1. Tera Melos - A Band
Presentation
By: Riley Jaynes
2. Tera Melos: What is it?
• Tera Melos is a band from Sacramento, California.
• Consists of Nick Reinhart on guitar and lead vocals, bassist Nathan
Latona, and John Clardy on percussion
• Incorporate many styles of rock and jazz into their musical
compositions
• Mainly known for their stance in the “math-rock” sub culture
3. Tera Melos: The History
Nathan
Jeff
Nick
• Formed in 2004 after the breakup of
Nick and Nathan’s band No Regard
• Jeff Worms (drums) and Vince Rogers
(secondary guitar) joined shortly after
• Carried on as an instrumental band for
the next few years
4. Tera Melos: Patagonian Rats
John Clardy
• Tera Melos announced on their
Myspace page that their drummer
Vince would be leaving the band
• after 6 months, a man by the name
of John Clardy joined the band as
the new drummer
• On November 7th, 2009, they
confirmed a new album due for 2010
• Patagonian Rats was released on
September 7th, 2010.
5. Tera Melos: The Technology
• Tera Melos is widely known for their
use of electronics, mostly pedals and
samplers
• One of Nick’s personal favorite gadgets
is the DigiTech Whammy Pedal
• Both Nathan and Nick use a wide
variety of pedals and effects
6. Tera Melos: Album Releases
• (Untitled) -- Released in 2005
• Complex Full of Phantoms (split with By the End of Tonight) --
Released in 2007
• Drugs/Complex -- Released in 2010
• Patagonian Rats -- Released in 2010
• X’ed Out – Released in 2013