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The Well Reds is an American 4-piece pop rock band based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Consisting of Jeremy Ezell (Vocals/Keys/Guitar), Sean Crawford (Guitar/Vocals), Rex Crawford (Bass), and Torin Degnats (Drums), The Well Reds have received national acclaim as winners of the New Music Seminar Competition and finalists in Season 1 of Ourstage's the Panel. Their style has been compared to artists such as OneRepublic, Maroon 5, & Panic at the Disco.

Recording History
Ezell originally brought the members of The Well Reds together to finish tracking a solo album he was recording with Manchester Orchestra Producer Dan Hannon. The Well Reds recorded their first collective effort, titled Violet, in 2010 with producers Zack Odom and Kenneth Mount (ZK Productions). Well known for their work with Mayday Parade, The All Time Low, and Cartel; Atlanta based producers Zack and Kenneth introduced a rhythm-section dominant style of production consisting primarily of live recorded instrumentation. Released in 2011, the resulting EP Violet received usage and coverage from: Macy's, Twilight The Musical, Daily Unsigned, and Alternative Addiction (among others), with radio spins on college and specialty stations including:   __________ ______ ______. Their follow up full length album Volume was recorded with multi-Grammy Award winning producer Joseph Prielozny (Lecrae) and was primarily recorded during late night sessions at Reach Records (with drums tracking done at Glow In The Dark and The Delivery Room). Hip-hop producer Prielozny introduced layers of electronic production and programming not heard on Violet. The 10 song album was mastered by Grammy Award winner John Horesco and Mixed by Swaff.

Press
The Well Reds have received coverage from a variety of notable online blogs including Kings of A&R and A&R Report. Musichel said of their single "Carousels" ... " How "Carousels" is not a huge hit yet is really beyond me. With the qualities of a great alternative rock band (with a touch of pop), The Well Reds are all set to rival similar-genre bands like OneRepublic and Hot Chelle Rae." Diffuer.Fm wrote, “Opening with the explosive ‘BPM (I Feel Rhythm)," The Well Reds set the stage for one of the grooviest and most energetic albums we’ve heard in a long, long time." Volume's third single "Do You Still Love Me" was premiered on Indie Shuffle, accruing over 40,000 plays on soundcloud. In particular, Ezell's vocals for Volume have been lauded, "In addition to Jeremy Ezell’s spot on talent of manipulating every songs carefully constructed lyrics into a meaningful and soul grabbing masterpiece, the underlying vocal harmonies are note for note and breath for breath in direct sync with the genius of Jeremy’s meticulous and well thought out phrasing." -Tune News

Additionally, The Well Reds have received praise for their live performances from a variety of notable music industry executives. Producer Steve Lillywhite (U2, DMB, 30 Seconds to Mars) commented on vocalist Ezell, "I think you've got a damn good voice for a little fellow... the vocals are great." Bruce Tyler (former VP of Sony Music) said, "I think after that performance you separated yourself from other artists trying to do the same thing, well done." Music Creates Us writes "The energy was incredible, solidifying The Well Reds as an exciting band, and definitely leaving a memorable impression... All in all, The Well Reds put on a great show, and we are more eager than ever to see what the band has to release in November with their album, Volume."

Notable Performances
The Well Reds have toured extensively though out the US performing at over 150 colleges in more than 30 states. Additionally they have performed at festivals including FMF and The Red Gorilla Music Fest and performed with notable national touring acts including Daughtry, Hot chelle Rae, Parachute, Minus The Bear, and Need To Breathe.