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Maroon 5 is a Grammy Award winning pop rock band, drawing influences from funk and jazz, from Los Angeles, California. Their original line-up is: Adam Levine (Vocals & Guitar), James Valentine (Guitar), Jesse Carmichael (Keyboards), Mickey Madden (Bass) and Ryan Dusick (Drums). Matt Flynn replaced Ryan Dusick on drums permanently in early September 2006.
M5’s debut album, Songs About Jane proved a multi-award winner. Released in June 2002, the album enjoyed major chart success, going gold, platinum, and triple platinum in many countries around the world. Even their follow-up acoustic album 1.22.03.Acoustic, which features live, unplugged versions of Songs about Jane, has reached platinum status. The group won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2005. They also performed for George Lucas’ lifetime achievement award. In the fall of 2005 they released a live record called “Live, Friday the 13th” which was recorded on May 13, 2005 in Santa Barbara, California and earned them another Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group in 2006.
Maroon 5 released their latest album, It Won’t Be Soon Before Long, on May 22 of 2007. The first single of this album, Makes Me Wonder, was released in late March and has achieved massive airplay to date and has topped the charts on American Top 40. |
