MENEW

MENEW
MENEW performing at The Grove in Anaheim in 2011
Background information
Also known as	MENEW, MNW, MENU
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock, indie rock
Years active	2007 (2007)–present
Labels	RedCore Music Group, The Orchard
Website	www.menew.com
Members	Shade Key Nathan Samuel Phillip

MENEW are an alternative indie rock band from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada, consisting of three brothers; Shade (lead vocals, guitar), Key (piano, synthesizers) and Nathan Samuel Phillip (drums, vocals). They have released three albums and one EP and toured North America.

The Klaas brothers grew up on a farm in a rural part of Cambridge, Ontario. At five years of age, they were given formal music training. The name of the band was created when the trio was rehearsing in their garage. When noticing two ‘NEW’ signs that had been arranged behind Nathan’s set of drums, it read MENEW. They made the name into an ambigram and began to play live locally.

MENEW released their first EP, Of the Future in summer of 2008. Christian Mock was brought in to co-produce with MENEW and engineer the record, from a long-standing relationship that stemmed from early recordings and demos recorded together with producer Rick Parashar.

The six song EP was released under the band's own independent record company RedCore Music Group. The first single from the EP, "This Isn’t Real", was released as a download in May 2008. It was later followed by the video release, directed by Lyle Christie. The second single, "The Future", was released September 2008, with another video directed by Lyle Christie. Later that year, a live performance of "The Future" at Tattoo Rock Parlour in Toronto was released for download only along with a video of the performance. The band were invited to perform "This Isn't Real" on the Late Show with David Letterman in January 2009, marking the band's network television premiere. MENEW toured in support of the release throughout North America during 2008-2010, including performances at NXNE and CMW.