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Jet Lag Gemini

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Jet Lag Gemini
Origin Bergen County, NJ, USA
Genre(s) Rock
Pop Punk
Alternative Rock
Years active 2003-present
Label(s) Doghouse Records
Website Official website
Members
Misha Safonov (lead vocals, guitar)
Vlad Gheorghiu (guitar, backup vocals)
Matt Gheorghiu (bass, backup vocals)
Dan DiLiberto (drums)

Jet Lag Gemini (also known as Jet Lag or JLG) is a rock band from the United States. Formed in 2004, they released their debut EP, Business, in the summer of 2006. Their first full-length album, "Fire the Cannons" is being released on January 22, 2008.

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Biography

Formed in 2004 in Bergen County, New Jersey, while all the band members were well under 21, Jet Lag Gemini has members from three different countries; Misha Safonov is from Russia,[1] Dan DiLiberto from the United States, and brothers Matei and Vlad Gheorghiu are from Romania.[1] The band played their first show together in March 27, 2004.[2] So far, JLG has performed with bands including The Matches, Halifax, Punchline, hellogoodbye, Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer, Jenoah, My American Heart, Sleeping at Last, Suburban Legends, Patent Pending, and Socratic.[3] Jet Lag Gemini was signed with Doghouse Records in April 2006, and debuted with an EP, Business in early June2006. They have since formed a street team, known as "The Gemini Brigade",[1] played in the Warped Tour,[3] and have finished recording a full-length album, Fire the Cannons, and planned it to be released on October 9, 2007.[2] Due to lack of distribution, the album will be released on January 22, 2008.

Music Style and Influences

Jet Lag Gemini has been generally called a pop punk band, and has been influenced by other prominent punk rock acts like Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and My Chemical Romance.[4]

Members

Discography

Albums

Album cover Album information
Business
  • Released: June 2006
  • Chart Positions: None
  • U.S. certification: None
  • U.S. Sales: N/A
  • Worldwide sales: N/A
Fire the Cannons
  • Released: January 22, 2008
  • Chart Positions: None
  • U.S. certification: None
  • U.S. Sales: N/A
  • Worldwide sales: N/A

Singles

Year Title Album Chart positions[5]
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Pop 100 U.S. Modern Rock U.S. Mainstream Rock
2006 Geared For Action Business
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2007 Run This City Fire the Cannons
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Music Videos

Geared For Action 2006 Business
Run This City 2007 Fire the Cannons

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=744476&aid=961499
  2. ^ a b c d e f http://www.purevolume.com/jetlaggemini
  3. ^ a b http://www.jetlaggemini.com/index2.html
  4. ^ http://www.podshow.com/music/?artist_id=3980
  5. ^ Billboard

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