Positive Mental Trip is
Luke Weiler-lead/rythm Guitar and Vocals,loops,djembe and other percussion,and sax,trumpet,bass,drums,organ,sitar,violin,oboe,steel drum,marimba, and all othern kind of crazy sounds created through synth guitar and orchestrated together through loops. At this point in time luke is flying solo a straight up one man army of love.
former band members which may drop by and play unexpectedly @ some pmt performances are , Alethea Brown, Jean Marie Scopa,Anthony Michaels, Kevin Ozmon, Rob Distlecamp.
Influences
Jesus Christ
Mozart
George Benson
Brothers Past
Brak from The brak show(what a buddy)
Ray Charles
The Disco Biscuits
Primus/Les Claypool(Frizzle Fry being a personal fav,in my mind 1 of the most original bands of this age,way to go Claypool :)) too many puppies
Dispatch
state radio
Will Ferrel(in general)
Jack Johnson(great chill songwriter)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Disco Stu!!!! (the simpsons)
Pixies
Conehead Buddha/lynch
Umphrey's Mcgee
Flaming Lips
StevieRay(shame he died young)
Jerry Garcia
Mike Patton and mr. Bungle
Perpetual Groove
Frank Zappa(1 of a kind man)
Jimi Hendrix(shame he died young)
Pink Floyd
moe.(1 of the best jambands ever,see em while you can)
String Cheese Incident (wish I'd seen them live)
Keller Williams
Phish
Delirious
Bob Marley
Bob Dylan
Sublime
Dr.Jah and the love prophets
Matisyahu
Robert Randolph and the Family Band
good people everywhere( not a band)
B.B. King
Allmann Brothers
Oteil and the peacemakers
Steve Kimock
John Coltrane
Charlie Parker
Jackie Moon (from the movie semi-pro)
Louie Armstrong
pretty much all the old blues and jazz guys in general
Charlie Daniels Band
Aquarium Rescue Unit
Tuck andress
Emily Remler
And then George Benson, George Benson, george benson,george benson and then a little bit more of george benson and then many MANY more.
Definitely not influenced by Slayer!!!
Dio is not an influence either, although ozmon does a mean Holy Divah!!! Rainbow in the dark!!!!! :)
Sounds Like
What we hear in our heads comes to life instrumentally.
"Positive Mental Trip (the name under which singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist perfroms) plays an eclectic mix of solid songs that come injected with bopping rythm, electro-folk spunk and as much psychadelic sprawl as one man can provide!"-Fairfield county weekly (danburyCT.)
For a free Positive Mental Trip c.d. send $1.25 worth of stamps to
Luke Weiler/Positive Mental Trip headquarters
118 2nd st. athens NY 12015
Pushy Promos can't wait for the Utica "JAMS FOR TOTS" Saturday Dec 12th! Pushy will be on hand with lots of awesome goods for anyone who brings in a new, unwrapped toy. It's going to be great!
Check Out "Joy" & "Made 4 This" On My Playlist By Yung Ka$h N JBeeezy!! We Starting New Album With A Whole New HipHop/Rockkk Sound, - Chek Out 3 Top Instrumentals We Recordin Too Now!!! Keep Posted On New Releases!!
Plus My New Myspace Muzic Page Is Up - www.myspace.com/jbeeezymuzic - Add Me And Be 1St To Hear New Releases When Dropped!!!
Hey there, things are going great. very busy and almost have all the plans done and set for the BIG day!! Hope you are enjoying life the the fullest and all is great!
Hello Luke need confirmation dates for the TFT show's I see more listed then we had discussed and I ccan do them I just need you to get back to me and confirm...........aim
Hiya Doll, long time no speak....I see you have a few days in between while your on my side of the world....I have space if you wanna take a day or so here in VaBeach at my pad. Been to long since I've seen you! hope all is groovy baby!
Come Out And See PMT @ Arizona Joe's Tonight, 11/6/2009 @ 9PM -- $5 Door Charge
Luke of PMT Comes To you From Catskill, NY And Is Finishing Up His East Coast Tour. Luke Is a Good Friend Of Mine And Is The Founder of "Jam 4 Tots" in NY, Which We Have Partnered Up And Are Bringing To Richmond, Va. !!! Hell, I Might Even Do A Song or 2 With Luke!Click Here To Hear PMT's Music
Brought To You By JBeeezy & Genesee Entertainment Along With Arizona Joe's.
nope , the opposite side of va , on the tn and nc state lines . the hideaway -johnson city , tn tremont music hall - charlotte , nc amos southend - charlotte , nc 5 o'clock bar - glade springs , va the evening muse - charlotte , nc kirk avenue music hall - roanoke , va
just to name a few . have fun ! maybe i'll see ya soon .
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
You sent us a CD and it's great! Thank you so much for taking the time to do that... I've played your music in my hoop dance classes, and I think you are wonderful :) Thanks again. Much Love, Abby