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Mood Area 52
Indie / Latin / Electronica

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EUGENE, Oregon
United States

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Member Since12/23/2005
Band Websitemoodarea52.com
Band MembersThe Band performs acoustically as a duo with Michael Roderick and cellist Amy Danziger, and expands into a quintet, combining the talents of accordionist and vocalist Michael Roderick, cellist Amy Danziger, guitarist Billy Barnett, bassists Dorian Crow and Jeremiah Harris, and drummer James West. Mood Area 52 also features various Oregon musicians including Erin Williams on saw, Dustin Lanker, Mckenzie Stubbert, Dan Schmidt, Sylvain Duplant, Dylan DeRobertis, Anthony Dyer, Derek Trost, Kee Zublin Adam Wendt, David Roderick, Cosmos Corbin, Marietta Bonaventure, Kelly Leguizamon, and Richard Johnson, adding horns, strings, drums, and additional vocals.
InfluencesSurrealist art, Buster Keaton, malfunctioning appliances, accidental art, unexpected setbacks, sad books, happy food, 19th century narratives of maritime cannibalism, antiquarian garbage, 15-ton sentences, ornate, impractical machines, awkward humor, Danny Elfman.
Sounds LikeChamber Americana
Record LabelRocketboy Arts
Type of LabelIndie


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Nov 11 2010 8:00P
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   About Mood Area 52
Michael Roderick founded Mood Area 52 in 1998 as a Piazzola inspired neo-tango ensemble. Since then the group has incorporated Golden Age Tango material, lounge, electronica, Eastern European influences, polyglot vocal material, Waitsian cabaret tunes, chanson, and original compositions about love, loss, genetic mutations, daring women in petticoats, and the ill-hatched crimes of ambitious charlatans into their self-styled Chamber Americana repertoire. The Band performs acoustically as a duo with Michael Roderick and cellist Amy Danziger, and expands into a quintet, combining the talents of accordionist and vocalist Michael Roderick, cellist Amy Danziger, guitarist Billy Barnett, bassists Dorian Crow and Jeremiah Harris, and drummer James West. Mood Area 52 also features various Oregon musicians including Erin Williams on saw, Dustin Lanker, Mckenzie Stubbert, Dan Schmidt, Sylvain Duplant, Dylan DeRobertis, Anthony Dyer, Derek Trost, Kee Zublin Adam Wendt, David Roderick, Cosmos Corbin, Marietta Bonaventure, Kelly Leguizamon, and Richard Johnson, adding horns, strings, drums, and additional vocals. Mood Area 52 has performed with Naim Amor, Chuck Palhnuik, The Damo Suzuki Network, Rasputina, The Tin Hat Trio, Slowpoke, Amy Denio, Devotchka, David Lindley, and many other national acts. They perform in venues ranging from clubs to festival stages to old folks homes, accompanying burlesque troops and providing original soundtracks to golden age films. Mood Area 52 has written and performed original soundtracks to F.W. Murnau's "Nosferatu", Marks' distopian sci-fi classic "La Jette", Sunset Boulevard, numerous Buster Keaton shorts, and several independent films. Mood Area 52's composition "Furniture Migration" will be used in an upcoming animated short by acclaimed Spanish animated film director Ricard Gras, and Music from their most recent album "Guevara's Ghost" will be used in an upcoming documentary on the life of Che Guevara called "Imagen del Hombre Nuevo." "Occluded Pets" was recently purchased for use in an Argentine television program thanks to Rumblefish, who has helped market many of Mood Area 52's songs. For commercial licensing, please contact Whitney Jones at Rumblefish whitney@rumblefish.com Send booking questions and any other questions to Michael Roderick through this website. Mood Area 52 is available to play milongas and has connections with the Eugene, Portland, and San Francisco tango community. Their music and interviews have been featured on Argentine public Radio and on the Buenos Aires station Dos por Quatro. Roderick and Cosmos’ collaboration, "Guevara’s Ghost", a fusion of tango, lounge, and glitchy trip-hop beats, is now available through Rocketboy Arts along with their previous releases "Mood Area 52" and "Nine Fancy Tangos."

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Fancy Bandits

Fancy Bandits



Nov 16 2009 3:39 AM

I loved the Halloween show.  Thanks for making it a perfect holiday for me.
-Emily (drums.vox)
James Coates

James Coates



Nov 13 2009 7:52 AM

Hey. Thanks for the add. If you like my stuff, I'll be playing at Mississippi Pizza on December 8th at 7pm and I'd love to see you there. Either way, THANK YOU for your support and have a great weekend.
 
Peace and love from your new friend,
James
True Margrit

True Margrit



Nov 5 2009 4:28 PM




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Contact us at info@truemargrit.com!



The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J

Next shows:
November 5, Molly Malone's in West Hollywood, CA
November 12, Fox and Goose in Sacramento, CA
November 15, Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco, CA!

Our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
Stone Jumpers

Stone Jumpers



Oct 22 2009 6:51 PM

Stone Jumpers,Art By Amanda Gerth,Sam Bonds
Maca Rey

Maca Rey



Oct 15 2009 10:14 PM

Bobo Shanti,Boris Canani,Maca Rey

Let's play a show together sometime in the future
True Margrit

True Margrit



Oct 5 2009 1:48 AM


Thanks for the add!


The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, as we get ready for our monthlong tour of the Great Northwest! Check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J


Look for us in Washington, Oregon and California between October 15 and November 15, when our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ

The Whiskey Spots

The Whiskey Spots



Oct 3 2009 7:24 PM

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Alexandra Prusa

Alexandra Prusa



Sep 24 2009 12:23 PM

ALEXANDRA PRUSA - THANKS FOR THE ADD!


marianne dissard

marianne dissard



Sep 17 2009 3:57 PM

see you soon!!!! looking forward!



Celeste

Celeste



Aug 14 2009 3:18 AM

I just accidentally turned on the tv at exactly the moment your Oregon Art Beat spot began!  Congrats!  It was pretty good, although it was salt on the wound I feel not having seen or heard you all live for a very, very long time.  I'm proud to announce I'm done with cancer treatment now, after exactly one whole year, and I oughtta be gettin' out more so I'll see you around!
Celeste
Charlotte Treuse

Charlotte Treuse



Aug 12 2009 7:03 PM

Come out and see me in my FIRST Eugene performance!

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The Whiskey Spots

The Whiskey Spots



Jun 15 2009 7:04 PM

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David Landazuri

David Landazuri



Jun 8 2009 7:37 PM

It was good to hear you live again.
dulcis

dulcis



May 23 2009 5:12 AM

Music has charms to soothe this savage breast ~
thanks for the add
Rita

Rita



May 15 2009 5:01 PM

Thanks for the Add, love you guys!
Fancy Bandits

Fancy Bandits



May 4 2009 8:12 PM

Thanks for Friday! We had fun!
Nyghtowll

Nyghtowll



May 3 2009 9:39 PM

Thank you for the friendship!
Oak Street Speakeasy

Oak Street Speakeasy



Apr 29 2009 12:29 AM

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Chris

Chris Strub



Apr 22 2009 4:02 AM

you guys were by far the best band out of vermillion lies and squirrel nut zippers at the wow hall
Ragamuffin

Ragamuffin



Feb 7 2009 6:43 AM

I scored a Mood Area 52 t-shirt for $3 today.
It pretty much made my day.
Thanks for existing!

:)
Moon Raven Design

Moon Raven Design



Feb 5 2009 6:35 AM

I have your print.
H Is for Hellgate

H Is for Hellgate



Jan 13 2009 9:42 PM

FANTASTIC! Just absolutely killer.
I'm glad we got to play with y'alls!
Fancy Bandits

Fancy Bandits



Jan 12 2009 12:58 AM

Thanks Mood Area 52! We love you!
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Jan 10 2009 1:13 PM

Hi Mood Area 52!
How are you?
Happy new year.
See you soon in France (why not?).
Bastien (THOT-photography. com)
Fancy Bandits

Fancy Bandits



Jan 10 2009 8:29 AM

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