NAME: Jordan Medas

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HOMETOWN: Norfolk, VA

INSTRUMENT: Bass

FAVORITE Food: Fried Pork Chops, M&Ms and anything barbecued

FAVORITE ALBUMS: Joshua Tree (U2), Soul Cages (Sting), Who We Are Instead (Jars of Clay), Hard Candy (Counting Crows), '58 Sessions (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans), Worship and Faith (Randy Travis)

FAVORITE SONGS: Yellow (Coldplay), Jump (Van Halen), Anna Begins (Counting Crows), Lot of Leavin' Left To Do (Dierks Bentley), Come Downstairs and Say Hello (Guster), London Skies (Jamie Cullum), Love For Sale (Miles Davis version), Worlds Apart (Jars of Clay), Mud on the Tires (Brad Paisley), Mercy Mercy Me (Marvin Gaye), Part of the Queue (Oasis), High and Dry (Radiohead), Subdivisions (Rush), Heartland (U2), Lifesong (Casting Crowns)

FAVORITE MOVIES : Harry Potter, Victory (a.k.a. Escape to Victory), Glory, Waking Ned Devine, Beavis and Butthead do America

FAVORITE BOOKS : Harry Potter, Miles Davis' Autobiography, Great Expectations, The Left Behind Series

TOP 10 MOST PLAYED ON MY ITUNES :

The One I Love (David Gray)
Lifesong (Casting Crowns)
Lucky To Know You (Blue Merle)
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Baby Einstein, what can I say, my son loves iTunes)
City of Blinding Light (U2)
When I Get Where I'm Going (Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton)
Anna Begins (Counting Crows)
Mrs. Potter's Lullaby (Counting Crows)
Two Points for Honesty (Guster)
London Skies (Jamie Cullum)

FAVORITE CARBON LEAF ALBUM: Meander

LEAST FAVORITE CARBON LEAF ALBUM: Echo Echo

FAVORITE MUSICIANS: Miles Davis, Paul Chambers, Elvin Jones, Darryl Jones, Ron Carter, Victor Wooten, Marcus Miller, Tony Levin, Adam Clayton, Sting, Geddy Lee, Ray Brown, Edgar Meyer, James Jamerson, Harry Connick Jr., Bill Evans

MOST MEMORABLE CARBON LEAF GIG: D.C. Sessions

FAVORITE VENUE: The NorVa

MOST COVETED SUPERPOWER: Does Green Lantern's Ring Count?

FIRST CAR: '83 Mercury Lynx Hatchback

LAST TIME ON A ROLLER COASTER: Summer '04

JENNIFER OR ANGELINA? Lisa

FAVORITE 'STAR WARS' EPISODE: Empire Strikes Back

FAVORITE CHARACTER ON 'LOST': Charlie

KHAKIS OR JEANS? Hoodies

"WHEN THE BAND IS NOT WORKING I LIKE TO spend time with my wife Lisa and son Jonah "

Causes:

• Youth For Tomorrow - www.youthfortomorrow.org
• Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance - www.tsalliance.org
• Victory Junction Gang - www.victoryjunction.org

First Act Delgada 4 String www.firstact.com

First Act 4 String Acoustic Bass www.firstact.com

Benedict Guitars 4-String Bass with Alder Body, Rosewood Fretboard and Seymour Duncan pickups www.benedictguitars.com

Ralph Dammann 5-String Bass with Bartolini Pickups www.dammannbasses.com

Lakland Skyline 55-02 5-String Bass with Swamp Ash Body, Rosewood Fretboard and Bartolini pickups and preamp www.lakland.com