The Firebird 4000 Project is the result of the musical collaboration between Jacob Challis and Jill Blandford.

Jill started playing the piano when she was only six years old, in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. When she was ten, she taught herself how to play guitar, and found that the music theory transitioned very easily across this platform. She had performed in several piano competitions in her early teens, earning some recognition amongst fellow musical peers. When she was in her mid-teens, she joined a metal band, performing as the lead guitarist for several years. Upon entering college, Jill took up the reigns on her own, performing at open mic's in Champaign, Illinois. She played with a variety of different people and found that writing and playing her own music took the pedestal to performing "cover" songs.

Jacob always had an affinity to punk-rock music, from very early on in his life. He found that he drew inspiration from traditional rockstars like Jim Morrison, John Lennon and Kurt Cobain. Jacob loved being the center of attention. Growing up in Salt Lake City, Utah with a large family made it difficult to attain this kind of attention. When Jacob moved out of his home state, he decided that he did not want to go back to that mundane life. He always had an affinity with writing and loved the ideals of a musically-centered lifestyle. He decided to take up guitar when he entered college and found that he could express himself more clearly than with any other form of communication.

Jacob and Jill met about halfway through their college careers in Champaign, Illinois. They started writing and playing music together pretty much from the get-go. After several years, they found that they needed a new outlet to feel inspired, and moved to Colorado in late 2004. They continued to play music together, mostly cover songs and messing around with some original stuff, but nothing serious. In February, 2007, they decided to start a band, because neither of them were content with holding back their ideas from the world. With experimentation of sounds, music styles, and lyrics, they realized their niche was in a melded genre of "folk-punk." After a year of solid writing, playing, recording, editing and inventing, they released their debut album called "Everything's Alright" and began to perform around the Denver-metro area in October 2008.

Jacob performs lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica and some percussion. Jill performs vocals, lead guitar, bass, piano, synthesizer and percussion. They recently invited a local drummer, Mike Shay, and a bassist, Michael Winthrop aka "MorningGlory Seed", to help bring their music to life. Expect a killer performance at their upcoming shows and stay tuned to hear more from The Firebird 4000 Project.