Blind Revision: The Story
Blind Revision is an alternative rock band whose music features catchy hooks alongside post-hardcore breakdowns. With influences ranging from Paramore to Coheed & Cambria, the quintet tries to experiment with unique musical styles and put on an energetic live show. The band boasts a unique blend of haunting melodic vocals, as well as progressive rock and metal influences.
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The band has opened for national and international acts including Saving Abel, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Motionless in White, The Amity Affliction, Devildriver, Miss May I, Revocation, Hail the Sun and Hawthorne Heights.
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The band currently has two EP releases: Fight or Flight and Of White And Grey. Blind Revision's music sees regular rotation at the radio station 94HJY - Providence's home of rock and roll.
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The band's music has also gained favorable reviews and press from Anti-Hero Magazine, the Newport Daily News and Fuel the Scene Magazine, as well as Lemonade Magazine, Dead Rhetoric, Soundscape Magazine and many more. The band has also been featured in the Warwick Beacon. Vocalist Jen Janet has also been interviewed by Celeb Mix and Austere Magazine.
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In 2017, the band was nominated for two Worcester Music Awards: best rock act and best hardcore act. In 2018 the band was nominated in Rhode Island's Motif Magazine Music Awards for best hardcore/metal act and best female vocalist. Blind Revision has been a notable presence at many festivals, such as the Rock and Shock festival in Worcester MA, the Providence Tattoo and Music Festival, and the 2017 Connecticut Metal Festival, among others.
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All photography on this site by: Holly Turner, RIP Photography, Jessica Pohl, Lindsey Lerner, Constantine Manos and Rebecca Wicks.
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Bandcamp: Blindrevisionband.bandcamp.com
itunes: http://ow.ly/4yex30bI1fq
Spotify: http://ow.ly/9QFW30bI1ij
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News
Of White And Grey EP
Of White And Grey is available on all platforms including Spotify, itunes, Tidal, Amazon Music, Google Play and more.
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Bandcamp: Blindrevisionband.bandcamp.com
itunes: http://ow.ly/4yex30bI1fq
Spotify: http://ow.ly/9QFW30bI1ij
New England Music Awards 2018
Good news, everyone: We've been nominated for an award! We are honored to be nominated for the 2018 New England Music Awards in the category of Best Hard Rock and Metal Act of the Year. Many of our fellow nominees this year are talented friends of ours as well. Thank you so much for your support!
Vote here: http://nemusicawards.com/vote/
Band Members
Jen Janet
Vocals/Keyboard
Jen first performed in front of an audience at 4 years old, as well as taking piano and voice lessons.
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Aside from the band, Jen Janet is also a published model. In 2017, she walked the runway for Nathalia JMag, a contestant from season 15 of Project Runway. She has also done runway modeling for Rhode Island Fashion Week and Boston Caribbean Fashion Week. In the modeling industry Jen has worked with international brands such as Subaru, Labrada Lean Body Nutrition and Bacardi rum.
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In March of 2017, she released her solo pop EP, Dangerous. Songs from the EP have been chosen for music licensing placements in both Korea and Turkey.
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In the past, Jen has performed in Trinity Repertory Company's production of A Christmas Carol. She has also written articles for various publications, including a feature in the 2011 America Library of Poetry and Skipping Stones Magazine. Jen holds two bachelor degrees: one in Psychology and one in Anthropology.
Jake Bedard
Guitar/Backup Vocals
Jake Bedard's guitar addiction began in middle school, when he was teaching himself classic rock riffs on an old acoustic guitar. He enrolled in private lessons throughout high school, and his focus shifted from classic rock to extreme metal. Jake then went on to study music at Rhode Island College, focusing primarily on jazz. Studying under several Berklee alumni, this time expanded his musical knowledge and technique to new heights as he also began to experiment with 8-string guitar.
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Having played in a variety of bands from R&B to death metal, Jake finds a happy midpoint between his various influences in Blind Revision. His current musical style is heavily inspired by jazz, progressive metal, math rock, and video game soundtracks. Jake has also performed as part of a TED Talk on the topic of music in education. He is also now a bass and guitar instructor working with Care 2 Rock, an organization that supports children in foster care.
Kirk Scully
Guitar
Kirk picked up guitar in 2007 and was heavily influenced by classic rock bands such as Boston, UFO, Iron Maiden etc. Now he writes his own music with significant influences from Coheed and Cambria and Circa Survive, striving to break the mold and create a new sound. Kirk has been interviewed by the Newport Daily News for his musical talents, and is a strong supporter of the southern Rhode Island and Newport music scene.
James Steele
Drums
James Steele started playing piano and learning about music theory at age 10. Influenced by bands like Avenged Sevenfold and Bullet For my Valentine, he picked up a guitar at age 14 and started teaching himself the drums at age 16 after a few lessons. Drums have since then transcended into a more endearing part of his life, and he continues to explore and teach himself more and more rhythm concepts while keeping piano and guitar on the backburner. James is now influenced by bands such as Animals as Leaders, TesseracT, Gojira, HavoK, Between the Buried and Me, and Lamb of God. However, he still enjoys radio-friendly bands like Green Day and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He aims to bring the progressive metal and thrash style of drumming to an audience that might not normally hear such things, while still attempting to maintain a groovy feel in Blind Revision's music. Jamie has been interviewed by the Newport Daily News for his drumming, and he has performed live with bands such as She Said That and Northeast Traffic.
Phil Clougher
Bass
Since elementary school, Phil has been involved with music one way or another. He first started with the trombone, and played in the school bands from fifth grade to his senior year in high school. Phil picked up bass when he was fourteen, and has been playing, since.
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When Phil isn't playing music, he he enjoys lifting, and creating new workout plans for himself.
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His last name is pronounced "Claw-Her".
