Mellowdrone

Mellowdrone originated as Jonathan Bates' solo project, but expanded to a full band with Tony DeMatteo (guitar and keyboards), Scott Ellis (drums) and Greg Griffith (bass).{{cite web |url=http://www.hybridmagazine.com/music/0404/mellowdrone.shtml |title=Hybrid Staffer Emily Strong Talks a Few Minutes with Jonathan Bates of Mellowdrone |author=Emily Strong |publisher=Hybrid Music Reviews |accessdate=April 15, 2014}} Griffith and Ellis were later replaced by Camila Gutierrez and Brian Borg respectively. The band's music encompasses a range of styles from lo-fi, indie rock and experimental.{{AllMusic | class = artist | id = p553215 | tab = biography | label = Biography of Mellowdrone | first = Marisa | last = Brown | accessdate = October 6, 2007}}

Their debut album, Box, was released in 2006 on Columbia Records.{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5681-box/|title=Mellowdrone: Box {{!}} Album Reviews {{!}} Pitchfork|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=March 17, 2016}} Shortly after, Gutierrez formed Uh Huh Her and left Mellowdrone.{{cite web|url=http://chicago.gopride.com/news/interview.cfm/articleid/300681|title=Uh Huh Her: I'm a night owl. I tend to come alive at night and that is where I am the most creative. I am a very nocturnal person.|first=Jerry|last=Nunn|website=Chicago.gopride.com|accessdate=August 5, 2018}} The band continued as a three-piece, with Bates taking over as bassist. Their follow-up album, Angry Bear, was released in 2009 on Coming Home Records.{{Cite web|url=http://larecord.com/album-reviews/2009/07/25/album-review-mellowdrone-angry-bear#more-33240|title=MELLOWDRONE: ANGRY BEAR|website=larecord.com|access-date=March 17, 2016}}

Mellowdrone's music has appeared on several television shows, including Project Runway, Six Feet Under, and Cane.{{Cite web|url=https://www.what-song.com/|title=WhatSong Soundtracks - Stream Songs from the Latest Movies & TV Shows|website=What-song.com|accessdate=November 23, 2020}} "C'Mon Try A Little Bit" was featured in the opening scene of Driv3r. Their song "Oh My" was featured on the FIFA 07 soundtrack and the horror movie Prom Night. "Fashionably Uninvited" was included in the soundtrack for the 2007 film The Invisible.IMDb [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435670/soundtrack The Invisible - Soundtrack Listing Accessed January 14, 2008] "Orange Marmalade" was featured in the 2008 film Never Back Down and in the film Fling. "Beautiful Day" was featured on Project Gotham Racing 2.

After becoming frustrated with the logistics of a full band, Jonathan Bates began a solo project in 2010, dubbed Big Black Delta.{{Cite web|url=http://allstonpudding.com/interview-big-black-delta-coming-to-church/|title=Interview: Big Black Delta Coming to Church - Allston Pudding|website=Allston Pudding|date=June 19, 2013|language=en-US|access-date=March 17, 2016}} He has also played as a touring musician for M83.{{Cite web|url=http://archives.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/rocker-resurfaces-in-industry-as-big-black-delta/Content?oid=2514178|title=Rocker resurfaces in industry as Big Black Delta|last=Lanham|first=Tom|website=The San Francisco Examiner|date=July 18, 2013|access-date=March 17, 2016}}

In 2017, members of The Neighbourhood who were fans of Mellowdrone contacted Jonathan and Tony for a collaboration. Both members accepted, leading to them meeting for the first time in eight years. The two were inspired to start writing songs together again, and Mellowdrone was eventually revived as a band, producing an EP in 2018.{{cite web |title=Mellowdrone |url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/mellowdrone/about/ |website=Facebook |accessdate=October 19, 2018}}

• EP (1999)

1. [48-17-6]
2. Ride (Finish Me Off)
3. Bitelip
4. My First Love Song
5. Monsters
6. Justine
7. Spoiled Boy
8. Happy Together

• EP (2001)

1. Fall On Your Knees
2. You And I
3. Glassblower
4. It All Makes Sense Now
5. #3

• EP (2003)

1. Tinylittle
2. Fashionably Uninvited
3. And Repeat
4. No More Options
5. Ridealong
6. Beautiful Day
7. Bitelip

• EP (2004)

1. Bonemarrow
2. Worst Song Ever
3. Motivation
4. I'm Too Young
5. Pretty Boy
6. Anglophile

• (2006)

1. C'Mon Try A Little Bit
2. Oh My
3. Four Leaf Clover
4. Fashionably Uninvited
5. Beautiful Day
6. Fuck It Man
7. Whatever The Deal
8. Madison
9. And Repeat
10. Orange Marmalade
11. Amazing
12. Bone Marrow
13. Limb To Limb

• (2008)

1. Maquina
2. Machine (En Espanol)
3. Settle the Hum (B-Side)
4. Wouldn't Mind (B-Side)

• (2009)

1. Wherever You May Go
2. Elephant
3. Alone=In Your Face
4. Esmeralda
5. Big Winner
6. Sugar
7. Drinking Song
8. Lady in Her Underwear
9. Logged Hours
10. Button
11. Jumping Off the Pier
12. DMT

• EP (2018)

1. I Don't Believe It
2. Way Out

• EP (2018)

1. Let It Out
2. Pascal's Wager
3. I Forgive You

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• [http://www.mellowdrone.com/ Mellowdrone website]

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