Nathan Meckel - Vocals and Guitar -
Mark Niemiec - Drums, Backing Vocals.
Influences
Rock-N-Roll, Muddy Waters, Vintage guitars, Vodka, City Skylines, Blue Jeans, Muscle Cars, Red Wine, Sunshine, Ocean Air, Airports, Road Trips, Wheatfields, Highways, Late Nights, love, a girl named Sofia, Danny and the Miracles, Cohen, Hot dutch Girls, The Rolling Stones.
My bio is my slogan. Quality Controlled Rock-N-Roll. What more do you need to know? But if you really must know........I play guitar with a healthy dose of angst and write songs from the heart. I was born with a pre-disposed condition for rebellion and am usually half cocked on a harmless amount of piss and vinegar most of the time. And so far I’ve found nothing more suited for me than swaggering my smart ass onto a stage to amplify the sarcasm and the grit that only rock-n-roll has. I did not invent it or claim to be the best (though I could in fact be its savior), I’m just trying to garner a moment where I can stand on her shoulders and take a look at the view.
For those of you who would like me to cut the bullshit and say something a little more concrete about what it is I do ( I know my in laws have no idea), I work as a songwriter, producer, artist and musician. As a writer and producer, I have been heard on Television networks ABC, MTV and Oxygen and a few movies too. I've produced a diverse mix of artist from Southern California to Sweden and a bunch of points in between. I've been lucky enough to write some songs that have been recorded and released by other artists in rock, pop, country, R and B, blues, comedy and education. I have my own studio called "The Lab", where in general, I make stuff up.
As a solo artist, I've recorded 2 records. My first, "The Mercury Lounge", took me around the U.S., Canada and 2 trips to Europe in support of the album. My second record, and in my opinion my best, is called "Songs For The Underdog." Also as an artist, I'm a co-founder of the band, Upside of Envy (myspace.com/upsideofenvy). Our current CD is titled, "FULL BLOOM" and you can find it on I-tunes, napster, rhapsody etc along with my first solo CD.
As a musician, I've played electric and acoustic guitars, Bass guitar, percussion, Rhodes piano and sang on a truck load of records....well maybe it's not a truck load yet, but a small SUV load for sure. As a musician on the stage, I've played with a lot of acts. Most recently I've been playing with a great band, Dan Nichols and 18. They've flown me across the U.S. playing shows and in the summer of 2008 we played Masada, in Israel, at the base of the Dead Sea. Unreal. I'll be doing more dates with Dan and company in 2009 and will also be doing some dates with an artist named, Sara Haze. I wrote and produced half of Sara's first CD, "The Ladder". We've been working together for about 4 years now and I'm stoked to be going out on the road with her.
So, I hope this gives you a clue into what I do. Sorry for those of you that were looking for more name dropping, I'm not so good at the kiss and tell. But if you're bad at kissing, I will let you know.
Nathan
September 1:st our 1:st single, Dare To Lick (Hunter's Red Sleeve), from our upcoming album SILENT REVOLUTION,was released and is available on iTunes but also on our MySpace of course!
The album will be released October 1:st and later that month we go on tour in Germany with The Movements.
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Hi Nathan, yeah.. those were the days! lol That show was fun.. you rocked! Thanks for that.. ;-) Would love to do a gig with you again sometime. Let's talk about it! I'll give you a call soon. Hope all is well!
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