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Genre: Powerpop / Psychedelic / Rock
Location LOS ANGELES, Un
Profile Views: 50371
Last Login: 8/22/2011
Member Since 3/21/2005
Website www.maplemars.com
Record Label Kool Kat Musik
Type of Label Indie
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<h3>Arriving by time machine from the psychedelic era Maple Mars landed on the Los Angeles pop scene with a multi-colored bang! Fronted by ex-Double Naught Spies singer-songwriter Rick Hromadka, their psychedelic pop/rock debut album "Welcome To Maple Mars" (Permanent Press Recordings) was recorded in guitarist Steve Bern's apartment. Industry mags such as Billboard, Album Network, Mojo, Hits Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and many online publications touted the album as one of the best indie pop-rock records of 2001. As their journey progressed Maple Mars recorded two more albums borrowing stylings from homeland bands like Pink Floyd, The Who, ELO, and the Beatles. Their fourth album "Galaxyland" released in March of this year is currently receiving massive college/internet radio play, as well as rave reviews ("A psychedelic masterpiece" - Twirl Radio) and may be their most acclaimed album yet..... Drummer Ron Pak, producer/guitarist Steve Berns, and "chef to the stars" bassist Trevor Zimmerman are the travelers who, along with singer-songwriter guitarist Rick Hromadka, have taken their influences to new territories as shown in their latest video "Starting Over (Again)" which was directed by Mark Helfrich (Dandy Warhols). The video "Transcendental Guidance", also from "Galaxyland" peaked at number 27 on Neil Young's "Living With War" website. The band has toured both coasts of the US, and in Europe. Maple Mars have appeared on a variety of pop compilations from countries as diverse as Sweden, Germany, Japan, Australia, Canada, which has brought the band an international following. .... Landing in Los Angles from New Haven, Ct, Rick Hromadka first found a day job at Saban Entertainment penning songs for a variety of film and TV teen shows like Breaker High, Sweet Valley High, and the Power Rangers; also getting a track on the Power Rangers movie Turbo. Hromadka formed the power-trio group The Visionaries and released "Every Other Saturday" on Wrecking Ball Records. The band morphed into Double Naught Spies and was a fixture in LA with their heavy 70's rock influence and melodic vocal arrangements. Their 1999 release "The Shoephone Conspiracy" (Cherry Boy Records) with engineer/co-producer Richard Bosworth (Dramarama, Wondermints, The Knack) brought the band major notoriety; being added to a number of college radio play lists, and was re-released in Japan on Air Mail Recordings. .... Rick's music has been used in several films and TV shows including Ropewalk, Piñata: Survival island, King Cobra, Dangerous Obsessions, ER, Thirdwatch, Felicity, The West Wing, Friday Night Lights, and many more. Rick Hromadka is also a successful feature film sound designer, and has won three Emmys for sound editorial.
Members
RICK HROMADKA - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keys.. STEVE BERNS - BG Vocals, Guitar.. TREVOR ZIMMERMAN - BG Vocals, Bass.. RON PAK - Bg Vocals, Drums..
Influences
Beatles, Zombies, Brian Wilson, The Who, The Move, Syd Barrett, James Bond, Lee Hazelwood, The Turtles, The Kinks, The Hollies, Yardbirds, Cream, Hendrix, Peter Sellers, Sly Stone, Elton John, David Bowie, Roman Polansky, Harry Nielson, Pretty Things, Big Star, Badfinger, Queen, Sweet, T Rex, Evil Knievel, Pink Floyd, Burt Bacharach, The Byrds, The Carpenters, Yes, The Raspberries, Todd Rundgren, Led Zeppelin, Ramones, Jeff Beck, Sex Pistols, Paul Westerburg, Flaming Lips, Elvis....
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New Maple Mars Christmas song "Christmastime In The City" coming soon on the compilation "A Kool Kat Khristmas! Hear the song!

New Interview with Rick Hromadka Here!

Starting Over (Again) - from our new album Galaxyland!

New Day - from our new album Galaxyland!

Our video of "Transcendental Guidance" is featured on Neil Young's Living With War website! Topped at 27 out 600 videos!http://www.neilyoung.com/lwwtoday/lwwvideospage.html

The Butterfly Effect

$1.69 to download Welcome To Maple Mars right now at Amiestreet.com

Beautiful Mess hits number 17 on Audities Top Albums list 2007!

Pop Garden Radio Interview- July 21st

KSCU Radio Interview - Friday, Aug. 17th

I was not keen on Maple Mars' "Circular Haze" which I thought got too trippy and tried a bit too hard. So I wasn't sure what to expect four years later with "Beautiful Mess" and I was pleasantly surprised. Guitarist Rick Hromadka (formally of the LA based Double Naught Spies) has done an excellent job here balancing the power pop and the psychedelic sound that he does so well. The opening song "Beautiful Mess" is equal parts Mick Ronson and Queen with a little Beatles thrown in. "Listen" is an awesome mix of the psychedelic and lush pop orchestration, sounds like it belongs on Badfinger's "Straight Up." A lighter touch on tracks like "Breathe Deep" make this release so enjoyable. The guitar work on "Fell Of The Cloud" rivals The Cloud Eleven for smoothness and laid back California style. This approach works beautifully to a cover of 10cc's "I'm not in Love" that will give you goosebumps for sure. The ballad "Between Two Worlds" shimmering guitar solo is similar to a lost ELO tune sung by Todd Rundgren and will demand repeat listens. There are other ballads here "Apology" and "Sweetest Dream" do an amazing job of establishing an atmosphere and the vocal overlays and chords in "Sweetest Dream" remind me of classic Cyrkle. With no misses and so many hits, this easily makes it a Top Ten contender of 2007. - Powerpopaholic

Beautiful Mess out now!

"Beautiful Mess" is one of the top pop cds of 2007" - Jeremy (Jam Records)

ORDER YOUR CD NOW AND RECEIVE A SPECIAL BONUS DISC CONTAING 6 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS - "WELCOME TO MAPLE MARS" (demo), "GOLDEN PEOPLE" (demo), "THE BEGINING" (acoustic), "FACE IN THE CROWD" (demo), "SOFT CAROUSEL" (demo), AND A "MARS REMAKE" OF THE THEME FROM "DARK SHADOWS"!

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Arriving by time machine from the year 1971 Maple Mars landed on the Los Angeles pop scene in the year 2000. Fronted by ex-Double Naught Spies singer-songwriter Rick Hromadka, their psychedelic pop/rock debut album "Welcome To Maple Mars" (Permanent Press Recordings) was recorded in guitarist Steve Bern's apartment. Industry mags such as Billboard, Album Network, Mojo, Hits Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, and many online publications touted the album as one of the best indie pop-rock records of 2001. As their journey progressed Maple Mars recorded two more albums borrowing stylings from homeland bands like Pink Floyd, The Who, ELO, and the Beatles. Their fourth album "Galaxyland" released in March of this year is currently receiving massive college/internet radio play, as well as rave reviews ("A psychedelic masterpiece" - Twirl Radio) and may be their most acclaimed album yet.

Drummer Ron Pak, producer/guitarist Steve Berns, and "chef to the stars" bassist Trevor Zimmerman are the travelers who, along with singer-songwriter guitarist Rick Hromadka, have taken their influences to new territories as shown in their latest video "Starting Over (Again)" which was directed by Mark Helfrich (Dandy Warhols). The video "Transcendental Guidance", also from "Galaxyland" peaked at number 27 on Neil Young's "Living With War" website. The band has toured both coasts of the US, and in Europe. Maple Mars have appeared on a variety of pop compilations from countries as diverse as Sweden, Germany, Japan, Australia, Canada, which has brought the band an international following.

Landing in Los Angles from New Haven, Ct, Rick Hromadka first found a day job at Saban Entertainment penning songs for a variety of film and TV teen shows like Breaker High, Sweet Valley High, and the Power Rangers; also getting a track on the Power Rangers movie Turbo. Hromadka formed the power-trio group The Visionaries and released "Every Other Saturday" on Wrecking Ball Records. The band morphed into Double Naught Spies and was a fixture in LA with their heavy 70's rock influence and melodic vocal arrangements. Their 1999 release "The Shoephone Conspiracy" (Cherry Boy Records) with engineer/co-producer Richard Bosworth (Dramarama, Wondermints, The Knack) brought the band major notoriety; being added to a number of college radio play lists, and was re-released in Japan on Air Mail Recordings.

Rick's music has been used in several films and TV shows including Ropewalk, Piñata: Survival island, King Cobra, Dangerous Obsessions, ER, Thirdwatch, Felicity, The West Wing, Friday Night Lights, and many more. Rick Hromadka is also a successful feature film sound designer, and has won three Emmys for sound editorial.

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Members:

RICK HROMADKA - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Keys
STEVE BERNS - BG Vocals, Guitar
TREVOR ZIMMERMAN - BG Vocals, Bass
RON PAK - Bg Vocals, Drums

Influences:

Beatles, Zombies, Brian Wilson, The Who, The Move, Syd Barrett, James Bond, Lee Hazelwood, The Turtles, The Kinks, The Hollies, Yardbirds, Cream, Hendrix, Peter Sellers, Sly Stone, Elton John, David Bowie, Roman Polansky, Harry Nielson, Pretty Things, Big Star, Badfinger, Queen, Sweet, T Rex, Evil Knievel, Pink Floyd, Burt Bacharach, The Byrds, The Carpenters, Yes, The Raspberries, Todd Rundgren, Led Zeppelin, Ramones, Jeff Beck, Sex Pistols, Paul Westerburg, Flaming Lips, Elvis

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