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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.. -
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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"! |
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.
Member Since:
March 21, 2005Members:
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, ElvisMaple Mars EPK

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"Starting Over (Again)" Video Shoot March 2010

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Rick with Michael McCartney (The Time Machine - Maui Radio) and Adam Waltimer (Pop Garden Radio)
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10 of 263MoreHONORING ALL WHO HAVE SERVED Maple!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT VETERAN'S DAY ...
"The SUMMER SOLDIER and the SUNSHINE PATRIOT will,
in this crisis, SHRINK from the service of their country;
but he that STANDS BY IT NOW, deserves the LOVE
and THANKS of man and woman. TYRANNY, like HELL
is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us,
that the HARDER THE CONFLICT, the MORE GLORIOUS
THE TRIUMPH. What we OBTAIN TOO CHEAP,
we ESTEEM TOO LIGHTLY: it is dearness only that gives
every thing its value."
~ Thomas Paine, December 23, 1776
GOD BLESS OUR BRAVE VETERANS! THEY KNOW,
MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE, THAT FREEDOM IS
NEVER FREE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
HAPPY HALLOWEEN MY FRIEND!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Maple,
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT HALLOWEEN ...
"When black cats PROWL
and pumpkins GLEAM,
May LUCK BE YOURS
on HALLOWEEN."
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
May an ANGEL always watch over you Maple!
"JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT ANGELS ...
“We are, each of us ANGELS with only ONE WING;
and we can only fly by EMBRACING ONE ANOTHER.”
~ Luciano de Crescenzo
WE ARE ONE ANOTHER'S ANGELS!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE, my friend
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Ask Yourself - Have You Been KIND TODAY Maple?
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS MONTH - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT KINDNESS ...
One Million Acts Of Kindness is a goal. A goal for each person to individually perform One Million Acts Of Kindness in their lifetime. Can you imagine a greater goal for one's life?
Most of us think that changing the world is impossible. The world is too big…too many people in it…too many problems to solve. Do you often feel this way? While it’s understandable, be assured that it is not true!
NO ACT OF KINDNESS ~ HOWEVER SMALL IS EVER
WASTED! HOW MANY LIVES CAN WE CHANGE IF WE
PRACTICE KINDNESS EVERY DAY?
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
MERRY CHRISTMAS IN JULY Maple!
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT CHRISTMAS IN JULY ...
Don't worry about summer's RECORD HEAT,
the DROUGHT, and those high ELECTRIC BILLS ...
“There's more, much more, to CHRISTMAS
Than candlelight and cheer; It's the spirit of sweet friendship
That BRIGHTENS ALL YEAR. It's thoughtfulness
and kindness, It's HOPE REBORN AGAIN, For peace,
for understanding, And for goodwill to men!”
MERRY CHRISTMAS THIS JULY MY DEAR FRIEND!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
Don't
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Seize Life's OPPORTUNITIES Maple!
The Rainbow of Opportunity
I AM RECORDING A NEW CD THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES ...
Maple My Friend,
"We are all faced
with a series of GREAT OPPORTUNITIES
brilliantly disguised
as IMPOSSIBLE SITUATIONS.”
~ Charles R. Swindoll
LIFE IS A GIFT, AND IT OFFERS US THE PRIVILEGE,
OPPORTUNITY, AND RESPONSIBILITY TO GIVE
SOMETHING BACK BY BECOMING MORE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
THANK YOU for Being My FRIEND Maple!
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP ...
"A HUG is worth A THOUSAND WORDS.
A FRIEND is worth MORE."
~ Jasmine Fitzwilliam
FRIENDS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT
INGREDIENT IN THE RECIPE OF LIFE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
LIFE is SWEET Maple!
I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT LIFE ...
"LIFE
is
10% WHAT HAPPENS TO US
and 90% HOW WE REACT TO IT.”
~ Dennis P. Kimbro
WE CONTROL HOW WE FEEL ABOUT LIFE.
DESPITE ITS BUMPS AND BRUISES ALONG THE
WAY ~ LIFE IS GOOD!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Thank You for the GIFT of your FRIENDSHIP Maple!
TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT FRIENDSHIP ...
"TRUE FRIENDS are NEVER FORGOTTEN,
they live within our HEARTS and SOULS ....
FOREVER , and ALWAYS ,
DANCING on our stage of memories."
PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID
OR WHAT YOU SAID, BUT THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER
HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL! FRIENDS LET YOU KNOW
THAT YOU ARE NEVER ALONE ON THE ROAD OF LIFE!
With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,
Richard
www.myspace.com/richardharrislive
Please take a minute and give my music a listen!
MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com
Check out Fabiola's new MoDs reggae band Dreamtribes and their video for Mysterious Calling shot in Argentina - A message in morse code from an alien race lost in deep space....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn2GZSruqlc
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