GINGERJAKE

band bio What’s up, we’re a rock band from Minneapolis called Gingerjake. Nope, no one in our band is named Ginger or Jake. Actually, Gingerjake was some kind of bathtub moonshine from the prohibition days. Legend has it that if you drank too much of it, you would die! If you listen to Gingerjake’s music, you won't die, but, you'll injure your neck or something from rocking out too hard. So please rock out to Gingerjake responsibly. We are fronted by a smokin’ singer named Amanda Harris. She’s been compared to a young Ann Wilson from Heart. That’s pretty cool. We’d also take a female Chris Cornell or a sober Scott Weiland. Amanda is 21 years old, but she’s been doing it for years. At 11 she was fronting her dad’s blues band in smoky bars and she gigged as a solo artist around the Twin Cities throughout her early teens. Amanda and “shrediculous” guitarist Ian Severson co-founded Gingerjake in 2003 and we’ve been steadily making a name for ourselves by grinding it out in clubs in MN and building a loyal fan base throughout the Midwest. We’ve toured constantly, our van’s been to 10 states, and we’ve opened for some cool bands like Chevelle, Papa Roach, P.O.D., Hoobastank, Alice In Chains, Sum 41. In 2004 we journeyed to Orange County, CA (The OC?) to record with producer Cameron Webb. He’s worked with some of our favorite bands like Motorhead, Tenacious D, and Pennywise. We didn’t get to meet Lemmy, but we did record a slammin’ debut EP that’s sold over 6000 copies in the Midwest. Our song “Karats” got lots of airplay on the Mpls station 93X and our release show packed the Quest Club (Prince’s old haunt) in Mpls with over 1000 paid fans. In 2006 we distilled the wicked little single called “Get It Get Off” and packaged it with a live record. Get It Get Off/Live sold out of its only pressing and is now available for download only. In 2007 we released our first full-length album “How to Kiss the Devil Goodbye”. Our fans dug it, 93X and a bunch of other stations played it, City Pages gave it an “A”, and we sold over 4000 CDs and downloads. After more touring and a re-tooled line-up, we’re back with a fresh batch of new songs. We recorded them in LA and Minneapolis with some cool producers Ted Bruner (Katy Perry), Duane Baron (Ozzy), Tim Pagnotta (Sugarcult). We’re proud of them and we’re excited for all our old and new fans to hear them. Gingerjake Showcases at the Viper Room in Los Angeles on Wednesday May 27th at 8pm. FestivalS Played: Minneapolis' 93x Fest - Sommerset, WI (2004, 2005) Minneapolis' 93x River Fest (2006) Milwaukee Summer Fest (2005, 2006, 2007 *All Direct Support / Main Stage Appearances) Rock Fest - Cadott, WI ( July 15-17 2009) pending cancellation due to FLOW Tour Opened foR The likeS oF: Chevelle, Papa Roach, P.O.D., Hoobastank, Alice In Chains, Jerry Cantrel's Cardboard Vampires, Sum 41, Kitty, Otep, American Head Charge, Anthrax, Taproot, Seether, Theory of A Deadman, Bare Naked Ladies etc…