N.E.D.

N.E.D.
Also known as	No Evidence of Disease
Genres	alternative rock
Years active	2008–present
Labels	Motéma Music
Members
John Bogess Joanie M. Hope Nimesh Nagarsheth "William "Rusty" Robertson John Soper William Winter

No Evidence of Disease or N.E.D. is an adult-oriented alternative/folk rock band whose members are all medical doctors, mostly gynecologists and gynecologic oncologists. Their members include John Bogess, M.D. on lead vocals, guitar, and harmonica; Joanie M. Hope, M.D. on lead vocals and guitar; robotic surgeon Nimesh Nagarsheth, M.D. on drums and percussion; "William "Rusty" Robertson, M.D. on bass and harmonica, John Soper, M.D. on guitar, slide guitar, and mandolin; and William Winter, M.D. on guitar and backing vocals. They made their self-titled debut on Motéma Music in 2009, and followed with a self-produced CD in 2010 titled 6 Degrees. They are the subject of a documentary produced by Spark Media and have been profiled by Lifetime Television and thinkMTV.com. Their songs focus on emotional content and make no explicit cancer references.^[1]

History

The band formed to play at the annual medical conference of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance in 2008 and decided that it should be more than just a side project.^[2] Their musical style is derived from U2, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Foo Fighters, Rush, Weezer, and Natalie Merchant. The documentary, Dancing with N.E.D., directed by Andrea Kalin, is as much about the band as women struggling with the gynecologic cancer the band members treat.^[3] Says John Bogess, "“GYN cancers are not things people talk about in our culture, and they’re woefully underfunded and misunderstood. “We really believe that we’re starting a conversation. Because there are worse things than getting cancer, and that’s feeling isolated and without help and understanding.”^[4] Their songs deal with issues of hope and survival, as well as partying and relationships. The band members have the case studies that show that music therapy is beneficial to the healing of cancer patients, and that is the band's mission.

N.E.D. is an official part of Marjorie J. Johnson Uterine Cancer Education Fund, a Portland, Oregon, based charity named for a musician who died of uterine cancer.

In 2010, Nagarsheth's Music and Cancer: A Prescription for Healing, which quotes his and his bandmates' songs, was published by Jones & Bartlett Learning.^[5]

References

1. ^ http://oregonmusicnews.com/blog/2011/01/19/n-e-d-at-the-aladdin-theater-on-11611/#http://oregonmusicnews.com/files/2011/01/ned-48.jpg
2. ^ Saslow, Rachel. "Oncologists by day, rock stars by night." The Washington Post, July 25, 2011. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/oncologists-by-day-rock-stars-by-night/2011/07/13/gIQApTNEZI_story.html
3. ^ http://www.ovariancancer.org/2010/08/05/august-newsletter/
4. ^ Saslow.
5. ^ http://www.jblearning.com/catalog/9780763779085/

• Paul Cacciatore. "The Rock Band “N.E.D.”: Their Medical Skills Save Many; Their Music Could Save Thousands." March 29, 2009. http://healthinfoispower.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/the-rock-band-ned-their-medical-skills-save-many-their-music-could-save-thousands/
• "Doctors Spread Healing through Rock" KGW-8 News, http://www.kgw.com/news/making-a-difference/Doctors-spread-healing-through-rock-114401649.html

External links

• Official Site
• Dancing with N.E.D. Official site
• N.E.D. on Motéma Music
• self-titled album official site
• N.E.D. at Northwest Cancer Specialists
• John Boggess profile at McGill University
• Joanie M. Hope profile at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
• Nimesh P. Nagarsheth's official site
• John Soper's official site
• William Winter's official site

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