Meet The Band- Saving Sydney
- Maralee Nielson
- Jul 15, 2019
- 2 min read
Nic Calacino's (Guitar, Vocals):
After being introduced to Yellowcard, Blink-182, and Simple Plan around when he was 12, he had an immediate joy for the fun, humor and emotion that pop-punk of the time voiced. When he really started playing music was when he was 15. He drew immediate inspiration of his playing from Ryan Key, Ben Harper and Ryan Mendez of Yellowcard, Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory, Jeff Stinco from Simple Plan and Dan O’Connor and Alan Day from Four Year Strong to shape his sound and play style. Expressing his love for the genre and emotions through this style of music has been a dream of his ever since. Saving Sydney has been the best incarnation since it was started in 2012 and finally has the greatest talent to make it all possible.
Spencer Wolford (Bass, Lead Vocals)
He draws inspiration from singers like Ben Gibbard of Death Cab, Matt Skiba of Alkaline trio, John Mayer... He started out playing drums and after seeing artists like Andrew WK and Dave Grohl playing all the instruments on some of their recordings, He decided to start learning guitar, bass, piano, how to record, etc. Saving Sydney is great because it reminds him of his formative years in high school. It’s nostalgic, energetic, and a lot of fun.
Marc Healey (Guitar)
He really first getting into music when he was 10 years old. One of his first memories was listening to Matchbox 20 on the radio while being on road trips. When he was 12 he was really influenced by Blink-182, Green Day, Simple Plan, Sum-41, Taking Back Sunday, Paramore, etc.. That's what really inspired him to learn how to play bass guitar. In middle school, his two friends decided to start a pop-punk band of their own. They all learned how to play music by covering Blink-182, Taking Back Sunday, Boxcar Racer, etc. As he entered high school, he started to get into more of a "heavier" style of pop-punk: Four Year Strong, Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!, A Day To Remember, etc. Lately, he finds himself drawing inspiration from all genres. That's what he loves about playing guitar: there's so many styles and genres, and amazing talented players. Playing in Saving Sydney has been an absolute blast. He says, the band is currently writing and recording new music, as well as booking shows all over. So, come hangout with them and maybe bang your head a little.
Jared Bailey (Drums)
He started playing guitar at 12 after hearing bands like Good Charlotte, Sum 41, Alien Ant Farm, and Linkin Park. His focus shifted to drums at 15 after getting into Motley Crue, Ratt, Black Sabbath and especially Queensryche. He played in a few bands from 2012 to 2017 before deciding to take an indefinite break from music altogether. It wasn't until Nic reached out to him to join Saving Sydney that he realized how much he missed playing. Now he's back and better than ever, and beyond excited for what's to come.
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