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Genre: Acoustic / Indie / Pop
Location PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, US
Profile Views: 16646
Last Login: 4/15/2010
Member Since 4/29/2006
Website http://petermarinari.com
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......Arcati..Crisis....Peter's Band........ .. .. .. ..Thank you for listening!.... If you'd like to listen to more of me, ..download my ..Brown Bag Demos, Vol. 1.. for free....... I don't log in regularly to MySpace; If you'd like to discuss booking us, splitting a gig, or anything else time-sensitive, please ..contact me via my website....... To interact with me more regularly, ..become my fan on Facebook. .... .. ...... ...... ...... ...... .. .... Asking Philadelphia singer-songwriter Peter Marinari to divulge his influences plays out like a pop music version of the sort of license-plate game you might play on a long drive, which is to say he seems intent to name an artist from every time period and genre. The Alaskas and Hawaiis of pop music will not elude him..... "Madonna. Ani DiFranco. David Bowie. Anything Motown, really, especially Marvin Gaye with Tammy Tyrrell. Joni Mitchell. Slightly obscure 50s songs, like "Come Go With Me" by the Del Vikings. Radiohead. Folk artists like Erin McKeown who update Tin Pan Alley classics. ..Off the Wall... Oh my god, Heart. And the Pretenders.".... A central theme quickly emerges - Peter loves pop hooks and the predominately female vocalists who deliver them. .... You might wonder how he reconciles major influences like Madonna when he's just one man with an acoustic guitar, but you need only to hear a few of his original songs to understand. Peter treats each tune as a possible hit single, pushing at every angle of his melodies to find the most insistent, irresistible iteration of a song before moving on to the next..... Peter got his start in 1998, playing songs in the halls of his high school between every class. High schools halls transformed into city streets and open mic nights at Drexel University, where he recorded his first studio disc - ..Relief.. - and honed his songwriting chops..... "As I began to play open mics and meet other local artists I started seeing the danger of having a certain formula to my sound. So, I forced myself to stay limber..... "If I wrote a funky little folk song, the next song had to be chunky power chords. A ballad had to be followed by an unadulterated pop song. For a few years it was a little maddening, because my live sets had a very uneven, stitched-together quality to them. But, now that I'm on the other side with a few hundred songs to show for my efforts I have a certain coherency to me.".... Peter's innovation wasn't limited to his songwriting. In 2000 he launched ..Crushing Krisis.., now the longest running blog in Philadelphia..... "I have more opinions than I have songs," he chuckles," so having my own blog seemed like the most obvious thing to do, at the time." .... Another seemingly obvious move was the creation of "Trio," a weekly streaming concert of original and cover songs. Started years before podcasts became an internet buzz-word, Trio is now in it's sixth season. It's archive offers hundreds of hours of audio spanning almost eight years, sketching Peter's evolution song by song..... After a string of solo sets and a stint in a professional acappella group, In 2007 Peter put his solo music on hold to play as ..Arcati Crisis.. with his best friend, Gina Martinelli. As a duo they blazed across the Philly music scene, bringing their kitschy, harmony-tinged boy/girl acoustic pop to venues like Doc Watsons, Tin Angel, and the Tritone, as well as revues at the Shubin Theatre and a featured set at ..Lyndzapalooza..'s Evolve festival. .... In the present day Peter is back to his musical license plates, rebuilding an eclectic solo repertoire to contrast with the tunes he plays regularly as Arcati Crisis..... "It takes time to build an Arcati Crisis song, so as a solo artist now I'm much more willing to put a fresh song out there for the first time to see how it fills a room. But, I'm also reaching back for older songs - things that seemed to be formulaic at the time play very differently against my newer stuff.".... Does Peter have a favorite musical state amongst all of his styles and influences?.... "Not really. My most enduring influences are artists like David Bowie who can effortlessly cross genres. If I had a favorite sort of song to write or play I'd immediately be crossing those Bowie-aspirations off of my list. .... "Ultimately my favorite state is usually the one I've visited the least often." -
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- David Simons2 years ago
hey Peter,
Thanks for coming out on Tuesday at COQUETTE. If you are interested in some bands that I think would perform well, as well as draw some people for your event at North Star, let me know.The whole internet promotion is really interesting. You know it much better than me. I feel like I barely have my toe in the water of an ocean. We'll talk soon.Dave Simons - David Simons2 years ago
THANK YOU!
hey Peter -- you did a great job filling in last minute as Guest Host at our OPEN MIC last night at BLUE BANANAS CAFE, i really appreciate it. Your music was good, and everyone enjoyed your intros & post performance comments.and good luck with your event!Dave Simons - Billy Woodward & The Se…2 years ago
awesome man! i'm really looking forward to the show, its gonna be a good time :)
- Steven Allen2 years ago
I know that I have been MIA, summer break. Is the open mic on Wednesday still going strong? I plan to be there at my usual time. See you soon!
- As Opposed To Dead2 years ago
Peter man, thanks so much for being friends with us again here on the myspaceship. We hope to cross paths with you again sometime soon, here's to hoping that everything is well.
PEACE and other good stuff
-adam - :::K.M.D:::2 years ago
Thank you for the Stellar Performance tonight...
Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give.
One can never pay in gratitude: one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life.
Have an incredible week ahead ..........
Hugs and Much Love
~.:*"'"*.:::K.M.D:::.*"'"*:.~
- Beekeepers2 years ago
that would be cool, Peter. fun time playing with you guys. thanks! hope to see you soon!
- yearlongday2 years ago
peter & friends,
our new album, "best excuses", has been uploaded on www.yearlongday.com. thank you for patiently waiting to hear it, and stay tuned for the official cd release!
love on ya!
... jonathan t marlowe - Andra Taylor2 years ago
Whoa! Holy crap dude! I had no idea that we weren't myspace friends. That's freakin nuts. Well, I'm glad you discovered that. Thanks for adding me. Rock on! -Andra
- The Michael Stoutenger …2 years ago
Thank you it really means alot and for adding me on myspace. Keep in touch.
Bio:
ArcatiCrisisPeter's Band .. ..Thank you for listening!
If you'd like to listen to more of me, download my Brown Bag Demos, Vol. 1 for free.
I don't log in regularly to MySpace; If you'd like to discuss booking us, splitting a gig, or anything else time-sensitive, please contact me via my website.
To interact with me more regularly, become my fan on Facebook.
Asking Philadelphia singer-songwriter Peter Marinari to divulge his influences plays out like a pop music version of the sort of license-plate game you might play on a long drive, which is to say he seems intent to name an artist from every time period and genre. The Alaskas and Hawaiis of pop music will not elude him.
"Madonna. Ani DiFranco. David Bowie. Anything Motown, really, especially Marvin Gaye with Tammy Tyrrell. Joni Mitchell. Slightly obscure 50s songs, like "Come Go With Me" by the Del Vikings. Radiohead. Folk artists like Erin McKeown who update Tin Pan Alley classics. Off the Wall. Oh my god, Heart. And the Pretenders."
A central theme quickly emerges - Peter loves pop hooks and the predominately female vocalists who deliver them.
You might wonder how he reconciles major influences like Madonna when he's just one man with an acoustic guitar, but you need only to hear a few of his original songs to understand. Peter treats each tune as a possible hit single, pushing at every angle of his melodies to find the most insistent, irresistible iteration of a song before moving on to the next.
Peter got his start in 1998, playing songs in the halls of his high school between every class. High schools halls transformed into city streets and open mic nights at Drexel University, where he recorded his first studio disc - Relief - and honed his songwriting chops.
"As I began to play open mics and meet other local artists I started seeing the danger of having a certain formula to my sound. So, I forced myself to stay limber.
"If I wrote a funky little folk song, the next song had to be chunky power chords. A ballad had to be followed by an unadulterated pop song. For a few years it was a little maddening, because my live sets had a very uneven, stitched-together quality to them. But, now that I'm on the other side with a few hundred songs to show for my efforts I have a certain coherency to me."
Peter's innovation wasn't limited to his songwriting. In 2000 he launched Crushing Krisis, now the longest running blog in Philadelphia.
"I have more opinions than I have songs," he chuckles," so having my own blog seemed like the most obvious thing to do, at the time."
Another seemingly obvious move was the creation of "Trio," a weekly streaming concert of original and cover songs. Started years before podcasts became an internet buzz-word, Trio is now in it's sixth season. It's archive offers hundreds of hours of audio spanning almost eight years, sketching Peter's evolution song by song.
After a string of solo sets and a stint in a professional acappella group, In 2007 Peter put his solo music on hold to play as Arcati Crisis with his best friend, Gina Martinelli. As a duo they blazed across the Philly music scene, bringing their kitschy, harmony-tinged boy/girl acoustic pop to venues like Doc Watsons, Tin Angel, and the Tritone, as well as revues at the Shubin Theatre and a featured set at Lyndzapalooza's Evolve festival.
In the present day Peter is back to his musical license plates, rebuilding an eclectic solo repertoire to contrast with the tunes he plays regularly as Arcati Crisis.
"It takes time to build an Arcati Crisis song, so as a solo artist now I'm much more willing to put a fresh song out there for the first time to see how it fills a room. But, I'm also reaching back for older songs - things that seemed to be formulaic at the time play very differently against my newer stuff."
Does Peter have a favorite musical state amongst all of his styles and influences?
"Not really. My most enduring influences are artists like David Bowie who can effortlessly cross genres. If I had a favorite sort of song to write or play I'd immediately be crossing those Bowie-aspirations off of my list.
"Ultimately my favorite state is usually the one I've visited the least often."
