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Meet VEISHEA Battle of the Bands performer Josh Mellman

Written by Dylan Boyle. Posted in Music, VEISHEA

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Published on April 09, 2011 with No Comments

By Dylan Boyle
Ames247 writer

Josh Mellman (Josh Mellman, Benjamin Lau, Cody Kramer), singer-songwriter: Facebook

Thursday’s battle of the bands will be singer-songwriter Josh Mellman’s first live performance with his band Simply Because.

Mellman said he didn’t start playing music until two years ago, but since he’s been surrounded by musician friends his whole life, picking up guitar and piano wasn’t hard.

Mellman described his sound as a “mix between Maroon 5 and Augustana” and said he tries to be diverse, including blues and bluegrass influences in songs as well. So far, Mellman has only recorded one song with fellow bandmate Ben Lau but looks to do more in the future.

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Dylan Boyle is a senior in journalism and mass communication from Burlington, Ia. Dylan has worked at the Iowa State Daily for three years, serving as both a news editor and entertainment editor, and has covered everything from budget cuts to Poison Control Center's 10-year anniversary. He currently covers the local music scene. When not at the Daily, Dylan fills his spare time playing guitar with The Most Handsome Duo, Crown Modena and Peace, Love and Stuff. Follow him on Twitter: @Dylanisblue

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