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Nether Land
Nether Land is a funk/soul musical group that formed in Los Angeles in 1999.

Formation
Keyboardist Joe Willis met drummer Jason Cosgrove in Santa Monica, CA in Elementary School in 1985. The two formed a band called "Free Buddha" as teenagers and remained friends. Willis befriended Aron Cowen in 1995 while the two were attendng UC Santa Cruz and formed a funk band called "Archive". Four years later, after graduating college, Willis and Cowen got together for a jam with Cosgrove and a mutual friend, bassist Paul McKee. The jam went well and the following week, vocalist Rebecca Carlish was invited to sit in as vocalist. At the end of 1999, the group played their first show under the name "The Elements". In 2000, the group changed it's name to "Dialing Zero" and released a five song EP. From 2000 through 2003, the group played throughout Los Angeles at various venues such as The Whiskey, The Troubadour, The Palladium, Temple Bar, and The Mint. The band went on hiatus in 2006 and reemerged in 2010 under the name Nether Land.

Band Bio
Nether Land's music sits atop a cloud that floats in a nether world between jazz, soul, pop and electronic music. The band is one of close knit friends, born and bred in Los Angeles, who have been making music together in various incarnations since they were teenagers. Sometimes in twos, occasionally in threes, often in fours but most strongly as this group of five, these friends reemerged as Nether Land in 2010 after years apart, now with a unique, sultry sound that's been aged like a fine wine - warm, textured and full-bodied.

Band members

 * Rebecca Carlish – lead vocals, lyrics
 * Joe Willis – keyboards, organ
 * Aron Cowen – electric guitars
 * Jason Cosgrove - drums, percussion
 * Paul McKee - bass

Discography
Extended plays:
 * 2002: Dialing Zero
 * 2010: Nether Land