Cutting Jade is a five-piece rock group from
Pretoria, South Africa. Cutting Jade formed in 1998.
Their first demo single was released to South
Africa's largest campus station TUKS FM (then still
Radio TUKS) in late 1998 and reached number one on
the station's South African Top 10. The same song
also made it to number 10 on the station's Top 30,
the first unsigned band ever to feature at all on
that chart. Their second demo gained a similar
response and the band became popular at live shows
in Pretoria.
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The band, currently in the process of completing
their long-awaited fourth studio album, aptly
entitled “From Nothing”, has firmly cemented
themselves as one of South Africa’s endearing Rock
acts. They have toured extensively both nationally
and in far off places such as England, Germany and
France and they are back, reunited, refreshed,
renewed and ready to Rock!
Cutting Jade formed in 1998. Their first demo single
was released to South Africa's largest campus
station TUKS FM (then still Radio TUKS) in late 1998
and reached number one on the station's South
African Top 10. The same song also made it to number
10 on the station's Top 30, the first unsigned band
ever to feature at all on that chart. Their second
demo gained a similar response and the band became
popular at live shows in Pretoria.
"So There We Were", was Cutting Jade’s first album,
released in 2000. The band described this
independent release "as an emotional Rock album with
relevant and accessible lyrics. Our intention has
never been to baffle audiences with erudite lyrics
or impress them with technical complexity any more
than it has been to be part of any musical fashion
or trend."
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Cutting Jade then signed to the David Gresham Record
Company late in 2001 and brought out a second album
"Between Two Lives". "Ten Seconds", the first single
off the album, reached number 1 in the National Top
40. "Look at me now", the second single off the
album, was also successful. A fan described "Between
Two Lives" as "an album packed with raw emotion,
driving guitars and passionate vocal deliveries".
In April 2002 the band travelled to France where
they played at Course Croisière de l'Edhec, one of
the most important sailing competitions in France.
In July 2002 Cutting Jade played a four-day tour in
the United Kingdom with Wonderboom, another band on
the David Gresham label. The tour comprised one
night in Wales, one at the Shepherds Bush Empire (on
July 26, 2002) and two at other London venues.
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Early in 2004 the band's future seemed bleak when it
was cut loose by David Gresham Records and vocalist
Andrew Duggan left to pursue a solo career. The band
recruited Logan Grobbelaar, a twenty year old
marketing student at the
University of Pretoria,
as a vocalist, and began recording a third studio
album "Come Back to Life".
SAMA nominated, MTV and Channel O Award nominated
and top radio chart dominating band, Cutting Jade
took some time out after the release of their
critically acclaimed 3rd album release “Come Back to
Life”.
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Now, in 2008, Cutting Jade has re-united with Andrew
Duggan, the voice that carried smash radio hits
like, “She Says”, “Look at me now”, “Fight you” and
of course “10 Seconds”.
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