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Genre: Acoustic / Folk Rock / Powerpop
Location MEMPHIS, Tennessee, US
Profile Views: 73771
Last Login: 9/24/2012
Member Since 3/6/2006
Website www.mikedeesmusic.com
Record Label Door 23 Records
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. .. .. Mike Dees is a Singer/Songwriter from Memphis, TN. A prolific purveyor of Southern-fried power pop and veteran of many bands, he recently struck out on his own and hasn't looked back since. Whether playing solo acoustic or with a full-on rock band, he always delivers heartfelt (if slightly acidic) lyrics and ragged jangle rock. .. .. Imagine 1970's AM rock (Neil Young, America) mixed with British Invasion and Power Pop (Big Star,Teenage Fanclub, Gin Blossoms) filtered through a ragged dose of distorted bliss (Soul Asylum, Husker Du, Guided By Voices). Like a candy-coated razorblade, these pop gems slide down smooth before the internal bleeding of emotion sets in. With these sugary bitter-pop nuggets, you can't eat just one. Crunch all you want, we'll make more... .. Mike has released an EP in 2007, Buried, and a full-length album in 2008, Unearthed, both from Door 23 Records. He also has songs on all three CD releases from Burning Sky Records (including Beautiful Escape:The Songs of the Posies Revisited, which made music critic and International Pop Overthrow founder David Bash's Best of 2008 list.) In 2008, he was voted in by readers of the Memphis Flyer to play the Memphis Popfest and appeared on a limited-edition single from Goner Records commemorating the event... .. For more music, go to ..Door 23 Records... ..Also check out the new Americana project ..The Stargazers Union.. .... .. ..DISCOGRAPHY (Click to buy album).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..............Mike Dees - Buried EP 2007...... .. .. ....The debut 5 song EP containing:......1. ........Uptight..........2. ........Girl Next Door..........3. ........Maybe I..........4. ........Drive Away..........5. ........20, 000 Dog Years Away........ .. .. ........Limited Stock Available........ .. .. .. .. ..............Mike Dees - Unearthed 2008...... .. .. ......The first full-length CD. The album features 12 new recordings of crunchy Power Pop and was recorded at Memphis Independent Studios by Chris Swenson. Additional musicians appearing on the tracks are Memphis pop guru Tommy Hoehn (Vocals, Keyboard), Jobu Babin (Vocals), and Rich Wagor (Cello). ............ .. .. .. .. ..............Sensory Lullabies: The Ultimate Tribute To Jellyfish 2007...... .. .. ........35-track, 2-CD Album covering Jellyfish Albums "Bellybutton" and "Spilt Milk" in their entirety and in their original track sequence - plus 13 Bonus Tracks!.... .. .. ........FEATURED TRACKS:........ ........Let This Dream Never End ......, Deliver ........(Only available on the bonus CD).... .. .. .. .. ..............Beautiful Escape – The Songs Of The Posies Revisited 2008...... .. .. ........45-track (not counting any hidden tracks), 3-CD album of reinterpretations of songs by The Posies, including individual contributions from Posies members Jon Auer ("Daily Mutilation"), Ken Stringfellow ("Everybody Is A F*cking Liar"), Brian Young ("Coming Right Along" - with supergroup Megafauna) and Joe Skyward ("Start A Life"), as well as excellent bands from 13 countries from all over the world... .... .. ..............FEATURED TRACK..........:.. .... .. ..........Flood Of Sunshine ................ .. .. .. .. ..............Wednesday Nights In Memphis 2007...... .. .. ......In the Spring of 2007 Vexar Entertainment compiled the majority of artists that performed acoustically for the children, families, & staff of St.Jude's Target House on Wednesday nights in 2005 and throughout 2006 onto a benefit CD entitled ......Wednesday Nights In Memphis....... All proceeds go to St.Jude's Target House... .. .. ........FEATURED TRACK:........ ..........Fields Of Light.......... .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. ..!!! Start Code To Apply Top Banner !!!!.. ...... ...... .. Custom top banner code by Eileen.. .. .. .. .. ...... ...... ..!!! End Code To Apply Top Banner !!!..
Members
..Mike Dees:..Vocals, Guitar.. ..Tom Arndt:..Bass, Vocals.. ..Dik Ledoux:..Drums, Vocals..
Influences
The Beatles, Big Star, Matthew Sweet, Posies, Neil Young, REM, Son Volt, Teenage Fanclub, Jellyfish, Soul Asylum, Smithereens, Elvis Costello, Guided By Voices, Husker Du, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Jim Croce, Indigo Girls, The Eagles, Cosmic American music .. .."Uptight" always sneaks up on me when I hear it, 'cause I always think it's some all-time classic tune and I'm sitting enjoying it and then I suddenly realise, "It's Mike Dees, I've only ever heard it on MySpace, but it's gorgeous!".. ....DC Cardwell.. .. .. .."Snap, Crackle,POP loves YA! We DO love you and your song "Maybe I". Killer power pop, a definite classic.".. ....Craig Leve-Snap, Crackle, Pop Radio.. .. .. .."Mike joined the Jellyfish Tribute Album Team relatively late in the process, chose two of the only remaining tracks that weren't yet spoken for, and promptly nailed them both!! The guy's a genius!... I want to make "The genius of Mike Dees" a household phrase. You 100% rock, and the world needs to know it.".. ....Alan Heaton- Burning Sky Records..
Sounds Like
Candy coated barbed wire.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ...... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ......follow mikedees23 at http://twitter.com.... .. .............. ...... .. .. .. .. .. ........................ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ....................

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Bio:

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Mike Dees is a Singer/Songwriter from Memphis, TN. A prolific purveyor of Southern-fried power pop and veteran of many bands, he recently struck out on his own and hasn't looked back since. Whether playing solo acoustic or with a full-on rock band, he always delivers heartfelt (if slightly acidic) lyrics and ragged jangle rock.

Imagine 1970's AM rock (Neil Young, America) mixed with British Invasion and Power Pop (Big Star,Teenage Fanclub, Gin Blossoms) filtered through a ragged dose of distorted bliss (Soul Asylum, Husker Du, Guided By Voices). Like a candy-coated razorblade, these pop gems slide down smooth before the internal bleeding of emotion sets in. With these sugary bitter-pop nuggets, you can't eat just one. Crunch all you want, we'll make more.

Mike has released an EP in 2007, Buried, and a full-length album in 2008, Unearthed, both from Door 23 Records. He also has songs on all three CD releases from Burning Sky Records (including Beautiful Escape:The Songs of the Posies Revisited, which made music critic and International Pop Overthrow founder David Bash's Best of 2008 list.) In 2008, he was voted in by readers of the Memphis Flyer to play the Memphis Popfest and appeared on a limited-edition single from Goner Records commemorating the event.

For more music, go to Door 23 Records.
Also check out the new Americana project The Stargazers Union

DISCOGRAPHY (Click to buy album)
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Mike Dees - Buried EP 2007	The debut 5 song EP containing: 1. Uptight 2. Girl Next Door 3. Maybe I 4. Drive Away 5. 20, 000 Dog Years Away ..Limited Stock Available..
Mike Dees - Unearthed 2008	The first full-length CD. The album features 12 new recordings of crunchy Power Pop and was recorded at Memphis Independent Studios by Chris Swenson. Additional musicians appearing on the tracks are Memphis pop guru Tommy Hoehn (Vocals, Keyboard), Jobu Babin (Vocals), and Rich Wagor (Cello).
Sensory Lullabies: The Ultimate Tribute To Jellyfish 2007	35-track, 2-CD Album covering Jellyfish Albums "Bellybutton" and "Spilt Milk" in their entirety and in their original track sequence - plus 13 Bonus Tracks! ..FEATURED TRACKS:.. Let This Dream Never End , Deliver (Only available on the bonus CD)
Beautiful Escape – The Songs Of The Posies Revisited 2008	45-track (not counting any hidden tracks), 3-CD album of reinterpretations of songs by The Posies, including individual contributions from Posies members Jon Auer ("Daily Mutilation"), Ken Stringfellow ("Everybody Is A Fcking Liar"), Brian Young ("Coming Right Along" - with supergroup Megafauna) and Joe Skyward ("Start A Life"), as well as excellent bands from 13 countries from all over the world. ..FEATURED TRACK..: Flood Of Sunshine*
Wednesday Nights In Memphis 2007	In the Spring of 2007 Vexar Entertainment compiled the majority of artists that performed acoustically for the children, families, & staff of St.Jude's Target House on Wednesday nights in 2005 and throughout 2006 onto a benefit CD entitled Wednesday Nights In Memphis. All proceeds go to St.Jude's Target House. ..FEATURED TRACK:.. Fields Of Light

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Members:

Mike Dees:Vocals, Guitar
Tom Arndt:Bass, Vocals
Dik Ledoux:Drums, Vocals

Influences:

The Beatles, Big Star, Matthew Sweet, Posies, Neil Young, REM, Son Volt, Teenage Fanclub, Jellyfish, Soul Asylum, Smithereens, Elvis Costello, Guided By Voices, Husker Du, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Jim Croce, Indigo Girls, The Eagles, Cosmic American music

"Uptight" always sneaks up on me when I hear it, 'cause I always think it's some all-time classic tune and I'm sitting enjoying it and then I suddenly realise, "It's Mike Dees, I've only ever heard it on MySpace, but it's gorgeous!"
DC Cardwell

"Snap, Crackle,POP loves YA! We DO love you and your song "Maybe I". Killer power pop, a definite classic."
Craig Leve-Snap, Crackle, Pop Radio

"Mike joined the Jellyfish Tribute Album Team relatively late in the process, chose two of the only remaining tracks that weren't yet spoken for, and promptly nailed them both!! The guy's a genius!... I want to make "The genius of Mike Dees" a household phrase. You 100% rock, and the world needs to know it."
Alan Heaton- Burning Sky Records