The AME is Currrently Auditioning DRUMMERS: General Info
Member Since
8/3/2006
Band Members
PRESS:
"Los Angeles’ hottest, up-and-coming band...These guys are the real deal: unique in sound, unique in look, unique in performance, and void of any pretense. They are high-energy and dynamic and anything but pedestrian. “Raw powerhouse rock” might be an apt description." - Jeff Wolfman, All Access magazine
"It's pure pop music, they're great musicians, they put on a great live show and the whole album rocks like hell." - Mike Chapman, Sound on Sound magazine
"....songs of teenage lust, punctuated with cries of "yeah yeah yeah" and "1-2-3-4!" They manage the neat trick of being innocent and filthy at the same time. - Bill Kopp, Skope magazine
"It's like watching a band in which each member, plucked from each music genre, was sucked through a music teen lover's time warp and then suddenly dropping them on stage to play the mother of all shows." - picksysticks.com
"The AME blasted the audience with sugar rock charged with heavy metal shrapnel. It felt like an Auld Lang Syne New Year's night. The Crayola mushroom cloud of sight and sound had engulfed the audience like a drug..." - 405east.com
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”LAW OF ATTRACTION” (directed by John Baumgaertner)
THE AUTOMATIC MUSIC EXPLOSION describes themselves as "The MC5 covering The Archies". It all began in January of
2006 when Matt, who had recently relocated from New York
City to Los Angeles, met Max at an LA record store. Within
a few days the two agreed to start a band. A week later
they were joined by Chris, fresh from Cleveland. The three
of them immediately started rehearsing five nights a week.
Within a couple months, Detroit city rocker Jodie and Philly
transplant Jeff were added & the line up was complete.
The newly formed group found common ground in high energy bands ranging from The Dave Clark Five to AC/DC
as well as the early 70’s sleazy Sunset Strip glitter scene. It
was now their mission to take that spirit & energy into the
future.
The AME played their first two shows on the same night,
August 1, 2006. They booked themselves at two different
clubs on opposite ends of Los Angeles with an hour in between each show. A perfect start for the band that Sam
Lanni (Owner - Safari Sam’s, Los Angeles) calls the “The
hardest working band in Los Angeles”. Immediately, the
band began playing anywhere & everywhere they could,
building their reputation as well as their live show. Along
the way, they recorded & released a 4 song EP entitled
“This Is!” This led to airplay by Rodney Bingenheimer, Los Angeles' KROQ & Indie 103.1 as well as all of the songs being
licensed for various MTV programming, most recently the April '08 Season Premiere of "The Real World - Hollywood".
The band continued to work hard, spending their nights
playing clubs from Santa Barbara to San Diego & their days
performing at local High Schools. Now it was time to record
a full-length record. The AME chose to work with acclaimed
and Legendary Producer Mike Chapman. Having written &
produced over 140 top ten hits & sold over 350 million records
worldwide with artists such as Blondie, The Knack, The Sweet,
Suzi Quatro & many more, he was the perfect producer for
The AME’s style of rock & roll.
When asked how a band with no record deal & no management were able to get the attention of a Producer like
Chapman, Matt explains, “I Googled his name for weeks
and found out where he lived. I basically stalked him." After
sending Chapman a copy of their EP and getting no response
back, the band took all the money they had & in a bold
move, flew Matt back East to meet Chapman in person.
A month later Chapman flew to Los Angeles to see the band
perform live & he was blown away. Mike says, “I have been
in this business a long time & I have never seen anything like
them in my life”.
Max speaks with an excited energy when he talks about
the future of the band, “We’ve got a finished record that
we’re really proud of. The next step for us is to build our
team & then decide how we are going to get this record
out there”. With such personality & a powerhouse of music,
THE AUTOMATIC MUSIC EXPLOSION is a band that knows
what it wants & will do what it takes to get it.
We would like you to attend our Industry Showcase on Friday, July 24 @ 8pm @ the Knitting Factory 7021 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028 for the "International Pop Overthrow" - This is an all ages show so everyone is welcome - Have a great weekend!!
We have a brand new Split 7 inch out now. Check out a song off of it, Made Anywhere But Here, on our profile and then buy the god damn thing at www.rule22.com peace dave22
Hello,friends! i listened uyr songs! U're Rock! thanks for the adding me and wellcome to my page &friendship! By the way,i wanna suggest to www.myspace.com/evrimtuzun for people who wanna listen to Hot & dynamic musics!
No, haven't forgotten about you! (I should just communicate by PHONE, what say you)? Come to my show at Ronnie Mack's Barn Dance tonight (Tuesday). It's at El Cid. FREE! 4212 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood. Would be cool to see you, and you can hear me LIVE :)
I miss you guys sooo much! Its not far! Its a crime on how long its been<33 I hope to see you all very soon cuz none of you have seen the famous AME tattoo!! Love you all so dearly!!
Hello The Automatic Music Explosion thanks for the add! glad to have you as a new friend and fan! We are a band whos success has come solely from you, our friends and fans. Anything you can do to raise awareness for our band means the world to us. So if you feel like helping us join the fight please feel free to tell your friends, post bulletins, and share our music with anyone and everyone!! Dont be a stranger we love to get comments and return them. Be sure to check out our debut album Break Before Dawn on itunes! Thank you again! Cadence Creed
HEY WE ARE HAVING A GIG JUNE THE 5TH AT THE MBAR IN HOLLYWOOD. WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU , COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF. IT'S FREE AND STAY FOR THE AFTER PARTY, SHOULD BE FUN