The Beatles, Nirvana, Type O Negative, Alice In Chains, Days of the New, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, The Verve Pipe, Brian Vander Ark, Guster, Veruca Salt, Nina Gordon, Blind Melon, Sublime, Bush, Silverchair, Bach, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Incubus, Barenaked Ladies, Death Cab for Cutie, Radiohead, For Squirrels, Big Wreck, The Shins
Sounds Like
Days of the New, John Mayer, Alice In Chains, Guster, The Shins, Death Cab for Cutie, The Beatles, Brian Vander Ark, Dashboard Confessional, Jethro Tull, The Verve Pipe, Simon and Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, Elliot Smith
I don't feel complete unless I'm making music in some form, be it recording, writing, or performing.
I want my music to be part of the world's life soundtrack.
I believe the only way to achieve a sort of immortality is through music.
I'd appreciate any help in spreading the word about my music, so please tell a friend?
I'm recording and hoping to release a new solo CD this year. It'll be more than just acoustic guitars this time... 12 songs, 6 different drummers, and me doing all the rest. It's gonna rock. A demo for one of the songs that will be on this album is posted on my profile here - "Blue Skies Black". Check it out.
Also check out my band, The Velmas, too. That's my main musical focus right now, but I'm still actively doing the solo acoustic thing, too. Gotta love the acoustic guitar.
Check out The Velmas on Myspace.com!
If you like the acoustic tunes here on myspace, they're all on my 2 CDs - Wrote Myself and Scales. You can get them at CD Baby or Amazon.com, or iTunes.
Mike Grosshandler, a.k.a. Mike G., a.k.a. "Harvey", has been making a name for himself in Albany, NY since 1997. He is currently singer/guitarist for the Albany-based rock band The Velmas.
While The Velmas has been his main musical project the last few years, Mike has also been busy writing, recording and performing acoustic material. Over the last few years, he has produced several acoustic recordings on his own. The original intent was to have some kind of demo for himself of each song he'd written.
Using only a single microphone and his home computer in his free time, Mike began putting together the tracks for these songs. After receiving some positive feedback from those he played them for, he decided to release these recordings as a proper CD. The first of these appear on his debut solo demo/album, "Scales" (2003). Mike released his second CD, "Wrote Myself", in October of 2004.
Mike began his musical endeavors with the Long Island based alternative/grunge rock band State of Nowhere. SON existed long enough to release one CD (alternately known as "SON" or "Demo") before splitting up in 1997, its members going on to various projects. Mike moved to Albany and joined up with the band pour.jayce, with whom he lent his guitar skills until 1999. That year, Mike and other former pour.jayce members Figaro and Bruce reformed as The Velmas. In January 2006, The Velmas signed with New York City based independent label City Canyons Records.
Mike good luck with the new solo album. You are an amazing artist. I've been following you around on here for a few years now. Hard to believe huh?? I can't wait till you come touring my direction!! I just got done listening to Playground......it's awesome!!! Please keep in touch and keep rockin on!!
Hi Mike! Was just listening to your music while puttering around the house and saw you were online so thought I would say "Hello!" since its been so long since we chatted. As always you sound amazing. Miss you!
Hi Mike, Sorry i have not been in touch, i am having a really busy week and it is also Christopher's birthday on Saturday, but i will do my best to write to you over the weekend, it is a holiday one here, so we get Monday of!:). Hope you allergy is a little better and that it is not making you so miserable. You take care now, Have a good Thursday, With Love, Trish, x~~X~~x.
Hey Mike! Just stopping by to say hello! So have you heard Seether's version of "Careless Whisper"? I really like it - they did a much better job with the song than Wham did. I never realized that it was a pretty good song until I heard Seether's version. Hope all is well with you. Yay we made it past the winter!! Have a great weekend! Happy Easter!
The April issue of The Capital Flip is now available online!
* Exclusive interview with the "Thank God for Dead Soldiers" Church spokesperson Shirley Phelps-Roper. * Interview with author Michael Schuessler on his seach for the G-spot * AIG insurance giant, and it's links to the CIA.
Our friends at onrye are still looking for music for their web ‘series’ and other films they make. If you are interested in them using your music send your song(s) in mp3 format to onryecontact@gmail.com This is the trailer for their new short that will be out Friday March 27th and features bands that they found here.
THEY SAY IT TAKES A MINUTE...... .......TO FIND A SPECIAL PERSON, ....... .....AN HOUR TO APPRECIATE THEM, ...... .........A DAY TO LOVE THEM, ........ ..........AN ENTIRE LIFETIME......... ..............TO FORGET THEM............. With Love, Trish, x~~X~~x.
