Adam Tanksley
Ben Cator
Josh Kral
Markham Jenkins
Nick Lowry
Former members
Mike Jansen
1994 is a five-member American pop-punk band from Marietta, Georgia that formed in 2005. They have released one album to date titled, "Good Morning, My Friends". In 2007, Absolute Punk listed them as one of the Top 100 Bands You Need To Know in 2008
Hero Entertainment
In early 2007, 1994 signed on to work with Hero Entertainment, an Atlanta, Georgia based record label.
1994 had planned to re-release Good Morning, My Friends as a full length by Winter 07 with new songs through Hero.
However by August 07, 1994 and Hero parted ways citing, " a conflict of interest that remains disclosed." Hero went on record saying, "There is nothing but love between the two groups, and we wish them the best in their journey through this industry."
Good Morning, My Friends
In June 2007, 1994 released their first EP titled "Good Morning, My Friends."
It contained nine songs and was mainly sold at local shows. It is now offered exclusively online through their Snocap Music Store which can be found on their myspace.
The songs are:
Back To You
I can Honestly
Better Off
Alright I'm Out
Bury Your Eyes
About My Anxiety
Pretend
So Close Sincerely Yours
Tired
The EP as with the songs on their myspace and purevolume still feature the vocals of Mike Jansen.
No new recordings featuring Adam Tanksley have been released.
A New Singer
On September 30, 2007, 1994 and their lead singer Mike Jansen parted ways. The band posted the following statement in their blog on myspace.
Unfortunately, today 1994 had to part ways with our singer Mike. It's going to be hard for our friends and fans to understand our intentions. But we felt that it was impossible to move forward with him. This band is just like any other relationship. Sometimes you just can't get past the differences between each other. Even though both 94 and Mike tried hard to keep the band together it seemed like the more and more time went by that we were just going to fall apart. There isn't one of us that doesn't feel pain about this. We all feel pain because we valued him as a friend and a band mate. That will never be different. Sometimes, to help people you have to take away what is most important. We want to be honest with everyone because we know some of you guys are going to take sides. We hope that both Mike and us will have all of your support. This is about making good music and being apart of something honest. That will always come first before any other reason. But, we also have to look at this objectively. We hope our fans and friends can move forward with us. If anyone has questions please feel free to ask. If anyone hears rumors or anything like that just try and talk to us to get the real story. For everyone that continues to support us we cannot thank you enough. We wont ever close the door for communication between Mike and us, or with you our fans.
With love 1994
Adam Tanksley of the defunct band Taking Lottie Home was moved from lead guitar/backup vocals to main vocals.
Recording
On December 17, 2007, 1994 entered the studio to work on new tracks featuring new vocalist Adam Tanksley. They should be released to the public in January
Members
Adam Tanksley - guitar/vocals
Ben Cato - drums
Josh Kral - bass
Markham Jenkins - guitar
Nick Lowry - guitar
