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Jillian Iva
Bex
Lay Lay

Von Iva was an all-girl electro soul-punk group out of San Francisco.

Members

  • Jillian Iva Meador [1]- vocals
  • Bex (Rebecca Kupersmith) - keyboards
  • Lay Lay (Kelly Harris) - drums

Former members

Media appearance

Their song "Electricity" was used in Milestone srl game, SBK-09: Superbike World Championship (2009).

Their song "Feel it!" was used in Milestone srl game, Evolution GT (2006).

Discography

EPs

  • Von Iva - enhanced EP Cochon Records (2004)
  • Our Own Island - enhanced LP Ruby Tower Records (2007)
  • Girls on Film - enhanced EP Von Iva Music (2008)

Compilations

Tours

The band was part of the "Hell on Heels Tour" and appeared live at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California March 11, 2009.

Television

The band performs in the 6th and final episode of the surfing lesbian reality series Curl Girls.

Yes Man

The band appeared in the film Yes Man as Munchausen by Proxy, the band backing the character played by actress Zooey Deschanel; they recorded four songs for the film's soundtrack.[2] The songs were: Uh-Huh, Yes Man, Sweet Ballad, and Keystar. The band got the part of the fictional ensemble in the film after the movie's music supervisor, Jonathan Karp, saw the cover of their CD in Amoeba Music in Hollywood.[3]

Post-Von Iva

The band has since broken up, as the relationship between the three became more tense.

References

  1. ^ "Jillian Iva Meador". IMDb.
  2. ^ Troup, Christina (2008-12-04). "Von Iva: 'Girls on Film'". San Francisco Examiner.
  3. ^ "Von Iva: Yes Women". SuicideGirls.com. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-09..

Interviews

Video