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Mike Viola

General Info

  • Genre: Indie

    Location Los Angeles, California, Un

    Profile Views: 161993

    Last Login: 9/14/2011

    Member Since 9/27/2005

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3Lm1pa2V2aW9sYS5jb20=

    Record Label Good Morning Monkey Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Mike Viola is best known as singer, songwriter and musical architect of the Candy Butchers, a highly regarded pop-rock band from New York that recorded three critically-acclaimed albums for Sony, including 2003’s fan-favorite Hang On Mike. Performed music and wrote songs for That Thing You Do!, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Get Him To The Greek.
  • Members

    Mike Viola, Victor Indrizzo, Sean Hurley, Kelly Jones, Brian Wolfe, Larry Goldings, Steven Nistor, Dan Bern, Bleu, Ducky Carlisle, Taylor Locke, Mandy Moore, Rachael Yamagata, Pete Donnelly, Mike Gent, Jed Parish, Beans, Todd Foulsham
  • Influences

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALXT1UFARXU
  • Sounds Like

    http://mikeviola.com/music/

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  • Aaron King

    Hey Mike,

    That song Strawberry Blonde on your LURCH  vinyl records is a very catchy tune.  Please tell Mandy that the song All Bent out of Shape which cycles on my Ipod was just me (Aaron) as "Crazy" was 41 years of frustration.

    Best,

    Aaron

    3 years ago
  • Narcoleptic Cliffhanger

    great set last night, the new song are phenomenal. can't wait for the new album to be finished! glad we could make it down and say hey, you should venture north sometime on your next tour, seattle loves you.

    3 years ago
  • Honey Lee

    i absolutley love you

    3 years ago
  • Animal Sounds

    MIKE I WROTE A SONG ABOUT YOU!!

    3 years ago
  • J.Band

    Greatly enjoyed your music!
    Thanks for the add.
    Paolo J.

    3 years ago
  • The Edges (formerly Clo…

    Thanks for the add. We have a new song up "The Beginning"

    x Clockwork

    3 years ago
  • Maria Staump

    "A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be."-

    3 years ago
  • Wayne Cabral

    Hey Mike....caught the show at the Lizard on your B'day...what a great time...you and Kelly are magical...I just listened to the Time machine podcast from 08...and something struck me...you mentioned that it was cool to hear someone else do your tunes ( Dewey Cox) and it must be awful to be Paul McCartney because he could never listen to Maybe I'm Amazed an go WOW....I've listened your new stuff and his new stuff and was thinking Mr McCartney could use some Mike Viola lessons...just one guys opinion...rock on----I know you will--
    WJC

    3 years ago
  • Sparky ShockPop

    Now H1-N1 Free!


    Join Us In The Chat Room During The Show!

    3 years ago
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Bio:

ABOUT MIKE:

Mike Viola is best known as singer, songwriter and musical architect of the Candy Butchers, a highly regarded pop-rock band from New York that recorded three critically-acclaimed albums for Sony, including 2003’s fan-favorite Hang On Mike.

The success of the Candy Butchers led to multiple appearances on Late Night With Conan O’Brien and Last Call With Carson Daly. It also found the group touring alongside the likes of They Might Be Giants, Robyn Hitchcock, Sparklehorse, and Ivy.

Viola simultaneously began a career in film-work a decade ago as the co-producer and lead singer of the Oscar®-nominated title track from “That Thing You Do!”

Walk Hard, the recent Jake Kasdan/Judd Apatow film starring John C. Reilly, featured nearly a dozen songs written by Viola. A spoof on the Hollywood music biopic, Walk Hard proved to be the perfect playground for Viola’s subversive, witty lyrics and catchy-pop expertise.

Viola joined the indie ranks in 2005 when he released an album of new songs on his own label, Good Morning Monkey Records. Recorded live at Largo in L.A., Just Before Dark showcases Mike's sharp abilities as a live performer. Once available on his website, mikeviola.com, the vinyl-only album sold out in three months.

His latest album, Lurch, is alive with the classic-pop euphoria and vivid storybook imagery that Viola’s fans have come to treasure. Lurch has captured audiences internationally, thanks to tracks like album-opener “Maybe, Maybe Not” and first single “So Much Better.”

Viola’s songwriting and production can also be heard on Amanda Leigh, the forthcoming release by Mandy Moore, for whom he is the musical director.


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