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January 2011 – [[Big Day Out]] (Sydney shows only) <ref>[http://www.bigdayout.com/news/index.php?NewsId=13 Big Day Out] - Retrieved 5 February 2011</ref><br />
November 2011 - [[Good Charlotte]] <ref>[http://www.theaureview.com/brisbane/good-charlotte-amy-meredith-in-the-jd-set-eatons-hill-hotel-brisbane-13-11-2011]</ref><br>
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March 2012 - [[Jessie J]]<ref>[http://www.amymeredith.com/tourdates]</ref>
March 2012 - [[Jessie J]]<ref>[http://www.amymeredith.com/tourdates]</ref><ref>[http://themusic.com.au/sfg/news/3077/jessie-j-support-announced]</ref>


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Amy Meredith
Background information
OriginSydney, Australia
GenresPop rock, pop punk
Years active2006–present
LabelsVector Management
MembersChristian Lo Russo (2006–present)
Joel Chapman (2006–present)
Wade Osborn (2006–present)
Cameron Laing (2006–present)
Kosta Theodosis (2009–present)
Past membersMatt Johnson (2006–2008)
Elliot Hammond (2008–2009)
Websitewww.amymeredith.com

Amy Meredith is an Australian pop rock band who formed in 2006, fronted by lead singer Christian Lo Russo (also on keyboard), with Joel Chapman and Cameron Laing on guitars, Wade Osborn on bass guitar and Kosta Theodosis on drums.

Who Is Amy Meredith?

The band have been asked many times how they came up with the name 'Amy Meredith',[1] and they have several different answers. These answers include: Amy was Christian's girlfriend and Meredith was Joel's and they put the two names together;[2][3] Amy Meredith is the girl that Wade has a crush on who works at the local corner store;[1] Amy Meredith was Christian's childhood babysitter;[4][5] Amy Meredith was the name of Cameron's childhood imaginary friend.[6]

Music career

Amy Meredith began their career when singer Christian Lo Russo, guitarists Joel Chapman and Cameron Laing, and bassist Wade Osborn, joined forces in Sydney's Sutherland Shire, in 2006.[7] They were later joined by Kosta Theodosis, to complete the current lineup.[8] The band piqued record label interest from their first live show, eventually signing a deal with Japanese label, Tsubi/Ksubi.[7] The label failed to deliver on expectations of US success,[9] so Amy Meredith moved on, and in 2008 released a self-titled EP,[9] which contained 4 original tracks: Black Eyes, This War, Running, and Outside Colours.[10] In the same year, Black Eyes was used as the TV station ident in the United States for the TV series Fringe.[11] 2008 also saw Amy Meredith tour with the Rock the Schools program.[12]

In 2009, Amy Meredith were signed to Sony Music Australia,[13] and in October 2009, they released their debut single Pornstar, which peaked at No. 65 on the ARIA Singles Chart.[14] The debut quickly became popular on the National Austereo network radio show, the Hot30 Countdown, taking first position on 23 December 2009.[15] In March 2010 Amy Meredith released their second single, Lying,[16] which peaked at No. 10,[17] making it their only top 10 single to date. Their debut album, Restless was released on 2 July 2010 and reached No. 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart.[18] Lying also hit number one on the Hot30 Countdown, on 14 May 2010.[19] In 2010, Lying was used as the station ident for the TV series Lie To Me, and Young At Heart was used for Home and Away.

In October 2011, Amy Meredith travelled to Afghanistan, where they played several shows for the Australian troops stationed there.[20]

In November 2011, Amy Meredith joined popular American band Good Charlotte for the sold out Jack Daniel's series of concerts, playing in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, impressing critics.[21] During this month, Amy Meredith also parted ways with label Sony, to work with Vector Management,[22] in a deal that would see them have more creative freedom over their music and career path.[23] 11 November 2011, saw the release of the first single from Amy Meredith's second album, due for release in 2012, entitled Pick Up Your Tricks. To coincide with the release of the single, they launched a nationwide competition in which they asked fans to videotape themselves performing their own trick, and post it to YouTube.[24]

Tours

As support

July 2007 – Silversun Pickups [25]
October 2007 – Hard-Fi [26]
June 2008 – !!! (ChkChkChk) [27]
June 2008 – The Bravery [27]
August 2009 – Snob Scrilla [28]
November 2009 – Good Charlotte [29]
March 2010 – Cobra Starship [29]
April 2010 – Stereophonics [30]
July, August, September 2010 – Grinspoon [31]
January 2011 – Big Day Out (Sydney shows only) [32]
November 2011 - Good Charlotte [33]
March 2012 - Jessie J[34][35]

Headlining

The Lying Tour – April, May 2010 - Special Guests: Tonight Alive and Flicks [36]
The Restless Tour – September, October, November 2010 [37] – Special Guests over the course of the tour: The Take [38] (Adelaide, Brisbane, Byron Bay, Canberra, Coolangatta, Newcastle, Sydney, Victoria, Wollongong), The Dirty Secrets,[38] (Byron Bay, Canberra, Coolangatta, Sydney, Wollongong), For Our Hero [39] (Sydney, Melbourne), Finabah (Brisbane), The Shivering Indies (Newcastle), Carl Fox (Western Australia), The Novacains (Western Australia), The Miracle Is Now (Adelaide), Calypso (Hobart), Lavista (Hobart).
The Higher Education Tour – May, June 2011 - Special Guests included Tonight Alive and Bridgemary Kiss [40]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart
positions
AUS 		Certifications
(sales thresholds)
2010 Restless 8 —

Extended plays

Year Album details
2008 Amy Meredith EP

Singles

Year Song Chart positions
AUS 		Certifications Album
2009 "Pornstar" 65 — Restless
2010 "Lying" 10
"Young At Heart" 68 —
"Faded White Dress" — —
2011 "Pick Up Your Tricks" — —

Music videos

Year Title Director
2009 "Pornstar" —
2010 "Lying"[44] Mark Alston
"Young At Heart"[45]
"Faded White Dress"[46] Mikey Hamer
2011 "Pick Up Your Tricks"[47]

Award nominations

Year Type Award Result Lost To
2010 Nickelodeon Australian Kids Choice Awards 2010 Fresh Aussie Musos[48] Nominated Cody Simpson
ARIA Music Awards Breakthrough Artist (Restless)[49] Nominated Washington
ARIA Music Awards Most Popular Australian Artist (Restless)[49] Nominated Powderfinger
Channel V Australia Oz Artist Award 2010 (Restless)[50] Nominated Short Stack
2011 APRA Rock Work Of The Year (Lying)[51] Nominated Jet

References

  1. ^ a b auspOp - Retrieved 15 January 2012
  2. ^ Cleo - Retrieved 15 January 2012
  3. ^ Nine to Five - Retrieved 15 January 2012
  4. ^ ninemsn - Retrieved 15 January 2012
  5. ^ Out in Perth - Retrieved 15 January 2012
  6. ^ B105 - Retrieved 15 January 2012
  7. ^ a b What's On - Retrieved 31 May 2011
  8. ^ AU Review - Retrieved 31 May 2011
  9. ^ a b Push To Fire - Retrieved 31 May 2011
  10. ^ Amy Meredith EP iTunes store - Retrieved 1 February 2011
  11. ^ YouTube - Retrieved 5 February 2011
  12. ^ Rock The Schools - Retrieved 31 May 2011
  13. ^ What's On - retrieved 31 May 2011
  14. ^ ARIA Chartifacts 01-February-2010 australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  15. ^ Amy Meredith Lying Tour lifemusicmedia.com - Retrieved 4 February 2011
  16. ^ Lying - Single by Amy Meredith iTunes store - Retrieved 30 July 2010
  17. ^ Hung Medien(2010-06-200)Amy Meredith - Lying australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  18. ^ Hung Medien (2010-07-18) Amy Meredith - Restless australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  19. ^ Amy Meredith Get Inked hot30.com - Retrieved 4 February 2011
  20. ^ [1] - Retrieved 22 November 2011
  21. ^ [2] - Retrieved 17 November 2011
  22. ^ [3] - Retrieved 17 November 2011
  23. ^ [4] - Retrieved 17 November 2011
  24. ^ [5] - Retrieved 17 November 2011
  25. ^ Annandale Hotel Silversun Pickups - Retrieved 5 February 2011
  26. ^ Last.fm – Retrieved 5 February 2011
  27. ^ a b Pedestrian TV Amy Meredith - Starting A War - Retrieved 5 February 2011
  28. ^ FasterLouder – Retrieved 5 February 2011
  29. ^ a b GetMusic Amy Meredith Support Cobra Starship & Good Charlotte - Retrieved 5 February 2011
  30. ^ FasterLouder.com Stereophonics, Amy Meredith - Retrieved 5 February 2011
  31. ^ Sounds of Oz Amy Meredith Announce Restless Album Tour - Retrieved 5 February 2011
  32. ^ Big Day Out - Retrieved 5 February 2011
  33. ^ [6]
  34. ^ [7]
  35. ^ [8]
  36. ^ Rock The Schools Amy Meredith - The Lying Tour - Retrieved 5 February 2011
  37. ^ Take 40. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
  38. ^ a b FasterLouder – Retrieved 5 February 2011
  39. ^ Factory Theatre Amy Meredith Restless Tour - Retrieved 5 February 2011
  40. ^ The Music Network Amy Meredith announce Higher Education Tour - Retrieved 27 February 2011
  41. ^ AMY MEREDITH - RESTLESS CD CD online - Retrieved 30 July 2010
  42. ^ Amy Meredith EP CD CD Universe - Retrieved 30 July 2010
  43. ^ [9]
  44. ^ Amy Meredith - Lying video notes - Retrieved 30 July 2010
  45. ^ Amy Meredith - Young At Heart video notes - Retrieved 3 August 2010
  46. ^ Amy Meredith - Faded White Dress video notes - Retrieved 17 December 2010
  47. ^ Amy Meredith - Pick Up Your Tricks video notes - Retrieved 18 February 2012
  48. ^ Knox, David (16 August 2010).Kids’ Choice Awards: 2010 Nominees. tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 16 August 2010
  49. ^ a b 2010 ARIA Nominations Announced Take40 Australia (mcm entertainment). Retrieved 2010-09-29.
  50. ^ V Music Oz Artist 2010 Channel V. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  51. ^ APRA Nominations Announced Faster Louder - Retrieved 1 June 2011

 

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