Good Luck Jane is a pop/rock band from Chicago, Illinois. The band consists of Joey Busse (lead vocals), Andrew Slutsky (lead guitar, keys, vocals), Dan Wywrot (rhythm guitar), Danny Katz (bass) and Jake Cooper (drums). Their first EP "Word of the Week" was recorded in June 2009. Their inspiration ranged from Fall Out Boy

Fall Out Boy

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, to John Mayer

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History

During their high school years, all five members had their fair share in band experience in different schools. Jake Cooper and Andrew Slutsky went to high school together, and were involved in numerous bands. Danny Katz was also involved in a band in his high school, while Joey was involved in a choir and Dan Wywrot started playing acoustic guitar.

Joey, Andrew, Dan and Jake all came together during their freshman year of college at University of Illinois. During the time, the band was called The 22, at University of Illinois there was a bus route that would connect all 4 members together as well as a road back home, and it was called "Route 22". Danny was later recruited and the band changed their name in June 2009.

Current members

• Joey Busse- Lead Vocals
• Andrew Slutsky - Lead Guitar
  Lead guitar
  Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
  
  , Keyboards, Vocals
• Daniel Wywrot - Rhythm Guitar
  Rhythm guitar
  Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
  
  
• Daniel Katz - Bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Jake Cooper - Drums
  Drum kit
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Covers

Since the band started, they have had success gaining new fans from doing song covers.

• Replay - IYAZ
  Iyaz
  Keidran Jones , better known by his stage name Iyaz, is a singer signed with the record label Beluga Heights Records from the British Virgin Islands. His debut single "Replay", was released in 2009 and reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, number-one in the UK, Australia and the top ten...
  
  
• Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
  Lady GaGa
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• Hey Soul Sister - Train
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• What a Catch Donnie - Fall Out Boy
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• In My Head - Jason Derulo
  Jason Derulo
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EP and singles

Currently Good Luck Jane is recording their new EP scheduled to release early 2011. Their first single off of it, "Like I Do,"
released late December 2010, produced by Nick Scalise of October Fall (Fueled by Ramen Records).

In August 2010, Good Luck Jane released their single "Go Go Getaway" giving them a whole new sound and style to their music. It landmarked the start of a new Good Luck Jane.

In June 2009, Good Luck Jane released their first EP "Word of the Week" in June 2009. The EP was recorded in Down Beat Studios in Chicago. The band worked with Mike Govaere, former drummer of Every Avenue

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. The band made their EP available on iTunes

ITunes

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, Napster

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The EP includes:

• "Hollywood"
• "Last Sunday"
• "Trying"
• "Here Again"
• "Dream Catcher"

Singles

• Replay cover- Recorded in November 2009. Released December 3, 2009.
• Go Go Getaway-recorded in June 2010. Released August 14, 2010.
• F.I.N.E.-recorded in September 2010. Released October 6, 2010.
• "Like I Do"-Recorded November 2010. Release set for late December 2010, or early 2011.

External links

• http://myspace.com/goodluckjane
• http://twitter.com/goodluckjane
• http://purevolume.com/goodluckjane
• http://unsigned.com/goodluckjane
• http://youtube.com/user/GLJdrew
• http://reverbnation.com/goodluckjanerock