Ladies and gentlemen: SPEED LIMIT! We are a rock band composed of five alumni band and drama club members from Lakeview High School in Ohio, and Mitch! Our sound has been compared to that of the '70s and '80s, which is where most of our inspiration comes from. We cover classic rock from groups such as: Elton John, Billy Joel, Eagles, Chicago, The Beatles, and many more, as well as write our own music, which has the same feelings behind the lyrics and music. Currently we are starting work on our second album and preparing for this summer/fall, in which we have 10 shows lined up and more to come! Read more about the dates on the "Shows" page by clicking the button below.
The band started when AJ Harper (piano/vocals) approached Mitchel Meadors-Matheson (guitar) in their sophomore high school gym class with the idea to start a band. Long-time-friend Stephen Gorman (bass) asked to join and was welcomed into the band. Eventually we were offered our first gig, and the frantic search for a drummer began. As luck would have it, Josh Reighard (drums) was readily available, and turned out to be the perfect fit. In May of 2022 we tried using a horn section for the first time at our second Speed Limit Experience. This turned out to be a fantastic fit for our sound and now the horns accompany us at some of our shows! One of our horn players eventually convinced us to have her sing lead on a song at one of our shows and she killed it! Since then, Mady (trombone, clarinet, aux perc, keys, guitar, vocals) has been a staple in the Speed Limit sound!
After playing a few gigs, we decided it was time to start getting our music out into the world, so we recorded and released our first two original songs: "Everytime" and "Mr. Sunny." We have now released our first album that contains those two songs, and eight more originals! From that point on, Speed Limit has been rising in popularity and gaining more opportunities to share our love of music with the world.
Contact us by emailing our Momager, Cindy, at bookspeedlimit@gmail.com, calling or texting (330) 369-9438, or messaging us on our social media!
- AJ, Mitchee, Stephen, Josh, Mitch, and Mady