are a British Indie rock band composed of Kele Okereke on vocals and Rhythm guitar, Russell Lissack on The band played at the 2006 SXSW festival. South by Southwest ( SXSW) is a set of interactive, Film, and Music festivals and conferences that take place
Gavin Fox, formerly of the band Idlewild, joined Vega4 in December 2006 when bassist Simon Walker left. Idlewild are a Scottish rock band originally based in Edinburgh.
Vega4 premiered in the US when its single "Life is Beautiful" was featured on the November 2, 2006 episode of Grey's Anatomy. Grey’s Anatomy is an American Primetime television medical drama.
"Life Is Beautiful" was also recently featured on Episode 416, 'Prom Night At Hater High', of One Tree Hill. One Tree Hill is a teen television drama created by Mark Schwahn that premiered on September 23 2003 on The WB Television Network.
"Life Is Beautiful" is also currently heard in the trailers for the new ABC dramedy Pushing Daisies. Pushing Daisies is an American Television Dramedy created by Bryan Fuller.
"Life is Beautiful" was also heard in the second half of Season 2 premiere in Kyle XY's episode To C. Kyle XY is an American Drama Television series filmed in the Vancouver, British Columbia area I. R. with Love
Vega4's song "You and Me", when it was used by RTÉ 2fm to re-launch the station's new look and lineup. The band completed its first U. S. tour on April 14, 2007 in San Diego, California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Vega4 had been touring with Augustana for the previous several weeks. Augustana is an American Rock band from San Diego, California who are signed to the Epic Records record label and are best known The band is receiving much media attention in the U. S. with major radio support for "Life Is Beautiful" and the rumors of Gainsford's on-again, off-again romance with Scarlett Johansson. Scarlett I Johansson (born November 22 1984 is an actress and Singer, of dual American and Danish citizenship
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Recent Developments
The band continued to tour and support other bands throughout 2007. In February 2008 they announced that the band was ending via their myspace blog. [1]
Discography
Albums
- Satellites (2001)
- You & Others (2006)
Singles
- "Sing" (2001)
- "Radio Song" (2001)
- "Love Breaks Down EP" (2002)
- "Drifting Away Violently EP" (2002)
- "Better Life EP" (2002)
- "You & Me" (2006)
- "Traffic Jam" (2006)
- "Life is Beautiful" (2007)
- "Tearing Me Apart" (radio only) (2007)
References
External links
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