josh and mer

Our favorite sleepy dog Cloee is having no part in mixing these songs. She was so great for Planet Music! Sigh. Can’t win ‘em all… (Taken with instagram)

back in the studio! Mixing and mastering with Jason @ Wavelength. Jason is checking out Josh’s new synth. (Taken with instagram)

setting up for our show tonight at Hollywood Theater! PDX Music Video night! 6:30pm (Taken with instagram)

Here it is! We are digging what Ben Parslow and Zen Freese envisioned. Have you seen what they created yet?

Monday we release our official video for “Mind Control.” More behind the scenes images are to come…for now, check back here, here, and here for the previous looks!

We had the opportunity to record a few of our songs off our new, unreleased acoustic album “The Tithe” with the talented crew of The Portland Sessions! Here are a few photos of the set up taken by Michele Wylen who accompanied us that day. Big thanks to Erik for setting this up!

A HUGE thank you to Christiana at Indie Shuffle for her review of our record, Planet Music! We’ve been so amazed at the response we’re getting for our music and we wanted to share today’s post: 

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“Indie Shuffle

by Christiana Bartolini

Sounds like: Rilo Kiley, Metric, The New PornographersWhat’s so good?

If you don’t know about Portland’s Josh And Mer then I’m sure you soon will! Planet Music is Josh And Mer’s first LP, set to release on February 14, and it’s an atmospheric mix of wobbly synths and classic indie rock/pop goodness.

It’s interesting how Josh Schroeder and Meredith Adelaide came to form Josh And Mer. They happened to meet on the set of a Levi’s spec ad where the scene called for Josh to serenade Meredith in a tree. Not your average meeting, but nonetheless, after talking and getting to know each other, the pair realized that they shared similar interests and soon began collaborating… and thank god for that! Fast forward to today and Josh And Mer is quickly gaining fans and a sturdy position in the indie pop scene, even securing appearances at SXSW this year.

Planet Music is a fantastic combination of silky vocals, distorted effects, steady upbeat drums, classic indie folk guitar, otherworldly synths, and an overall terrific grasp on a combination of indie sub-genres intertwined to create a distinctive sound that Josh And Mer can proudly call their own.

If you’re pining for more of what Josh And Mer have to offer, I suggest grabbing a copy of Planet Music on February 14 — and if you happen to be in Austin for SXSW, please do take advantage of their live show!”

Wow. Just wow.

We had an amazing time performing for the sold-out Little Hurricane show at the Crystal Ballroom. The energy, the support, and the amazing response we had gave us so much inspiration we’re sure we’ll be floating for at least a week! I filmed our audience right before we played—thank you for being such a chill bundle of folk! It could not have gone better. A couple photos below—for more updates and photos check our facebook!

(c) Michele Wylen

(c) Cassie Meder

Huge shout out to Mark Hamilton and Katy Moore of 94.7fm, and McMenamins for hosting the event; Tobin for our light show, and, of course, Little Hurricane who rocked our socks off!

See you at SXSW!

This about sums it up! Anything missing?

further affirmation that Stumptown brewed with a Chemex is the proper way to go :)

We’ve announced the winner of our Soles4Souls contest! Check the video and see if you won!

“The time has come,” the manager said, “to talk of many things; of tours—and blogs—and interviews—and Crystal Ballroom openings.”

Exciting news has breached our world and we are now proud to announce we will be opening for Little Hurricane on February 10th at the Crystal Ballroom! A HUGE shout out goes to Mark Hamilton and the top radio station in Portland for alternative tunes (94.7fm); thank you to 94.7 and McMenamins for hosting this event!

Tickets go on sale on Saturday, 1/21. We’ll have our brand new limited edition CDs available and we are looking forward to performing for and meeting a whole lot of new folks :)

As promised, here is another installment of behind-the-scenes documentation of our music video for “Mind Control!” Your first glimpse of Dr. Shini (can you guess who that is?) and some of the thought process that went into making this!

We shoot our final scene this week. We’re so excited to have an artistic interpretation of our sounds and will keep you posted with more behind the scenes and updates!

Photos by Meredith!

We’ve been added to the Indie/Rock Playlist for January 2012! Check out all the other names found…some other Portland locals made it as well!

The start of the new year is slowly taking shape and filling out wonderfully. We hope the same for all of you, too!

Meredith Adelaide co-stars in this beautiful music video from Portland production company, Two Penguins for the Alialujah Choir’s song “A House A Home.” We had the pleasure of lunch with the video’s producer, Mark Smith (of Two Penguins) and he showed us this trailer for the video.

Meredith, the band, and the crew worked incredibly hard to bring this to life and we can’t wait to see the video in it’s finished form!

Alialujah Choir will premier the video at their album release show, February 11th, 8pm @ Doug Fir! 

Thought this was an awesome map of our beautiful city! We <3 Portland

Our show to benefit Soles4Souls was one of the best we’ve played—especially given the reason for the event, the fun photo booth, and the team that put this together! Sam Roloff painted lovely shoe portraits to raise funds, we offered a % of our album sales, and all items for sale throughout The Space went to Soles4Souls!

If you missed it (or even if you didn’t), we’re offering a chance to win one of our albums (we’ll pay for shipping, too)! We’ll randomly select a name from those of you who participate. To enter the draw, follow these steps before 12/28:

1) Visit http://wearsmyshirt.com 

2) Click “signup” on the top right and “connect with facebook”

3) Go HERE

4) Click “like” to vote for ours!

That’s it! We’re trying to help spread the word of this amazing cause. You can also purchase a shirt from their site which will give 5 pairs of shoes to those in need! Browse around and see what other organizations they’re helping out.

Happy holidays, everyone!

Another BIG thank you to The Mad Mackerel for giving us a shout out on their top 10 of 2011! Josh and Mer’s - “So It Goes” from Planet Music (originally released as a single) is featured at #5 on their list, between the likes of The Arcade Fire and Foster the People! We’re so honored to have made their favorites this year! 

Check out the other greats on their list here.

a Benefit for Souls 4 Souls TONIGHT!!! 

Featuring a limited series of paintings by Portland-artist, Sam Roloff and the music Josh and Mer (John and Paul). This benefit event, hosted by Jillian Rabe, will help Souls 4 Souls put shoes on the homeless for the holidays.

Sam Roloff will be selling pieces from his “shoe” series to help raise awareness for the cause and he’ll be donating a portion of sales to Souls 4 Souls! Josh and Mer will be donating a portion of album sales tonight for the cause! Please come and help us support and celebrate this wonderful cause. 

***Wear your most fashionable shoes to show off our love for Soles 4 Souls!!! :)

TONIGHT (12/16/11) @ The Space, NW 12th/Marshall, Portland, OR. The event starts at 6pm and goes til 10pm. $10 donation at the door!!!

Hello, Portland!

We just landed back home after an extraordinary trip to Rockaway Beach. Ideas, experiences, and moments were created and captured and we cannot wait to share everything with you, lovely readers. Here are a few of the company we had; Erik Simkins and Jansen Hillis.

Bits of pictures will float here and there. Enjoy them at your leisure. And, if you’ve time, we strongly suggest you take a trip to the coast (even for a day). It’s amazing how one’s mind can wander looking into an infinite seascape at sundown. More photos to come!