Michael Rault - Guitars, Vocals, Other Stuff;
Robbie Szabo - Drums on "Theme Olympique";
Rene G.W Lemieux - Bass on "Theme Olympique;
Jon Lent - Bass on "Sure Is Fun" and "The Things You Said";
Shea Connor - Drums and Backing Vocals on "Prisoner of Your Love", "Sure Is Fun" and "The Things You Said";
Trevor Mann - Guitar and Backing Vocals on "Prisoner of Your Love", shaker and backing vocals on "I'm Crying";
Murray Wood - Bass and Backing Vocals on "Prisoner of Your Love" and "Playing Tricks on Myself";
Byron Kerkhoff - Drums on "Playing Tricks On Myself"
Influences
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Sounds Like
“Rault and his cohorts produce a great basic garage sound which all garage heads worthy of their salt should check out. They are clearly worthy of a label signing and deserve to have their songs more widely heard.”
- Paul Martin, Shindig Magazine, UK....................................................................................................................
“Performs with the raw intensity simply lacking across the board in straight-up rock these days” -Zoltan Varadi, Edmonton Journal, CAN...................................................................................................................
“Michael and his band are re-injecting venom into the kind of rock ‘n’ roll music that was a threat in his grandparents’ day”
– Robin Schroffel, Edmonton Sun, CAN................................................................................................................
“The Cramps meets Screamin’ Jay Hawkins”
– Razorcake Magazine, USA...................................................................................................................
“The local teen is an old school rock ‘n’ roll dynamo”
– Sandra Sperounes, Edmonton Journal, CAN..................................................................................................................
"Sounds like: particularly louche early rock blaring out of transistor radios riding skateboards"
- Mary Christa O'Keefe, Vue Weekly,
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Michael Rault got his start in music playing in local punk bands, such as The Nightshades (with members of Let’s Dance and the Dance Floor Disasters) and the Morellos (with now notable solo performer Eamon McGrath). When those groups disbanded, he ventured out on his own with his first self titled “Michael Rault and the Mixed Signals” CDR EP in June of 2005, which he co-produced with his locally famous Dad, Lionel Rault. The album became a minor local hit, and the band (now with all new backing line up) began playing sold out hall and club shows all over their home city of Edmonton, AB to a dedicated mostly underage following. The band caught a break in being featured at the third and final Ruckus Compilation release, and their locally popular song “Numb” was included on the accompanying disc.
Rault kept up the group’s momentum by releasing their second CDR EP in February of 2006. The disc, which was entitled “Edmonton’s Newest Hit Makers”, garnered rave reviews both locally and abroad. Edmonton’s Vue Weekly and Calgary’s Beatroute Magazine listed the EP as one of the top releases of the year and Paul Martin of the UK’s Shindig Magazine proclaimed, “Rault and his cohorts produce a great basic garage sound, which all garage heads worthy of their salt should check out. They are clearly worthy of a label signing and deserve to have their songs more widely heard". Running on the steam heat generated by his current release, Michael was a featured artist on Luka Symons’ “Nightcap” on CKUA Radio in May of 2006, and that same year he was invited to play at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival, as well as the Syncrude Next Generation Arts Festival (also known as Next Fest).
For their next effort, the Mixed Signals teamed up with Juno Award nominated producer Nik Kozub (Shout Out Out Out Out, Veal, The Cleats) and created a three song CDR single entitled “Sure Are Fun” which was released in December of 2006. Again, the release received much positive attention from the Alberta music scene, as it rose to number six on the CJSR FM charts and also enjoyed radio exposure from CKUA. Michael and his band were included in Beatroute Magazine’s best albums of 2007, and CJSR announced that “Sure Are Fun” was one of the most played album of that year, and again the Mixed Signals graced the stage at Syncrude’s Next Fest.
In the new year, Rault has begun performing as a solo, armed only with his guitar, amp, and a tambourine which he tapes to his foot. This format successfully translates his distinctive brand of roots rock and roll into a more minimalist presentation, with great effect. Since the transition, Rault was included in CKUA Radio’s “U-22”, a special which focused on young Alberta songwriting talent, and he continues to appear as part of the U-22 concert series. He was featured at 2008’s Alberta Sessions at Calgary’s Engineered Air Theatre in the Epcor Centre. The Mixed Signals, were chosen by Edmonton’s Sonic 102.9 FM to be their Band of the Month for March, and Rault is scheduled to play the Edmonton Folk Music Festival for the second time this summer. He is currently working on a new solo EP, which will be released this September. Contact Michael Rault at michael.dw.rault@gmail.com or message the Mixed Signals through Myspace.
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Hey no prob, thanks for being our friend :) We're coming to Edmonton! We're playing at the Mead Hall July,4th! Check our page for the details! Hope we see you there!!!
Hello! Yes, Al did play with red shag... he's so awesome... and yes, I'll definitely be seeing you on the 29th- I'll be the one making sure you have pizza and aren't feeding back... cheers!
thanks, we enjoyed the change up. as for joe, we hadn't planned to formally record anything but we're liking what's coming out of it. we might have to.
i heard you are backing mikey maybe for this fantasy battle of the rap bands. true?
you too man. i love that you STARTED with sure is fun, and then played five encores. haha. that is the way to the top, i do believe. and rene's regae voice is amazing! but his perfectly innocent smile in the mean while makes it FOREVER.
Hey Michael I really dig the vibe-nothing but up for you bro. looking forward to heading up to edm. and playing together... we'll resurrecte the dead...Muddy, Little Walter, Anne Murray.......
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