JamisonParker

JamisonParker
Company type	Musical duo
Industry	Music
Founded	2003
Founder	Jamison Covington, Parker Case
Defunct	2005
Headquarters	Orange County, California, United States
Products	Music albums, EPs

JamisonParker was an American emo duo active during the early to mid-2000s, consisting of vocalist and guitarist Jamison Covington alongside guitarist, bassist, and drummer Parker Case. Their discography includes an EP titled Notes & Photographs (2003) and a full-length album, Sleepwalker (2005). Over their career, they performed more than 200 live shows across the United States.

History

In 2002, Jamison Covington left his small hometown of Guthrie, Kentucky and relocated to Orange County, California to pursue opportunities within the music industry. Shortly before returning to Kentucky, he connected with Parker Case, who was then drumming for the local group Astoria. For approximately eight months, they collaborated by exchanging song ideas through the mail before Covington moved back to California in early 2003.

On April 25, 2003, the duo delivered unannounced "guerilla sets" at Skate and Surf 2003 in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Their performances generated significant attention, leading to a last-minute slot as a replacement for a band that had dropped out. Without an official name at the time, they combined their first names to form JamisonParker and played an acoustic set that attracted interest from record labels, eventually securing a deal with Interscope Records.

In August 2003, they recorded tracks for their debut EP Notes & Photographs, which was released on October 28 of the same year. Supporting this release, they embarked on a nationwide tour alongside Straylight Run, followed by additional tours with Plain White T's, Motion City Soundtrack, and Coheed and Cambria. The single "Your Song" featured a self-produced music video that complemented its Polaroid-inspired cover design. In November 2003, they joined Hey Mercedes on a U.S. tour. After a period of limited activity in early 2004, they returned to perform at the Skate and Surf Festival in April.

By February 2005, JamisonParker had new material ready along with their first full-length album. They appeared at several festivals including The Bamboozle and Flipside. In June 2005, while on tour, they recorded a cover of Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" for the compilation Punk Goes 80s, utilizing improvised studio setups.

Following this, they toured with the Forecast and Fire When Ready prior to releasing Sleepwalker on July 12, 2005. Promotion for the album included a West Coast support tour with the Rocket Summer as well as a headlining tour lasting two months. From late October through November, they toured alongside June, The Juliana Theory, We Are the Fury, and For the World.

Despite increasing popularity and demand for their performances, internal conflicts escalated—reaching a breaking point when Covington abruptly left the stage during a set. Their final concert took place on November 5, 2005, at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California, after which all remaining scheduled shows were canceled.

On November 8, 2005, Covington publicly announced the dissolution of JamisonParker and confirmed that he would not collaborate further with Case. Following the breakup, Covington formed the shoegaze band E for Explosion, releasing the EP Paper Flowers (2007) and the album Reinventing the Heartbeat (2008). Meanwhile, Case developed his project I and the Universe and continued touring as part of Say Anything, where he remains a long-term member supporting original frontman Max Bemis.

Albums

Sleepwalker (2005)

EPs

Notes & Photographs (2003)

Tracks outside albums

"Paper, Rock, Scissors (Acoustic)" – featured on In Honor: A Compilation to Beat Cancer (2004)
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" – included in Punk Goes 80s (2005)
"Anthem for the Broken Hearted" – Not officially released
"Hold Your Breath" – Not officially released

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