Beatles, Sting, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Honeydogs, Peter Mayer, Stuart Davis, Patrick Loonan, Ben Folds, Marc Cohn, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Yes, Jethro Tull, Elvis Costello, Indigo Girls, Heart, Coldplay, David Bowie, Maroon 5, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, John Gorka
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Beatles, World Party, Wallflowers, Fountains of Wayne, Squeeze, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Marc Cohn, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Peter Mayer, Patrick Loonan, John Gorka, Gerald Mischke, Chris Ales, REM, U2, Rolling Stones, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, many more...
Jingle and Song Composer, Musician, Performer, Producer, Church Musician, Session Musician, Voice Talent - I try to keep my hands in every musical pie imagineable. By age 3, I was differentiating between John and Paul's voices on Beatle records - major thanks to my siblings for loving the Beatles. I was 'enlisted' into piano lessons in the third grade, the only boy out of a dozen students from my grade (thanks mom). But Sr. Ruth Marie taught me how to play 'chords' - ah yes, those 3-4 note combinations that create a symphonic structure of sound (thank you, Sr. Ruth Marie! And, uh, thank you mom!) In 7th grade, I started to play guitar, stealing chops from friends who were taking lessons (and who actually owned guitars!). I've played in many bands from high school to today: Teju, Sarcasm, The Funyans, Arian, Foolish, The Janes, The Loonan-Nelson Band and 2nd Generation.
Here are links to listen to/purchase my music:
MICHAEL LOONAN: Share the Disguise
CD full of catchy songs, influenced by The Beatles, Brian Wilson and Paul Simon. Nominated for Pop Album of the Year, MN Music Awards.
MICHAEL LOONAN: A Season of Grace The beautiful, relaxing and innovative piano music of Michael Loonan, accompanied by renowned violinist, Brigid McCarthy.
MICHAEL LOONAN: Piano For The Holidays
14 beautiful solo piano interpretations of well-known holiday songs. A peaceful backdrop for a joyous holiday season
PATRICK & MICHAEL LOONAN: The Day Has Come
Rich, brotherly harmonies, versatile musicianship and original songwriting have captured the attention of fans and musicians throughout the Twin Cities area.
I'm currently a stay-at-home dad, playing solo and duo gigs at night and on the weekends. I'm producing Voice-Over demos in my home studio, and pursuing ongoing work in the Voice-over biz myself. My recent clients include United Health Group, Target Corporation, Famous Dave's and Stars for Science.
Check out my Voice-Over Demo:
Powered by Voice123 - Voice Over
In 2007, I composed underscore music for a documentary about Hurricane Katrina survivors from the disabled community.
In addition to recording work, I perform around the Twin Cities, making regular appearances at Axel's Restaurants (Axel's Bonfire & Rudy's Redeye Grille), St. Paul Saint's games, O'Gara's, Pool & Yacht Club and other venues. I'm the proud leader of the "Loony Bin Band" on KSTP-AM's Mischke Broadcast. I produced and played on TD Mischke's debut recording (Better Man) and contributed backup vocals to his 2005 release (Whistle Stop.) In 2006, I played guitar for TD's band at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Stage for the Prairie Home Companion Show (which was a blast!) I perform regularly for weddings, corporate events and private parties, including group singalong get-togethers. I have a great duo partner in Chris Herriges - check out our site at www.bestmusicduo.com . I also play regularly with 'dueling piano players,' and can bring a dueling piano show to an event or party. For more information and to hear and buy CDs, visit my site: www.michaelloonan.com.
Michael Loonan: "We Fall Alone," video produced by Mark Carter
Hello Michael what interesting news about your job. Keep the rent paid so you can keep pursuing your art. That's what I'm doing too (minus the art, lol). Have a beautiful and peaceful day and keep up the great music ... and work.
hey i have a record out called i hid because i was ashamed. it's about sad stuff and i hope you like it because i really do. if you find any time to listen to it, please let me know what you think. thank you from michael
I was going to go camping over the weekend, but this is definitely NOT camping weather. So me and some friends went to check out Dueling Pianos. Those guys are amazing - they can play just about any song that's been on the radio between 1950 and 2005.
Speaking of music, I wanted to let you know about a show we have @ Station 4 on Friday, October 16th. We are debuting a project called Sonic Transformations. It is a series of audio-visual performance pieces. The first one is called "AN OBJECT TO CRAVE". It features live music and visuals based on a short story about life, love, loss, fantasy, obsession and death.
Another group of mine, The Magnetrons, which plays an exciting and innovative Livetronica set (i.e. STS9, Disco Biscuits, The Histronic) will also be playing. The night will be full of creative, interesting, high-energy music, good drinks and good times.
Here's the info:
Blood Root Mother - "An Object to Crave" w/ The Magnetrons & Thought Thieves Friday, October 16th Station 4 201 E 4th St St Paul, MN 55101 9pm / $5 / 18+
I just wanted to stop by to say hello and give you a little update on what Blood Root Mother is up to! We will be recording an EP of new music in August, and we recently finished recording a live DVD. The DVD is currently unreleased and I actually just saw it for the first time a few days ago. It features the last two performances with Tony Ellis still alive, and some footage from the tribute show we played on the night of his funeral.
There are some cool covers, as well as some NEW music that will be on our upcoming EP. We're very excited about the new music and we'd like to share a sneak peak with you. Here's a video of a new tune called Run Bobby Run:
Hi hon, I hope you have a really pretty 4th of July. Maybe you'll go to Detroit Lakes where I've had a few scathing ones myself. Cant believed I survived those xoxoxoxoxo.
Yo Friend! Bouch from Dante's Lounge here. I wanted to let you know that we just posted two songs from our new album entitled "TRANSPARENT SCARS" on our music player. When ya get a chance, give these trax a spin and check out the new merch on our website at www.danteslounge.com Let us know what ya think. Hope to cya at some shows this summer.
Blood Root Mother will be playing at Trocaderos in Minneapolis on Friday, June 26th. I cannot stress enough how awesome this show will be!! We're playing with three of the sweetest local rock bands: Claret, Niobium and Casanatra. If you haven't heard these guys, check them out immediately! Please come to this show!!
I recommend stopping by during happy hour for two for one drinks along with free buffet, which is delicious. We'll be hanging out at Trocs all night, so come by and chill/party with us :)
Again, here's the event info:
Friday, June 26th Trocaderos 107 3rd Ave N Minneapolis, MN 18+ // $6 // 8pm
Please come out and support some great local music!! Music starts at 9:30pm, we should go on around midnight. Invite your friends, pile into a car (or a party bus), and together we will make this one of the highlights of the summer :)
Hello Michael, things are great. I guess you must be pleased about spring & summer coming to you. I haven't done too many Michael imitations lately, I should practice that. Have a perfect & peaceful day Michael x0x0x0.
Hey Michael! I hope this finds you well. There's lots of exciting stuff going on right now! I just wanted to let you know we've got some new songs, and pictures up on my page. Also we're starting to get some air play all across the United States. Stop by my blog section to find the request lines to the stations in your area. Do you think you could help us out by calling the request line and demanding one of our tunes?!? Let me know how things are going with you. I hope all is well! Talk to ya soon! -Jeff"
Since you seem to have good taste in music and live around the cities, I wanted to let you know about our show next Thursday, February 26th. We will be burning down the house at Trocaderos Nightclub in Minneapolis (107 3rd Ave N). If you've been there before, I don't have to tell you it's one of the best venues in the Twin Cities - classy atmosphere, great drinks, and the sound is always fantastic. We're gonna be recording live for a DVD, and this is definitely gonna be the coolest show we've done yet. So COME ON DOWN! The show is 18+, it starts at 9pm, and the cover is a mere $5.
Hope to see you there!
Peace, Elliot
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed." -Albert Einstein
Hope everything is going well with you in your world.
It's been a pretty exciting time for us in ours.
We've just released a new album, "LOLA DUTRONIC IN BERLIN". Recorded in Berlin and mixed in Toronto, it features special guest MIKE GARSON (of DAVID BOWIE fame) on piano and has recently been playlisted by the legendary RODNEY BINGENHEIMER!. It's available exclusively at iTunes & CDBaby. com.
Also, we've just launched our new YouTube channel.
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