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Saving Jane

 
Artist: Saving Jane
 
Saving Jane

Group Members:

Brandon Hagan, Pat Buzzard, Marti Dodson, Dak Goodman, Joe Cochran, Jeremy Martin

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  • Formed: 2001, Columbus, OH
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "One Girl Revolution," "Girl Next Door"
  • Representative Songs: "Girl Next Door," "Happy," "Autumn & Me"

Biography

What started out as simply a campfire song between strangers soon turned into a musical connection in the form of the Columbus, OH-based alternative pop/rock group Saving Jane. It was at this bonfire that vocalist Marti Dodson (then a junior at Ohio State University) and rhythm guitarist Pat Buzzard first met and subsequently became friends. The pair began writing songs together and when the time came to record their work, local drummer Dak Goodman was recruited to help. The trio found something in each other, and the decision was made to form an actual band. Booking their first show, they took the name Saving Jane from a cartoon Dodson had been doodling one late night at the studio. As the band slowly began making a name for itself around Columbus, an additional lead guitarist, Kris Misevski, and a borrowed bass player from Goodman's cover band rounded out the group. About a year later, tensions within the band lead to the departure of their borrowed bassist, and Jeremy Martin replaced him in 2002. Two years later, as Saving Jane found their style shifting more from acoustic roots to alternative rock, their manager insisted that Dodson's be emphasized over the rest of the band; these changes eventually led to the exit of their lead guitarist. Mike Unger filled in the guitar gap, while keyboardist Joe Cochran completed the lineup later on. Saving Jane's full-length debut, Girl Next Door, was issued in October 2005 on Toucan Cove, and the title track found the band making their debut on the Billboard charts. Next signing to Universal, the band recorded a few additional tracks for an April 2006 re-release of their debut album on Republic/Universal. The early months of 2006 also saw guitarist Unger stepping down from the band for personal reasons; Brandon Hagan joined on in his place. ~ Corey Apar, All Music Guide
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Wikipedia: Saving Jane
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Saving Jane
Origin Columbus, Ohio, United States
Genre(s) Rock, alternative rock
Years active 2005—present
Label(s) Toucan Cove, Universal
Website Official site
Members
Marti Dodson
Pat Buzzard
Dak Goodman
Eric Flores
Brandon Hagan
Former members
Joe Cochran
Mike Unger
Jeremy Martin

Saving Jane is a band from Columbus, Ohio who are most famous for their hit song "Girl Next Door". The band consists of Marti Dodson, Pat Buzzard, Dak Goodman, Brandon Hagan, and Eric Flores.

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History

Saving Jane originally began when Dodson and Buzzard worked together in music. They contacted a drummer, Dak Goodman, to help them record a song.[1] After that, they decided to start a band by borrowing a bass player from another band and by booking a few shows. Due to some issues between the bassist and drummer, they decided against the borrowed bassist. Joe Cochran was introduced to the band by a mutual friend, but according to the band's MySpace profile, Joe is no longer with the band as of early 2007. In February 2006, Mike Ungar stepped down from Saving Jane for family reasons, and Brandon Hagan joined the band as a replacement. Also as of 2008, Jeremy Martin is no longer with the band. The new bassist is Eric Flores.

Saving Jane's debut album, entitled Girl Next Door, was released in October, 2005. After major radio play of the single of the same name, Universal Records picked them up. The album was re-released with 2 new tracks in April, 2006.[citation needed]

On August 7, 2007, Saving Jane's follow up album to Girl Next Door is set to be released with the title One Girl Revolution. A single with the same title is slated for a summer 2007 release.

"Girl Next Door"

The single, "Girl Next Door", peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. The video debuted on MTV's Total Request Live's countdown on April 24, 2006 at #9. The song has been featured on such albums as Now That's What I Call Music 22 and Kidz Bop 10. Their second single, "Happy", was released in the mid-summer, and did not appear on any charts. The album's third single, "Come Down to Me" was released in late August. The re-release went on to sell over 100,000 copies.

In 2006, country singer Julie Roberts recorded a version of "Girl Next Door" which was released on her album Men and Mascara. (Saving Jane had released their own country remix of the song the previous winter, which was available on iTunes and got exposure on CMT and CMT.com.)

Pop Culture

"Girl Next Door" has been used on many hit TV shows, and "Supergirl" is used as the theme music for female Indy-Car racing star Danica Patrick and U.S. Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin.

Discography

Albums

Year Album Chart positions
U.S. Billboard 200 U.S. Billboard Heatseekers
2002 Something to Hold Onto - -
2006 Girl Next Door 133 2
2007 One Girl Revolution - -
2008 SuperGirl - -

Singles

Year Title Album Chart positions
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Pop 100 U.S. Pop Airplay[2]
2006 "Girl Next Door" Girl Next Door 31 27 20
"Happy" - - 43
2007 "One Girl Revolution" One Girl Revolution - - ?
2008 "SuperGirl" SuperGirl - - 39
"Breaking Up is Hard to Do" n/a - - -
2009 "Butterflies" Butterflies - - 89[3]

The peak of "One Girl Revolution" is currently unknown at the moment.

A shortened version of the song "Girl Next Door" is used as the theme song for MTV's show Tiara Girls.[citation needed]

A shortened version of the song "Imperfection" is used as the theme song for the WE show High School Confidential.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ http://www.savingjaneonline.com/bio.html
  2. ^ U.S. Pop Airplay Peaks
  3. ^ "Butterflies"'s Pop Radio Peak

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