Jadewood

about

Melodic, moving and memorable: Jadewood unites a shimmering modern sound to the expressive clarity of their songs. With their new CD, In These Walls, the band expands on a homegrown sound to encompass a larger musical and conceptual panorama. Still, what hasn’t changed is the organic nature of the music and the camaraderie between the three musicians, a trio of young Texans; Elias Sanchez, lead vocals and guitars; Saul Sanchez backup vocals and bass and Lee Cerda, drums, whose signature sound is much more than simply the sum of its parts. Producer Randy Miller – notable for his work on multiple Grammy-winning projects with La Mafia – was behind the board at Tierra Studios as the band brought in 30-40 possible songs, and tracked the strongest ones for the project. Houston, Texas, the nation’s fourth largest city and the band’s hometown, boasts metal, emo and experimental scenes, and Jadewood’s radio friendly sound might seem an anomaly. “It’s pretty different, more commercial. It’s nothing we intentionally do, it’s just the way we write,” says Elias. All three members contribute to the songs as they evolve naturally over time. Jadewood, the band’s name, is derived from the street where a converted shed was their first rehearsal room. “We wanted a name to commemorate where we started from,” notes Saul, who says that the band has since moved up to a larger space. “It was hot in there – it gets pretty humid in Houston.” The members of Jadewood have diverse musical background