Tomorrows Bad Seeds
While mainstream music continues to become more commercialized and less visionary, many
musicians aim to create music containing the substance that radio airwaves seem to lack. It is
with this goal that L.A.’s Tomorrows Bad Seeds has emerged onto the music scene and is
quickly gaining momentum as one of the hottest rising bands in Southern California. With a
high-energy mix of reggae, rock, punk, soul and hip-hop, they create a refreshing and vibrant
sound that can captivate any crowd.
Tomorrows Bad Seeds’ music is driven by its rumbling rhythm section, punching guitar riffs,
harmonic vocals and lyrics charged by day-to-day experiences, love, and politics. What stand out
most in the band’s songs are the positive messages. The band’s sound is a fuse of the different
backgrounds of each band member and has been compared to Sublime and 311.
Tomorrows Bad Seeds is comprised of Moises Juarez (lead vocals), Sean Chapman
(vocals/guitar), Mathew McEwan (vocals/guitar), John McEwan (drums), and Andre Davis
(bass). After forming in October 2003, The Bad Seeds began aggressively touring the South Bay
Los Angeles area with an increasingly substantial following, especially among the surf, skate,
and beach crowd. The band’s live performances are electrifying and create a wave of excitement
on stage. “We have accomplished more than I ever imagined, but who knows what the future
will bring ‘cus were just getting started,” warns Moi.
Moises Juarez was born in the surf community of Manhattan Beach and raised in South Bay,
California. He got his voice from his mother. Her Scottish roots include a long line of vocalists.
Moi’s charisma and rhythm come from his father’s Latin side. Moi had a life long dream to
become a singer/song writer/entertainer. He began break dancing at the age of 14. Although
much too shy to sing in front of people, break dancing allowed him to over come his fear of the
spot light and gain the confidence needed. At age 18 he was appearing as a dancer in music
videos with musicians such as Sting, Missy Elliot, and Mandy Moore. He was selected from ten
thousand applicants to audition in Los Angeles for the reality TV show Popstars 2 in 2000. He
went on to win and join the musical group Scene 23 as Moises “Bad Seed” Juarez. In 2002, Moi
got together with Mathew McEwan and started playing acoustic shows locally in the South Bay.
“Music is the only thing no one can ever take away from me, it lives in me. It makes me feel like
everything is going to be alright,” says Moi.
Mathew McEwan was born in the South Bay to a very musical family. His mother was a writer
and recorded many of her own songs; while his father was a guitar player in two rock bands, The
Regulators and Smith & Wesson. Growing up, Mathew listened to a wide variety of music such
as Cat Stevens, Lynard Skynard, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Metallica, N.W.A., and Bob
Dylan. As a rebellious youth, Mat used his music as an emotional outlet. For hours on end, he
and his cousin Johnny would play together in their garage. Mat played in several local bands in
the South Bay until he met Moises and began his Bad Seeds journey.
John McEwan grew up in the South Bay. As a youth, he had a life long dream to be a musician.
As the cousin of Mathew McEwan (guitarist of the Bad Seeds), Johnny wanted to learn how to
play guitar, but found it difficult to learn from his cousin because Mat played left handed. With a
strong desire to play music, Johnny began banging on pots and pans in the garage while Mat
played the guitar. Johnny quickly realized his talent as a drummer, leading his aunt to buy him a
drum set. Johnny played in several local bands with Mathew before meeting Moises and
becoming a Bad Seed.
Sean Chapman grew up in the south bay and is no stranger to the entertainment business. His
mother was a fashion model and with his father a musician and record executive, Sean spent
many hours in the recording studio with his dad sitting under the mixing console playing with his
Gameboy. Sean started playing guitar at age 11. His first appearance as a guitar player was at his
eighth grade talent show at Hermosa Valley Middle School. A year later Sean was playing guitar
in a South Bay punk band while playing drums in an alternative rock band, which lasted three
years. During that time, the punk band Sean played with performed shows with Tomorrows Bad
Seeds locally in the South Bay. In 2003, Moises and Mat asked if Sean would jam with them
and eventually Sean became a Bad Seed.
Andre Davis was born and raised in San Diego, CA. His father is a professional bass player and
taught him how to play the five string bass. He attended The Musician’s Institute in Hollywood,
CA for two years where he studied the art of bass. Andre was the last addition to Tomorrows
Bad Seeds. He temporarily joined the band on tour with The Wailers in January 2009. Andre left
such a positive impression with TBS that they asked him to join the band full time. He was
previously in two bands: 4 Minutes to Midnight and 3rd Alley.
Tomorrows Bad Seeds started recording their debut album in 2007, releasing “Early Prayers” on
UrbanTone Records in June of that year. TBS has a very different approach to recording their
music. Their record label gives the band full freedom to be themselves, keeping their individual
identity, and allowing them stay true to their style.
