Biography
Sound Cannon
Their music will blow you away, and so will their story.
We are all guilty of seeing things as they are and not what it took to get them that way. Doctors, athletes, technological devices, buildings, even nature; we appreciate them all, but never imagine the time, dedication and obstacles overcome in order for them to have been achieved. Well, bands are also a marvel of mankind that we take for granted. We want to soak in their sound and not think about their journey. However, if you want to hear an incredible story about music, a band and life, read on.
If you have not heard of the band Sound Cannon, it is because they disappeared from the music scene for a year after sharing the stage with There For Tomorrow on March 13th, 2009. Three weeks ago they reappeared at the University of Central Florida Green Waves Festival with many great bands including Less Than Jake.
Jared Hara, the guitarist for Sound Cannon is blind. When he lost his sight at the age of twelve, he began taking guitar lessons from notable Orlando musicians like Bobby Koelble from JunkieRush, Jeremy Hagen from Afterglow Radio and Mike Walker from Rule of 7, who is today Jared's primary mentor. When Jared was thirteen, Shinedown brought him on stage at the Hurricane Relief Concert in Orlando and they performed together. A Shinedown moment that will last forever in the hearts and minds of those in attendance.
Six years later, Jared is one bad ass guitar player that you must see to believe. He will tell you that music gave him the will to survive his loss. I believe most musicians would tell you that in some way, music saved their lives as well.
By March 2009, Sound Cannon's bassist Bryan Boyhan, drummer Maxx Danziger, guitarist Jared Hara and vocalist Zach Bass were enjoying what felt like that cliché meteoric rise. After just 15 months together, these 18 to 20 year-old musicians had gained the respect from the Central Florida music scene coming in second in the 2009 WJRR Battle of the Bands. They were also finding it much easier to book themselves at the more popular venues with the Orlando bands they admired. It just seemed everyone was trying to help them and amazingly, you could feel there was a Sound Cannon movement going on.
The show they played with There For Tomorrow in early 2009 will live with the band forever because the reaction from their largest audience was undeniable; their music was a huge hit. That show seemed to be the tipping point that would launch Sound Cannon to the next professional level. That night will also live with the band forever because it was the night that their friend and vocalist Zach Bass unexpectedly passed away.
The devastation left Jared, Bryan and Maxx directionless and depressed for quite some time. However, after months of soul-searching, they knew they needed Sound Cannon to survive. A search for another vocalist began and six months and 20 auditions later, they found the new voice of Sound Cannon in Trevor Durning; a self-assured and humorous 19 year-old from New Jersey.
After months of shows with Trevor, Sound Cannon embarked on their first country-spanning tour in the summer of 2010. After the tour both Trevor and Maxx were let go from Sound Cannon for for undisclosed reasons, leaving Bryan and Jared searching again for a lead vocalist and drummer. The future of Sound Cannon is unclear, but Bryan and Jared are currently attending the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles, California.
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