LIVE at Boom Boom Room 3-22-08 "Exclusively" feat. Kye Brackett on Beatboxxery and M!ke Elam on Trumpetry
Influences
Humbly and heavily under the influence of Paul Simon, Chris Barron, Ty Taylor, Tom Acousti, FRENTE!, Matthew Puckett, The Dirty Sock Funtime Band, John Mayer, Ani DiFranco, Jaco Pastorius, Jeff Buckley, The Go-Go's, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Shel Silverstein, The BEATLES, Spider-Man, the Young Ones, Brad, EELS, Bad News, Michael Hedges, Jason Paige, Pink Floyd, Joe Cocker, Steve Vai, Michael Jackson, Van Halen, Black Rock City, Freedom Community, Frank Zappa, Gerome Ragni, Jim Rado, Galt McDermott, Jerzy Kosinski, Janis Joplin, Tom O'Horgan, Randy Newman, Dixie Chicks, Martin Scorsese, PT Anderson, Sean Penn, Dean & Dietrich and the Chillbilly Band, the glare from this computer screen, all the girls I've loved before, Hatha Yoga, Stanislavski, Jon Stewart, Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Cameron Crowe, the Brothers Grimm, Heart, Led Zep, the Police, Monty Python, Rolling Stones, this sort of liquid-ish thing I found in a vial on East 8th street, Crash Test Dummies, Edie Brickell and New Bohemians, Frank Sinatra, I.S.S, Buster Hyman and the Penetrators, Aretha Franklin, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Jean Michel Jarre....
Sounds Like
The "happy place" memory you've stored in the recesses of your grey matter for emergency use in times of panic.
Since eons before the dawn of recorded history, benevolent aliens have had their giant eyes on the modest but pretty blue planet of "Earth", saving their alien pennies in hopes of someday renovating it for use as a roller derby themed resort/spa. What they couldn't have planned for, no matter how clairvoyant their enormous noggins were, was that the planet's primordial ooze would coagulate in such a way to create intelligent life, including the volatile human race. In a swift move designed to protect their investment, the crafty aliens created THE MIKE MESSER BAND, so that beautiful music, peaceful melodies, and the language of love would flood the Earth, thereby soothing the otherwise warlike and territorial humans, thus insuring the planet's long and happy life.
So let's learn about these jolly joymakers, thems who present songs which are hand clappable, finger snappable, and solidly unflappable...Like when you grapple with an apple snapple in a chapel.
They are an international summit of fun, Nick from Vermont (The home of maple syrup and the slow cooked Jam) and Mike from Rockland (where all the ROCK comes from) to inhabit both all the boroughs of New York City including Jersey, and the nooks and crannies of your very heart.
They make heart wrenching, booty bumpin, finger poppin love rock Moosick to feed to you as it was fed to them, raised as they were on a steady diet of heavy rock, Jazz, commercial jingles, Klezmer, Funk, fusion, big band, swing, tenor arias, 12 minute drum features that try the patience of even the harshest of practice-room snobs, run-on-sentences, slam poetry, doritos, non-stopera hip-hopera, singer songwriters and songer singwriters, minimalist drones, maximalist guitar solos, 1940's musical theater, adult cinema soundtracks, and department store holiday music. Come to a live show and you may win big big big during the between-song-giveaway, and you may just find true love, as Nick and Mike are actively seeking YOU. But no matter what, the songs are great, the band plays 'em great and somewhere in the course of the evening you'll be tickled to discover that a big ol' smile has found it's way to yer mug. So we hope you'll spend a night with the MIKE MESSER BAND and maybe even take in the concert beforehand. You lucky kid. Don't forget to thank the aliens.
There is currently a search for two types of bands for record label consideration.
*** Note: PLEASE IDENTIFY IF YOU ARE IN GROUP 1 OR 2 IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR RESPONSE. Emails are being reviewed by different representatives.
1. A Pop/Rock/Commercial band with female lead. Band must consist of 2 guitars (Prefer both guitar players to be of lead caliber. However, one lead and one rhythm is acceptable), keyboard/piano, bass, and drums. Lead vocal, followed by backing vocals, in that order, is a plus as it relates to other members of the group. Average age of the band cannot exceed 28 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
2. A Modern Rock band with male lead. Must be a complete band but there are no prerequisites as it relates to the make up of the band. Average age of the band cannot exceed 23 years of age.
* Group must have an outstanding lead vocalist. ** Musicianship throughout the entire band must be very strong. *** Group cannot currently be under any contract of any type that is related to the music industry.
XXX - If you meet the minimum qualifications as described above. Email a link for your MySpace Page and if applicable, a link for your website to: recordingartistsearch@gmail.com
Only send one email with your links. Due to the volume of responses normally received for these types of opportunities. After review of your material, you will only be contacted if there is an interest in attending one of your shows by a label representative. As such please to not send any follow up emails regarding selections. If you were not contacted back, there was not an interest.
Thank You.
PS: Before You Enter Any MySpace Contests You Might Want To Also Review The Website At: www.st
Okay, here is our chance to help me win a record contract with Myspace Records!
I have just been selected as one of the final 5 out of 15,000 entries in the Toyota Music "Rock The Space" contest! - If we win, I will be able to record tons of my new songs and get back on the road to come perform for you all and hang out again! :)
I need you to vote for me everyday and tell all your friends to go and vote for me too!
Hey whats up Mike? How have you been? We have to link up man!!! I have a new mixtape coming out soon to lead up to the album. I want 1 track with you for when that comes around.
Tears are streaming down my cheecks as I listen to you poetic lully bys which gentle caress my broken heart and strong soul. Thank you for being a healing force across the miles for me tonight. Thank you very very much dear friend. Much Love Lizard Love
Hey Mike! How you been? I think I will be working with you guys again this summer. Me and Adam have been working it out. But yo, if you can try and come to my show this coming sunday - the 25th. Its at The Knitting Factory. All the info is on my page. Thanks. Hope to see you there and speak with you soon.
