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it's been a slow year so far, we enjoyed our time in japan and europe, since we are spending more time at the moment, producing and remixing other artists under the "Michael Menace" name, such as Capitol Records Recording Artist Katie Perry amongst others.
we will be back in the studio working on new material soon and hopefully there will be another overseas tour later this year again as well.
huge spring sale!!! we would like to thank all of you for your continued support and friendship. as a token of our gratitude, you can now buy our cd's, t-shirts, etc. up to 75% off.
cd's feature smash hits from MTV shows and SHAPE magazine features.
go to www.themessies.com
Buy songs and albums directly from I-TUNES, including "the end"&"never ending happy ending" from MTV's Laguna Beach and "Anything Is Possible" featured as "best workout song" in SHAPE Magazine.
The Messies on I-TUNES:
excerpt from jeremyround.com, night at the roxy:
I showed up a little early and found that the crowd there was quite young, and not 21 young, but high school young. I wasn't left wondering why that was the case for long. A young and impressive act The Messies soon took the stage. Though their faces said these guys are seventeen, tops, their music and performance said, the guys are pro's!
Only four times in my life have I gone to a show and been so floored by an act I'd never heard before. First there was Jump, Little Children who opened for Ben Folds Five. Then there was Eoin Harrington who played the Red Devil Lounge before me and his performance absolutely shook me.
The final time was before Guster in San Francisco a little band called Maroon 5 and impressed all of us thoroughly although we thought the lead singer sounded a bit too much like Justin Timberlake and thought a little too much of himself.
Well The Messies were equally impressive and I urge you to catch a show of theirs or think about picking up some of their music.
The Messies were formed in the spring of 2003 by Kelly Kidd, who hails from the small farming town of Foley, Minnesota and Thomas Gallmeier, a drummer from Germany, thinking that after having played all over the world, this was his best chance to trade in his lederhosen for a shot at the big time. Kelly had already been beating the Hollywood streets as a singer/songwriter whilst selling sun block and swimsuits to make ends meet. together they started collaborating on their craft as songwriters and have penned many a memorable song so far.
here is a summary of their story over the past few years:
• 2008 rehearsing for up coming overseas tour.
• 2008 negotiating distribution deal in japan.
• 2008 "the messies" name includes an indie label that will be home to new projects and acts. check out "michael menace" who has just come on board!!!
• 2008 we are welcoming our new bass player and guitarists!
• 2008 in the studio writing and developing new material, lots of changes in the making.
• 2007 THE MESSIES WRITE, CO-WRITE AND RECORD 4 SONGS WITH GLEN BALLARD AND PLAY SHOWS IN NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES.
• 2007 - THE MESSIES RECORD INTERVIEW AND VIDEO WITH BILLBOARD UNDERGROUND.
• 2006 - the messies SIGN WITH SIX-TIME GRAMMY PRODUCER GLEN BALLARD AND ARE FEATURED ON MTV'S LAGUNA BEACH AND NEWPORT HARBOR TV SHOWS.
• 2006 the messies sign a new licensing deal with MTV for their most popular shows, Punk’d, Pimp my Ride, Next, among others.
• UCLA radio features the messies on their radio show and puts their songs “Genius” and “Never Ending Happy Ending” from their second CD, Life Gets Meaner (2006), still entirely written and produced by Gallmeier/Kidd, in rotation.
• the messies are featured on MTV’s Laguna Beach, season 1 DVD and CD soundtrack. June 2005.
• the messies are featured in XM Satellite Radio and other Internet
radio stations.
• The messies song “Anything Is Possible” is promoted in Shape magazine through an article reviewing the best workout music. January 2005.
• Clear Channel promotes shows at the House of Blues and the Avalon for the messies and the B-52’s.
• The Virgin Megastore in Hollywood picks the messies first album, Behind Every Scream (2004), as one out of tenthousand unsigned bands to be carried in their store.
• the messies play with Fall Out Boy, the Scissor Sisters, We Are Scientists, Kill Radio and Rock Kills Kid at select shows in L.A. and Orange County.
• the messies open for the B-52’s at California shows.
• 2004-2006, Orange County and Los Angeles County schools sign up for the messies concert series benefiting school youth organizations and tell oriented non-profit foundations.
• the messies play for the Mighty Ducks in Anaheim during Stanley Cup playoffs in 2003.
• the messies become a featured band in KIIS FM’s summer long talent hunt and Ellen K’s favorite with their song “Super Sexy.”
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