Fiercely independent, Jared and Brianne Mees are an inspiring couple. Together they are bringing their artistic visions to life as co-owners of Tender Loving Empire, a record label, screen printing/publishing company and retail store based in Portland OR.
Jared Mees joins us in this episode 29 pt 2 of the MastanMusic Hour as a songwriter. In this performance, his songs feature his dark sense of humor, sandpaper tenor and rhythmic guitar playing, punctuated by wife Brianne's vocal harmonies. Also don't miss this weeks video single, "Julai Throwback", performed by Jared and Brianne Mees. Just scroll down this webpage and check it out. You won't regret it, we promise!
Part 1 of Episode 29
Our Super Indie Indie Episode
This episode of the MastanMusic Hour is extra special because it features exclusively indie and self released artists. Tender Loving Empire is our featured label in this episode with three artists represented and kicking the show off with the punkish band, Chores, followed by TLE Records and 60's Velvet Underground influenced art rockers The Eyelids. Then, take a short trip to the other side of the tracks with Portland Americana faves The Dry County Crooks, then back to Tender Loving Empire to enjoy a track from Los Angeles pop group Kites In Flight. then catapult over and hear Syd Barret-like Psych Folk, from Birch Book, a dose of riff rock from our upcoming Episode 30 featured guests Titans Of Oblivion and avant soundscapes from Germany's Waldteufel bring the show to a close.
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MastanMusic Newswire Jeremy Wilson and Kara Suzanne are playing a rare acoustic concert on Friday August 10th from 7 pm to 9 pm at the fabulous Mississippi Studios located at 3939 N. Mississippi in Portland Oregon. All are invited! Kara is a tremendously talented singer-songwriter from Oregon now living in New York. Jeremy will be accompanied at times by both Kara Suzanne and Sam Densmore.
As a prelude to our upcoming MastanMusic Label releases by Tony Smiley, Silverhawk and Wester Daywick, a MastanMusic compilation CD is in the works and will include these same artists and some great tracks from The MastanMusic Hour performance archive!!
MastanMusic is proud to announce that we'll be co-sponsoring the MacDonald Theater Stage at the multi faceted The Eugene Celebration from Sept. 7-9 in Eugene, Oregon.
The Portland Metropolitan Learning Center's "Let's Rock" Rock'n'Roll Camp For Boys and Girls 10 to 18 is going on now and is directed by MMHour co-host Sam Densmore. Openings are still available for August enrollment and offering scholarships to young musicians that need them.
The mighty Titans Of Oblivion will be our featured live guests in Episode 30 of the MastanMusic Hour. These guys will convince you that rock will never die!
We are also happy to announce that the new MXPLAY.com online music player and website is featuring our show. With MXPLAY you can create music and video Libraries from servers all over the world and you can Mix and Mash music and videos.
We always like to stay busy here at MastanMusic Studio, recording bands and making top notch video productions. We are available for your next project! Give us an email: inquiries@mastanmusic.com
MMHr_029 Part 2 VIDEO SINGLE
Artist: Jared and Brianne Mees Song: Julai Throwback
Recorded Live at The MastanMusic Studio Portland, OR. 2007
The MastanMusic Hour is produced, engineered and hosted by Jeremy Wilson and Sam Densmore. Videography and video editing done by Jeremy Wilson and John Densmore.
Chores, The Eyelids, The Dry County Crooks, Kites In Flight, Birch Book, Titans Of Oblivion, Waldteufel
Chores are set to release their 1st EP, "Life is Hard" recorded by Sam Schauer of Modernstate in the summer of 07.
The Eyelids "As Well As Your Body" from the CD
POP TOMORROW - Tender Loving Empire Compilation
The 'now defunct but still cool in our book ' award goes to indie pop band The Eyelids.
Mitch Frister - Guitar, Keyboard and Singin'
Mike Lang - Drummin', Father Figure
Fletcher Nemeth - Bassin', Attemptin' Singin', Jumpin'
Nathan Barsness - Guitarin', Singin', Dressin' Sharp
Joe Thompson: Keyboardin', Guitarin', Glockenspielin', and Eatin'
Influenced by some likely suspects (Beatles, Velvets, Kinks, et al.) "As Well As Your Body" is our second featured song from the Tender Loving Empire POP TOMORROW compilation.
The Dry County Crooks "Wrong Side Of The Tracks"
from the CD
Wrong Side of The Tracks (Self Released)
The Dry County Crooks bust out of Portland with their country rocking sound. The musicianship is tight and the buzz surrounding the band is palpable. Singer-songwriter Vinny D. has a story to tell and he and the band have got a rockin' way of tellin' it. Their most recent CD has been the subject of much radio airplay in the NW, they have a fall tour booked, and they are currently planning to record a new CD's worth of material at MastanMusic Studio with Jeremy Wilson and Sam Densmore. Click on their image to go to their official website or Click here for The Dry County Crooks MySpace page.
Kites In Flight "Our Masks" from the CD
Eat Flowers E.P. - Tender Lovin Empire release
Yet another great Tender Loving Empire band Kites In Flight. This Los Angeles based indie pop band has a new EP titled "Eat Flowers" out now on Tender Loving Empire. This group is made up of:
Sean Roach - lead vox.keys,
Jim Hartman - xylophone.percussion,
Jim Barry - cello,
Chris Holder - bass
Chris Diaz - guitar,keys.backing vox, and Chris Torres on drums.
Birch Book "Young Souls" from the CD
Fortune & Folly
Birch Book - "A Psychedelic Folk Pilgrim recollects a dozen years against the grain; ...hinging on the fringes of darkness and day, hand-bound in the Outsider's dreamscape of Birch Book. Assuming the allegorical emblems of The Wheel of Fortune and The Traveling Fool, Fortune & Folly distills the introspections of a perennial rambler reckoning 'the Bitter and the Bliss' of The Road Less Traveled; Brooding layers of sound and sense yield a spectral ethereality thick with the visionary allusions of a haunted wanderer bent upon a mythic path…" From the Birch Book Myspace page. We couldn't have said it any better. Featuring B'ee; Guitar, harmonica, vox & tunes; (former member of Crash Worship and In Gowan Ring), and Seth Eames - telecaster; Annabel Lee - viola; Moss & Victoria - Chorus. Birch Book comes to us from Beta-lactam Ring Records.
Titans of Oblivion "The Olympian" from the CD
Self Released Demo
Titans Of Oblivion are an upcoming rock band from Portland touring all over the Northwest these days. This 4 piece has been playing around Oregon, Idaho, California and Washington for over a year now and serving up some serious rock. The band is made up of:
Ron Wesley - Guitar,
Phil Austin - Bass,
Ryan Moore - Drums,
Steven Szwaja - Vocals.
Join us for Episode 30 pt 2 when The Titans will be our live guests right here on the MastanMusic Hour. These guys one day are going to explode with popularity, because what they do live a very few bands can do. Actually ROCK! Check out these upcoming shows:
Waldteufel "Telema" from the CD
Sanguis - Beta-lactam Ring Records
Another great release from the ever so cool label, Beta-lactam Ring Records. From "somewhere in Kascadian , Germany", surreal soundscapes and German vocalizations characterize the dark music of Waldteufel. Named for "Émile Waldteufel (9 December 1837 in Strasbourg – 12 February 1915) was a French composer of popular music as well as waltzes and polkas"(WikiPedia). Their Current Live Line-Up includes:
Der Waldteufel - drums, percussion, chants.
Tyrsson - guitars, accordeon, horn, flute.
Set Sothis Nox Law - bass, drums, horn.
A Minority Of One - drums, percussion, horn .
Several of the songs from his new Tender Loving Empire release "If You're Gonna Swim With The Sharks" were conceived as a result of a "Survivor" like stay on an island in the pacific with his wife Brianne.
Jared Mees is quickly building a buzz around his songwriting, and his music/art related business venture with wife Brianne. Seeking to bring interesting music and other art forms (including comics, clothing, posters) to the public, he and wife Brianne are working hard to establish themselves in the Portland art and music scene. Their store front, Tender Loving Empire is located at 1720 NW Lovejoy St., #109, Portland, OR. Support these indie artists! Make a trip and check it out! You can virtually visit them on the web at: www.tenderlovingempire.com But now listen to Jareds great performance in this Episode 29 Part 2 of The MastanMusic Hour
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MastanMusic Hour - Episode 29 - Part 1
