CODE ORANGE – Live on Audiotree from Nothing (2023)

Working together for over 15 years with the same group of people is never easy, but for Code Orange, it’s their mission. Through trial and error, vocalist and band leader Jami Morgan has realized the strengths of his 5 band members need to be harnessed, not suppressed. In doing so, Code has maintained an unique and unparalleled voice in modern rock and metal music.

Themes of fear, self-reflection, and transformation run deep in the band’s latest album ‘The Above.’ Rather than boxing themselves into the genre they came up in, the group focused their energy into experimentation, allowing their creative impulses flow. For guitarist Reba Meyers, audience polarization is not an issue, she’s more concerned with authenticity. In order to be a voice for evolution, Code has fanned the flames of their own creative spark rather than mimic others.

While spending time with the band, it was clear how much attention to detail they put into their image, their music, and their performance. Staying true to your creative vision, not only requires a fearlessness, but also requires a confidence in the knowledge of where you stand within yourself and with those around you. Code Orange has cultivated that same essence within themselves and their community, and it’s given them the space to be unapologetically themselves.

Recorded live on September 16, 2023 in Chicago, IL.

Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:15 Take Shape 4:44 On Connectedness / Evolving 7:28 Theatre of Cruelty 11:16 On Growth / Criticism 14:23 Mirror 19:49 On Fear / Ego

Code Orange is Vocals + Drums | Jami Morgan Vocals + Guitar | Reba Meyers Guitar | Dominic Landolina Bass | Joe Goldman Keys | Eric “Shade” Balderose Drums | Max Portnoy

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Production Credits Director + Original Composition by Austin Isaac Peters Edit by Elly Tier

Mixing & Master: Rick Fritz Audio Assistant: Susie McCullom Live Audio: Dave Peterson & Jacob Walker

Color by Tom Conway

Director of Photography Chris Owsiany

Camera Operators: Justin Kenney Jordan Nelson Ryan Marshall

Grip + Photo Calla Flanagan

Program Manager: Ally Henreid