Singer, Songwriter Donovan Lyman & Blue Meridian Official Biography

Music has always played a tremendous role in my life. There were no musicians in my family,
but there was a great deal of music in my house while growing up. I was influenced by what my
parents were listening to, the local college radio station, Casey Kasem, and of course, MTV.
By fourteen, I existed on a tasty diet of song- writers that included Lennon & McCartney, John &
Taupin, Bacharach & David, Dozier & Holland, Jimmy Webb, Brian Wilson, Joe Jackson, Neil
Diamond, Partridge & Moulding, Paul Simon, |Strummer & Jones and Sting. I started playing
the piano when I was ten and soon after, picked up the guitar. As soon as I learned to play my
 first three chords, I was compelled to write music. My first mission was to write a complete
song. Since then, my goal has evolved into writing the perfect song. To date, I've written more
than five or six hundred and seen nearly a third of them performed in front of receptive audiences.

A few years back, in Orlando, Florida, I co-founded my band “Blue Meridian” with drummer and artist,
Kevin Kirkwood. The group and I proceeded to accomplish a great deal. In the past several years
I've performed my songs on hundreds of live stages from Florida to California, from the Virgin Islands
to Scotland. I've been honored with as many as six people's choice awards in four years from a city that
takes credit for spawning the likes of Matchbox Twenty, Collective Soul, Creed, The Backstreet Boys,
NSYNC & Britney Spears.

More than eighty of my compositions have been professionally recorded over 6 independently released/produced
albums; "Blue Meridian", "Brave Angel", "Bleeding On the Guardrail", "Minerva", "Avalon and Babylon and Me"
& "Skint and Shattered". Blue Meridian has sold nearly 10,000 albums, surprisingly without the aid of outside
management, promoters or labels. I have co-produced three, produced three, and have been asked to sit behind the
console for other artists as well.

I've also appeared in a number of national publications from Electronic Musician, Album Network to Spin.
The world famous Hard Rock Cafe purchased one of my Telecasters in 2000 and alongside my photo and name
plaque, it remains on display in the worlds largest Hard Rock in Orlando, FL. It is the only displayed memorabilia by an
"unsigned" act in a cafe containing thousands of impressive pieces. In 2001, Blue Meridian memorabilia
was displayed in the Orange County Historical Museum for a three month "Rock n Roll" exhibit that featured
the likes of The Doors, Ray Charles, Tom Petty, Elvis Presley & Lynyrd Skynyrd.

I've been fortunate enough to be recognized and applauded by an industry that has seen fit to play my music at
FM radio on more than 2,000 occasions. I've also been asked to share the stage with a multitude of internationally
respected artists ranging from The Wallflowers, Styx, The Fixx, Tonic, The Cult, Stone Temple Pilots, The Smithereens,
Robert Plant, Nuno Bettencourt, Drivin n Cryin, Edwin McCain, The English Beat, Veruca Salt, Van Dyke Parks,
Missing Persons, Marky Ramone, The Lovin' Spoonful & more. Myself and Blue Meridian have toured enough to get
road worn. In the summer of 2005 and the Spring and Fall of 2006, we toured the United Kingdom. To date, we have performed
over 50 shows in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. In total the band has performed nearly 600 times. In 2004, I
relocated to Los Angeles, California Where after a year of gigging, signed a Publishing Deal with Universal Music's
Production Library. At the time of the signing, I had more than 15 compositions in the library. More than any other
composer and artist. Both Fender and Matchless Amplification have added me to their elite list of endorsees.

In 2007 I started a Concert Promotion & Booking company called "HollowBody Los Angeles". I am currently
scheduling, promoting & hosting (whenever possible) 7 nights a week at 4 Los Angeles area venues including
The world famous Viper Room, Cafe Cordiale, Trip Santa Monica and the Catherine Hotel on Catalina Island.

I'm currently in search of the next challenge and opportunity to take my song craft, performance and my abilities as a
promoter to an even larger audience. I plan to do all that I can to broaden the fan base for my music and increase
awareness of what I've dedicated my life to: writing the perfect song and meeting those interested in listening.
Thanks for your interest and support, Donovan Lyman

More on the Project: Blue Meridian

Blue Meridian was formed in early August 1994 in Downtown Orlando, Florida. Their original sound has an undeniable pop sensibility,
 a radio worthiness and a world readiness. Their impressive catalog of originals all possess that unique Blue Meridian formula. Their songs:
well  over 100 exciting originals all have that "hooky", unforgettable quality, but often show diversity and profound experimentalism.
They have sold nearly 10,000 compact discs , have been nominated for several independent music awards,
won best rock band in Orlando 4 times from 1999-2002. They also took honors for "Album of the Year" for Brave Angel in 2000 and in
2001 they took "Best Live" act honors. They have received and unprecedented amount of regular rotation airplay where they topped the charts
 for more than 7 weeks on WTKS. In early 2004, Singer Donovan relocated to Los Angeles, CA to be closer to the action and to date has been the largest drawing
act on some impressive bills at rooms like The Viper Room, The Roxy, The House of Blues, Hotel Cafe, Key Club and more. The 6th album is nearly completed
and ride has only just started.

Contact mistermeridian@gmail.com

 

More on the Project: Blue Meridian

Blue Meridian was formed in early August 1994 in Downtown Orlando, Florida.  Their original sound has an undeniable pop sensibility,
 a radio worthiness and a world readiness. Their impressive catalog of originals all possess that unique Blue Meridian formula. Their songs:
 over 100 exciting originals all have that "hooky", unforgettable quality, but often show diversity and profound experimentalism.
They have sold  over 8,000 compact discs locally in Orlando and Los Angeles, have been nominated for several independent music awards,
won best rock band in Orlando 4 times from 1999-2002. They also took honors for "Album of the Year" for Brave Angel in 2000 and in
2001 they took "Best Live" act honors. They have received and unprecedented amount of regular rotation airplay where they topped the charts
 for more than 7 weeks. In early 2004, Singer Donovan relocated to Los Angeles, CA to be closer to the action and to date has been the largest drawing
act on some impressive bills at rooms like The Viper Room, The Roxy, The House of Blues, Hotel Cafe, Key Club  and more. The 6th album is nearly completed
and ride has only just started.

Contact Raggedstar@aol.com