Jeff Ting: vocals/guitar/piano
Dimitri Moderbacher: bass
Steve Cumberland: guitar
Ryan Stansky: drums
Influences
U2, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, The Killers, REM, Kings of Leon, Band of Horses, STP, Radiohead, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Nirvana, Sting, Live, Dave Matthews, Foo Fighters, INXS, Guns n' Roses, Chili Peppers, Elton John, Billy Joel, Weezer, Steely Dan, Keane, Oasis, Clapton, The Boss, Collective Soul, Audioslave, Alice in Chains, Hendrix, David Bowie
2007 Finalist: SongDoor International Songwriting Competition, "Rock" Category. Sound the Alarm by Jeff Ting.click here to check it out!
Mayday Radio is the latest underground rock band to surface in New York City’s ocean of indie music. The music is an electrical rainstorm of sound fueled by pop sounds and grunge hooks and inspired by bands like U2, Pearl Jam, Coldplay & Led Zeppelin to name a few. The songs are a deliberate ebb and flow between controlled intensity and unbridled passion and the lyrical themes run the gamut from personal pain to a lament on the state of society. Churning in the wake of influences from numerous eras of rock [classic, 80's, grunge] Mayday Radio has formed it's own version of stylish rock that captures great songwriting [2007 Finalist, SongDoor], true melodies and inspiring dynamics.
The creative pulse of Mayday Radio is Jeff Ting, a classically trained pianist who balanced his childhood days practicing his Beethoven sonatas and wailing on his Fender Stratocaster. Ting eventually began writing lyrics and composing music. The result is Mayday Radio.
Mayday Radio's first record, The Subtle Divide [2007], was received very positively by press and local radio and they have since cultivated a strong following.
Reviews
"We get a respectable/occasionally overwhelming amount of post in the VK mail box, as this came to us. Mayday Radio's, The Subtle Divide came to me on a particularly harried week and went into the "to listen to" pile, but something about it nagged at me, and I pulled it out for a listen. And then listened again, and again. With an impressive amount of spit and shine for a debut, this rapidly maturing rock-pop with underlying classical training comes through in a bold way. U2-esque riffs and surprising lyrics offer a lush rock punch. Fill 'er up on sweet and savory"
-The Volume Knob
"The Subtle Divide is a spectacular debut release from New York City’s own Mayday Radio. In many ways, it’s become almost cliché for someone in my position to say "this band really has what it takes to make it big!" With that in mind, I don’t wish to throw that sentiment out too loosely. However, if ever there was an indie group who seemed like a safe bet to find success, Mayday Radio would be it.
As the band’s founder and creative centerpiece, classically trained pianist Jeff Ting has put together one mesmerizing album filled with transcendental harmonies, intoxicating tunes, and a subtle cry for hope. In fact, that may be the only subtle thing about The Subtle Divide. Even the more subdued tracks have a great deal of emotion and inspiration behind them.
With this release, Mayday Radio has crafted a solid sound, bringing in elements of 90s alternative into a more modern rock presentation that’s melodic enough for the pop-rock crowd, yet creative enough for the hardest of the hardcore music buffs.
So many other artists will spend an entire album venting on and on about what’s wrong with the world, or worse, shoveling out meaningless positive vibes for the sake of sounding catchy. Mayday Radio takes a much more respectful approach than such a lack of substance. They’ll spend a song or two illustrating life’s hardships, running anywhere from the global state of the world to a more personal desperation, then bring in a song like "Wheels of the World" as a sense of hope. This track specifically comes off as a sort of unpretentious moral, as if saying: this is where we are, this is where we can go, and this is why we should.
The Subtle Divide is, without a doubt, one of those indie gems that simply should not be missed. Most of the time, music just wants to have something meaningful to say. With Mayday Radio, the music actually does, and there’s no reason we shouldn’t listen."
-Indie-Music.com
Hey there! Thanks for the friend request... just thought I'd leave ya a comment and say hey. Don't know if you've gotten a chance to listen to the songs on my page yet, but I'd love to know what you think and which one you like the best. And if you like "Everything You Said" that's also my video (its on my page) so check that out too. Well, glad to have you on board, and if you wanna help spread the word, you can by posting my banner or video on your page for me. All the HTML codes are there. (I appreciate it!!) Heck... make my song your profile song!! That would rock. Anyhow... nice to meet ya on here, but hope to see you in person when we're on tour. Take care! Later!
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