Editing Jebediah (section)

===1994–1996: Formation, ''Twitch'' EP===
Jebediah was formed in [[Perth]] in 1994 by Chris Daymond (ex-Hybrid) on lead guitar, Almin Fulurija on drums, Kevin Mitchell on vocals and rhythm guitar, and Vanessa Thornton (ex-Hybrid, lead guitar) on bass guitar, whilst they were still students at [[Leeming Senior High School]].<ref name=Aus/><ref name="McF">{{cite book | title = Encyclopedia entry for 'Jebediah' | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1049 | publisher = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] under licence from [[Allen & Unwin]] | location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] | archive-date = 3 August 2004 | isbn = 1-86508-072-1 | first = Ian | last = McFarlane | author-link = Ian McFarlane | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040803121202/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1049 | year = 1999 | access-date = 29 May 2014 }}</ref><ref name="Howl">{{cite web | title = Jebediah | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020414140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20020415-0000/www.howlspace.com.au/en3/jebediah/jebediah.htm | url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en3/jebediah/jebediah.htm | work = HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music | publisher = White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd | archive-date = 14 April 2002 | access-date = 29 May 2014 | first = Ed | last = Nimmervoll | author-link = Ed Nimmervoll | date = 13 October 2001 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="ARDb"/> They are named after [[List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Jebediah Springfield|Jebediah Springfield]], the fictional founder of [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]] on the American TV cartoon series, ''[[The Simpsons]]''.<ref name="McF"/> Daymond and Mitchell had met in a theatre class at [[Leeming, Western Australia|Leeming]] High School in their final year, while Daymond and Thornton knew each other from childhood and had been members of Hybrid.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Howl"/>

By early 1995, Kevin's older brother, Brett Mitchell, replaced Fulurija because the latter would not turn up to practice sessions, Brett had been a drummer with various groups including The Jerk Offs.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Howl"/> In May that year Jebediah performed their first gig, for a [[Leeming Senior High School|Leeming High School]] formal, at the Perth [[Sheraton Hotels and Resorts|Sheraton Hotel]], where they played cover versions of material by [[Green Day]], Nirvana, Pearl Jam and [[The Smashing Pumpkins]], and one original.<ref name="Howl"/>

They won the Western Australian semi-finals of the 1995 [[National Campus Band Comp|Australian National Campus Band Competition]] and in October they won the national final in [[Lismore, New South Wales|Lismore]].<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Howl"/> This led to an opening slot on the [[Summersault (Australian festival)|Summersault Music Festival]] before high-profile bands, [[Beastie Boys]], [[Foo Fighters]] and [[Sonic Youth]]. Brett explained in a 2011 interview: "In the very early days, everything was just a bit of a shock ... to us; it was like, it was either a shock, if it, if it actually happened, or it was, it seemed kind of absurd if someone was, ah, you know, putting an idea forward about how things would go".<ref name="Brent" />

In August 1996 Jebediah issued their debut five-track extended play, ''[[Twitch (EP)|Twitch]]'', which was produced by Chris Dickie ([[The Pogues]], Morrissey, Header).<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121009001326/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/j/jebediah.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/j/jebediah.html | work = passage.se | title = Jebediah | publisher =  [[Australian Rock Database]] (Magnus Holmgren) | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | archive-date = 9 October 2012 | url-status = usurped | access-date = 29 May 2014 }}</ref> According to Australian musicologist, [[Ian McFarlane]], ''Twitch'' contained "quirky tracks like 'Mister Masonic' and 'Tracksuit' and was a strong taster for the band's fuzzy pop".<ref name="McF"/><ref name="NLA 1">{{Citation | author1 = Jebediah | title = Twitch | publication-date = 1996 | publisher = [[Murmur (record label)|Murmur]]. [[National Library of Australia]] | url = http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/157611467 | access-date = 29 May 2014 }}</ref>

In April that year they had signed to [[Murmur (record label)|Murmur]], a subsidiary label of [[Sony Music]], on the basis of their live performances.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="Howl"/> They followed with a national tour alongside Snout, and Automatic.<ref name="McF"/> In 2004 Daymon recalled "our very first EP came out through Murmur. Right from the very start we never really self-financed any of our early material ... Thinking about it now, over the years, a lot of being in a band – for us – is touring and playing the shows; that's always done independently anyway".<ref name="Whammo"/> At the [[West Australian Music Industry Awards]] of 1996 they won their first WAMi for Best Stage Presence. ''Twitch'' debuted at number&nbsp;one on the local Perth singles chart.<ref name="McF"/> It appeared on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]] in the top&nbsp;100.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="AusCharts50+">{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&search=jebediah&id=35111&pages=13#986683 |title=Chart Positions 51–100 Post 1989 Part 1 |publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien |last1=Ryan (aka bulion) |first1=Gavin |date=26 June 2011 |access-date=29 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529122137/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&search=jebediah&id=35111&pages=13 |archive-date=29 May 2014  }}</ref>