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Vaeda | |
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| Origin | Long Island, New York, United States |
| Genres | Rock, alternative rock |
| Years active | 2003–2009 |
| Labels | Playtyme Records (2006–2008) |
| Members | Aristotle Dreher Oliver Williams Ian Lear-Nickum |
| Past members | Chris Gignoux Sam Kearney |
| Website | http://www.vaeda.com |
Vaeda was an American three-piece alternative rock band formed in Brooklyn, New York in 2003. In September–October 2005 Vaeda was the Number 1 unsigned artist on the Myspace music charts and has since been featured in films, television and national tours including the Vans Warped Tour and Rockstar Taste of Chaos.
The band was based in Long Island, New York. The name originates from an alternate spelling of the word Veda which are the original sacred texts for the Hindu religion. The word itself means "knowledge" in Sanskrit. Additionally, there is a backronym derived from the name: Very Awesome Extra Double Awesome.
In 2006, Vaeda released their debut album State of Nature with the independent label Playtyme Records. Songs from that album have been featured on CBS - NCIS ("All For You") and Fox Television promos for Prison Break and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles ("Battle Song").
In late 2008, Vaeda appeared in the MTV Games Rock Band 2 national television commercial.
They since parted with their former label and recorded an album titled Unsafe at Any Speed. Songs from the album can be heard on MTV's The Hills ("Breathe", "Fake The Moment") and The Girls of Hedsor Hall ("Breathe").
Vaeda has performed with and toured with the following acts: Thirty Seconds to Mars, Flyleaf, The Used, Anberlin, Framing Hanley, Rev Theory, Pop Evil, Saosin, Senses Fail, Haste the Day, and Chiodos.
On June 21, 2009, Vaeda announced on their Myspace page that due to their current circumstance, they were on indefinite hiatus. However, they also revealed that the upcoming album Unsafe At Any Speed was still due to be released, and that although they had no plans for tours or shows, that "no-one knows what tomorrow will bring."[1]
On November 3, 2009, Vaeda released Unsafe At Any Speed via iTunes.[2] The artwork for the album features a symbol of a man falling and a U-turn arrow, which had previously been unreleased. Also, Unsafe is the band's first album to use a different logo for the word Vaeda. As yet, a CD version of the album is unconfirmed.
- ^ "Featured Content on Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "iTunes - Music - Unsafe At Any Speed by Vaeda". iTunes.apple.com. 3 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.