Cea serin
Origin of Name
Cea Serin is a progressive metal and mercurial metal band that was formed in 1997 by bassest/singer/keyboardist J. Lamm. The name of the band is said to come from a made up origin by J. Lamm. The band's name is supposed to represent the band like a crest or a perfect definition for the MusicAL sound, lyrical format, and philosophy of the band. Although in several InterViews J. Lamm has jokingly made up a new definition the definitive definition is said to be "...I wanted a name that when people saw it they didn't know what to expect. So I had to come up with a name from my own mind, devoid of language and injected with the meaning that I exactly wanted for it. I would make up my own word and phrase and I would make it mean exactly what I want it to me. I name it, I define it. Just like there are some words in french or in german that don't have a word to correspond in english. There wasn't a word that meant exactly what I wanted it to mean. So I had to make it up. So the phrase or the name "Cea Serin" is a direct metaphor for what this band is all AbOUT. You can even use it for yourself as well. It's like a crest or a coat of arms that stands for a family name. Cea Serin stands for what we are all about as far as how we write these songs, what the lyrics represent, how we run this band and act, and what we stand for as a group and as individuals. It's the perfect marriage between namesake, definition, and the continuation of a bands stress on originality."
History
The original line-up of the band was Keith Warman and J. Lamm in 1997. The band started as a studio project in the down time of Lamm and Warman's progressive metal band, Ashen Dawn. After the creation of two demo tapes the band was eventually signed to Heavencross Records in Europe. The band eventually signed to Nightmare Records for the U.S. release of their debut album, "...where memories combine..." in 2004
The band hooked up with Shane Dubose and Darren Davis in Houston to form the first live line-up of Cea Serin. In mid-2002 Cea Serin played the Prog-Power music festival.
Sound, style and influences
Cea Serin is regarded as a progressive metal band by many fans, though they often BLEND many different styles. They could easily be defined as power metal, death metal, black metal, new age and neo-classical metal. Their writing has been influenced by bands such as Dream Theater, Carcass, At The Gates, and Yanni
In 2008 J. Lamm released a solo new age album marketed towards Planetariums titled "Form & Void: A Digital Universe." The album was conceived as the soundtrack for the Louisiana Art and Science Museum's production of "Digital Universe," a show utilizing modern technology and images from the American Museum of Natrual History to take patrons through a 3D mapping of the observable universe..
Film Work
In 2005, J. Lamm was approached by director, Kevin White, to do the original score for his film, "Broken Promise." The film debuted in 2006 and is currently seeking distribution.
J. Lamm wrote original scores for short films, some of which debuted at the "48 Hour Film Festival" which lead the way to his work in Planetarium music production.
J. Lamm wrote the soundtrack to the Louisiana Art and Science Museum's production of "Digital Universe" in 2008 The soundtrack is also being used in various planetariums around the United States for local planetarium show productions.
Band line-up
Current members
- J. Lamm − lead bass, 3rd guitar, vocals, keyboards
- Keith Warman − lead guitar and 1st guitar
- Forrest Osterman − rhythm and 2nd guitar
- Rory Faciane - Drums
- Erik Geckler - bass
Former members
- Darren Davis − Drums (2002)
- Shane Dubose − Bass (2002)
Discography
- Demo '97 - demo 1997
- Demo '99 - demo 1999
- Chiaroscuro - 2000 mp3.com only CD
- The Surface of All Things - demo 2001
- "...where memories combine..." (2004)