BiografieTwo Philadelphia area musicians, Buzz Saylor and Jeff Miller, formed Simon Apple with the intentions of writing material that combined their favorite elements of pop, progressive rock, and jazz, coupled with positive, hopeful, thought-provoking, even sometimes humorous messages...purposefully in stark contrast to the often obscene, materialistic, and/or negative lyrics that pervade the current music scene.



In early 1998, Simon Apple independently released their first single, "It´s Over", taken from their debut CD From The Toybox. By April, "It´s Over" had climbed to #21 nationally, on the Adult Contemporary Gavin chart (kept out of the Top 20 by Mariah Carey by only 24 spins). By late summer, their second single, "A Boy Like Me", broke the A/C Gavin Top 30 again (reaching #29). A third ´seasonal´ single, "Scenes Of December", also received national airplay (reaching #43).



During this time, Simon Apple was invited to perform at the First Union Center in Philadelphia for Elton John twice, Billy Joel three times, Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Creed, & Depeche Mode. The Apple have also performed for Flyers, Sixers, Eagles, and Phantoms (minor league hockey) games at the legendary Philly Spectrum and the now late Veterans Stadium...considering Buzz & Jeff are huge sports fans (especially avid hockey fanatics) those gigs were always quite enjoyable...as Jeff states, "Getting paid to perform and then watch your favorite teams (for free) - does it get much better than that?!"



In 1999, lead singer John Feldmann left the band because of his inability to tour with his new-found family responsibilities. After 16 pain-staking months and 800+ vocal demos later, Jeff and Buzz finally found the voice they were searching for...in Portland, Maine of all places! Singer Dan Merrill does not merely replace the former vocalist – Dan has taken the sound of the Apple to wonderful, new heights.



After almost 2 years in the making, Simon Apple´s long awaited new album, River To The Sea, was released in September 2004. This album marks a fairly large step forward in terms of creative growth in production, arrangements, and just overall ´sophistication´...it´s quite a bit more ´complex´ than the previous album...although not abstract...still very listen-able, yet without pandering to the lowest common denominator, so to speak.

Quelle: http://www.simonapple.com/bio.htmlDiscografie1997 - From The Toybox

2004 - River To The Sea
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