Days Before Tomorrow was an American melodic, progressive rock band from Wayne, New Jersey.
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History
Days Before Tomorrow was founded in 2006 by guitar player Scott Kahn and keyboard player Jason Buchwald. The band name, Days Before Tomorrow, chosen by Scott Kahn and his wife, was a takeoff on the movie The Day After Tomorrow. With the addition of lead vocalist Eric Klein and bassist Chris Walker, the band self-produced and commercially released their debut, self-titled EP in 2006. Drums on the EP were played by session drummer (and former Seether drummer) Kevin Soffera. Amidst favorable reviews, the first track, “Can’t Do Anything,” received an honorable mention in Billboard Magazine’s 14th Annual Songwriting Contest. Then, in August 2008, a demo recording of the song “Sleepwalking” received an honorable mention in Billboard Magazine’s 15th Annual Songwriting Competition.
During the next few years, Days Before Tomorrow underwent a number of personnel changes, with Kahn and Klein remaining from the original lineup. After drummer Jason Gianni joined the band, Days Before Tomorrow focused on progressive rock music. Second guitarist Derek Davodowich was added to the band, and bassist Robert "Zeek" Maziekien replaced Walker.
The band continued writing new material and performing in the New York metropolitan area. Co-founder Jason Buchwald relocated to Arizona and left the band. In 2008, Days Before Tomorrow was asked by Kim Mulligan of Sirius XM and WDHA-FM Radio to remake a classic 1980s "hair band" song in their progressive rock style for the Main Man Records compilation CD, Hair Apparent: The Main Main Records Tribute to Hair Bands. The result was a remake of the Nelson hit, "After the Rain," mixed by Grammy Award winning engineer, Earl Cohen.
The band recorded its full-length CD, The Sky Is Falling, in the summer and fall of 2009. The album was produced by Ron Nevison. It was mixed by Earl Cohen. Guest artists on the CD included classical pianist Huub Douma on the song, "Wasted Years I: Confrontation," and vocalist Kelli McCloud performing background vocals on the songs "Can't Go Back" and "Lighters." Keyboard tracks were performed by Jason Buchwald and Scott Kahn, and drummer Jason Gianni played piano on the song "Can't Do Anything."
Later in 2009, keyboard player Damon Fibraio joined the band, bassist Zeek left and was replaced by Paul O'Keefe.
In 2009, Days Before Tomorrow won Record of the Year in the 19th Annual Los Angeles Music Awards, a music event that recognizes excellence in independently-created music. In the spring and summer of 2011, the band recorded five songs for its next CD, in Kahn's studio. But prior to completion of the mixing, in the spring of 2012, Scott Kahn parted ways with Days Before Tomorrow, and the material was never released. Although no official announcement has been made, according to Scott Kahn and Derek Davodowich, as of 2014 the band no longer exists. Scott Kahn went on to found a new band, aptly titled Beyond Tomorrow, as it carried on his style of melodic progressive rock. He is joined by Derek Davodowich in this as well as a modern/alt rock project, Dream Eternal Bliss.