Sometimes soft, sometimes rockin', SweetDuration combines the powerful vocals of their female singer with catchy pop/rock music to create dynamic and memorable songs.
SweetDuration has earned a following through their live shows, their Web site and music sites such as mp3.com and Garageband.com. As a result of countless favorable reviews, the title track of SweetDuration's EP, "No More", was selected as Garageband’s pop/rock Track of the Day on April 23rd, 2004. In 2001, their song "Let's Go Wild" hit #5 out of 15,000 songs in their genre, receiving accolades from all over the world.
SweetDuration has shared bills with acts such as Stabbing Westward (now The Dreaming), Jason Mraz, Dana Glover, Chantal Kreviazuk and Josh Kelley. They recently performed as UPN's musical guests for "Seriously Unusual Television Network", a sketch comedy show, which aired to over 100,000 viewers on Saturday night, April 3, 2004.
SweetDuration's newest EP was released April 25, 2004!
Press Info
April 3, 2004: musical guests for UPN's "Seriously Unusual Television Network"
2003, Garageband.com: Their song "Let's Go Wild" hit #5 out of 15,000 pop/rock songs
June 2003: Won Mix 106.5 KEZR's Battle of the Bands, got to share a bill with Dana Glover, Chantal Kreviazuk, Josh Kelley on 7/3/03
Similar Artists
Sheryl Crow, Pat Benetar, Heart, Michelle Branch. Matchbox20 if they had a female singer.
Influences
Jewel, Beth Hart, Jennifer Knapp, Matchbox 20, Guns & Roses, Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, etc.
Bio
SweetDuration combines the powerful vocals of lead singer Jennifer McBride with catchy, memorable pop/rock music on acoustic and electric guitars and keyboards. Their songs explore emotions people of all ages can relate to and are attracted to. SweetDuration has earned a substantial following in California through their live shows and Internet presence. At one point their song "Let's Go Wild" hit #5 out of 15,000 songs in their genre on Garageband.com, and their song "No More" was the site's Track of the Day on 4/23/04, after receiving positive reviews from countries all over the world. In June 2003, SweetDuration beat out other acts to win the Battle of the Bands sponsored by Mix 106.5 KEZR, one of the most popular commercial AAA radio stations in the Silicon Valley, and their song "Make Up Your Mind" received a strong number of votes in their New Music Showdown on the air. As a result SweetDuration has shared bills with such acts as Stabbing Westward, Jason Mraz, Dana Glover, Chantal Kreviazuk and Josh Kelley. Their first CD gained popularity on many college stations across the country. Last year, the band performed as UPN's musical guests for the season premiere of "Seriously Unusual Television Network", the network's new SNL-type sketch comedy show, which aired to approximately 100,000 viewers on Apr. 3, 2004. SweetDuration is the songwriting team of vocalist Jennifer McBride and guitarist Mike McCullough, backed up by Jeremy Pullman on electric lead guitar, Don Strong on keyboards, Kevin Sullivan on bass guitar and Scott Smith on drums. Their latest 3-song CD, "No More," went on sale in 2004 and is available at all live shows and through their website, www.SweetDuration.com.