Juniper Lane is a five-piece rock band from the

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area. The ''Washington Post'' has referred to Juniper Lane as "the total package," playing "polished, radio-ready rock." Washington, D.C.'s entertainment magazine, ''OnTap'', described Juniper Lane's music as being "ready to kick radio and live ass." The band was founded by

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, Vivion, and

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, Chris, who met in college at the

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and started writing music together after graduating and moving to

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Soon after, the band grew to include

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Eddie, and

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Freddy. In 2008, John joined the band. Their debut album, ''Counting,'' was released in 1999 and was followed up with ''Tightrope'' and ''Sirens From a Mile Back.'' Following the release of Sirens, Vivion was involved in a nearly fatal rock-climbing accident. After her recovery, Juniper Lane returned to the studio to record ''Wake From Yourself,'' which was released at a sold-out CD release show at the 9:30 Club in 2007. In July 2008, Coldplay chose Juniper Lane to open for them at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC on August 3, 2008. In 2011, Juniper Lane released an EP of the opening set, showcasing the band's powerful live performance. The EP includes several stand out tracks from "Wake From Yourself," as well as a newly released B-Side, "Static," mixed by Paul David Hager. As a result of the opportunity to open for Coldplay, famed mixer

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( Coldplay,

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, The Fray) mixed four new songs Juniper Lane recorded for their fifth album, "Standing on the White Line," with the final six songs of the record being mixed by Paul David Hager ( Goo Goo Dolls,

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) and Mitch Easter (

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, Wilco,

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).. The band released the much anticipated "Standing on the White Line" on October 8, 2011. Juniper Lane's music has been featured on

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's '' The Hills'',

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's Baseball Tonight and

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Women's Final Four Coverage. Their songs have also been added to

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Radio's Flight 26 and XMU channels and spun on commercial and college stations nationwide. Juniper Lane has toured extensively on the East Coast, including shows at colleges, clubs, and venues such as the 9:30 Club,

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, and DC's 99.1 HFStival, as well as performing in-studio for commercial radio and on live television. The band's song-writing has afforded them the opportunity to work with such industry professionals as mixer

, producer Ted Comerford ( Zox,

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), Joe Zook (

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, Remy Zero,

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), Paul David Hager, and Mitch Easter (

, Wilco,

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References

External links

Official website
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