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JamisonParker were an American
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duo in the early to mid-2000s, consisting of singer/guitarist
Jamison Covington Jamison Covington is an American musician, mostly known for his involvement in the bands JamisonParker and E for Explosion E for Explosion are an American alternative rock/shoegazing band formed by former JamisonParker singer Jamison Coving ...
and guitarist/bassist/drummer
Parker Case Parker Case is an American musician and drummer, mostly known from his involvement in the bands JamisonParker JamisonParker were an American emo duo in the early to mid-2000s, consisting of singer/guitarist Jamison Covington and guitarist/ba ...
. While active, they released an EP titled ''Notes & Photographs'' (2003) and an album titled ''Sleepwalker'' (2005), and managed to play over 200 concerts across the United States.


History

Growing up in the small town of
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and working at a
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supermarket, singer/guitarist Jamison Covington realized he would not be able to find his musical fulfillment within the boundaries of his hometown. In 2002, he moved to
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, but soon learned that building a career in the
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from scratch can be a hard and frustrating thing to do. Being a fan of the Orange County based band Astoria, Covington was delighted when, a mere week before his return to
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, he was introduced to their drummer Parker Case through mutual friends. Case and Covington kept in touch, exchanging song ideas via mail for about eight months, until Covington returned to California in early 2003. On April 25, 2003, the duo went to Skate and Surf 2003 in
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, where they randomly performed so-called "guerilla sets" at merchandise booths and at a nearby hotel. The arising buzz around them was overheard by one of the festival's bookers, who immediately hired them to replace a band that had dropped out at the last minute. Having no time to think of a proper band name, the two combined their first names and played an all- acoustic set as JamisonParker. Their rudimentary but convincing performance quickly gained the attention of several record labels and finally landed them a recording contract with
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. In August 2003, JamisonParker went into the studio to record a handful of songs for their debut EP titled ''Notes & Photographs'', which was released on October 28, 2003. The release was supported by the band's first national tour with
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, followed by stints with
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and
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. The CD spawned a music video to the third track, "Your Song", which consisted of a collage of self-shot material, in analogy to the
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pictures on the cover artwork for ''Notes & Photographs''. In November, they support
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on their headlining US tour. While the buzz quieted down around the duo after January 2004, as they took most of the year off. In April 2004, the band performed at the Skate and Surf Festival. JamisonParker returned to the stage with newly written songs under their belt in February 2005. In the meantime, they had recorded their first full-length album. In April and May 2005, they appeared at
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and Flipside festivals. In June 2005, they appeared on the
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''Punk Goes 80s'' with a
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of
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' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World". However, due to their busy schedule, they did not have the time to rent a proper studio. Instead, they recorded the entire song while on tour – a hotel room became their recording studio, their laptop served as their
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and a bathroom closet was turned into a vocal booth. They went on a two-week tour with
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and Fire When Ready. On July 12, 2005, their album ''Sleepwalker'' finally hit music store shelves. It was promoted with a two-week West Coast tour supporting
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, and then a two-month headlining tour in August and September 2005. From late October to late November, the band toured with
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,
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and For the World. While the demand for JamisonParker was at an all time high, the band-internal chemistry decreased steadily, up to an incident where during a concert, Covington walked off the stage in the middle of the band's set, leaving Case behind. From there on, it all went downhill, with a continuous lack of enthusiasm until JamisonParker gave their final performance at Chain Reaction in
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on November 5, 2005, and canceled the remainder of their scheduled tour dates with
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. On November 8, 2005, Covington officially declared the disbandment of JamisonParker. In the announcement posted online, he made it clear that he and Case will not be collaborating again in the future. After the split, Covington formed the
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band
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. His band's name was changed to Covington but again changed to E for Explosion. A debut EP titled ''Paper Flowers'', was released on October 2, 2007. On May 20, 2008, E for Explosion released their debut album ''Reinventing the Heartbeat''. Case announced that up until the release of his upcoming project I and the Universe's debut record, he will be touring as part of
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. Case has ended up staying with the band since, though, and is counted as the second longest remaining member, behind original member
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.


Discography


Albums

*''Sleepwalker'' (2005)


EPs

*''Notes & Photographs'' (2003)


Non-album tracks

*"Paper, Rock, Scissors (Acoustic)" – released on '' In Honor: A Compilation to Beat Cancer'' (2004) *"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" – released on ''
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'' (2005) *"Anthem for the Broken Hearted" – Unreleased *"Hold Your Breath" – Unreleased


References

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External links


Official website
no longer
I and the Universe's official website
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